4th Quarter - Report

AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

Period 4th Quarter 2008 Filed Jan 7, 2009 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.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Interior and Related Agencies fisheries funding for Interior and Forest Service programs; Commerce, Justice and State for NOAA Fishery programs and Department of Justice Grants that fund youth fishing programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES —
GORDON ROBERTSON —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Support of clean water and infrastructure legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES —
GORDON ROBERTSON —

Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Natural Resources NAT

Support of legislation to establish a national fish habitat plan and implementation program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES —
GORDON ROBERTSON —

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

The fair and equitable application by the IRS of the federal manufacturers excise tax on sportfishing equipment.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GORDON ROBERTSON —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Maintenance of recreational angler access in fresh and saltwater; access for recreational anglers on federal lands; support for a science-based process and Presidential directive for establishing marine protected areas that maintain recreational fishing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES —
PATRICIA DOERR —
J MICHAEL NUSSMAN —
GORDON ROBERTSON —

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office

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.