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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues regarding Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) regulations and implementation; matters related to potential clarifications and amendments of TCJA; and issues related to tax extenders including S. 617 - Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 617 (116th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

General issues related to transportation & infrastructure development; issues related to pipeline development and permitting; issues related to the use of unmanned aerial systems; issues related to rail operations, including the Surface Transportation Board; and issues related to the application of the Jones Act for offshore oil and gas activities.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) pricing related issues; issues related to technical fix package and pending policy package for the NSPS for methane emissions from new/modified oil and gas sources (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa); matters regarding implementation of expanded 45Q tax credits; issues regarding pending EPA study re wastewater from oil and gas production; issues related to the Coastal Zone Management Act; issues related to methane emissions; issues related to pipeline permitting and approval; and issues related to US Army Corps of Engineers permitting.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 535/S. 638 - PFAS Action Act of 2019, all provisions; H.R. 1152/S. 458 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes, all provisions.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 638 (116th), H.R. 1152 (116th), S. 458 (116th), H.R. 535 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to NPC study; discussions regarding methane emissions reduction as related to growing natural gas production; issues related to Wholesale Electricity Market Function; general offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues including risk management, the Geological and Geophysical Permitting Process, air regulations, and bonding and financial assurance; general offshore access and resource potential issues, including DOI's 5 year leasing program and Eastern Gulf of Mexico access; issues related to the development of offshore wind, including marine fisheries management and permitting; issues related to energy transition; and issues related to the storage of ethane.

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade policy and trade agreements; issues related to NAFTA renegotiation and USMCA ratification; issues related to domestic content requirements; issues related to tariffs, including steel and supply issues, and issues related to Sections 232 and 301 of the US Trade Act.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 1024 - Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2019, all provisions; issues related to renewable fuels standard; general biodiesel related issues and biodiesel issues within the Renewal Fuel Standards (RFS); and issues regarding aviation fuel.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1024 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS); and issues related to Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).

Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues regarding the Clean Air Act specific to methane.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues regarding potential amendments to the Foreign Agent Registration Act as related to the LDA exception.

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Natural Resources NAT

General conservation and wildlife related issues.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of