AMRIZE NORTH AMERICA INC. for AMRIZE NORTH AMERICA INC.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Monitor federal legislation and administrative action related to trade issues including cement exports, imports, and related duties. Monitor federal legislation and administrative action related to foreign subsidies. Monitor federal legislation and administrative action related to trade promotion authority negotiations.

Foreign entity interest: Lafarge S.A. and LafargeHolcim Ltd. are interested in issues affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Manufacturing MAN

Monitor federal legislation and administrative action affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries.

Foreign entity interest: Lafarge S.A. and LafargeHolcim Ltd. are interested in issues affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Monitor federal legislation and administrative action affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries. Draft House/Senate Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 985, Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015.

Foreign entity interest: Lafarge S.A. and LafargeHolcim Ltd. are interested in issues affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 985 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Monitor federal legislation and administrative action affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries. Monitor federal legislation and administrative action related to the shipping and transportation industries. Monitor federal legislation and administrative action related to Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization. Monitor federal administrative rulemaking related to Federal Highway Administrations Asset Management Plan. Monitor Coast Guard regulation of shipping. Monitor the implementation and reauthorization of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), (P.L. 112-141). Monitor the implementation of the Hours of Service Drivers Rule by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. S. 1732, A bill to authorize elements of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.

Foreign entity interest: Lafarge S.A. and LafargeHolcim Ltd. are interested in issues affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1732 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitor federal legislation and administrative action affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries. Monitor federal legislation and administrative action on Foreign Direct Investment. Monitor federal legislation and administrative action legislative and federal activity related to tax issues generally. Monitor tax reform federal legislation and administrative action related to interest deductibility. Monitor activity related to the Senate Finance Committees International Tax Reform Working Group. S.698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015. H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015.

Foreign entity interest: Lafarge S.A. and LafargeHolcim Ltd. are interested in issues affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2775 (114th), S. 698 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Monitor federal legislation and administrative action affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries. Monitor federal legislation and administrative action regarding Waters of the United States.

Foreign entity interest: Lafarge S.A. and LafargeHolcim Ltd. are interested in issues affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Monitor federal legislation and administrative action affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries. Monitor federal legislation and administrative action related to climate change. Monitor U.S. Army Corps of Engineers policies related to dredging. Administrative action related to the expansion of NOAAs Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. EPA Rulemaking on Coal Combustion Residuals. EPA Rulemaking on Non-Hazardous Secondary Material (NHSM). EPA Rulemaking on Commercial/Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators (CISWI). EPA Rulemaking on Cement National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). Monitor the implementation of the Clean Water Act, (P.L. 92-500), including the Clean Water Protection Rule. Monitor the implementation of the Clean Air Act, (P.L. 91-604). H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Act of 2015.

Foreign entity interest: Lafarge S.A. and LafargeHolcim Ltd. are interested in issues affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1734 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Monitor federal legislation and administrative action affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries. Monitor federal legislation and administrative action on mine safety. S. 762, Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015. H.R. 980, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act. Invest in Transportation Act of 2015.

Foreign entity interest: Lafarge S.A. and LafargeHolcim Ltd. are interested in issues affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 980 (114th), S. 762 (114th)