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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 742 and H.R. 3285. Urged members of Congress to clarify the definition of "asbestos" in proposed legislation seeking to ban all asbestos materials.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 3285 (111th), S. 742 (111th)

Roads/Highway ROD

Supported the FY2010 Transportation Appropriations Bill, H.R. 3288. Supported efforts in the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to increase investment in the federal highway and transit programs and to establish funding for a new national freight transportation program.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 3288 (111th)

Transportation TRA

Supported H.R. 3357 to transfer $7 billion of previously foregone revenue to the Highway Trust Fund's Highway Account from the federal General Fund. Supported amendment to this bill to repeal an $8.7 billion rescission of unobligated highway contract authority--a budgeting provision passed in the 2005 surface transportation bill, SAFETEA-LU.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3357 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Supported S. 1474, the Transportation Preservation Act, to infuse $26.8 billion into the Highway Trust Fund from lost interest payments to the fund since 1998 and past highway-related emergency repair expenditures from natural disasters.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1474 (111th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Supported implementation of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Urged Secretary of Transportation to exercise his discretion under the bill to allocate funds to the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act credit program. Promoted job-creating benefits of infrastructure investments. Testified before House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Supported H. Con Res. 85 and S. Con Res. 13, the House and Senate FY2010 Budget Resolutions particularly provisions allowing for increased investment in the surface transportation programs. Opposed the Administration's FY2010 budget proposal which would eliminate the unique budgetary treatment of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs, which reflects these investments are financed by dedicated transportation user fees.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Met with Congressional staff to discuss provisions of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, S. 1733. Provided recommendations to Congress to ensure global climate change proposals protect transportation projects.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 1733 (111th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Supported H.R. 915, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 3607, a temporary extension of the federal aviation programs while also advocating for a multi-year reauthorization.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 915 (111th), H.R. 3607 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S. 787 The Clean Water Restoration Act (no House legislation introduced). Urged opposition to expanding the Army Corps of Engineers authority to regulate U.S. wetlands. Provided recommendations to Congress to ensure global climate change proposals protect transportation projects.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 787 (111th)