PHB PUBLIC AFFAIRS for COASTAL CONNECT LLC
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Funding for programs associated with Jones Act shipping such as Title XI vessel construction loan guarantees, the Short Sea Transportation program, and legislation (enacted) to create a short sea grants program (PL 111-84).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAUL HAROLD BEA | — |
Transportation TRA
Exploring how marine highway policy and surface transportation policy can be merged in the upcoming surface transportation legislation including the Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (committee print) and S. 1038, which would have USDOT establish plans and strategies for meeting goals such as increasing non-highway usage in goods movement.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAUL HAROLD BEA | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Exemption from the harbor maintenance tax for intermodal cargo moving in the coastwise trade such as provided in HR 638 and S 551.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAUL HAROLD BEA | — |
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR
Implementation of the short sea transportation program as authorized in Title 11 of PL 110-140 and for which initial rulemaking was published on October 9, 2008. Implementation of the short sea transportation grants program as authorized in PL 111-84. Title XI loan guarantee program funding. Improving awareness of the Coastal Connect project and related subject, such as alternative marine fuels, among policy and program persons in the Federal government.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAUL HAROLD BEA | — |
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.