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Government Issues GOV

Informational efforts concerning confirmation hearing for EPA General Counsel and Office of Research nominees.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Legislative efforts concerning S. 3389 and H.R. 6066, Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act of 2008.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 6066 (111th), S. 3389 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H. Con. Res. 85, Presidential FY 2010 Budget, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, LIFO repeal, Superfund taxes, and international tax reform; S. Con. Res. 13, Presidential FY 2010 Budget, Section 202, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, LIFO repeal, Superfund taxes, and international tax reform; H.R. 53, Bad Polluters Act, provisions related to refinery expensing; S. 286, Marginal Well Production, Preservation and Enhancement Act, Section 2, provisions relating to tax treatment for prolonged marginal production; S. 807, SMART Energy Act, Title II, Subtitle A, provisions relating to taxes on oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 598, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, provisions related to provision for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures; H.R. 1337, America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act, section 2, provisions relating to tax on carbon dioxide content of certain substances; H.R. 2998, American Clean Energy and Security Act, provisions relating to oil and gas industry taxes; H. Res. 393, Title II, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Obama Administration and Congress should end the assault on America's energy independence by leaving in place domestic energy tax incentives. Whole Bills: H.R. 1512, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act; H.R. 2380, Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act; H.R. 1265, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; H.R. 650, Cleaner Trucks for America Act; S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; S. 888, Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act; S. 1087, Energy Fairness for America Act; H.R. 2631, Affordable Gas Price Act; H.R. 564, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 594, Save Our Climate Act; H.R. 617, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties; H.R. 832, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 1482, Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act; S. 289, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties. Regulatory efforts concerning Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q, carbon sequestration; Legislative and regulatory efforts relating to energy taxes.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: H.R. 53 (111th), H.R. 2998 (111th), S. 807 (111th), S. 1087 (111th), H.R. 1337 (111th), S. 506 (111th), H.R. 832 (111th), H.R. 1265 (111th), H.R. 2380 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), S. 888 (111th), H.R. 617 (111th), S. 289 (111th), H.R. 1482 (111th), H.R. 598 (111th), H.Res. 393 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), H.R. 2631 (111th), H.R. 594 (111th), H.R. 1512 (111th), S. 286 (111th), H.R. 650 (111th), H.R. 564 (111th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues concerning maritime piracy, particularly in Gulf of Aiden.

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. Con. Res. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014, Title II, Section 201 and Title III, Section 303, provisions relating to provision for a deficit neutral reserve fund on energy tax issues and reconciliation instructions to the House Ways and Means Committee; S. Con. Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, Section 202, provisions relating to provision for a deficit neutral reserve fund on energy tax issues; "Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2010," provisions related to energy issues generally, oil and gas taxes, repeal of LIFO, imposition of Superfund taxes and reformation of international tax issues; H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, and related Senate Appropriations bill, provisions relating to accessing supplies of domestic oil and natural gas, Title I, provisions relating to Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, permitting fees and Title II, provisions relating to hydraulic fracturing study.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.R. 2996 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 774, National Energy Security Act, Subtitle B, Sections 361-365, relating to energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf. Regulatory efforts concerning Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Section 526 and provisions regarding non-conventional fuels, implementation of renewable fuel standards; S. 1419, Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act, provisions relating to Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; American Clean Energy Leadership Act (Bingaman Energy Bill, unnumbered), provisions regarding Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, oil savings amendment, refined product reserve, market transparency, access to oil and gas resources on the outer continental shelf, split estates, Alaska pilot office, offshore environmental stewardship. Legislative efforts concerning oil sands; Legislative efforts concerning price gouging; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning general energy policy, restoring the national economy, providing for future economic growth.

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 1419 (111th), S. 774 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

Whole Bills: H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act; H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act. Regulatory efforts concerning implementation of Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Standards (6 CFR Part 27), pursuant to Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007, Section 550.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2868 (111th), H.R. 2477 (111th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions relating to low-carbon fuels; S. 1095, America's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Act, Section 2, provisions relating to low-carbon fuel program; S. 1033, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010, efforts to amend the bill to address Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; H. Amend. 274 to H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010, efforts to amend the bill to address Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Whole Bills: H.R. 2409, Renewable Fuels Standard Improvement Act. Efforts concerning the implementation of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 renewable fuels standard.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2409 (111th), S. 1033 (111th), H.R. 2647 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1095 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act, Section 3, provisions relating to Maritime emergency prevention; S. 684, Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act, Sections 104, 105, 112, 203 and 205, provisions relating to oil transfer from vessels, reduction of human-error incidents, cooperative state inspection authority, oil spill liability trust fund, and OPA-90 financial responsibility; H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act and related discussion draft, provisions relating to low carbon, renewable and bio fuels, allocation of emissions credits, creating clean energy jobs, achieving energy independence, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, transition to clean energy economy; S. 787, Clean Water Restoration Act, Section 4, provisions related to definition of Waters of the U.S.; S. 1194, Coast Guard Authorization Act for FY 2010 and 2011, Title VII, provisions relating to oil spill response; Draft House Coast Guard Authorization Bill, unnumbered, provisions relating to oil spill prevention and response. Whole Bills: H.R. 2766, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act; H.R. 1862, Cap and Dividend Act; S. 1215, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act; HR. 2693, Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act. Whole Regulations: 72 Fed. Reg. 27179, Regulatory efforts concerning criteria pollutants emissions under NSPS subpart Ja; 72 Fed. Reg. 58378, Amendments to Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Regulation; Regulatory efforts concerning post-Rapanos guidance on Waters of the U.S.; 74 Fed. Reg. 16448, Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases, proposed rule; Regulatory efforts concerning National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Matter and Ozone; 74 Fed. Reg. 18886, Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act, proposed rule; Regulatory efforts concerning EPA General Provisions regarding Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction issues under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, 42 USCA 7412; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning climate change.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 2693 (111th), H.R. 2766 (111th), S. 684 (111th), S. 1215 (111th), S. 1194 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 685 (111th), S. 787 (111th), H.R. 1862 (111th)

Natural Resources NAT

S. 774, National Energy Security Act, Subtitle B, provisions relating to oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf; S. 1333, Clean, Affordable and Reliable Energy Act, Title III, provisions related to domestic production; H.R. 2227, American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act, Title I, provisions related to offshore leasing and other energy issues; H.R. 3009, American-Made Energy Act of 2009, Title III, provisions relating to offshore oil and gas leasing. Whole Bills: H.R. 21, Ocean Conservation, Education and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 1462, Study of Ways to Improve the Accuracy of the Collection of Federal Oil, Condensate, and Natural Gas Royalties Act of 2009; Federal Lands and Resources Energy Development Act, unnumbered House draft. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts concerning access to foreign sources of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts concerning MMS approval of Atlantic Seismic Activity for oil and gas, MMS Five-Year Plan.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 21 (111th), H.R. 1462 (111th), S. 1333 (111th), S. 774 (111th), H.R. 3009 (111th), H.R. 2227 (111th)