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Environment/Superfund ENV

Whole Bills: S. 642, Environmental Justice Act of 2007; S.2549, Environmental Justice Renewal Act.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 642 (110th), S. 2549 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S. 1892, Coast Guard Authorization Act, Sections 703, 704, 709, 713, 718, provisions relating to OPA 90; H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act, Section 4; S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act, Section 4. Whole Bills: S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Climate Change Security Act; H.R. 7231, To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act; S. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. Whole Regulations: 72 Fed. Reg. 27179, Regulatory efforts concerning criteria pollutants emissions under NSPS subpart Ja; 72 Fed. Reg. 58378, Amendments to Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Regulation; 73 Fed. Reg. 44353, Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act, Proposed Rule; 72 Fed. Reg. 50715 (Sept. 4, 2007), National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Petroleum Refineries; Clean Water Act, Title III, Federal Regulations regarding National Pollution Discharge Elimination system for vessels. Regulatory efforts concerning effluent guidelines for coalbed methane; Regulatory efforts concerning post-Rapanos guidance on Waters of the U.S.; Regulatory efforts concerning Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, Oil Prevention Act OPA 90;

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 2191 (110th), H.R. 7231 (110th), S. 3036 (110th), S. 1892 (110th), S. 2830 (110th), S. 1870 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Whole Bills: S. 3268, Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008; S. 6377, Energy Markets Emergency Act of 2008; H.R. 6604, Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008.

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 6604 (110th), S. 3268 (110th), S. 6377 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 453, Ending Subsidies for Big Oil Act, provisions regarding tax on oil and natural gas production; H.R. 2069, Save Our Climate Act, provision relating to primary fossil fuels tax; H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to aviation excise tax; H.R. 3276, Bad Polluters Act, provisions relating to refinery expensing; H.R. 3443, Drawback Simplification Act, provisions relating to duty drawback; H.R. 3636, Superfund Reinvestment Act, tax provisions; H.R. 3962, Superfund Polluter Pays Act, tax provisions; S. 1179, Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act, tax provisions; S. 1238, Energy Security and Corporate Accountability Act, tax provisions; S. 2345, American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act, provisions related to oil and gas taxes; IRS Notice 2004-6 Capitalization of Repair Costs; IRS Section 179C Expensing of Refinery Expansions; H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act, provisions relating to customs duty drawback; S. 1554, Energy Independence, Clean Air, and Climate Security Act, tax provisions; H.R. 4351, AMT Relief Act, provisions relating to AMT relief and tax reform; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, accounting methods; H.R. 3221 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, tax provisions; H.R. 3220, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act, tax provisions; H.R. 1887, Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act, provisions relating to amendment of IRS rules relating to superfund taxes; H.R. 1500, Gasoline Price Stabilization Act, provisions relating to windfall profit tax; S. 1111, Fair Flat Tax Act, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes; H.R. 5800, Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act, provision relating to taxes on earnings from sale of crude oil; H.R. 6000, Gas Price Spike Act, provision relating to taxes on earnings from sale of crude oil; H.R. 6275, Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act, provision relating to oil and gas taxes; S. 2991, Consumer-First Energy Act, provisions relating to windfall profits tax, oil and gas taxes, and foreign tax credit rules; S. 3044, Consumer-First Energy Act, provisions relating to windfall profits tax, oil and gas taxes, and foreign tax credit rules; S. 3478, Energy Independence and Investment Act, Title V, tax and revenue provisions; H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes and foreign tax credit rules; H.R. 6899, Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act, provisions related to development of oil and gas leases, federal royalties, conservation of resources fee, oil and gas taxes and foreign tax credit rules; H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes and foreign tax credit rules; H.R. 7201, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes and foreign tax credit rules; H.R. 7202, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2008, provision related to oil spill tax rate; S.3478, Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, foreign tax credit rules, and oil spill tax; H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, provisions related to taxes on petroleum industry, emergency bailout, extenders; S. Proposed Bill, "New Energy Reform Act of 2008," tax provisions . Whole Bills: S. 3544, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 2372, WEAN Off Oil Act; S. 341, Energy Fairness for America Act; S. 666, Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act; S. 1504, A Bill to Revalue the LIFO Inventories of Major Integrated Oil Companies; S. 103, Restore a Rational Tax Rate on Petroleum Production Act; S. 2971, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a suspension of the highway fuel tax, and for other purposes; S. 2761, Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads (REPAIR) Act; S. 2782, Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads and Rail (REPAIR) Act; Regulatory efforts regarding tax compliance issues facing large and mid-sized businesses.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3636 (110th), S. 3478 (110th), S. 341 (110th), H.R. 2372 (110th), S. 3044 (110th), H.R. 2069 (110th), S. 2782 (110th), S. 3544 (110th), H.R. 3220 (110th), S. 1111 (110th), S. 666 (110th), H.R. 4351 (110th), S. 1179 (110th), H.R. 7060 (110th), S. 2991 (110th), H.R. 7201 (110th), H.R. 6275 (110th), S. 1554 (110th), H.R. 1500 (110th), H.R. 6899 (110th), S. 2345 (110th), H.R. 3443 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), S. 103 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), H.R. 453 (110th), H.R. 2881 (110th), H.R. 5800 (110th), H.R. 1887 (110th), S. 2971 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 7202 (110th), H.R. 6000 (110th), H.R. 3276 (110th), H.R. 3962 (110th), S. 1238 (110th), S. 2761 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), S. 1504 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

H.R. 6537, To reauthorize and amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to establish a National Marine Sanctuary System, to strengthen and clarify management authorities, provisions relating to access to energy production.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6537 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 5959, Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2009, H. Amend. 1111, relating to government procurement of fuels; H.R. 6599, Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, H. Amend. 1159, relating to government procurement of fuels; H.R. 2638, Consolidated Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions relating to oil and gas industry; H.R. 6063, NASA Authorization Act, H. Amend. 1089, relating to government procurement of fuels. Whole Bills: H. Con. Res. 312; S. Con. Res. 70.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 6063 (110th), S.Con.Res. 70 (110th), H.R. 6599 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th), H.Con.Res. 312 (110th), H.R. 5959 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act, Sections 526, provisions relating to alternative fuels, implementation of renewable fuel standards, tax provisions and implementing regulations; H.R. 498, Energy Policy Reinvestment Act, provisions regarding geological and geophysical expenditures; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, foreign tax credit rules; S. 3001, Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, Amendments 5449 and 5550, relating to government procurement of fuels; S. 701, Strategic Energy Fund Act, provisions relating to oil taxes and fees; H.R. 86, Oil and Gas to Alternative Swap Act, tax provisions; H.R. 2776, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Act, tax provisions; H.R. 5658, Defense Authorization Act, Amendment 1053, regarding non-conventional fuels; H.R. 6067, Invest in Energy Independence Act, Sections 3-5, provisions relating to U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Policy; S. 2991, Consumer-First Energy Act, provisions relating to windfall profits tax; H.R. 6709, National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act, Title I, provisions relating to offshore energy production, revenue sharing; H.R. 6670, LEASE Act of 2008, Title I, provisions relating to offshore energy production, revenue sharing. Whole Bills: H.R. 6566, American Energy Act; H.R. 586, Energy Fairness for America Act; H.R. 1133, Freedom Through Renewable Energy Expansion Act; S. 115, Oil SENSE Act; S. 3044, Consumer-First Energy Act; H.R. 5656, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act; S. 2827, A bill to repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels; H.R. 6899, Comprehensive American Energy Security Act; H.R. 7032, To improve interagency coordination and cooperation in the processing of Federal permits for production of domestic oil and gas resources; S.3646, A bill to authorize and expedite lease sales within the Outer Continental Shelf; S. Proposed Bill, "New Energy Reform Act of 2008"; H.R. 6578, Consumer Energy Supply Act. Whole Regulations: 73 Fed. Reg. 45065, Minerals Management Service Request for Comment on Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. DOE Refinery Disruption and Incident Report Rulemaking OE-30, regulatory efforts regarding refineries' reporting of incidents that may effect market supply.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 7032 (110th), H.R. 6578 (110th), H.R. 86 (110th), S. 2827 (110th), H.R. 1133 (110th), S. 3001 (110th), H.R. 6899 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 6709 (110th), H.R. 6670 (110th), H.R. 5658 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th), H.R. 5656 (110th), S. 2991 (110th), S. 3044 (110th), S. 3646 (110th), H.R. 498 (110th), S. 115 (110th), H.R. 586 (110th), S. 701 (110th), H.R. 6566 (110th), H.R. 6067 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Whole Bills: S. 1828, A Bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of the feasibility of increasing consumption in the United States of certain ethanol-blended gasoline. Legislative efforts concerning potential technical corrections to renewable fuels standards legislation;

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1828 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 5577, Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Act, Sections 2103, 2104, 2108, 2109, provisions relating to chemical facilities. Whole Bills: H.R. 5533, Chemical Facilities Security Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 5533 (110th), H.R. 5577 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

Whole Bills: H.R. 6515, Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008; H.R. 5151, To designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia; S. 1139, To establish the National Landscape Conservation System. Regulatory efforts concerning designation of Gulf of Mexico as Marine Sanctuary under Monument and Antiquities Act.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 5151 (110th), S. 1139 (110th), H.R. 6515 (110th)