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Discussed support for H.R. 7258, the Energy Emergency Leadership Act, to elevate the Department of Energys energy emergency and cybersecurity responsibilities by requiring those critical functions to be led by a Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 2160/S. 1183, the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act, to establish tax credits environmental and safety upgrades at non-federal hydropower projects (all provisions). Discussed general APPA support for hydropower licensing and relicensing reform, including amending section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 USC ch. 12) to limit mandatory conditions and fishway prescriptions and section 241 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58) to extend trial-type hearing rights to alternative conditions under section 33 of the Federal Power Act (no legislation). Discussed the need to amend sections 4(e) and 18 of the Federal Power Act so that mandatory conditions and fishway prescriptions address only direct project effects, like those from the construction, operation, or maintenance of the licensed project (no legislation). Discussed support for S. 3518, the Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act of 2025, to amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 2072, the Build More Hydro Act, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 7940, the Safeguarding Aquatic Fisheries and Ecosystem (SAFE) Pathways Act, to amend the Federal Power Act to require the consideration of invasive species when prescribing fishways. Discussed the need for permitting reform, including changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental statutes, to help expedite the siting and permitting of energy projects to meet rising electricity demand (no legislation). Discussed concerns with sections 401 and 402 in S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, which would expand the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions jurisdiction over non-jurisdictional entities under section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act. Discussed how interregional transmission planning should be left to each region of the country rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all federal mandate for each region to maintain a minimum level of transfer capability with its neighbors (no legislation). Discussed maintaining the existing beneficiary-pays cost allocation principle for transmission under the Federal Power Act to require the costs of a transmission project to be allocated to beneficiaries in a way that is roughly commensurate with the estimated benefits (no legislation). Discussed general support for legislation that would remove duplicative NEPA requirements for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation and siting processes (no legislation). Discussed H.R. 7786, the SPEED & Reliability Act (all provisions), from the 118th Congress, to remove duplicative NEPA requirements for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation and siting processes. Discussed concerns with H.R. 5600, the SPEED & Reliability Act (all provisions), to remove duplicative NEPA requirements for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation and siting processes. Discussed support for H.R. 3616/S. 3034, the Reliable Power Act, to give FERC the authority to determine and mitigate the significant reliability impacts of major federal regulations (all provisions). Discussed the role of grid enhancing technologies in transmission and virtual power plants (no legislation). Discussed grid enhancing technologies and their potential ability to improve grid reliability but should only be deployed where there are clear reliability and consumer benefits (no legislation). Discussed H.R. 7977, the transmission provisions in the Energy Bills Relief Act. Discussed support for joint ownership of transmission facilities to help facilitate transmission development while keeping costs affordable for electricity customers (no legislation). Discussed S. 3947, the REWIRE Act, section 3, to provide categorical exclusions for transmission projects that increase grid capacity in existing rights-of-way by reconductoring, using grid enhancing technologies, and deploying energy storage, and section 4, to increase return on equity for reconductoring using advanced conductors. Provided feedback on draft transmission legislation to make changes to the Federal Power Act that would, among other things, expand the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions authority over public power utilities and increase costs for their customers. Discussed H.R. 7329, the Fighting for Reliable Energy and Ending Doubt for Open Markets (FREEDOM) Act, to amend the Energy Act of 2020, the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Mineral Leasing Act to streamline the leasing and permitting processes of federal agencies for certain energy and mineral projects, to clarify federal authorization requirements for certain projects on non-federal land, to establish enforceable federal authorization timelines and expedited judicial remedies, to limit federal actions halting fully permitted projects, to create a de-risking compensation program. Discussed the need for permitting reform efforts to be technology neutral (no bill). Discussed draft legislation, the Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) Act, to reduce permitting delays and create a more predictable environment for infrastructure development (all provisions). Discussed Light Up Navajo project to get electricity to unserved families of the Navajo Nation (no legislation). Discussed ongoing grid hardening activities by public power utilities and needed additional investments (no legislation). Discussed potential federal funding for critical infrastructure hardening. Discussed the impact tariffs are having on public power utilities (no legislation). Discussed the impact of supply chain issues on public power utilities (no legislation). Discussed the impact from data centers on electricity prices to customers in communities that dont have data centers (FERC Docket RM26-4). Discussed strategies to address the growing burden of transmission costs, including joint ownership and the elimination of transmission incentives. Discussed wholesale electricity market development efforts in the West. Discussed the public power business model and FERCs jurisdiction over public power utilities under the Federal Power Act.