SHENKER RUSSO & CLARK LLP for NEW ENGLAND FUEL INSTITUTE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Quarter - Report | Oct 20, 2017 | $18,000 | Replaced |
| 3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page) | Oct 24, 2017 | $18,000 | Yes |
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Transportation TRA
Expressed general concerns regarding the affects that FMCSA regulations can have on the ability to hire and retain qualified commercial vehicle drivers. Supported the Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) Extension Act (H.R.3282), a bill to delay the compliance deadline for the FMCSA's regulation requiring the use of ELD in certain commercial motor vehicles; and related amendment #35 to H.R.3354, offered in the House Appropriations Committee by Reps. Brian Babin and Lloyd Smucker.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL C TRUNZO | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Communicated priorities with respect to comprehensive tax reform, particularly concerns the proposed border adjustment tax or BAT. Advocated for the retroactive extension of the biodiesel blenders' tax credit. Discussed concerns with the proposed change to a producers-only tax credit for biodiesel (H.R.2383 and S.944); and supported a bill to extend and phased-out the blenders tax credit for biodiesel (H.R.3264).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL C TRUNZO | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Supported full federal funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Opposed a recommendation in the President's Fiscal Year 2018 that LIHEAP be eliminated entirely.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL C TRUNZO | — |
Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE
Communicated general support for the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) as it relates to biodiesel, renewable diesel and advanced biofuels; and other policies that provide an incentive to produce, store, distribute and use biodiesel and other advanced biofuels in the heating oil market. Voiced concern over the possible use of waiver authority to reduce to renewable volume obligations for biomass-based diesel in 2018 and 2019 under the Renewable Fuels Standard, as proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency under a Notice of Data Availability issued on September 26, 2017 (EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0091, FRL-9968-70-OAR - Fed.Reg.2017-21128, Oct. 4, 2017).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL C TRUNZO | — |
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