Mid-Year Report — THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COM… for AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANI… (2007)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES

Client

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES

Income

—

Expenses

$823,680

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
Mid-Year Report (this page)	Feb 11, 2008	$823,680	Replaced
Mid-Year Amendment	Mar 3, 2009	$823,680	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Estate tax and capitol gains tax permanency Promote passage of HR 1023/S 777, to repeal section 511 of PL 109-222 (3% withholding)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE HALL	N/A
CINDY HSU	N/A
ROGER JORDAN	N/A
VIVIAN MOEGLEIN	N/A
KATHARINE MOTTLEY	N/A
DIANE S SHEA	N/A

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1023 (110th)

Transportation TRA

HR 3074, Transportation-Treasury Appropriations Act for 2008, funding for highway and transit programs HR 2881, funding for the AIP and PFC programs, applying QBS to PFC-funded projects

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE HALL	N/A
CINDY HSU	N/A
ROGER JORDAN	N/A
VIVIAN MOEGLEIN	N/A
KATHARINE MOTTLEY	N/A
DIANE S SHEA	N/A

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Navy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 3074 (110th), H.R. 2881 (110th)

Roads/Highway ROD

HR 3074, Transportation-Treasury Appropriations, provisions related to funding for highways and transit FHWA environmental streamlining rulemakings

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE HALL	N/A
CINDY HSU	N/A
ROGER JORDAN	N/A
VIVIAN MOEGLEIN	N/A
KATHARINE MOTTLEY	N/A
DIANE S SHEA	N/A

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3074 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Association Health Plans/Small Business Health Fairness Act -- initiatives/amendments to promote the development of association health plans to permit businesses to access health insurance products through trade associations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE HALL	N/A
CINDY HSU	N/A
ROGER JORDAN	N/A
VIVIAN MOEGLEIN	N/A
KATHARINE MOTTLEY	N/A
DIANE S SHEA	N/A

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Navy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA)

Small Business SMB

Accountability in Government Contracting Act (S 680, HR 1362), provisions related to small business contracting Transportation issues as they apply to small engineering firms

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE HALL	N/A
CINDY HSU	N/A
ROGER JORDAN	N/A
VIVIAN MOEGLEIN	N/A
KATHARINE MOTTLEY	N/A
DIANE S SHEA	N/A

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Navy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1362 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 2642, Military Construction and VA, provisions related to military construction funding for the services HR 3074, provisions related to Airport Improvement Program funding, and funding for highways and transit programs HR 2643, Interior and Environment, Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water SRF funding, Superfund, hazardous waste clean-up HR 2641, Energy and Water, Corps funding for lock/dam projects

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE HALL	N/A
CINDY HSU	N/A
ROGER JORDAN	N/A
VIVIAN MOEGLEIN	N/A
KATHARINE MOTTLEY	N/A
DIANE S SHEA	N/A

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 3074 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th), H.R. 2641 (110th), H.R. 2643 (110th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

HR 3074, Transportation Treasury Appropriations Act for 2008, provisions related to funding for the Airport Improvement Program HR 2881, provisions to reauthorize and exand AIP and passenger facility charge (PFC) programs, as well as provisions to require the use of Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) to procure engineering services on PFC-funded projects.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE HALL	N/A
CINDY HSU	N/A
ROGER JORDAN	N/A
VIVIAN MOEGLEIN	N/A
KATHARINE MOTTLEY	N/A
DIANE S SHEA	N/A

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2881 (110th), H.R. 3074 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

Federal procurement reform/legislative changes to OMB Circular A-76 GSA supply schedule changes Accountability in Government Contracting Act (S 680, HR 1362), provisions related to small business contracting

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE HALL	N/A
CINDY HSU	N/A
ROGER JORDAN	N/A
VIVIAN MOEGLEIN	N/A
KATHARINE MOTTLEY	N/A
DIANE S SHEA	N/A

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1362 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 6, provisions related to renewable energy, tax incentives for energy infrastructure

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE HALL	N/A
CINDY HSU	N/A
ROGER JORDAN	N/A
VIVIAN MOEGLEIN	N/A
KATHARINE MOTTLEY	N/A
DIANE S SHEA	N/A

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Navy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th)

Torts TOR

HR 2067, legislation to provide "good samaritan" relief for architect and engineering firms responding in a voluntary capacity to natural disasters.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE HALL	N/A
CINDY HSU	N/A
ROGER JORDAN	N/A
VIVIAN MOEGLEIN	N/A
KATHARINE MOTTLEY	N/A
DIANE S SHEA	N/A

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Navy, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2067 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 720, provisions related to the reauthorization and expansion of the Clean Water Act State Revolving Fund (SRF) program, as well as provisions to apply QBS to SRF-funded projects. HR 1495, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), including overall funding for Corps of Engineers projects

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE HALL	N/A
CINDY HSU	N/A
ROGER JORDAN	N/A
VIVIAN MOEGLEIN	N/A
KATHARINE MOTTLEY	N/A
DIANE S SHEA	N/A

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Navy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 1495 (110th), H.R. 720 (110th)

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.