2nd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

Period 2nd Quarter 2010 Filed Jul 5, 2010 Signed by Gordon C. Robertson, Vice President

Official filing
Firm
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
Client
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
Income
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Expenses
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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

The fair and equitable application by the IRS of the federal manufacturers' excise tax on sportfishing equipment; and support for the renewal of the expired bonus depreciation law.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GORDON ROBERTSON —

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Park Service (NPS)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Maintenance of recreational angler access in fresh and saltwater; access for recreational anglers on federal lands; marine spatial planning, ocean zoning; support for science-based processes; and the draft Oceans Task Force Report and opposition to E-15 fuel proposals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA DOERR —
DAVID MICHAEL LEONARD —
GORDON ROBERTSON —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Park Service (NPS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Interior and Related Agencies fisheries funding Interior and Forest Service programs; Commerce, Justice and State for NOAA fishery and habitat improvement programs and diaster relief programs for sportfishing industry businesses in the Gulf of Mexico.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID MICHAEL LEONARD —
GORDON ROBERTSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Park Service (NPS)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Support of clean water and water infrastructure legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID MICHAEL LEONARD —
GORDON ROBERTSON —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Natl Park Service (NPS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Natural Resources NAT

Support of legislation to establish a national fish habitat plan and implementation program; and ocean and fishery management programs; and opposition to the National Park Service method of applying a lead component ban for fishing equipment on NPS units.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA DOERR —
DAVID MICHAEL LEONARD —
GORDON ROBERTSON —

Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Park Service (NPS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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.