Support for improved protection of private property rights within FERC's certificate of public convenience process under the Natural Gas Act and implementing regulations. Seek new bi-partisan legislation to address various issues of concern, such as improved notifications to landowners, eliminating conditional certificates, and "tolling" orders, modifying property valuations by including FERC within scope of typical Federal standards for appraisals, under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.
Also see if possible to make FERC improvements to their processes for landowners, via administrative action.
Ask for topical hearing(s) on these subjects.
Duration: January 1, 2018
to
December 31, 2019
General Issues: Energy/Nuclear
Spending: about $110,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
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Agencies lobbied since 2018: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
4th Quarter, 2019
Green Capitol LLC terminated an engagement in which they represented Niskanen Center on Jan. 6, 2020.
Original Filing: 301103316.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for improved protection of private property rights within FERC's certificate of public convenience process under the Natural Gas Act and implementing regulations. Seek new bi-partisan legislation to address various issues of concern, such as improved notifications to landowners, eliminating conditional certificates, and "tolling" orders, modifying property valuations by including FERC within scope of typical Federal standards for appraisals, under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.
Also see if possible to make FERC improvements to their processes for landowners, via administrative action.
Ask for topical hearing(s) on these subjects.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
3rd Quarter, 2019
In Q3, Green Capitol LLC lobbied for Niskanen Center , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Nov. 18, 2019.
Original Filing: 301091374.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for improved protection of private property rights within FERC's certificate of public convenience process under the Natural Gas Act and implementing regulations. Seek new bi-partisan legislation to address various issues of concern, such as improved notifications to landowners, eliminating conditional certificates, and "tolling" orders, modifying property valuations by including FERC within scope of typical Federal standards for appraisals, under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.
Also see if possible to make FERC improvements to their processes for landowners, via administrative action.
Ask for topical hearing(s) on these subjects.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
2nd Quarter, 2019
In Q2, Green Capitol LLC lobbied for Niskanen Center , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 6, 2019.
Original Filing: 301043386.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for improved protection of private property rights within FERC's certificate of public convenience process under the Natural Gas Act and implementing regulations. Seek new bi-partisan legislation to address various issues of concern, such as improved notifications to landowners, eliminating conditional certificates, and "tolling" orders, modifying property valuations by including FERC within scope of typical Federal standards for appraisals, under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.
Also see if possible to make FERC improvements to their processes for landowners, via administrative action.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
1st Quarter, 2019
In Q1, Green Capitol LLC lobbied for Niskanen Center . The report was filed on April 13, 2019.
Original Filing: 301024919.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for improved protection of private property rights within FERC's certificate of public convenience process under the Natural Gas Act and implementing regulations. Seek new bi-partisan legislation to address various issues of concern, such as improved notifications to landowners, eliminating conditional certificates, and "tolling" orders, modifying property valuations by including FERC within scope of typical Federal standards for appraisals, under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2018
In Q4, Green Capitol LLC lobbied for Niskanen Center , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Jan. 29, 2019.
Original Filing: 301019259.xml
Lobbying Issues
Proposals to modify Natural Gas Act in various ways to improve private landowner protections regarding eminent domain proceedings in the development of nat gas pipelines, including landowner notifications, FERC review of pipeline co. notifications, reforms to current FERC practices in tolling orders and conditional certificates. Seeking new non-partisan legislation to that end in both chambers.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2018
In Q3, Green Capitol LLC lobbied for Niskanen Center , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2018.
Original Filing: 300993293.xml
Lobbying Issues
Proposals to modify Natural Gas Act in various ways to improve private landowner protections regarding eminent domain proceedings in the development of nat gas pipelines, including landowner notifications, FERC review of pipeline co. notifications, reforms to current FERC practices in tolling orders and conditional certificates. Seeking new non-partisan legislation to that end in both chambers.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2018
In Q2, Green Capitol LLC lobbied for Niskanen Center , earning $10,000. The report was filed on July 17, 2018.
Original Filing: 300965968.xml
Lobbying Issues
Proposal to modify Natural Gas Act in various ways to improve private landowner protections regarding eminent domain proceedings, including landowner notifications, FERC review of pipeline co. notifications, reforms to current FERC practices in tolling orders and conditional certificates. Seeking new non-partisan legislation to that end.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2018
Green Capitol LLC amended a lobbying report for representation of Niskanen Center in Q12018 on May 30, 2018.
Original Filing: 300960602.xml
Lobbying Issues
Proposal to modify Natural Gas Act in various ways to improve private landowner protections regarding eminent domain proceedings, including landowner notifications, FERC review of pipeline co. notifications, reforms to current FERC practices in tolling orders and conditional certificates.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2018
In Q1, Green Capitol LLC lobbied for Niskanen Center , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2018.
Original Filing: 300948716.xml
Lobbying Issues
Proposal to modify Natural Gas Act in various ways to improve private landowner protections regarding eminent domain proceedings, including landowner notifications, FERC review of pipeline co. notifications, reforms to current FERC practices in tolling orders and conditional certificates.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2018
Green Capitol LLC filed a lobbying registration on Feb. 9, 2018 to represent Niskanen Center, effective Jan. 1, 2018.
Original Filing: 300940006.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: To promote eventual reforms to the Natural Gas Act and related provisions of law or regulations in order to protect private property rights with respect to fossil fuel pipeline development. .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate