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Trucking/Shipping TRU

Issues related to reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Act; General issues related to offshore pipelines; S. 2276 - SAFE PIPES Act, all provisions; Issues related to pipeline security and reauthorization; H.R. 636 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016, Secs. 2209, 2210; Issues related to the Water Resources Development Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 636 (114th), S. 2276 (114th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

S. 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; H.R. 2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions; General issues related to Toxic Substances Control Act.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 697 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th)

Foreign Relations FOR

General issues related to U.S. Arctic Policy.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General channel related issues and issues regarding funding for dredging activities in the 2018 federal budget.

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to the applicability of the Jones Act to offshore construction operations and issues related to Vessel Incidental Discharge Act.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General tax reform related issues, including proposed Treasury Regulations addressing aspects of tax reform (e.g., earnings stripping, unrepatriated income, etc.); Issues related to Treasury's Proposed Section 385 Regulations on foreign investment in the U.S.and Debt/Equity Proposal; Issues related to per-barrel oil fees; Issues related to Carbon Tax; General education and issues related to renewable fuels.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Environment/Superfund ENV

General issues related to carbon Capture and Storage; Issues related to 2015 ozone NAAQS Non-attainment designation; S. 2882 - Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016; Issues related to the rule-making on Clean Power Plan Clean Energy Incentive Program; General offshore issues related to commerce such as seismic, oceans policy, environmental studies; Issues related to pipeline permit approval; Issues related to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart OOOO draft and final rule, CTG oil and gas draft rule, Source Aggregation oil and gas draft and rule, proposed voluntary program called Methane Challenge.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 2882 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

CFTC Proposed Rule on Position limits; Issues related to the Safe Pipes Act (Small Scale LNG facilities); Issues related to the Comprehensive Energy Policy Act (multiple provisions); General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues (includes DOI Well Control Rule and Offshore Air Quality Monitoring Rule); General Arctic policy issues including the NPC study, Arctic Council and Arctic Regulations; S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015; FY 17 Interior and Environment Appropriations bills; S. 3110 - American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, including general revenue sharing issues; General issues related to natural gas; Issues related to the DOI's Alaska specific OCS regulations; General issues related to Atlantic and EGOM offshore access.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 3110 (114th), S. 2012 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to seismic activities and potential impacts on marine mammals; S. 1886 - Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act, including ocean observations, data collection, and science programs related to the Gulf of Mexico; Issues related to ecosystem and marine mammal monitoring programs.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1886 (114th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 703 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 577 - Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 704 - RFS Reform Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1584 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2864 - To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from extending the renewable fuel program past 2022 if the Administrator waives applicable volume requirements in prior years, all provisions; H.R. 5180 - Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016, all provisions.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 704 (114th), S. 577 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th), S. 1584 (114th), H.R. 5180 (114th), H.R. 2864 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to habitat mitigation policy relevant to oil and gas exploration in the U.S. OCS; Issues related to National Ocean Policy Marine Planning implementation; S. 3038 - Coastal Coordination Act of 2016, all provisions; Issues related to offshore Air Quality Rule; General offshore access and resource potential issues, including as related to DOI's BOEM Draft Proposed 5 Year Leasing Program; Issues related to leasing policy reform and Arctic OCS lease extensions.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 3038 (114th)