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Transportation TRA

- H.R. 1495 and S. 1248, Water Resources Act of 2007, authorization of navigation projects. - S. 1125, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act, All Titles. - H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007, Sec. 203.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); UNDETERMINED; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Maritime Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 1495 (110th), S. 1248 (110th), S. 1125 (110th), H.R. 2701 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

- H.R. 1365, Corporate AMT Repeal, All Titles - S. 155, Coal-to-Liquid Promotion Act of 2007, All Titles. - S. 2287, Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2007, All Titles.

Contacted: UNDETERMINED; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: S. 155 (110th), H.R. 1365 (110th), S. 2287 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

- H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 4011, Good Samaritan Clean Up of Abandoned Hard Rock Mines of 2007, All Titles - Mining Law Administration; Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Administration; Federal Land Policy Management Administration; Regulation of Mining on Public Lands; Energy Policy Act/Coal Leasing Amendments.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; UNDETERMINED; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Maritime Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2262 (110th), H.R. 4011 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

- H.R. 2421 and S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act, Section 4 and 5, definitions of waters of the United States and navigable waters definition. - H.R. 2169, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, All Titles. - CWA, Section 404, jurisdiction, permits, definitions; Mercury Rulemaking for Power Plants; Clean Air Interstate Rule; Particulate Matter NAAQS; Ozone NAAQS; Prevention of Significant Deterioration; New Source Review.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); UNDETERMINED; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1870 (110th), H.R. 2169 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. - S. 1655, Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007, All Titles. - Mine Safety & Health Administration - Staffing and Resource Allocation; Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard; Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM); Crystalline Silica; Respirable Coal Mine Dust; Occupational Noise Exposure; Workforce Shortages; MINER Act Implementation.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Maritime Commission; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); UNDETERMINED; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 1041 (110th), H.R. 2768 (110th), H.R. 2769 (110th), H.R. 866 (110th), S. 1655 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th), S. 1312 (110th), H.R. 576 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

- H.R. 1680 and S. 1463, Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007, Sec. 899B, regulation and transfer of ammonium nitrate, exemption for explosive purposes. - DHS, Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Forest Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); UNDETERMINED; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: H.R. 1680 (110th), S. 1463 (110th)

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

- H.R. 1055 and S. 595, Toxic Right to Know Protection Act, All Titles. - RCRA Definition of Solid Waste.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); UNDETERMINED; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Maritime Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1055 (110th), S. 595 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

- H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2007, Division C - Energy and Water, coal research and demonstration programs; the Clean Coal Power Initiative; Carbon Sequestration; lock and dam replacement maintenance; implementation of Section 404 permits under the Clean Water Act; Funding for Asia-Pacific Partnership at DOE; Division E - Homeland Security, Subtitle J, regulation of ammonium nitrate, exemption for explosive purposes; Division F - DOI and Environment, funding for Mining Law administration and USGS minerals management service and minerals activities, restoring the USGS Mineral Resources Research & Assessment Program and the Minerals Information Data Collection and Analysis Program, OSM's Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund, EPA's Center for the Study of Metals Program, and DOD Alternative Fuels Program, minerals examination, Funding for the Asia-Pacific Partnership at EPA; Division G - Labor Health and Human Services, funding for mining programs at NIOSH; Division I - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, CTL and synthetic fuels in future military systems, CTL testing authority. - H.R. 3043 and S. 1710, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations, funding for mining programs at NIOSH, belt air and refuge chamber regulations. - H.R. 2638 and S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, Subtitle J, regulation of ammonium nitrate, exemption for explosive purposes. - H.R. 2643 and S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, Title I, funding for Mining Law administration and USGS minerals management service and minerals activities, restoring the USGS Mineral Resources Research & Assessment Program and the Minerals Information Data Collection and Analysis Program, OSM's Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund, EPA's Center for the Study of Metals Program, and DOD Alternative Fuels Program; Title IV, minerals examination; Funding for the Asia-Pacific Partnership at EPA. - H.R. 2641 and S. 1751, Energy and Water Development Appropriations, coal research and demonstration programs; the Clean Coal Power Initiative; Carbon Sequestration; lock and dam replacement maintenance; implementation of Section 404 permits under the Clean Water Act; Funding for Asia-Pacific Partnership at DOE. - H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for FY'08, Title 3, Section 363, CTL and synthetic fuels in future military systems, CTL testing authority. - S. 1549, Military Construction Authorization Act, provisions to stimulate the construction of coal-to-liquids facilities. - H.R. 2419, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Title 12, Section 12331, Alternative Fuel Excise Tax Credit for Coal-to-Liquids.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); UNDETERMINED; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3043 (110th), S. 1696 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 1585 (110th), H.R. 2641 (110th), S. 1549 (110th), S. 1710 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th), S. 1644 (110th), H.R. 2643 (110th), S. 1751 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

- H.R. 1887 and S. 1179, Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act of 2007, All Titles. - S. 452, Cleanup Assurance and Polluter Accountability Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 3636, Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban of 2007, All Titles. - S. 906, Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007, All Titles.

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Maritime Commission; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; UNDETERMINED; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: S. 452 (110th), S. 1179 (110th), H.R. 3636 (110th), H.R. 1887 (110th), S. 906 (110th), H.R. 1534 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

- S. 154, Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act, All Titles. - H.R. 370 and S. 155, Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007, All Titles - H.R. 683, Investment in Energy Independence Act of 2006, Sections 2, 3, and 4, Credit for Investment in coal-to-liquid fuels projects, expensing for equipment used in CTL fuels process, alternative fuel credits. - S. 875, SAFE Energy Act of 2007, Title II, Section 207, carbon capture in coal utilization facilities. - H.R. 2208, Coal Liquid Fuel Act, All Titles. - H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, Title I, Section 103, study of carbon dioxide captured from coal-fired power plants and coal-to-liquids plants, Title II, Section 224, due diligence fee relating to coal, Title IV, storage formation including unmineable coal seams, Title V, sharing of penalties and fees of coal-to-liquids equally available to other forms of energy. - H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, renewable portfolio standards, alternative fuel standards, tax provisions. - S. 1300, Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007, Title VI, Sec. 603, clean coal fuel technology for civilian aircraft. - H.R. 1267 and S. 731, National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007, All Titles. - S. 962, Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2007, All Titles. - S. 1419, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007, Title III, Carbon Capture and Storage Provisions, Title VII, coal technologies. - S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007, All Titles - S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act, All Titles. - Energy Policy Act Implementation

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); UNDETERMINED; White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 683 (110th), S. 962 (110th), S. 1419 (110th), H.R. 2337 (110th), S. 154 (110th), S. 1766 (110th), H.R. 1267 (110th), S. 155 (110th), H.R. 2208 (110th), S. 1300 (110th), S. 731 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), S. 875 (110th), H.R. 370 (110th)