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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General tax reform related issues, including the Blueprint for Tax Reform & Section 385 Rulemaking; Issues related to the fuel cell investment tax credit; General issues related to renewable fuels, MLP regulations, and US/NL treaty.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

Natural Resources NAT

General offshore access and resource potential issues, including DOI's BOEM 5 Year Leasing Program and lease terms; S. 74 - Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act and the Jones Act, as related to commerce issues.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 74 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade policy and trade agreements; Issues related to domestic content requirements.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Transportation TRA

General issues related to offshore pipelines; Issues related to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles; Issues related to the Surface Transportation Board; General issues related to transportation and infrastructure.

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 998 - Searching For and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act, all provisions; H.R. 1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act, all provisions; H.R. 26 / S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 674 - One In, One Out Act, all provisions; H.R. 74 - REVIEW Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 21 / S. 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017, all provisions; S. 578 - BEST Act, all provisions; S. 577 - Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017, all provisions; Issues related to U.S. participation in the Paris agreement; Issues related to US Army Corps of Engineers permitting; General offshore issues related to commerce such as seismic, oceans policy, environmental studies, antiquities, CZMA; Issues related to pipeline permitting and approval.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1004 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 674 (115th), S. 21 (115th), H.R. 998 (115th), H.R. 26 (115th), S. 577 (115th), H.R. 1009 (115th), S. 578 (115th), H.R. 74 (115th), S. 34 (115th), H.R. 21 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Agenda for Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum policy committee meeting; S. 2012 (114th Congress) - North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, LNG export provision; Issues related to the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program; Issues related to the Department of Energy research programs; Issues related to the development of offshore wind energy; General offshore energy, regulatory, and safety issues (including DOI Well Control Rule and Offshore Air Quality Monitoring Rule).

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 2012 (115th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 517 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 1311 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform Act of 2017, all provisions; Issues related to the renewable fuels standard (RFS) Point of Obligation; General biodiesel issues.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th), S. 517 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Issues related to wetlands restoration and protection.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS)

Government Issues GOV

General regulatory reform issues; Issues regarding FAST 41 Implementation and permit streamlining.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Issues related to risk management plan (RMP).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)