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| 2428854 | a3fa2a19-f4a1-4ef9-9bf8-ae1d0f8da98b | Q1 | WGL | 40544 | WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY | 2020 | first_quarter | UTI | Labor HHS Appropriations Legislation - support FY2021 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) $500M funding increase over FY2020 for a total of $5.3B. Support $900M LIHEAP funding in HR 748 (CARES Act), the COVID19 relief bill, also support allowing Paycheck Protection Program to cover small business utility costs. Supported increases in Department of Energy appropriations for research and development to improve natural gas technologies, CHP, energy efficiency grants and support for natural gas vehicles and fueling infrastructure. Climate Change - continued to promote the role of natural gas in the climate discussions of various committees and by educating Members of Congress and staff on the benefits of natural gas an its ability to reduce carbon emissions over time. Homeland Security legislation and appropriations - Support cyber and physical security bills that uphold our current partnership with the transportation security administration public private partnership including information sharing, liability protections for information sharing, federal R&D support and criminal penalties for bad actors. No legislation moved this quarter. Transportation - Pipeline Safety - promote and protect the interests of WGL and natural gas utilities and communities we serve as the House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Commerce Committee draft pipeline safety re-authorization legislation. Support S. 2299 Pipes Act of 2019 as it passed Senate Commerce Committee. Transportation - Natural Gas vehicles - Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle fueling market including supporting incentives for expansion of natural gas as a transportation fuel and fueling stations; supporting incentives for natural gas vehicles and advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies and renewable natural gas fuel. Taxation - Support tax extender provisions including 25(C) tax credits for upgrading to high efficiency natural gas equipment and supporting the credit for Energy Storage technologies. Promote keeping interest deduction in the tax code for Local Distribution Companies. Oppose electrification amendments and building code changes included in S. 2657 (Murkowski) Energy bill. | Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | 45000 | 0 | 0 | 2020-04-16T14:24:46.127000-04:00 |