ARTBA for ARTBA

Environment/Superfund ENV

Made specific recommendations to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regarding the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, environmental permitting, stormwater regulations, and coal ash classification.

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

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

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urged opposition to expanding the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers' Clean Water Act authority to regulate U.S. wetlands. Met with Small Business Administration staff on this issue.

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

Transportation TRA

Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs. Specifically supported moving forward in Senate with S. 1813, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (no legislation introduced in House). Recommendations include increasing investment, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects.

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

Bills named: S. 1813 (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: Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE

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. Provided Congressional offices and members of the Administration with updates on ARRA project progress.

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Opposed cuts to transportation programs in the FY 2012 Appropriations process.

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