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Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 5-17-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/17/2013

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Governor’s Fourth and Fifth Vetoes of the Session Sustained - Last week,...more

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 5-3-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/8/2013

In This Issue: Legislature Enters Final Stretch; Appropriators Receive Bad News Regarding Revenue Forecast; Tax Reform Proposal Officially Rolled Out; Major Initiatives of the Governor Topic of Debate... ...more

Renewable News - Spring 2013

by Alan Claus Anderson, Anne Callenbach, Frank Caro, Jr., Martin Frost, Mark Gershon, J. Britton Gibson, Rodney Gray, Luke A. Hagedorn, Tracy Hammond, Margaret LaBianca, more +Susan Henderson Moore, Darren Neil, Matthew Ross, David Streicker, Steven Willman, Andy Wright | Polsinelli on 5/6/2013

In This Issue: - Federal Policy Update - TradeWind and Alabama Power Announce PPA for Kansas Project - NextEra Energy Resources Finalized Purchase of Kansas Project - Incentives Announced for $66 Million...more

White House Budget Proposes Numerous Tax Changes as Congressional Tax-Writing Committees Focus on Reform

by Armando Gomez, Paul McLaughlin, Cary Pugh | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/3/2013

On April 10, 2013, the White House released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2014. The budget contains significant tax proposals related to renewable energy, research and job creation, as well as numerous changes affecting...more

Infrastructure Alert - May 1, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 5/2/2013

President Obama has nominated Anthony Foxx, the Mayor of Charlotte to replace Ray LaHood as Secretary of Transportation. Mayor Foxx oversaw several large transportation projects during his tenure as mayor, including the...more

Key Energy-Related Tax Provisions in the 2014 Budget Proposal

by Gale Chan, Madeline Chiampou, Brian Levy, Martha Groves Pugh, Philip Tingle | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/23/2013

President Obama’s recently released budget proposal for the 2014 fiscal year contains energy-related tax provisions that include a permanent extension of the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC) and a provision making...more

Treasury Releases “Green Book” of Obama Administration FY 2014 Tax Priorities

by Mary Burke Baker, Michael W. Evans, Andrés Gil, Karishma Shah Page, Stefanos Roulakis, Ryan J. Severson | K&L Gates LLP on 4/18/2013

On April 10, the Treasury Department released its “General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2014 Revenue Proposals.” Known as the “Green Book,” the document provides an explanation of the Administration’s FY...more

Infrastructure Alert - April 17, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 4/17/2013

Last week, President Obama released his FY2014 budget, outlining several proposals to fund new infrastructure programs. The budget proposes $40 billion for “Fix it First” projects to repair existing infrastructure, as well...more

Ohio Legislators Strip Radioactive Drilling Waste, Severance Tax Provisions From Budget

by Jason Yearout | BakerHostetler on 4/10/2013

Yesterday we discussed the grim prospects for the NORM and TENORM provisions in Ohio Governor John Kasich’s proposed budget. Both industry and environmentalists opposed the provisions, and state legislators recently expressed...more

Infrastructure Alert - March 26, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 3/26/2013

This Friday, President Obama will visit the Port of Miami. On July 19, 2012, President Obama put the Port of Miami on his “We Can’t Wait” list of expedited infrastructure projects to instruct the Army Corps of Engineers to...more

Infrastructure Alert - March 13, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 3/13/2013

Sequestration began on March 1, and federal agencies are still in the process of sending out furlough notifications and determining specific program cuts. The continuing resolution authorizing current federal spending will...more

Treasury Releases Message on Impact of Sequestration on 1603 Cash Grants

by John A. Eliason | Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/5/2013

On March 4, 2013, U.S. Treasury released guidance on the impact of the across-the-board spending cuts known as “sequestration” to the Section 1603 cash grant program. As stated in the message, payments under Section...more

Government Relations Report - Week 6 Wrap-up: Property Tax, Education Reform, Red Light Cameras, Water Issues and Home Rule

by Katherine Carlucci, Thomas Stanberry | Davis Brown Law Firm on 2/25/2013

We have now completed six weeks of the 2013 Session of Iowa’s 85th General Assembly. The end of week five marked the first milestone: the deadline for individual bill requests. After February 15th individual legislators...more

Proposition 39 – Analysis and Status of Implementation Current as of: 2/14/13

by Constantine Baranoff | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 2/22/2013

In November 2012, Proposition 39 was approved by the voters of California. Prior to Proposition 39, corporations were given two options to calculate their state tax liability under California law. Proposition 39 eliminated...more

The State of the Union in 2013

by Patton Boggs LLP on 2/14/2013

Introduction - Last night, President Barack Obama delivered his fourth State of the Union Address before a joint session of the 113th Congress. Not since 1887, when President Grover Cleveland faced a divided 50th...more

Infrastructure Alert - February 13, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 2/13/2013

President Obama called for increased infrastructure and transportation spending in last night’s State of the Union address, stressing the need to fix failing infrastructure first and utilizing public-private partnerships...more

Tax Reform and the Oil and Gas Industry by Michael A. Andrews

by King & Spalding on 2/5/2013

A great deal of attention been focused on the generous tax incentives for the renewable energy industry that were added to the "fiscal cliff " legislation during the closing hours of negotiations. Those provisions have a net...more

Infrastructure Alert - January 29, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 1/29/2013

The current International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) contract extension expires at the end of February 6. Carrier-paid container royalties remain the central issue in the negotiation. ...more

Under the Dome: Inside The Maine State House Special Edition 1-24-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/24/2013

With a population of roughly 1.3 million people, Maine is a small player in national markets. At the same time, Maine legislators have attempted to have an out-sized voice in the national marketplace of legislative policy by...more

Infrastructure Alert - January 15, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 1/15/2013

The $50.7 billion Hurricane Sandy relief package is currently being debated in the House. Monday night, the Rules Committee approved 13 amendments for floor consideration. After neglecting to schedule a vote on an aid...more

Energy-Related Tax Provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Wolfram Pohl, Greg Riddle | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/11/2013

On January 1, 2013, Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). President Obama signed the Act into law on January 2, 2013. The Act contains multiple business tax provisions. The following is a...more

Washington Insight - Special Edition: Congress Steps Away From Fiscal Cliff

by King & Spalding on 1/11/2013

For months in Washington, and beyond, attention has been focused on the "fiscal cliff" -- the combination of the expiration of the Bush tax cuts and the looming budget cuts referred to as "sequestration." Negotiations led by...more

Wind Power and Biofuel Production Tax Credits Survive Fiscal Cliff

by King & Spalding on 1/7/2013

Introduction - On January 1, 2013, amid much contentious debate, Congress enacted the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8) (the “Relief Act”). Although the Relief Act does not comprehensively address U.S....more

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: Extends Production Tax Credit for Wind and Many Other Cleantech Tax Incentives

by Robert Cudd, Michelle Jewett | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/7/2013

On January 1, 2013, the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”), averting the so-called “fiscal cliff.” The legislation, which was signed by President Obama, extends...more

Wind Energy Gets a Second Breath of Life (News Note)

by Melissa Dewey Brumback on 1/4/2013

Have you been following the “fiscal cliff” debacle? Unless you spent the holiday season in a cave, the answer is probably YES. One interesting detail tucked away in the recently passed compromise legislation is the renewal...more

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