BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL for BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Credit/liquidity crisis - BOMA supports measures to help ease the credit crunch and restore balance to the commercial real estate industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HENRY CHAMBERLAIN | — |
| KAREN PENAFIEL | — |
| JASON TODD | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 1935 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services. BOMA opposes changing the characterization of carried interest in an investment partnership from a capital gain to ordinary income for income tax purposes. S. 567 - A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates. BOMA supports repealing the 15% capital gains tax rate sunset provision for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates. H.R. 426 - Green Roofing Energy Efficiency Tax Act of 2009. BOMA supports changing the depreciation schedule to 20 years on any roof system on nonresidential real property which meets the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004. H.R. 1194 - Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009. BOMA supports amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KAREN PENAFIEL | — |
| JASON TODD | — |
Insurance INS
H.R. 25555/S. 505 - Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009. BOMA supports availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events. Insurance coverage for catastrophic events should be made available for commercial real property as well.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KAREN PENAFIEL | — |
| JASON TODD | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
H.R. 2454/S. 1462 - Energy and Climate Change Legislation. BOMA supports financial incentives, such as rebates, to encourage investment in energy efficient retrofits to existing buildings. BOMA opposes mandated energy efficiency targets for ASHRAE Standard 90.1. BOMA supports the energy efficiency resource standard (EERS). BOMA opposes the proposed cap and trade program as it currently stands.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| W RON BURTON | — |
| KAREN PENAFIEL | — |
| JASON TODD | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
H.R. 1409/S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. BOMA opposes changing the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to certify a bargaining representative without directing an election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card check) and there is no other individual or labor organization currently certifiec or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KAREN PENAFIEL | — |
| JASON TODD | — |
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES
H.R. 2246/S. 970 - Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2009. BOMA supports the enhancement of the operation of local building code enforcement administration across the country by establishing a competitive Federal matching grant program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KAREN PENAFIEL | — |
| JASON TODD | — |
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