• S.2260 - EXPIRE Act of 2014 Support of the tax extenders bill approved by the Senate Finance Committee with an amendment that would replace the investment tax credit (ITC) placed-in-service deadline with a commence construction standard that would allow industries to make full and effective use of the ITC through its current expiration in 2016. Specific tax credits referenced include: Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC; Section 45) with option to claim the Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC; 48) instead Modification of the ITC statute (48) to allow eligible facilities that commence construction in 2016 to qualify Bonus Depreciation (168) Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Deduction (179D) Residential Energy Efficiency Credit (25C) Energy-Efficient New Homes Credit (45L) Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit (30C) Alternative Fuel and Fuel Mixtures Credit (6426) Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Credit (40A) Second Generation (Cellulosic) Biofuel Producer Credit (40) Special Depreciation Allowance for Second Generation Biofuel Plant Credit (168)

Duration: August 24, 2009 to December 31, 2017

General Issues: Energy/Nuclear, Science/Technology, Environmental/Superfund, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Education

Spending: about $258,857 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2009: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Energy - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), House of Representatives, Senate, Energy, Dept of, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)