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Transportation TRA

Issues related to the application of the Jones Act to offshore energy; H.R. 3409/S. 2297 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019; General issues related to transportation and infrastructure development and permitting.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 2297 (116th), H.R. 3409 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

Conservation and wildlife related issues, including H.R. 3742 - Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2019.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 3742 (116th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Issues related to unmanned aerial systems.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to renewable fuels standard; General biodiesel related issues and biodiesel issues within the renewable fuel standards; Issues regarding aviation fuels.

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues regarding the Clean Air Act specific to methane.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues regarding the implementation of the 2017 tax reform law (Pub.L. 115-97), including regulations; Issues related to tax extenders, including S. 617 - Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019; Issues related to the production tax credit and the investment tax credit for wind and solar; Issues related to OECD digital tax proposal.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 617 (116th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Issues related to Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Reauthorization, including Safer Pipelines Act of 2019 (H.R. 5120/H.R. 3432) and PIPES Act of 2019 (S. 2299).

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5120 (116th), H.R. 3432 (116th), S. 2299 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues regarding the Administration proposed policy rule regarding methane regulation OOOOa; Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) pricing related issues, including pending IRS guidance regarding implementation of expanded 45Q tax credit; Issues regarding pending EPA-produced Water Study; Issues regarding pending legislation on net-zero emissions by 2050 and pending report on U.S. climate policy; Issues related to the EPA draft technical fixes to OOOOa methane regulation; Issues related to the proposed rule revising the definition of "waters of the United States"; General pipeline permitting and approval issues; Issues related to US Army Corps of Engineers re dredging.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Issues related to PFAS, including H.R. 535/S. 638 - PFAS Action Act of 2019, all provisions; H.R. 1152/S. 458 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes, all provisions; Issues regarding ethylene oxide emissions.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 638 (116th), H.R. 1152 (116th), H.R. 535 (116th), S. 458 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to NPC study; Issues regarding deep-water technologies and processes; General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues, including risk management, the Geological and Geophysical Permitting Process, biological opinion, air regulations, and bonding and financial assurance; Offshore access and resource potential issues, including DOI's 5 year leasing program and revenue sharing; Issues related to the development of offshore wind, including permitting, lease sales and marine fisheries management; Issues regarding the development of solar energy; Ethane storage related issues.

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of

Defense DEF

H.R. 2500/S. 1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, including PFAS specific issues.

Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 1790 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade policy and trade agreements; Issues regarding tariffs, including Sections 232 and 301 of the US Trade Act; Issues regarding the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); Issues related to domestic content requirements.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS); Issues related to Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)