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Natural Resources NAT

Draft legislation to establish more efficient leasing of federal lands under the Bureau of Lands Management Program; HR 1146 Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act; HR 1149 Atlantic Coastal Economies Protection Act; HR 1941 Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act; HR 205 Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act; Draft legislation to reform and streamline the energy permitting process; 80 Fed. Reg. 40767 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 80 Fed. Reg. 58952 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Oil; 81 Fed. Reg. 12379 Proposed Revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy; 81 Fed. Reg. 7414 Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat; Implementing Changes to the Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat; 82 Fed. Reg. 20815 Executive Order 13795 of April 28, 2017 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy; 82 Fed. Reg. 30886 Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; 82 Fed. Reg. 3186 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee; 83 Fed. Reg. 17359 Wayne National Forest: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Perry, Scioto, Vinton and Washington Counties, Ohio, Assessment and Report of Ecological, Social, and Economic Conditions, Trends, and Sustainability for the Wayne National Forest; 83 Fed. Reg. 31343 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions; 83 Fed. Reg. 829 Notice of Availability of the 2019-2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas leasing Program and Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; 84 Fed. Reg. 21908 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to BOEM NTL No. 2016-N01; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts to reform the Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act.

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1146 (116th), H.R. 1941 (116th), H.R. 205 (116th), H.R. 1149 (116th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 3409 Coast Guard Authorization Act, sec. 305 and 313; Efforts related to maritime infrastructure.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Minerals Management Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Vice President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3409 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Ways & Means Staff Discussion Draft on International Tax Reform; S 617 Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 51072 Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income); 83 Fed. Reg. 65956 Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax; 83 Fed. Reg. 67490 Limitation on Deduction for Business Interest Expense; 84 Fed. Reg. 29288 Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) and Certain Guidance Related to Foreign Tax Credits; 84 Fed. Reg. 8188 Deduction for Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income.

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 3055 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020, Division C - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Minerals Management Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3055 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 1315 Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act; HR 3432 Safer Pipelines Act; Draft PHMSA reauthorization legislation; 81 Fed. Reg. 20722 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines; 82 Fed. Reg. 40461 Executive Order 13807 - Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects; 82 Fed. Reg. 8663 Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline; 83 Fed. Reg. 31098 Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Efforts regarding pipeline safety reauthorization; Efforts related to FERC's draft NEPA guidance for natural gas projects; Efforts related to pipeline safety; Efforts related to the use of emergency and wartime authorities to subsidize nuclear and coal-fired power generation facilities.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Vice President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service

Bills named: H.R. 3432 (116th), H.R. 1315 (116th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR ____ Gasoline Regulations Act; HR 1675 Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act; S 757 Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act; 75 Fed. Reg. 68044 Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs; 78 Fed. Reg. 15011 Environmental Impact Statements, Notice of Availability, EIS No. 20130056, Draft Supplement, DOS, 00, Keystone XL Project; 78 Fed. Reg. 54849 Hazardous Materials: Rail Petitions and Recommendations To Improve the Safety of Railroad Tank Car Transportation; 79 Fed. Reg. 45015 Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains; 81 Fed. Reg. 34778 Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail.

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1675 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

HR 370 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; HR 5175 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; S 300 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; Efforts related to cybersecurity.

Contacted: SENATE; Minerals Management Service; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 370 (116th), H.R. 5175 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 2500 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, amendments related to PFAS; S 1251 Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act; S 1372 PFAS Accountability Act; S 1473 Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act; S 1507 PFAS Release Disclosure Act; S 1790 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Title LXVII; S 638 PFAS Action Act; S 950 PFAS Detection Act; 80 Fed. Reg. 37054 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"; 83 Fed. Reg. 10478 Notice of Withdrawal of the Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry; 83 Fed. Reg. 13745 Project Emissions Accounting Under the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program; 83 Fed. Reg. 32227 Definition of "Waters of the United States" - Recodification of Preexisting Rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 52056 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; Efforts related to draft National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Regulatory efforts related to EPA Effluent Guidelines.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Minerals Management Service

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 1616 European Energy Security and Diversification Act; HR 3206 Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019; HR 948 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 1060 Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act; S 1441 Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act; S 370 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 482 DASKA Act; Efforts related to implementation of tariffs and other policies related to the Sec. 301 investigation regarding China; Efforts related to negotiations of steel tariffs and quotas; Efforts related to potential Russian sanctions; Efforts related to renegotiation of NAFTA; Efforts related to the Department of Commerce's Sec. 232 investigation regarding steel imports; Efforts related to the passage of the USMCA (US-Mexico-Canada Agreement).

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Minerals Management Service; White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 948 (116th), H.R. 1616 (116th), H.R. 3206 (116th)