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54805,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DESMARIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"M","last_name":"WATERHOUSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147103,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SAMUEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"OWEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":33,"name":"Energy, Dept of"},{"id":197,"name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"Discussed possible regulations to implement section 26 USC 7701(a)(51)(D)(i)(l)(dd), prohibited foreign entity debt test (15 percent). Discussed support of possible changes to 26 CFR 1.141-7, Special Rules for Output Facilities, to accommodate long-term customized commercial contracts. Discussed support for elective payment of energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (26 USC 6817) and the need for clarity from the Treasury Department on the implementation of section 26 USC 7701(a)(51), prohibited foreign entity debt test. Discussed support for H.R. 2160/S. 1183, the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act, to establish tax credits environmental and safety upgrades at non-federal hydropower projects (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 1255, the Investing in Our Communities Act, legislation that would enable public power utilities to better manage the debt they use to finance critical infrastructure investments (all provisions). Discussed opposition to potential legislation to amend, in whole or in part, 26 USC 103, tax exemption for municipal bonds. Discussed support for potential legislation to increase the $10 million small issue threshold in 26 USC 265(b)(3) to $30 million.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":56859,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GODFREY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54805,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DESMARIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"M","last_name":"WATERHOUSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147103,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SAMUEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"OWEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":41,"name":"Treasury, Dept of"},{"id":12,"name":"White House Office"}]},{"general_issue_code":"NAT","general_issue_code_display":"Natural Resources","description":"Discussed support for H.R. 471/S. 1462, the Fix Our Forests Act, including section 204 in the House bill to provide categorical exclusion for vegetation management along power line rights-of-way on federal lands. Discussed support for agency actions to expedite environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Historic Preservation Act to reduce the risk of wildfires. Discussed strict liability caps for wildfires on federal lands under the Forest Land Policy and Management Act (P.L. 94-579). Discussed the need for more consistency of land management practices at federal land management agencies, such as U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Discussed support for comprehensive vegetation management practices along power line corridors on federal lands. Discussed Bonneville Power Administrations role in transmission in the Pacific Northwest (no legislation). Discussed the federal hydropower system in the Pacific Northwest (no legislation). Discussed support for adequate staffing levels at the federal Power Marketing Administrations (no legislation).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147103,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SAMUEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"OWEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":212,"name":"U.S. Forest Service"}]},{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"Discussed support for increased funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)(no legislation).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":147103,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SAMUEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"OWEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"DIS","general_issue_code_display":"Disaster Planning/Emergencies","description":"Discussed support for H.R. 4669, the FEMA Act (all provisions), including section 101 on rebuilding public infrastructure. Discussed support for H.R. 2672, the FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act (all provisions) to provide financial assistance to a local government or electric cooperative as reimbursement for interest paid on a loan used for emergency or disaster recovery activities later paid for by FEMA assistance. Discussed support for its reintroduction in the 119th Congress. Discussed support for H.R. 164, the Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience (POWER) Act of 2025, to authorize electric utilities receiving certain emergency assistance for the restoration of power to also carry out cost-effective hazard mitigation activities in combination with the power restoration activities.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":56859,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GODFREY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54805,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DESMARIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"M","last_name":"WATERHOUSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147103,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SAMUEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"OWEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":33,"name":"Energy, Dept of"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ENV","general_issue_code_display":"Environment/Superfund","description":"Discussed support for H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act, to reform permitting processes under the National Environmental Policy Act (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 4503, the ePermit Act, to digitize the federal permitting process for environmental reviews. Discussed support of reforms to the Endangered Species Act that would change the definition of habitat (no legislation). Discussed how the Endangered Species Act impacts energy infrastructure projects (no legislation). Discussed H.R. 1897, the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2025 (all provisions). Discussed the Environmental Protection Agencys reconsideration of the 2024 Coal Combustion Residuals Legacy rule regarding the disposal of coal combustion residuals and impoundments (RIN: 2050-AH39).