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Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

19 CFR Part 177, General Notice Relating to Customs Position on the Application of the Jones Act to the Transportation of Certain Merchandise and Equipment Between Coastwise Points, July 17, 2009.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Homeland Security HOM

Whole Bills: H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act; H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Minerals Management Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2477 (111th), H.R. 2868 (111th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Reserves Act, Titles I, II, III, VI and VII, provisions related to oil and natural gas leasing reforms, royalty collection process and deepwater royalty relief laws. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Minerals Management Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3534 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Whole Bills: H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 3795, The Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Minerals Management Service; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (111th), H.R. 3795 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H. Con. Res. 85, Presidential FY 2010 Budget, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, LIFO repeal, Superfund taxes, and international tax reform; S. Con. Res. 13, Presidential FY 2010 Budget, Section 202, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, LIFO repeal, Superfund taxes, and international tax reform; H.R. 53, Bad Polluters Act, provisions related to refinery expensing; S. 286, Marginal Well Production, Preservation and Enhancement Act, Section 2, provisions relating to tax treatment for prolonged marginal production; H.R. 1337, America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act, section 2, provisions relating to tax on carbon dioxide content of certain substances. Whole Bills: S. 1700, Energy Security Through Transparency Act; H.R. 1512, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act; H.R. 2380, Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act; H.R. 1265, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; H.R. 650, Cleaner Trucks for America Act; S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; S. 888, Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act; S. 1087, Energy Fairness for America Act; H.R. 564, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 594, Save Our Climate Act; H.R. 617, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties; H.R. 832, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act; H.R. 2847, Making Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010; H.R. 1835, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act, provisions related to tax credits for natural gas-powered vehicles; Presidential FY 2010 budget proposal.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Minerals Management Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2380 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.R. 1337 (111th), S. 1087 (111th), H.R. 650 (111th), H.R. 2847 (111th), H.R. 564 (111th), H.R. 1265 (111th), S. 888 (111th), S. 506 (111th), H.R. 594 (111th), H.R. 53 (111th), H.R. 1512 (111th), S. 286 (111th), H.R. 1835 (111th), S. 1700 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), H.R. 617 (111th), H.R. 832 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. Con. Res. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014, Title II, Section 201 and Title III, Section 303, provisions relating to provision for a deficit neutral reserve fund on energy tax issues and reconciliation instructions to the House Ways and Means Committee; S. Con. Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, Section 202, provisions relating to provision for a deficit neutral reserve fund on energy tax issues; H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, and related Senate Appropriations bill, provisions relating to accessing supplies of domestic oil and natural gas, Title I, provisions relating to Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, permitting fees and Title II, provisions relating to hydraulic fracturing study; Presidential FY 2010 budget proposal.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), H.R. 2996 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act, provisions regarding Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Title I, Subtitle D, provisions related to water usage and energy production, Title III, Subtitle D, provisions related to oil and natural gas development; S. 1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, provisions regarding Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Whole Bills: Proposed jobs bill, House and Senate (not yet introduced); Restoring American Financial Stability Act, Senate draft (unnumbered). Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning general energy policy.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1462 (111th), S. 1390 (111th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H. Amend. 274 to H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010, efforts to amend the bill to address Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; H.R. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act, Section 202, provisions relating to wetlines. Whole Bill: S. 737, A bill to amend EISA 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to conduct research, development, and demonstration to make biofuels more compatible with small non-road engines. 74 Fed. Reg. 24904, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Renewable Fuel Standard; 74 Fed. Reg. 18228, Notice of Receipt of a Clean Air Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent, Request for Comment. Legislative efforts concerning low carbon and renewable fuel standards; Legislative efforts concerning country of origin labeling for transportation fuels; Efforts concerning the implementation of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 renewable fuels standard.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: H.R. 2647 (111th), S. 737 (111th), H.R. 4016 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act, Section 3, provisions relating to Maritime emergency prevention; S. 684, Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act, Sections 104, 105, 112, 203 and 205, provisions relating to oil transfer from vessels, reduction of human-error incidents, cooperative state inspection authority, oil spill liability trust fund, and OPA-90 financial responsibility; Whole Bills: H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act; S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; H.R. 2766, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act; S. 1215, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act; 74 Fed. Reg. 16448, Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases, proposed rule; 74 Fed. Reg. 18886, Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act, proposed rule; 74 Fed. Reg. 56260, Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases, Final Rule; 74 Fed. Reg. 55291, Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Proposed Rule. Regulatory efforts concerning the President's Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force; Regulatory efforts concerning National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Legislative efforts concerning Toxic Substances Control Act; Legislative efforts concerning hydraulic fracturing; Legislative efforts concerning climate change; Legislative efforts concerning vessel discharges.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 2766 (111th), S. 685 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), S. 1215 (111th), S. 684 (111th)