3rd Quarter - Report — AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION (2008)

Firm

AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

Client

AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

Income

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Expenses

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Support of the Clean Water Restoration Act and Water Infrastructure legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES	—
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Implementation of the 2007 Sustainable Fishery Conseravtion Act; legislation to exempt recreational boats from ballast water permitting; maintenance of recreational angler access in fresh and saltwater; access for recreational anglers on federal lands; support for a science-based process and Presidential directive for establishing marine protected areas that maintain recretional fishing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES	—
PATRICIA DOERR	—
J MICHAEL NUSSMAN	—
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Agriculture AGR

Support of the conservation title and fishery programs in the farm bill.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES	—
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

The fair and equitable application by the IRS of the federal manufacturers excise tax on sportfishing equipment.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Interior and Related Agencies fisheries funding for Interior and Forest Service programs; Commerce, Justice and State for NOAA Fishery programs and Dept. of Justice Grants that fund youth fishing programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES	—
PATRICIA DOERR	—
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office

Natural Resources NAT

Support of legislation to establish a national fish habitat plan and implementation program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES	—
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

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.