4th Quarter - Report

NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSOCIATION

Period 4th Quarter 2008 Filed Jan 21, 2009 Signed by Mr. Robert Garbini, President

Official filing
Firm
NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSOCIATION
Client
NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$140,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Economic Stimulus Recovery and Reinvestment Act Stimulus Package. A plan that would give tax incentives to businesses and job creation for millions of Americans.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BLAKE CARTER New Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Director of Government Affairs
KEVIN WALGENBACH Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Insurance INS

H.R. 3121 & S. 2284 - Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3121 (110th), S. 2284 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy policy as it relates to climate change and green infrastructure - NRMCA is advocating the energy efficiency and other green properties of concrete structures and pavements, as well as means to reduce the adverse environmental impact of the manufacture of concrete and its components.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BLAKE CARTER New Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Director of Government Affairs
KEVIN WALGENBACH Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 800 & S. 1041 - Employee Free Choice Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BLAKE CARTER New Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Director of Government Affairs
KEVIN WALGENBACH Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 800 (110th), S. 1041 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Capital Investment Incentives for Small Businesses Letter co-signed a letter to Congress urging them to incentivize small businesses with a 50 percent depreciation bonus and increased amounts that small businesses can expense under Internal Revenue code Sec. 179 to $250,000 for inclusion in the stimulus package.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BLAKE CARTER New Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act a Legacy for Users the current bill expires September 30, 2009. Congress is expected to begin working on a replacement bill for the next six-year period during its 2009 session. NRMCA effort has been to encourage a speedy expedition of this process.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BLAKE CARTER New Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Director of Government Affairs
KEVIN WALGENBACH Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Housing HOU

H.R. 4461 - Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KERRI LYNNE LEININGER Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4461 (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.