New England energy infrastructure, including electric transmission projects, the Cape Wind project (MA), and the
Deepwater Wind project (RI); New England energy efficiency projects; regional economic development projects in
New England; New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs.Legislation affecting LIHEAP funding, including H.R. 835 - Energy Assistance for American Families Act (Markey), H.R. 933 -
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 and related legislation; FY2014 Labor/HHS appropriations
levels; FY2014 budget legislation, and related legislation.

Legislation affecting HUD CDBG Super Storm Sandy Assistance, including H.R. 1 / H.R. 152 - Disaster Relief Appropriations
Act, 2013 and implemenation of H.R. 41 (P.L. 113-1) (Garrett).

H.R. 271 - Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 (Olson).

S. 904 - Strengthening The Resiliency of Our Nation on the Ground Act (Gillibrand). Potential comprehensive tax reform proposals (infrastructure incentives and other provisions affecting utilities).

Ways and Means Tax Reform Working Groups report and Senate Finance Tax Reform Option Papers. Implementation of EPA rulemakings (current and proposed) affecting electric and gas utilities, including ozone and particulate matter transport, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), Cooling Water Intake Structures (316(b)), Coal Ash, and New Source
Performance Standards.Legislation related to energy efficiency, including H.R. 540 - Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (Eshoo), S. 570 -
Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 (Bennet), S. 761 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013
(Shaheen-Portman), H.R. 1616 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (McKinley-Welch), and related
legislation.

Legislation related to climate change, a price on carbon emissions, or cap-and-trade program, including S. 17 - Energy
Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 (Vitter); S. 332 - Climate Protection Act of 2013 (Sanders); S. 1202 - SAFE Act
(Whitehouse-Baucus), S. 7 - Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act (Reid), and related legislation.

Federal policy on transmission siting, permitting, management, and return on equity.
Printed Cybersecurity legislation and related proposals, including H.R. 624 - Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)
(Rogers-Ruppersberger); S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 (Rockefeller-Feinstein-Carper),
and related legislation; the Cybersecurity Executive Order; and the NIST / NERC standards setting process. Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC
regulation of derivatives end-users, related FERC issues, and corporate governance.
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