ARTHUR ENDRES for BNSF RAILWAY
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Railroads RRR
HR1401/S184 - These bills are designed to promote and improve rail safety in the RR industry. They require the Federal Railroad Administration to establish new regulations to insure RR compliance with new safety initatives. One of these new initiatives is to require RRs to implement positive train control technology by certain dates in order to eliminate train collisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ARTHUR P ENDRES | — |
Transportation TRA
HR1650/S772 - Bill would eliminate several antitrust exemptions for the RR industry and transfer merger authority from the Surface Transportation Board (STB)to the Justice Dept. and the FTC. The bill also seeks to revise certain pricing mechanisms utilized by RRs. HR2125/S953 - Bill proposes to regulate RR rates and grants new regulatory authority to the Fed Govt. and the STB.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ARTHUR P ENDRES | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
HR2116/S1125 - Bill provides a tax credit for freight rail infrastructure expenditures that bare intended to stimulate additional RR investment for rail capacity expansion. Bill also seeks to achieve modal equity by placing capital cost recovery of rail infrastructure on the same basis as other modes of transportation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ARTHUR P ENDRES | — |
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.