3rd Quarter - Report

THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS for THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS

Period 3rd Quarter 2009 Filed Oct 20, 2009 Signed by Christopher A. Coakley, Vice President - Legislative Affairs

Official filing
Firm
THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS
Client
THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS
Income
—
Expenses
$175,119
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

H.R. 2651 -Maritime Workforce Development Act; S. 1308 - Maritime Authorization of FY 2010/2011; S.1124 -To amend Title 46, U.S. Code, to modify the vessel eligibility for a fishery endorsement; H.R. 2652 -Improve Vessel Safety; S. 1194 - Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010/2011; S.1385 Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act; HR 3436 Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009; H.R. 3619 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS A ALLEGRETTI —
JENNIFER A CARPENTER —
CHRISTOPHER COAKLEY —
NICOLE DESIBOUR —
JASON LEWIS —
LYNN M MUENCH —
MARK WRIGHT —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 2651 (111th), H.R. 3619 (111th), H.R. 2652 (111th), S. 1194 (111th), S. 1124 (111th), H.R. 3436 (111th), S. 1385 (111th), S. 1308 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 551 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax; H.R. 3183/S. 1436 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill 2010; H.R.3049/S.58 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign trades, and for other purposes; funding for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and FY2010 proposed lock usage fee.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS A ALLEGRETTI —
JENNIFER A CARPENTER —
CHRISTOPHER COAKLEY —
NICOLE DESIBOUR —
JASON LEWIS —
LYNN M MUENCH —
MARK WRIGHT —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: H.R. 3183 (111th), S. 58 (111th), H.R. 3049 (111th), S. 551 (111th), S. 1436 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

S. 1385 Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act; H.R. 2200 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; Transportation Worker Identification Credential

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS A ALLEGRETTI —
JENNIFER A CARPENTER —
CHRISTOPHER COAKLEY —
NICOLE DESIBOUR —
JASON LEWIS —
LYNN M MUENCH —
MARK WRIGHT —

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2200 (111th), S. 1385 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Oil Pollution Act of 1990; Clean Water Act, including section 312 & National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program Section 402; S. 787 Clean Water Restoration Act; H.R. 2693 Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act; S. 684 Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2009; S. 685 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009; S. 1194 Coast Guard Authorization Act, Title VIII - Oil Pollution Prevention.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS A ALLEGRETTI —
JENNIFER A CARPENTER —
CHRISTOPHER COAKLEY —
NICOLE DESIBOUR —
JASON LEWIS —
LYNN M MUENCH —
MARK WRIGHT —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1194 (111th), S. 684 (111th), S. 685 (111th), H.R. 2693 (111th), S. 787 (111th)

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.