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147103,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SAMUEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"OWEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":33,"name":"Energy, Dept of"},{"id":49,"name":"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"COM","general_issue_code_display":"Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV","description":"Discussed concerns with section 102 of the H.R. 2289, the Proportional Review for Broadband Deployment Act, to use section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934 to effectively expand federal control over public power pole attachments. Discussed how the pole attachment process works for public power utilities (no legislation). Discussed reinforcing the municipal exemption from federal regulation of public power utility pole attachments under section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934. Discussed the potential impact of spectrum auctions on the use of the six gigahertz band, which is used for communications for critical infrastructure (no bill).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":54805,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DESMARIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"M","last_name":"WATERHOUSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":33,"name":"Energy, Dept of"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CAW","general_issue_code_display":"Clean Air and Water (quality)","description":"Discussed support for H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, to improve the permitting process for infrastructure projects under the Clean Water Act, the provision regarding nationwide permitting and the determination of the appropriate acreage threshold for discharges into WOTUS, and the provision regarding section 18 statutory exclusion from the regulatory definition of WOTUS for waste treatment systems. Discussed support for H.R. 161, the New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 1267, the PFAS Water Systems Liability Act, regarding how utilities are passive receivers of PFAS. Discussed the technology-based effluent limitations and standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated in 2024 (RIN: 2040-AG41). Discussed EPAs proposed rule to approve state implementation plans for the 2015 ozone ambient air quality standards based on the agencys conclusion that 10 states dont contribute to downwind state nonattainment (EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0192).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147103,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SAMUEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"OWEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":33,"name":"Energy, Dept of"},{"id":49,"name":"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ENG","general_issue_code_display":"Energy/Nuclear","description":"Discussed locating nuclear reactors on military bases that could also provide power beyond those bases (no legislation).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/49ca5240-954a-41db-bae0-3fd4d8cb3c63/","filing_uuid":"49ca5240-954a-41db-bae0-3fd4d8cb3c63","filing_type":"Q2","filing_type_display":"2nd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"second_quarter","filing_period_display":"2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/49ca5240-954a-41db-bae0-3fd4d8cb3c63/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"310000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Desmarie M. 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Discussed general APPA support for hydropower licensing and relicensing reform, including amending section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 USC ch. 12) to limit mandatory conditions and fishway prescriptions and section 241 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58) to extend trial-type hearing rights to alternative conditions under section 33 of the Federal Power Act (no legislation). Discussed the need to amend sections 4(e) and 18 of the Federal Power Act so that mandatory conditions and fishway prescriptions address only direct project effects, like those from the construction, operation, or maintenance of the licensed project (no legislation). Discussed support for S. 3518, the Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act of 2025, to amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 9337, the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act, to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process (all provisions). Discussed the need for permitting reform, including changes to the National Environmental Policy Act and other environmental statutes, to help expedite the siting and permitting of energy projects to meet rising electricity demand (no legislation). Discussed concerns with sections 401 and 402 in S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, which would expand the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions jurisdiction over non-jurisdictional entities under section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act. Discussed how interregional transmission planning should be left to each region of the country rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all federal mandate for each region to maintain a minimum level of transfer capability with its neighbors (no legislation). Discussed maintaining the existing beneficiary-pays cost allocation principle for transmission under the Federal Power Act to require the costs of a transmission project to be allocated to beneficiaries in a way that is roughly commensurate with the estimated benefits (no legislation). Discussed general support for legislation that would remove duplicative National Environmental Policy Act requirements for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation and siting processes (no legislation). Discussed H.R. 7786, the SPEED & Reliability Act (all provisions), from the 118th Congress, to remove duplicative National Environmental Policy Act requirements for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation and siting processes. Discussed H.R. 6633, the High-Capacity Grid Act (all provisions), to establish a best-available transmission conductor standard for certain transmission projects under the Federal Power Act and to provide for presumptions regarding cost recovery for such conductors. Discussed support for H.R. 3616/S. 3034, the Reliable Power Act, to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to determine and mitigate the significant reliability impacts of major federal regulations (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 9332, the Load Forecasting Enhancement Act, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish regional joint boards to study electric load forecasting. Discussed technical assistance for public power utilities for load forecasting. Discussed H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers (all provisions). Discussed Winter Storm Fern and the use of section 