Next Steps Congressional Support Letters of Support

Next Steps: Congressional Support • Letters of Support to Congress to urge: – Support of S. 672 – Please cosponsor as well • Addressed to Members of : – Senate Finance Committee – House Ways & Means Committee • On your own letterhead • cc: : your own Senator • cc: Senator Salazar

Next Steps: Key Congressional Support • Goal: Include bill in Chairman’s Markup for Energy Bill • Outreach to: – Sen. Baucus, Sen. Grassley – Their energy tax staffs • Same on the House side – Rep Rangel, Rep Mc. Crery

Next Steps: Organizational Support • Key organizational endorsements needed. • Letters of endorsement: • NRECA, Governors, Ag groups, environmental groups, etc. would also be helpful.

Next Steps: Stay involved • Join the Renewable Energy Finance Coalition online at (www. refcoalition. com ) • We expect to identify a House author soon • Keep checking the web for updates • Tell us you have written your letter of support so we can track where the support is coming from

For More Information • For more information about the Rural Community Renewable Energy Bond Act contact: • Renewable Energy Finance Coalition (http: //www. refcoalition. com) • Lee White 303 -292 -1600 – whiteml@gkbaum. co • Lisa Daniels 612 -870 -3462 – lisadaniels@windustry. org

My Contact Information Andy Olsen Policy Advocate Environmental Law & Policy Center 222 S Hamilton St, Ste 14 Madison, WI 53703 608 -442 -6998 608 -239 -5393 (cell) www. elpc. org www. farmenergy. org