3rd Quarter - Report — ARTBA for ARTBA (2021)

Firm

ARTBA

Client

ARTBA

Income

—

Expenses

$125,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

7 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. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.

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

Transportation TRA

ARTBA met with members of Congress and Biden Administration officials to discuss myriad federal transportation issues, including the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and reauthorization of the federal surface transportation program. ARTBA met with House and Senate staff to discuss priorities for inclusion in surface transportation program reauthorization legislation. ARTBA urged Congress to make reauthorization of the federal surface transportation program a central part of COVID-19 recovery efforts. ARTBA sent multiple letters of support for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to the U.S. Senate. ARTBA advocated for an amendment to the IIJA updating the Highway Cost Allocation Study. ARTBA advocated for an amendment to the IIJA providing states and localities flexibility in using American Rescue Plan funds. ARTBA advocated for an amendment to the IIJA to correct an issue clarifying the use of Paycheck Protection Program funds by architecture and engineering firms.

Lobbyist	Covered 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
LAUREN SCHAPKER New	—

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

ARTBA urged 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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER	Personal Staff, Senator Mark Hatfield
DEAN FRANKS	Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert
LAUREN SCHAPKER New	—

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

ARTBA supported the modernization of the National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEAN FRANKS	Legislative Aide, Rep. Judy Biggert
NICK GOLDSTEIN	Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
LAUREN SCHAPKER New	—

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

Government Issues GOV

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

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

ARTBA urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to consider several issues which would impact the transportation construction industry as they promulgate an emergency temporary standard (ETS) concerning COVID vaccinations for private employers with 100 or more employees. These issues included concerns about recordkeeping, treatment of subcontractors, impacts on the transportation construction workforce and costs associated with the ETS.

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

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urged support for the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and opposed expanding U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) jurisdictional authority to include roadside ditches.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEAN FRANKS	Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert
NICK GOLDSTEIN	Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
LAUREN SCHAPKER	—

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

Conviction disclosures

Disclosed by the filer under the Act's requirement to report certain convictions of its lobbyists.

Lobbyist	Date	Description
RICHARD JULIANO	Oct 10, 2006	U.S. District Court (ND IL), 18 U.S.C. 1341 (1 count)

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.