SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS for KING COUNTY WASHINGTON

Urban Development/Municipalities URB

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions related to local government activity financing and program implementation, including housing and community development, public safety, health, human services, transportation, energy, environment, water, broadband, and municipal bonding and finances. Infrastructure financing legislative proposals.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Transportation TRA

Surface transportation reauthorization legislative and project proposals. Urban Partnership Agreement implementation. Transportation program implementation for H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, formula and discretionary funding sources. Charter bus competition rule implementation. Transit operating assistance legislative proposals. Transit sale-leaseback recovery proposals.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Healthcare quality evaluation and reporting initiatives (e.g. Chartered Value Exchange status and Medicare data access). Public health promotion initiatives. Hospital-acquired infection research study protocol regulations. Health IT and wellness program implementation for H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate change legislative proposals: support for local government environmental and energy efficiency activities, including vehicle miles traveled reduction, transit service, and adaptation. Carbon emission reduction legislative proposals.

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, local government program funding provisions.

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant implementation. Weatherization program implementation. Green Job program implementation.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Housing HOU

Neighborhood Stabilization Program implementation and amendments. Housing foreclosure response legislative proposals.

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband funding program implementation for H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)