ANDRE FOLTZ

Advocated for legislation reinstating energy efficiency tax credits/incentives repealed under H.R. 1 Legislation included: H.R. 8477, - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reverse certain energy-related modifications enacted by Public Law 119-21. H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, policies related to the impact of energy-related tax incentives (25C,45L, and 179D)

Advocated for policies and standards that promote energy efficiency in the built environment and issues related to the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA). Legislation included: H.R. 5184, Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards (Affordable HOMES) Act dealing with efficiency standards for manufactured housing

ENG - The BCSE also provides administrative service to the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition (FPCC), a coalition of federal energy services contract holders. The FPCC's lobbying activities and expenditures are included in the BCSE's quarterly LD-2 filings. Cascade Associates is a lobbyist for the FPCC. The FPCC is working with Members of Congress and Executive Offices of the President (EOP) in developing complementary policy for Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC), including advocating for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) funding for the Department of Energys (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) and the Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) grant program. FPCC is also advocating for the establishment of a new performance contracting leverage program at the Office of the Secretary of Defense within the Department of Defense (DOD) and pursuing the inclusion of report language in the FY27 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill encouraging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue supporting energy performance contracts and the implementation of actions related to performance contracting. FPCC has contacted congressional offices and committee staff in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, including Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Appropriations committees. ENG-related legislative efforts including, but not limited to: - Energy Act of 2020, implementation of provisions related to performance contracting requirements for federal agencies. - Inclusion of report language in the Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act (H.R. 8495) encouraging OMB to continue supporting energy performance contracts.

FPCC met with congressional offices and relevant committee staff in support of the FPCCs FY27 Energy & Water Development and Defense appropriations requests. BUD-related legislative efforts including, but not limited to: - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 9022)- provisions related to increased funding for FEMP and the AFFECT grant program at DOE. - Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 9495 in the House, S. 4784 in the Senate) - establishing a performance contract pilot program within the Office of the Secretary of Defense at DOD. - National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2027, H.R. 8800 - provisions related to performance contracting including the application of energy performance contracts towards facility sustainment, restoration and maintenance (FSRM) requirements.

FPCC met with congressional offices in support of the FPCCs FY27 Energy & Water, and Defense appropriations requests. BUD-related legislative efforts including, but not limited to: - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, provisions related to increased funding for the Federal Energy Management Program and the AFFECT program at DOE. - Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, establishing a performance contract pilot program within the Office of the Secretary of Defense - National Defense Authorization Act of 2027, provisions related to performance contracting

The BCSE also provides administrative service to the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition (FPCC), a coalition of federal energy services contract holders. The FPCC's lobbying activities and expenditures are included in the BCSE's quarterly LD-2 filings. Cascade Associates is a lobbyist for the FPCC. The FPCC contacted: The U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Department of Energy, Department of Veterans Affairs, General Services Administration, the White House (OMB), Departments of Navy, Army, and Air Force, and the Offices of the Secretary of Defense. The FPCC is working with Members of Congress in developing complementary policy for Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC). Specifically, they met with congressional offices to support funding in appropriations for infrastructure in federal facilities to be used in conjunction with performance contracting. This includes funding for the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) and its AFFECT grant program at DOE, as well as a new performance contracting leverage program at the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The FPCC is also pursuing the inclusion of report language in Financial Services and General Government encouraging OMB to continue supporting energy performance contracts. The FPCC also engaged with Members of Congress and Executive Offices of the President on the implementation of actions related to performance contracting. They have met with members of the Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Appropriations. Additionally, FPCC has met with representatives of the DOE, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, Department of the Air Force, GSA, and Executive Offices of the President. ENG-related legislative efforts including, but not limited to: - Energy Act of 2020, implementation of provisions related to performance contracting requirements for federal agencies. - Inclusion of report language in the Financial Services and General Government in FY27 appropriations encouraging OMB to continue supporting energy performance contracts.