202(c) orders by the Department of Energy to ensure grid reliability. Discussed grid enhancing technologies and their potential ability to improve grid reliability but should only be deployed where there are clear reliability and consumer benefits (no legislation). Discussed support for joint ownership of transmission facilities to help facilitate transmission development while keeping costs affordable for electricity customers (no legislation). Provided feedback on draft transmission legislation to make changes to the Federal Power Act that would, among other things, expand the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions authority over public power utilities and increase costs for their customers. Provided feedback on draft legislation, the State Energy Oversight Act, on performance-based ratemaking. Discussed the need for permitting reform efforts to be technology neutral (no bill). Discussed support for H.R. 8308, the Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) Act, to reduce permitting delays and create a more predictable environment for infrastructure development (all provisions). Discussed the importance of coordination between the military and public power utilities that serve them (no legislation). Discussed issues related to defense critical electric infrastructure, including the importance of coordination between the military and Department of Energy (no legislation). Discussed existing cooperative agreements with the Department of Energy (DE-CR0000007, DE-CR0000015, and DE-CR0000026. Discussed the Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence. Discussion of distribution transformer supply chain challenges (no legislation). Discussed the impact of federal trade policies on supply chains for public power utilities (no legislation). Discussed supply chain issues facing public power utilities and the significant cost increases they are seeing for key electrical equipment that can only be acquired abroad (no legislation). Discussed the importance of the Tennessee Valley Authority to public power utilities served by it. Discussed the public power business model (no legislation). Discussed energy affordability and all the actions public power utilities take to keep electricity affordable for their customers and to assist those in need (no legislation). Discussed how public power utilities are working to ensure their customers do not bear the costs of serving large computational loads (no legislation). Discussed issues related to data center affordability and support for efforts to protect affordability and reliability, as well as ensuring a voice for public power in evaluating governance issues (FERC Docket RM26-4 and AD26-7). Discussed strategies to address the growing burden of transmission costs, including joint ownership and the elimination of transmission incentives.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54805,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DESMARIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"M","last_name":"WATERHOUSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147103,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SAMUEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"OWEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":56859,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GODFREY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":25,"name":"Defense, Dept of (DOD)"},{"id":33,"name":"Energy, Dept of"},{"id":197,"name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":109,"name":"Intl Trade Administration (ITA)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"Discussed possible regulations to implement section 26 USC 7701(a)(51)(D)(i)(l)(dd), prohibited foreign entity debt test (15 percent). Discussed support for regulations implementing 26 USC 7701(51)(D)(i)(I)(dd) regarding the prohibited foreign entity debt test (15 percent) to exempt publicly offered debt or stipulate that the underwriter of publicly offered debt is the issuee for purposes of the text. Discussed support of possible changes to 26 CFR 1.141-7, Special Rules for Output Facilities, to accommodate long-term customized commercial contracts and acquisition of existing output facilities to serve large load customers. Discussed support for elective payment of energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (26 USC 6817). Discussed concerns with implementation of the domestic content requirements necessary to access elective pay provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (Pub. Law 117-169, sections 13101(g)(2), 13102(l), 13701, and 13702). Discussed support for simplifying the qualification for elective payment under 26 USC 6417 (no legislation). Discussed support for H.R. 2160/S. 1183, the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act, to establish tax credits environmental and safety upgrades at non-federal hydropower projects (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 1255, the Investing in Our Communities Act, legislation that would enable public power utilities to better manage the debt they use to finance critical infrastructure investments (all provisions). Discussed the importance of municipal bonds, which are used by public power utilities to build energy infrastructure. Discussed support for S. 1481, the Lifting Our Communities through Advanced Liquidity for Infrastructure Act, legislation that would enable public power utilities to better manage the debt they use to finance critical infrastructure investments (all provisions). Discussed opposition to potential legislation to amend, in whole or in part, 26 USC 103, tax exemption for municipal bonds. Discussed support for potential legislation to increase the $10 million small issue threshold in 26 USC 265(b)(3) to $30 million. Discussed opposition to proposed changes to tax-exempt financing to encourage the privatization of public infrastructure through asset recycling (no legislation). Discussed the potential effect of energy and natural gas prepayment transactions on tax-exempt financing.