1st Quarter - Report

ARTBA for ARTBA

Period 1st Quarter 2018 Filed Apr 12, 2018 Signed by David Bauer, Executive Vice President, Advocacy

Official filing
Firm
ARTBA
Client
ARTBA
Income
—
Expenses
$135,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

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. Commended the Department of Transportation's withdrawal of a pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects and a proposed rule removing barrier to geographic-based hiring prferences.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER Personal Staff, Senator Mark Hatfield
DEAN FRANKS Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert
NICK GOLDSTEIN Intern, Environmental Protection Agency
RICHARD JULIANO White House Liaison, U.S. DOT

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); President of the U.S.; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

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 objected to the inclusion of a greenhouse gas tracking requirement in a MAP-21 performance measure aimed at freight movement and the congestion mitigation air quality program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER Personal Staff, Senator Mark Hatfield
DEAN FRANKS Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert
NICK GOLDSTEIN Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
T PETER RUANE Deputy Director, OEA, Office of Sec. of Defense

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); President of the U.S.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

ARTBA staff met with various congressional offices and Trump Administration officials to urge inclusion of a long-term Highway Trust Fund revenue solution in any tax reform or deficit reduction package or as a stand-alone measure.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER Personal Staff, Senator Mark Hatfield
DEAN FRANKS Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to alert them to a petition ARTBA filed with the Federal Highway Administration requesting the withdrawal of 23 CFR 635.411, the "patented and proprietary products rule." The rule prohibits state contracting agencies from using federal funds to acquire patented or proprietary materials, products, or services, except under certain limited circumstances.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICK GOLDSTEIN Intern, Environmental Protection Agency
RICHARD JULIANO White House Liaison, U.S. DOT
T PETER RUANE Deputy Director, OEA, Office of Sec. of Defense

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER Personal Staff, Sen. Mark Hatfield
DEAN FRANKS Legislative Aide, Rep. Judy Biggert
NICK GOLDSTEIN Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
RICHARD JULIANO White House Liaison, U.S. DOT

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

ARTBA staff advocated to House and Senate offices for reauthorization of federal aviation programs, an increase in airport infrastructure investment, and an increase in the Passenger Facilities Charge.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER Personal Staff, Senator Mark Hatfield
DEAN FRANKS Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of

Government Issues GOV

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEAN FRANKS Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert
NICK GOLDSTEIN Intern, Environmental Protection Agency
RICHARD JULIANO White House Liaison, U.S. DOT

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Urged the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend the deadline for construction industry compliance with the new standard for exposure to crystalline silica. Urged the President to rescind Executive Order 13502 and replace it with Executive orders 13202 and 13208. This would prevent project labor agreements from being required on federal or federally assisted construction contracts.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEAN FRANKS Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert
NICK GOLDSTEIN Intern, Environmental Protection Agency
RICHARD JULIANO White House Liaison, U.S. DOT

Contacted: White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urged opposition to expanding the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) jurisdictional authority under the Clean Water Act to include all U.S. water bodies. Expressed support for President Trump's Executive Order directing the withdrawal of the 2015 "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEAN FRANKS Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert
NICK GOLDSTEIN Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Contacted: White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.