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Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

S. 1578 Ballast Water Management Act of 2007 re: water discharge; H.R. 2830 Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2007, LNG provisions and foreign classification society; S. 1499 Marine Vessel Emissions Protection Act of 2007 re: ship emissions; H.R. 802 Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2007 re: ship emissions

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2830 (110th), H.R. 802 (110th), S. 1499 (110th), S. 1578 (110th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

S. 2302 Food Security and Energy Act of 2007 - provision to reauthorize the commodities exchange act

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 2302 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5351 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 re: revenue offsets that affect the oil and gas industry; H.R. 3221 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 re: energy tax provisions

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: H.R. 5351 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th)

Foreign Relations FOR

US Colombia FTA; Caspian: gas production from Azerbaijan and gas transit agreement with Turkey; National Defense Authorization Act: exclusion of Libya from Section 1083 of PL 110-181; US economic assistance for Tangguh, Indonesia capacity building; Russia WTO entry; PNTR for Russia

Foreign entity interest: BP plc would benefit from increased or preserved business opportunities in these areas.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 2191 Lieberman/Warner climate change bill - cap and trade; Carbon capture and sequestration; National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone; New Source Performance Standard for Refineries; Clean Water Act NPDES permit applicability for vessel ballast water discharges; Clean Air Act Advisory Cmte deliberations re: greenhouse gases.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2191 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2016 The National Landscape Conservation System Act amendments relating to oil and gas production; HR 1907 amendments to ensure future energy development is not adversely impacted; HR 2784 natural production on the outer continental shelf; hydraulic fracture stimulation; Hearing preparation for House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming; H.R. 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 re: development of advanced biofuels; H.R. 6 SB2651, EISA technical corrections;

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 1907 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 2784 (110th), H.R. 2016 (110th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 1252 Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2007 re: determination of price manipulation; H.R. 6 Energy Independence Acto of 2007 regarding interpretation of Section 526

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 1252 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

S. Con Res 70 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013 re: permitting the development of natural gas and oil resources beneath the waters of the Outer Continental Shelf; Endangered Species Act re: impact of threatened and endangered species listings; MMS policy on suspension of operations and suspension of production;

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 70 (110th)