ARTBA for ARTBA

Transportation TRA

Supported Federal Transit Administration proposal aimed at shortening the review and approval process for public transportation capital projects by, among other things, creating 10 new classes of categorical exclusions during the environmental review process.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Vice President of the U.S.; President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Supported continued implementation of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Promoted job-creating benefits of infrastructure investments. Provided Congressional offices and members of the Administration with updates on ARRA project progress.

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Small Business Administration (SBA); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Opposed efforts to implement FY 2013 House Budget Resolution which assumes a 36 percent cut in federal transportation investment.

Contacted: Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); President of the U.S.; Vice President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Urged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials not to regulate coal ash as a "hazardous" waste, which could make concrete more costly and less durable, thus increasing costs and the environmental impact of vital transportation improvement projects. Supported H.R. 2273, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act and S. 1751, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act. Supported similar language included in H.R. 7, the House short-term transportation extension measure.

Contacted: SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 2273 (112th), S. 1751 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Urged members of Congress to clarify the definition of "asbestos" in proposed legislation seeking to ban all asbestos materials.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; President of the U.S.; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urged opposition to expanding the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers' Clean Water Act authority to regulate U.S. wetlands. Met with Small Business Administration staff on this issue. Supported S. 2245, the "Preserve the Waters of the United States Act," and similarly named H.R. 4965 in the House.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.; President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 2245 (112th), H.R. 4965 (112th)