ARTBA for ARTBA

Transportation TRA

Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects. Supported H.R. 663, an emergency extension of current surface transportation law. Testified before House Highways and Transit Subcommittee.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 663 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Supported efforts to repeal a requirement that all levels of government withhold three percent of payments to contractors for goods and services. Urged House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee to generate new revenues for the Highway Trust Fund and for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, development of new freight based user fees, and eventual transition to a vehicle miles traveled user fee system to finance federal aid transportation infrastructure investments

Contacted: President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Supported continued implementation of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Promoted job-creating benefits of infrastructure investments.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Opposed cuts to transportation programs in the FY 2011 Appropriations process.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Testified to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on regulatory efforts to possibly tighten the standards for particulate matter (PM) or soot, ozone and NOX. Noted many counties are in the midst of implementing plans to comply with current PM standards and that "moving the goalposts in the middle of the game" would cause many counties to fall into non-attainment status, thereby risking federal highway funds. Also strongly objected to the use of "hot-spot" project level conformity analysis.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Urged members of Congress to clarify the definition of "asbestos" in proposed legislation seeking to ban all asbestos materials.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urged opposition to expanding the Army Corps of Engineers' Clean Water Act authority to regulate U.S. wetlands.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Supported H.R. 658 and S. 223, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported temporary extensions of the federal aviation programs while also advocating for a multi-year reauthorization.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 658 (112th), S. 223 (112th)