ALCALDE & FAY for MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Draft Internet Travel Fairness Act

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Homeland Security HOM

Monitored conference on Coast Guard authorization legislation, special reference to Section 817, Uniform Security Background Checks; Monitored developments regarding the Marine Highway Program

Contacted: Maritime Administration (MARAD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Transportation TRA

Monitor Congressional action to provide funding for the FHWA Bridge Replacement and Bridge Rehabilitation Program; Monitor Congressional actions regarding the future role of surface transportation, transit policy and investment in the 21st century and federal financing solutions in the wake of the anticipated Highway Trust Fund shortfall; The Alert Drives Act (S.1536 & H.R.3535)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1536 (111th), H.R. 3535 (111th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Monitoring developments relating to water resources (WRDA) legislation; Support seaport and water & sewer department project requests for inclusion in the next WRDA; Construction of a water transmission pipeline to deliver reclaimed water to the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant; increase the authorization for the Miami-Dade County water reuse supply and water transmission pipeline, Sec. 5158(128) WRDA 2007

Contacted: Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Seeking federal funding for Phase III construction dredging and O&M funding, Miami Harbor; Seeking federal funding for Modernization and Safety under the New Starts account in the FY 2011 Transportation, HUD Appropriations Bill; seeking federal funding for Park and Ride facilities under the Bus and Bus Facilities account in the FY 2011 Transportation, HUD Appropriations Bill; Seeking federal funding for Transit Security under the Capital Investment Grant account in the FY 2011 Transportation, HUD Appropriations Bill; seeking federal funding for 27th Avenue Incremental Improvements under the Bus and Bus Facilities account in the FY 2011 Transportation, HUD Appropriations Bill; and seeking federal support for bridge repair and replacement in the FY 2011 Transportation, HUD Appropriations Bill; FY2011 Energy & Water Funding Army Corps of Engineers projects; Seek support for Seaport Department TIGER II application

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)