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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues: Canadian Softwood Lumber Agreement; Lacey Act Amendment implementation; Authorization of Free Trade Agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Forest Service

Transportation TRA

HR 763 / S 747: Safe & Efficient Transportation Act (entire bill) HR 801: Truck Weight Uniformity Act (entire bill) Issues: Truck weights, Georgia Port Authority deepening project

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 763 (112th), H.R. 801 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Issue: H-2B visas and wage calculation formula

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

PL 111-203: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Business Conduct Standards related to the implementation of derivatives & swaps provisions); Issues: Use of swaps by pension funds HR 1573: To facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (Business Conduct Standards related to the implementation of derivatives & swaps provisions); HR 3045: Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 (Business Conduct Standards related to the implementation of derivatives & swaps provisions)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3045 (112th), H.R. 1573 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 2495, Tax Equity & Middle Class Fairness Act (timber tax) Issues: Timber Tax, Timber REIT & REIT Tax Issues; Cellulosic Biofuels Tax Credit, Home Mortgage Interest Deduction Tax Credit; Section 1402(a) of Title XIV of Water Resources Development Act (Harbor Maintenance Tax); Section 530 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (Independent Contractor Deduction)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Forest Service; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: H.R. 2495 (112th)

Housing HOU

Public Law 111-203: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (qualified residential mortgages) Issues: Housing market reform issues (foreclosure policy, GSE reform, interest rates, conforming loan limit, jumbo loans, home mortgage interest deduction tax credit)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

HR 1540: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (green building) HR 2055: Military construction and veterans affairs appropriations act (green building) Issues: Green building & forest certification issues, EPA Pesticide Registration/Endangered Species Act Consultation issues; EPA Re-registration Eligibility Decision for Soil Fumigants

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Forest Service; General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 2055 (112th), H.R. 1540 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 559: Securing America's Future of Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act (biomass) S. 781 / H.R. 1920: Amending the Clean Air Act to conform the defintion of biomass (entire bill) S. 1000: Energy Savings & Industrial Competitive Act (building codes) Issues: Biomass in Energy Policies, Renewable Fuel Standard, Renewable/Clean Energy Standard, Bonneville Power Administration, Cellulosic Biofuels Tax Credit, Farm Bill energy title, building energy code programs

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 559 (112th), S. 1000 (112th), H.R. 1920 (112th), S. 781 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 199 / S 231: Protecting America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act (entire bill) HR 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (entire bill) HR 910 / S 482: Energy Tax Prevention Act (entire bill) HR 2250/S 1392: EPA Regulatory Relief Act (entire bill) HR 2541 / S 1369: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 2584: Department of Interior, Environmental and Related Agencies 2012 Appropriations (silviculture & pesticide provisions) Issues: Clean Water Act: pesticide general permits for CWA, forest roads & CWA, and other provisions that impact forestry, manufacturing & housing Clean Air Act: Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA final PSD GHG tailoring rule, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, other provisions that impact forest products manufacturing facilities

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2541 (112th), H.R. 2250 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 2584 (112th), H.R. 199 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

HR 752 / S 403: Designate segments of Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (entire bill) Issues: Northern Spotted Owl, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Funding for Forest Legacy and Land & Water Conservation Fund, Farm Bill Forestry Title

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 752 (112th)