4th Quarter - Report — ARTBA for ARTBA (2008)

Firm

ARTBA

Client

ARTBA

Income

—

Expenses

$151,408

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Roads/Highway ROD

S. 3261. Supported efforts in the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund the federal highway program at the SAFETEA-LU guaranteed level of $41.2 billion in FY2009.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER	Personal Staff, Sen. Mark Hatfield
DEAN FRANKS	Legislative Aide, Rep. Judy Biggert
RICHARD JULIANO	White House Liaison, U.S. DOT
T PETER RUANE	Deputy Director, OEA, Office of Sec. of Defense
HANK WEBSTER	Intern, Rep. James Langevin

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 3261 (110th)

Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs in 2009 (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER	Personal Staff, Sen. Mark Hatfield
WILLIAM BUECHNER	Senior Economist, Joint Economic Committee
DEAN FRANKS	Legislative Aide, Rep. Judy Biggert
RICHARD JULIANO	White House Liaison, U.S. DOT
T PETER RUANE	Deputy Director, OEA, Office of Sec. of Defense
HANK WEBSTER	Intern, Rep. James Langevin

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Advocated for an increase in the federal motor fuels user fee (no legislation introduced). Sent memorandum to Congress explaining the decline in Highway Trust Fund Revenues was due mainly to a decrease in heavy truck tax revenue, not a decline in revenue from the federal motor fuels user fee.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER	Personal Staff, Sen. Mark Hatfield
DEAN FRANKS	Legislative Aide, Rep. Judy Biggert
HANK WEBSTER	Intern, Rep. James Langevin

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Met with congressional staff to discuss importance of transportation investment in any economic recovery package. ARTBA staff testified before a House Transportation and Infrastructure Commitee on the impact of transportation investment on the economy. ARTBA staff submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) disputing claims by the DOT that transportation investment is not as effective in job creation as some DOT data shows.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER	Personal Staff, Sen. Mark Hatfield
DEAN FRANKS	Legislative Aide, Rep. Judy Biggert
T PETER RUANE	Deputy Director, OEA, Office of Sec. of Defense
HANK WEBSTER	Intern, Rep. James Langevin

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported S. 2345, the American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER	Personal Staff, Sen. Mark Hatfield
WILLIAM BUECHNER	Senior Economist, Joint Economic Committee
DEAN FRANKS	Legislative Aide, Rep. Judy Biggert
RICHARD JULIANO	White House Liaison, U.S. DOT
HANK WEBSTER	Intern, Rep. James Langevin

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2881 (110th), S. 2345 (110th), S. 1300 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 742 and H.R. 3285. Urged members of Congress to clarify the definition of "asbestos" in proposed legislation seeking to ban all asbestos materials.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEAN FRANKS	Legislative Aide, Rep. Judy Biggert
NICK GOLDSTEIN	Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
T PETER RUANE	Deputy Director, OEA, Office of Sec. of Defense

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3285 (110th), S. 742 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2421, S. 1870 The Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2007. Urged opposition to expanding the Army Corps of Engineers authority to regulate U.S. wetlands. Provided recommendations to Congress to ensure global climate change proposals protect transportation projects. Submitted testimony to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BAUER	Personal Staff, Sen. Mark Hatfield
DEAN FRANKS	Legislative Aide, Rep. Judy Biggert
NICK GOLDSTEIN	Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2421 (110th), S. 1870 (110th)

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.