1st Quarter - Report

NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$140,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Insurance INS

H. Res. 184 - Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1105 & S. 2284) making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BLAKE CARTER Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Managing Director of Government Affairs
KEVIN WALGENBACH Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (111th), H.Res. 184 (111th), S. 2284 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy policy as it relates to climate change and green infrastructure - NRMCA is advocating the energy efficiency and other green properties of concrete structures and pavements, as well as means to reduce the adverse environmental impact of the manufacture of concrete and its components.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BLAKE CARTER Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Managing Director of Government Affairs
KEVIN WALGENBACH Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1 - Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BLAKE CARTER Senior Vice President of Government Relations
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Managing Director of Government Relations
KEVIN WALGENBACH Director of Government Relations

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act a Legacy for Users the current bill expires September 30, 2009. Congress is expected to begin working on a replacement bill for the next six-year period during its 2009 session. NRMCA effort has been to encourage a speedy expedition of this process.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BLAKE CARTER Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Managing Director of Government Affairs
KEVIN WALGENBACH Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Capital Investment Incentives for Small Businesses - Lobbied Congress urging them to incetivize small businesses with a 50 percent depreciation bonus and increased amounts that small businesses can expense under Internal Revenue Code Sec. 179 to $250,000 for inclusion in the stiumulus package.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BLAKE CARTER Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Managing Director of Government Affairs
KEVIN WALGENBACH Director of Government Relations

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409 & S.560 - Employee Free Choice Act - A bill that amends the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BLAKE CARTER Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Managing Director of Government Affairs
KEVIN WALGENBACH Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 560 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

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.