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Transportation TRA

HR 3074, Transportation-Treasury Appropriations Act for 2008, funding for highway and transit programs HR 2881, funding for the AIP and PFC programs, applying QBS to PFC-funded projects

Contacted: SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); UNDETERMINED; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3074 (110th), H.R. 2881 (110th)

Roads/Highway ROD

HR 3074, Transportation-Treasury Appropriations, provisions related to funding for highways and transit FHWA environmental streamlining rulemakings

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Navy, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); UNDETERMINED; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 3074 (110th)

Small Business SMB

Accountability in Government Contracting Act (S 680, HR 1362), provisions related to small business contracting Transportation issues as they apply to small engineering firms

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; UNDETERMINED; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 1362 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

Federal procurement reform/legislative changes to OMB Circular A-76 GSA supply schedule changes Accountability in Government Contracting Act (S 680, HR 1362), provisions related to small business contracting

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; UNDETERMINED; Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Navy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1362 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Estate tax and capitol gains tax permanency Promote passage of HR 1023/S 777, to repeal section 511 of PL 109-222 (3% withholding)

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Navy, Dept of; UNDETERMINED

Bills named: H.R. 1023 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Association Health Plans/Small Business Health Fairness Act -- initiatives/amendments to promote the development of association health plans to permit businesses to access health insurance products through trade associations

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Navy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); UNDETERMINED

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 2642, Military Construction and VA, provisions related to military construction funding for the services HR 3074, provisions related to Airport Improvement Program funding, and funding for highways and transit programs HR 2643, Interior and Environment, Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water SRF funding, Superfund, hazardous waste clean-up HR 2641, Energy and Water, Corps funding for lock/dam projects Note: For purposes of clarification, Cindy Hsu was responsible for lobbying activities related to military construction; Vivian Moeglein was responsible for all transportation-related issues; David Kunz, and then Diane Shea, were responsible for Interior and Environment funding, as well as Energy and Water accounts. Steve Hall was involved in all of the above.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Navy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); UNDETERMINED; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3074 (110th), H.R. 2643 (110th), H.R. 2641 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

HR 3074, Transportation Treasury Appropriations Act for 2008, provisions related to funding for the Airport Improvement Program HR 2881, provisions to reauthorize and exand AIP and passenger facility charge (PFC) programs, as well as provisions to require the use of Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) to procure engineering services on PFC-funded projects.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); UNDETERMINED; Energy, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3074 (110th), H.R. 2881 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 6, provisions related to renewable energy, tax incentives for energy infrastructure

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); UNDETERMINED; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Navy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th)

Torts TOR

HR 2067, legislation to provide "good samaritan" relief for architect and engineering firms responding in a voluntary capacity to natural disasters.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; UNDETERMINED; Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2067 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 720, provisions related to the reauthorization and expansion of the Clean Water Act State Revolving Fund (SRF) program, as well as provisions to apply QBS to SRF-funded projects. HR 1495, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), including overall funding for Corps of Engineers projects

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; UNDETERMINED; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1495 (110th), H.R. 720 (110th)