Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities.  Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives.  This issue arose in S 488: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013, HR 1027: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013, S 570: Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013, S 656: Natural Gas Energy & Alternative Rewards (NGEAR) Act.Support incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel and fueling stations.  Support incentives for natural gas vehicles.  Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies.  Oppose legislation to eliminate a variety of energy tax credits, including those that benefit fuel cell, electric drive and alternative fuel (including natural gas).  This issue arose in HR 259: Energy Freedom & Economic Prosperity Act.  To eliminate all energy tax credits, while maintaining general business deductions available to multiple industries. Support lower rates on taxation of dividends.  Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by support various incentives.  This issue arose in HR 1364: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2013.  Support incentives to produce biogas. This issue arose in HR 860: Biogas Investment Credit Act of 2013. Support incentives for high efficiency natural gas furnaces, boilers, and water heaters (25C tax credits). Advocated for approrporations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); advocated to maintain full funding for LIHEAP in both the CR and final appropriations bill.  This issue arose in HR 933: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013.Advocated for appropriations for research and development to improve natural gas technologies and natural gas vehicles. Promote and protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates.  These issues arose in S 332: Climate Protection Act of 2013. Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production. Support pro-industry Cybersecurity bills that have a public-private partnership (no top-down regulatory process); public-private information sharing; liability protections for information sharing; federal R&D support; and appropriate criminal penalties for bad actors. HR 624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing & Protection Act (CISPA) of 2013, HR 756: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013, HR 967: Advancing America's Network & Information Technology Research & Development Act of 2013.
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