3rd Quarter - Report

CHAMBERS, CONLON & HARTWELL, LLC for AMERICAN SHORT LINE & REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
$90,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 721 / S. 672 - Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2011 - Solicitation of support for legislation to extend and improve the section 45G (26 USC 45G) short line railroad track maintenance credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHUCK BAKER —
MATT GINSBERG —
KEITH HARTWELL —
MAITLAND MCMANUS —
DONALD JOHN NORDEN Legal Counsel, Office of Sen. Exon
ADAM NORDSTROM Staff Assistant, Office of Senator Brownback
JEFF VAN SCHAICK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 721 (112th), S. 672 (112th)

Railroads RRR

House and Senate: H.R. 721 / S. 672 - Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2011 - Solicitation of support for legislation to extend and improve the section 45G (26 USC 45G) short line railroad track maintenance credit; H.R. 7, H.Res. 547, H.R. 3473, H.R. 3666, S. 2084, S. 1813, H.R. 4348 American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 and MAP-21 railroad funding, regulation, and safety provisions, authorizations for national transportation grants, freight rail (continued) grants, Positive Train Control implementation deadlines and requirements, truck size and weight restrictions; Truck size and weight (TSW) provisions found in H.R. 763/S.747 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011, H.R. 801 - "Truck Weight Uniformity Act of 2011", H.R. 5972/S. 2322: FY 2013 Transportation Appropriations issues related to freight rail transportation, funding for the Federal Railroad Administration, US DOT, National Infrastructure Investment Grants, and Positive Train Control implementation; TSW provisions in appropriations vehicles proposed for FY2013. House, Senate, and Federal Railroad Administration: Issues related to Positive Train Control technology implementation in authorization and appropriations bills listed above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHUCK BAKER —
MATT GINSBERG —
KEITH HARTWELL —
DONALD JOHN NORDEN Legal Counsel, Office of Sen. Exon
ADAM NORDSTROM Staff Assistant, Office of Senator Brownback
JEFF VAN SCHAICK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4348 (112th), S. 747 (112th), H.R. 3666 (112th), H.R. 801 (112th), S. 2084 (112th), H.R. 721 (112th), S. 672 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), S. 2322 (112th), H.R. 763 (112th), H.Res. 547 (112th), H.R. 3473 (112th), S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 5972 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 5972/S. 2322: FY 2013 Transportation Appropriations issues related to freight rail transportation, funding for the Federal Railroad Administration, US DOT, National Infrastructure Investment Grants, and Positive Train Control implementation, and opposition to all provisions related to increased truck size and weight on the US and Interstate Highway System

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHUCK BAKER —
ADAM NORDSTROM Staff Assistant, Office of Senator Brownback
JEFF VAN SCHAICK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5972 (112th), S. 2322 (112th)

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.