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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Whole Treaty: Treaty Number:103-39, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Regulatory strategies concerning corporate international investment protection policies.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Natural Resources NAT

HR 4074 San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, Section 112, provisions relating to oil and gas leases; Whole Bills: HR 1180 Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act; HR 1975 Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act; S 2229 Wyoming Range Legacy Act.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1180 (110th), H.R. 4074 (110th), H.R. 1975 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 6 Energy Independence and Security Act, provisions relating to price gouging, antitrust, NOPEC, amendments to Petroleum Marketing Practices Act. Whole Bills: H.R. 1252, Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act; H.R. 2264 NOPEC Act; S. 878 Oil Industry Merger Antitrust Enforcement Act; S. 1263 Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 1252 (110th), S. 878 (110th), H.R. 2264 (110th), S. 1263 (110th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

S. 1620 Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act, Titles I, II and III, provisions relating to oil and gas industry; Whole Bill: S 133 American Fuels Act. Legislative efforts regarding regulation of temperature compensation/"hot fuel"; Regulatory efforts concerning amendments to 40 CFR Part 80, Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1620 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

DHS Chemical Security Regulation. Legislative efforts regarding regulation of chemical plant security.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S. 1892 Coast Guard Authorization Act for FY 2008 Title VII, provisions relating to Oil Spill Prevention Act;

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 1892 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

IRS Schedule M3 Book Tax Reporting Issue; IRS Notice 2004-6 Capitalization of Repair Costs; IRS Section 179C Expensing of Refinery Expansions; HR 2809 New Apollo Energy Act, Title VIII, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes; S 1554 Energy Independence, Clean Air, and Climate Security Act, Title V, tax provisions; HR 3970 Tax Reduction and Reform Act, Title III, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, accounting methods;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2809 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Whole Bills: HR 21 Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act; HR 802 Maritime Pollution Prevention Act; HR 1187 Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act; HR 1907 Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; S 1142 Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1907 (110th), H.R. 802 (110th), H.R. 1187 (110th), H.R. 21 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2641 Energy & Water Appropriations Act, climate change provision; H.R. 2638 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to chemical security policy; S. 1751 Energy & Water Appropriations Act, DOE provision; S. 1644 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, chemical security provisions; S. 1696 Depts. of Interior & Environment Appropriations Act, MMS provision, DOI Access provisions;

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1644 (110th), S. 1696 (110th), S. 1751 (110th), H.R. 2641 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 86 Oil & Gas to Alternative Swap Act, tax provisions; H.R. 498 Energy Policy Reinvestment Act, provisions relating to oil and gas industry; S.701 Strategic Energy Fund Act, Title II, provisions relating to oil taxes and fees;

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 86 (110th), S. 701 (110th), H.R. 498 (110th)