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Transportation TRA

S. 684 A bill to provide the Coast Guard and NOAA with additional authorities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, to strengthen the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and for other purposes; S. 685 A bill to require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls, and for other purposes.; US Coast Guard Reauthorization proposals; S.1194 A bill to reauthorize the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, and for other purposes; dual tug escorts issues

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1194 (111th), S. 684 (111th), S. 685 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Administration budget proposals; H.R. 2454 tax issues; legislative proposals impacting taxes on oil and gas industry

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Caspian energy and access issues; Economic assistance for Tangguh capacity building; US Russia Relations; Russia WTO entry and PNTR

Foreign entity interest: BP plc would benefit from increased or preserved business opportunities in these areas.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Greenhouse Gas Reporting requirements; S. 787 Clean Water Restoration Act; H.R. 2454 the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 787 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy & Security Act - establishing a national cap and trade program; American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 - mandating renewable energy standards, improving national transmission network, providing for increased access and fund to carbon capture and storage, provisions on outer continental shelf, provisions on market transparency, provisions for Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline; Hearing preparation for outer continental shelf hearing; Discussions regarding current statutory and regulatory treatment of hydraulic fracturing processes for natural gas extraction; discussions regarding acquisition of seismic data to inform decision making regarding the opening of the outer continental shelf; H.R. 146 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which would creat wilderness areas and take lands out of consideration for energy development; H.R. 977 Derivatives Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 2448 Prevent Anti-Manipulation Act of 2009; S. 272 Derivative Trading Integrity Act; S. 447 Prevent Excessive Speculation Act; Energy Market Transparency Act of 2009; S. Clean Water Restoration Act; H.R. 2766 would repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act;

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 977 (111th), H.R. 146 (111th), H.R. 2766 (111th), S. 272 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 2448 (111th), S. 447 (111th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Implementation of renewable fuels standards; low carbon fuels standards; advanced and cellulosic biofuels; H.R. 1 American Recovery and Investment Act;

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)