WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY for WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

Immigration IMM

Issue: H-2B visas

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues: Canadian Softwood Lumber Agreement; Lacey Act Amendment implementation

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues: Timber REIT and REIT Tax Issues, Cellulosic Biofuels Tax Credit, Home Mortgage Interest Deduction Tax Credit, Section 1402(a) of Title XIV of Water Resources Development Act (Harbor Maintenance Tax)

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of

Housing HOU

Issues: Housing market reform issues (foreclosure policy, jumbo loans) home mortgage interest deduction tax credit

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues: Green building & forest certification issues, EPA Pesticide Registration/Endangered Species Act Consultation issues; EPA Re-registration Eligibility Decision for Soil Fumigants

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 559: Securing America's Future of Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act (biomass) Issues: Biomass in Energy Policies, Renewable Fuel Standard, Renewable/Clean Energy Standard, Bonneville Power Administration, Biomass Crop Assistance Program, Cellulosic Biofuels Tax Credit

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 559 (112th)

Transportation TRA

HR 763 / S 747: Safe & Efficient Transportation Act (entire bill) HR 801: Truck Weight Uniformity Act (entire bill) Issues: Truck weights, Georgia Port Authority deepening project

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: H.R. 801 (112th), H.R. 763 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

HR 752 / S 403: Designate segments of Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (entire bill) Issues: Northern Spotted Owl, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Funding for Forest Legacy and Land & Water Conservation Fund

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 752 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

PL 111-203: Restoring American Financial Stability Act (implementation of derivatives provisions)

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 199 / S 231: Protecting America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act (entire bill) HR 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (entire bill) HR 910 / S 482: Energy Tax Prevention Act (entire bill) Issues: Clean Water Act: pesticide general permits for CWA, forest roads & CWA, and other provisions that impact forestry, manufacturing & housing Clean Air Act: Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA final PSD GHG tailoring rule, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, other provisions that impact forest produdcts manufacturing facilities Climate Policy: EPA GHG reporting rule, carbon offsets

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), H.R. 199 (112th)