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":56859,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GODFREY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54805,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DESMARIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"M","last_name":"WATERHOUSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":147103,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SAMUEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"OWEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":88,"name":"Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":41,"name":"Treasury, Dept of"}]},{"general_issue_code":"NAT","general_issue_code_display":"Natural Resources","description":"Discussed support for H.R. 471/S. 1462, the Fix Our Forests Act, including section 204 in the House bill to provide categorical exclusion for vegetation management along power line rights-of-way on federal lands. Discussed the need for action on categorical exclusions for vegetation management along power line corridors. Also discussed strict liability for utilities operating on public lands for wildfires. Discussed the importance of the federal Power Marketing Administrations that provide federal hydropower to public power utilities and opposition to any attempts to privatize them in whole or in part. Discussed support for S. 1034/H.R. 2432, the Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act (all provisions). Discussed support for the acting commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to release funds in the Colorado River Dam Fund for the acquisition of wide head turbines at Hoover Dam as directed to in the report language accompanying H.R. 6938, the Energy & Water Development Appropriations Act, 2026. Discussed the need to exempt the Boulder Canyon Dam Project from the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (P.L. 108‑447), which would give the Bureau of Reclamation the ability to collect entry fees at Hoover Dam (no legislation).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":147103,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SAMUEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"OWEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"},{"id":212,"name":"U.S. Forest Service"}]},{"general_issue_code":"BUD","general_issue_code_display":"Budget/Appropriations","description":"Discussed support for increased funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and efforts to ensure the timely disbursement of funds to states (LIHEAP)(no legislation). Discussed support for section 4 of H.R. 7147, the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, which incorporates by reference the Joint Explanatory Statement that prescribes Federal Emergency Management Agency actions regarding disaster designations, BRIC grants, public assistance payments, and staffing.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":147103,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"SAMUEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"OWEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":56859,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GODFREY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"DIS","general_issue_code_display":"Disaster Planning/Emergencies","description":"Discussed concerns with proposed changes to the operation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as proposed by the FEMA Reform Council in its Final Report (changes to disaster designation methodology, public assistance calculations, and converting public assistance into block grants). Discussed support for H.R. 4669, the FEMA Act (all provisions), including section 101 on rebuilding public infrastructure.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":56859,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GODFREY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ENV","general_issue_code_display":"Environment/Superfund","description":"Discussed support for H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act, to reform permitting processes under the National Environmental Policy Act (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 4503, the ePermit Act, to digitize the federal permitting process for environmental reviews. Discussed support for H.R. 1897, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54805,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DESMARIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"M","last_name":"WATERHOUSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"COM","general_issue_code_display":"Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV","description":"Discussed an amendment to reinforce the municipal exemption in section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to H.R. 2289, the Proportional Review for Broadband Deployment Act, to use section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934 to effectively expand federal control over public power pole attachments.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CAW","general_issue_code_display":"Clean Air and Water (quality)","description":"Discussed support for H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, to improve the permitting process for infrastructure projects under the Clean Water Act, the provision regarding nationwide permitting and the determination of the appropriate acreage threshold for discharges into WOTUS, and the provision regarding section 18 statutory exclusion from the regulatory definition of WOTUS for waste treatment systems. Discussed H.R. 1267, the PFAS Water Systems Liability Act, regarding how utilities are passive receivers of PFAS. Discussed the zero-liquid discharge requirements for certain waste streams under the Environmental Protection Agencys Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines (EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0819). Discussed Clean Water Act section 401 water quality certification rule and its importance to the power sector (EPA-HQ-OW-2025-2929). Discussed the importance of issuing a final rule defining Waters of the United States quickly (EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322). Discussed EPAs proposed repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Standards for Fossil Fuel Fired Electric Generating Units (EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0124; FRL-12674-01-OAR). Discussed support for the National Environmental Policy Act and Clean Water Act provisions in S. 4994, the American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act, to streamline permitting under the Natural Gas Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54805,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DESMARIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"M","last_name":"WATERHOUSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":49,"name":"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":18,"name":"Office of Management & Budget (OMB)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]},{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/80c66835-e1f8-43ec-a3e7-45ce9f664647/","filing_uuid":"80c66835-e1f8-43ec-a3e7-45ce9f664647","filing_type":"Q3","filing_type_display":"3rd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"third_quarter","filing_period_display":"3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/80c66835-e1f8-43ec-a3e7-45ce9f664647/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":null,"expenses":"290000.00","expenses_method":"A","expenses_method_display":"A","posted_by_name":"Desmarie M. 