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Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urged opposition to expanding the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers jurisdictional authority under the Clean Water Act to include all U.S. water bodies.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

ARTBA expressed concerns regarding H.R. 3884, the "Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement" (MORE) Act. Specifically, ARTBA asked Representatives to consider the impacts of marijuana legalization on worksite safety and the ability of employers to properly drug test their employees.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3884 (116th)

Roads/Highway ROD

ARTBA urged House and Senate Leaders to allow the use of federal funding to implement automated enforcement, if permitted by a state, in work zones.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

ARTBA staff met with members of Congress and Trump Administration officials to discuss myriad federal transportation issues, including the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. ARTBA met with House and Senate staff to discuss priorities for reauthorization of the surface transportation program. ARTBA met with House and Senate staff to express support for an extension of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act reauthorization law. ARTBA urged Congress to make reauthorization of the federal surface transportation program a central part of COVID-19 recovery efforts. ARTBA also supported $37 billion in direct aid to state departments of transportation as part of COVID-19 recovery efforts. ARTBA opposed any efforts to temporarily suspend or permanently repeal a dedicated user fee that generates revenue to support surface transportation improvements as part of COVID-19 recovery efforts.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); President of the U.S.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

ARTBA staff met with various congressional offices to urge inclusion of a long-term Highway Trust Fund revenue solution in any legislation with a tax title or as a stand-alone measure. ARTBA urged Congress to lift the $15 billion cap on Private Activity Bonds (PABs) for highway construction projects.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

ARTBA urged the United States Department of Transportation to repeal the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices' ban on patented and proprietary products.

Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Small Business SMB

ARTBA supported S. 4117 and H.R. 7777, the "Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act." ARTBA urged Congress to expand eligibility for businesses to participate in a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans. ARTBA urged Congress to clarify that PPP loans are fully tax deductible and that business expenses paid for with PPP loan proceeds are also deductible. ARTBA expressed concern over the Paycheck Protection Program's (PPP) Loan Necessity Questionnaire. Specifically, ARTBA noted the form does not give transportation construction firms adequate opportunity to explain how their businesses have been impacted by COVID-19. ARTBA urged SBA to issue further guidance on the for and also suspend its use.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 7777 (116th), S. 4117 (116th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

ARTBA urged support for S. 1811, the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA 2020)

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1811 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

ARTBA urged Senators to include supplemental transportation resources in the FY 2021 appropriations process. ARTBA urged completion of a final FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations law before Dec. 11.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Environment/Superfund ENV

ARTBA supported the Council on Environmental Quality's efforts to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Government Issues GOV

ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

ARTBA opposed a decision by the Federal Communications Commission's acceptance of Ligado Networks, LLC's application to provide 5G services nationwide. ARTBA also filed a petition for reconsideration of the decision with the FCC. ARTBA urged support for provisions in H.R. 6395, "the William (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021" relating to the Ligado order.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (116th)