1st Quarter - Report

BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY for BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,110,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report (this page) Apr 21, 2008 $1,110,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment Nov 2, 2009 $1,170,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

HR 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act, general farm policy, transportation of grain and all matters pertaining to the railroad; Various issues before USDA concerning railroad and agriculture.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ZAK ANDERSEN —
ASHLEY CAVOSSA —
AMY C HAWKINS —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 2191, America's Climate Security Act, all matters pertaining to the railroad

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ZAK ANDERSEN —
ASHLEY CAVOSSA —
AMY C HAWKINS —

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Various issues concerning energy transportation and coal.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ZAK ANDERSEN —
ASHLEY CAVOSSA —
AMY C HAWKINS —

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Railroads RRR

HR 2125, Railroad Competition Improvement and Reauthorization Act, railroad rates and all matters pertaining to the railroad; S 953 Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act, all matters pertaining to the railroad; S 1889 Railroad Safety Enhancement Act, all matters pertaining to the railroad; HR 2095 Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act, all matters pertaining to the railroad; Various issues before DOT related to the railroad; S 772, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ZAK ANDERSEN —
ASHLEY CAVOSSA —
AMY C HAWKINS —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Bills named: H.R. 2095 (110th), H.R. 2125 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 2116, S 1125, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act, all matter pertaining to antitrust exemptions and the railroad; HR 1650, Rail Antitrust Enforcement Act, tax credits, rail capacity, rail infrastructure and all matters pertaining to antitrust exemptions and the railroad.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ZAK ANDERSEN —
ASHLEY CAVOSSA —
AMY C HAWKINS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1650 (110th), H.R. 2116 (110th)

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.