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Discussed general support for hydropower licensing and relicensing reform, including amending section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 USC ch. 12) to limit mandatory conditions and fishway prescriptions and section 241 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58) to extend trial-type hearing rights to alternative conditions under section 33 of the Federal Power Act (no legislation). Discussed the need to amend sections 4(e) and 18 of the Federal Power Act so that mandatory conditions and fishway prescriptions address only direct project effects, like those from the construction, operation, or maintenance of the licensed project (no legislation). Discussed support for S. 3518/H.R. 9806, the Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act of 2025, to amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 9337/S. 5048, the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act, to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process (all provisions). Discussed general support for legislative efforts to improve the permitting process, including the importance of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission completing its portion of permitting reviews in a timely manner (no legislation). Discussed the need for permitting reform, including changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental statutes, to help expedite the siting and permitting of energy projects to meet rising electricity demand (no legislation). Discussed concerns with sections 401 and 402 in S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, which would expand the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions jurisdiction over non-jurisdictional entities under section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act. Discussed the importance of maintaining the current treatment of Federal Power Act section 201(f) non-jurisdictional entities (no legislation). Discussed the importance of maintaining the current treatment of Federal Power Act section 201(f) non-jurisdictional entities in draft permitting reform legislation, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026. Discussed how interregional transmission planning should be left to each region of the country rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all federal mandate for each region to maintain a minimum level of transfer capability with its neighbors (no legislation). Discussed maintaining the existing beneficiary-pays cost allocation principle for transmission under the Federal Power Act to require the costs of a transmission project to be allocated to beneficiaries in a way that is roughly commensurate with the estimated benefits (no legislation). Discussed the cost drivers for transmission (no legislation). Discussed efforts by the Bonneville Power Administration to improve transmission and markets (no legislation). Discussed general support for legislation that would remove duplicative NEPA requirements for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation and siting processes (no legislation). Discussed H.R. 7786, the SPEED & Reliability Act (all provisions), from the 118th Congress, to remove duplicative NEPA requirements for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation and siting processes. Discussed support for H.R. 3616/S. 3034, the Reliable Power Act, to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to determine and mitigate the significant reliability impacts of major federal regulations (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 9340/S. 5028, the Ratepayer Protection Act, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers (all provisions). Discussed concerns with the expansion of must considers under section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (no legislation). Discussed support for joint ownership of transmission facilities to help facilitate transmission development while keeping costs affordable for electricity customers (no legislation). Discussed S. 5008, the Grid Connection and Congestion Management Act, to require regional transmission organizations and independent system operators administering an open access transmission tariff to offer basic access service for energy-only deliver (all provisions). Discussed S. 5199, the GRID Savings Act of 2026, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over the interconnection of large loads to the transmission system and provide for standards and procedures for the interconnection of large loads (all provisions). Discussed the tax implications of provisions in the bill that would impact public power. Discussed draft legislation that would establish a grant program at the Department of Energy and incentives at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to support the use of AI tools for utility cybersecurity purposes. Discussed the need for permitting reform efforts to be technology neutral (no bill). Discussed support for H.R. 8308, the Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) Act, to reduce permitting delays and create a more predictable environment for infrastructure development (all provisions). Discussed the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council governance and the importance of information sharing between the federal government and critical infrastructure. Discussed the public power business model (no legislation). Discussed energy affordability and all the actions public power utilities take to keep electricity affordable for their customers and to assist those in need (no legislation). Discussed support for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (no legislation). Discussed draft legislation to create a national program for relief of utility arrears and collect data about electricity affordability from utilities (all provision). Discussed draft legislation to direct the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency to study the impacts that data centers are having on rural areas. Discussed how public power utilities are working to ensure their customers do not bear the costs of serving large computational loads (no legislation). Discussed issues related to data center affordability and support for efforts to protect affordability and reliability when interconnecting data centers. Discussed the Presidents Ratepayer Protection Pledge. Discussed strategies to address the growing burden of transmission costs, including joint ownership and the elimination of transmission incentives.