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Government Issues GOV

Issues related to Army Corps of Engineers permitting in Louisiana, Port of Lake Charles.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General tax reform related issues, including the House Ways & Means Committee Blueprint, Senate Finance Committee integration, Rep. Renaccis proposal, and Section 385 debt/euqity rulemaking; General education and issues related to renewable fuels.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Issues related to the Water Resources Development Act; Issues related to infrastructure development; H.R. 636 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016, Secs. 2209, 2210; Issues related to pipeline permit approval.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Bills named: H.R. 636 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to the Clean Power Plan Model Trading Rule and the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP); Issues regarding the Control Technique Guidelines to the state for reducing VOC emissions from the oil and gas sector from ozone nonattainment areas and transport corridors; General issues surrounding climate policies and carbon pricing; Scenarios supplement to the Pathway to Net Zero Emissions; Issues related to Clean Energy Incentive Program / Model Trading Rule; General offshore issues related to commerce such as seismic, oceans policy, and environmental studies; Issues related to pipeline permit approval.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions; General issues related to Toxic Substances Control Act; Issues related to chemical manufacturing and construction.

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2576 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 2012 - North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including LNG export provision; General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues, including DOI Well Control Rule and Offshore Air Quality Monitoring Rule; FY 17 Interior and Environment Appropriations bills; S. 3110 - American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, including general revenue sharing issues; S. 2938 - Certainty for States and Tribes Act, including revenue issues; H.R. 5577 - Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act, all provisions.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 2012 (114th), H.R. 5577 (114th), S. 2938 (114th), S. 3110 (114th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 703 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 577 - Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 704 - RFS Reform Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1584 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2864 - To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from extending the renewable fuel program past 2022 if the Administrator waives applicable volume requirements in prior years, all provisions; H.R. 5180 - Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016, all provisions.

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 1584 (114th), S. 577 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th), H.R. 2864 (114th), H.R. 5180 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to seismic activities and potential impacts on marine mammals; S. 1886 - Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act, including ocean observations, data collection, and science programs related to the Gulf of Mexico; Issues related to ocean observations, data collection, and science programs.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1886 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to habitat mitigation policy relevant to oil and gas exploration in the U.S. OCS; Issues related to National Ocean Policy Marine Planning implementation; Issues related to the expansion of GOM marine sanctuary; General offshore access and resource potential issues, including as related to DOI's BOEM Draft Proposed 5 Year Leasing Program.

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to the Clean Energy Incentive Program/Model Trading Rule.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to Vessel Incidental Discharge Act and issues related to maritime infrastructure and Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)