ARTBA for ARTBA

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Opposed cuts to transportation programs in the FY 2013 Appropriations process.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Urged members of Congress to clarify the definition of "asbestos" in proposed legislation seeking to ban all asbestos materials.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Supported the "Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act of 2012" to extend the Highway Trust Fund's expenditure and tax authority. Supported Enzi Amendment #1 to the Senate Finance Committee Markup of the "Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act of 2012" to adjust federal motor fuel tax rates to reflect future inflation.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Supported continued implementation of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Promoted job-creating benefits of infrastructure investments. Provided Congressional offices and members of the Administration with updates on ARRA project progress.

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Provided specific recommendations to chairmen of House Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, and Appropriations Committees on imminent EPA regulations of stormwater runoff. Urged committees to investigate regulations.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Vice President of the U.S.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Supported H.R. 658 and S. 223, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported temporary extensions of the federal aviation programs while also advocating for a multi-year reauthorization.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 223 (112th), H.R. 658 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Urged Obama Administration approval of Keystone XL Pipeline project as it has potential to create thousands of construction jobs, including those in the transportation community.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urged opposition to expanding the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers' Clean Water Act authority to regulate U.S. wetlands. Met with Small Business Administration staff on this issue. Supported S. 2245, the "Preserve the Waters of the United States Act," and encouraged similar legislation be introduced in the House.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 2245 (112th)

Transportation TRA

Supported H.R. 4281, a 90-day extension of the surface transportation programs through June 30 to avoid a shutdown of the federal surface transportation program and to provide Congress additional time to continue work on a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Vice President of the U.S.; President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 4281 (112th)