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":54805,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"DESMARIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":"M","last_name":"WATERHOUSE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":33,"name":"Energy, Dept of"},{"id":197,"name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)"},{"id":201,"name":"Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"Discussed support for regulations implementing 26 USC 7701(51)(D)(i)(I)(dd) regarding the prohibited foreign entity debt test (15 percent) to exempt publicly offered debt or stipulate that the underwriter of publicly offered debt is the issuee for purposes of the text. Discussed support of possible changes to 26 CFR 1.141-7, Special Rules for Output Facilities, to accommodate long-term customized commercial contracts and acquisition of existing output facilities to serve large load customers. Discussed support for elective payment of energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (26 USC 6817). Discussed potential changes to 26 USC 6417, elective payment energy tax credits, including unspecified changes to the domestic content requirements for elective payment imposed under sections 48E (investment tax credit) and 45Y (production tax credit). Discussed support for H.R. 1255, the Investing in Our Communities Act, legislation that would enable public power utilities to better manage the debt they use to finance critical infrastructure investments (all provisions). Discussed the importance of municipal bonds, which are used by public power utilities to build energy infrastructure. Discussed opposition to potential legislation to amend, in whole or in part, 26 USC 103, tax exemption for municipal bonds. Discussed support for potential legislation to increase the $10 million small issue threshold in 26 USC 265(b)(3) to $30 million. Discussed support for S. 5453, the Grid Resiliency Tax Credit Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax credit for the installation of regionally significant electric power transmission lines. Discussed the potential effect of energy and natural gas prepayment transactions on tax-exempt financing.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":56859,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GODFREY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":88,"name":"Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"NAT","general_issue_code_display":"Natural Resources","description":"Discussed the need for the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior to use existing authorities under section 512 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act to allow electric utilities to better implement wildfire risk reduction. Discussed support for changes in the managers amendment to H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, to clarify that a new Office of Water Supply at the Army Corps of Engineers responsibilities are carried out in a manner that is consistent with authorized hydropower purposes at Corps projects (section 101). Discussed H.R. 9637, the Protecting Columbia River Salmon Act of 2026 to protect salmon from sea lion predation (all provisions).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"DIS","general_issue_code_display":"Disaster Planning/Emergencies","description":"Discussed concerns with proposed changes to the operation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as proposed by the FEMA Reform Council in its Final Report (changes to disaster designation methodology, public assistance calculations, and converting public assistance into block grants). Discussed support for H.R. 4669, the FEMA Act (all provisions), including section 101 on rebuilding public infrastructure. Discussed draft legislation to improve resilience, including support for improving FEMA resilience and hazard mitigation programs to explicitly support projects involving energy storage, microgrids, distributed energy resources, community resilience bubs, and energy resilience for critical facilities.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":56859,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOHN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GODFREY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"ENV","general_issue_code_display":"Environment/Superfund","description":"Discussed support for H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act, to reform permitting processes under the National Environmental Policy Act (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 4503, the ePermit Act, to digitize the federal permitting process for environmental reviews. Discussed support for H.R. 1897, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"COM","general_issue_code_display":"Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV","description":"Discussed concerns with the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC WC Docket 25-253) that seeks to use section 253 of the Communications Act to regulate public power pole attachments in contravention of the municipal exemption in section 224 of the Communications Act from FCC regulation of public power pole attachments.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CAW","general_issue_code_display":"Clean Air and Water (quality)","description":"Discussed support for H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, to improve the permitting process for infrastructure projects under the Clean Water Act, the provision regarding nationwide permitting and the determination of the appropriate acreage threshold for discharges into WOTUS, and the provision regarding section 18 statutory exclusion from the regulatory definition of WOTUS for waste treatment systems. Discussed support for H.R. 161, the New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 9855, the Certainty and Uniform Reviews for Reliable Energy and Transmission (CERTAIN) Act, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain reforms with respect to permits and licenses under such act. Specifically discussed amending the Clean Water Act section 401 water quality certification process. Discussed support for H.R. 9855, the CERTAIN Act.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":151014,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"CLAYTON","nickname":null,"middle_name":"FIERY","last_name":"BRYAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true},{"lobbyist":{"id":62014,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"AMY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THOMAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":99465,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SARAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"CZUFIN MATHIAS","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]}]}