ARTBA for ARTBA

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Urged members of Congress to clarify the definition of "asbestos" in proposed legislation seeking to ban all asbestos materials.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urged opposition to expanding the Army Corps of Engineers' Clean Water Act authority to regulate U.S. wetlands.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

Provided specific recommendations to Chairmen of House Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, and Appropriations Committees on imminent EPA regulations of stormwater runoff. Urged committees to investigate regulations.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Supported H.R. 658 and S. 223, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported temporary extensions of the federal aviation programs while also advocating for a multi-year reauthorization.

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 223 (112th), H.R. 658 (112th)

Transportation TRA

Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Supported efforts to repeal a requirement that all levels of government withhold three percent of payments to contractors for goods and services. Urged House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee to generate new revenues for the Highway Trust Fund and for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, development of new freight based user fees, and eventual transition to a vehicle miles traveled user fee system to finance federal aid transportation infrastructure investments

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Vice President of the U.S.

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Supported continued implementation of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Promoted job-creating benefits of infrastructure investments. Provided Congressional offices and members of the Administration with updates on ARRA project progress.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Opposed cuts to transportation programs in the FY 2012 Appropriations process. Wrote President, Vice President, and Congressional Leaders advocating any negotiations regarding long-term deficit agreements not cut transportation investment as it is vital to growing the nation's economy in the short- and long-terms.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.