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Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act, addendum for NOAA funding from the OSLTF.

Contacted: U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Whole Bill: H.R. 5522, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 5522 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Whole Treaty: Treaty Number: 103-39, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Regulatory efforts regarding proposed interpretation of terms related to customs "first sale" rules and security 10 & 2 filings; Regulatory efforts regarding application of NAFTA provisions on rules of origin and possible petroleum sectoral initiative. Presidential Initiative regarding U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

Contacted: U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 453, Ending Subsidies for Big Oil Act, provisions regarding tax on oil and natural gas production; H.R. 2069, Save Our Climate Act, provision relating to primary fossil fuels tax; H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to aviation excise tax; H.R. 3276, Bad Polluters Act, provisions relating to refinery expensing; H.R. 3443, Drawback Simplification Act, provisions relating to duty drawback; H.R. 3636, Superfund Reinvestment Act, tax provisions; H.R. 3962, Superfund Polluter Pays Act, tax provisions; S. 1179, Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act, tax provisions; S. 1238, Energy Security and Corporate Accountability Act, tax provisions; S. 2242, Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act, provisions related to modification of duty drawback rules, tax reporting rules; S. 2345, American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act, provisions related to oil and gas taxes; IRS Notice 2004-6 Capitalization of Repair Costs; IRS Section 179C Expensing of Refinery Expansions; H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act, provisions relating to customs duty drawback; S. 1554, Energy Independence, Clean Air, and Climate Security Act, tax provisions; H.R. 4351, AMT Relief Act, provisions relating to AMT relief and tax reform; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, accounting methods; H.R. 3221 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, tax provisions; H.R. 3220, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act, tax provisions; H.R. 1887, Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act, provisions relating to amendment of IRC rules relating to superfund taxes; H.R. 1500, Gasoline Price Stabilization Act, provisions relating to windfall profit tax; S. 1111, Fair Flat Tax Act, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes; H.R. 5800, Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act, provision relating to taxes on earnings from sale of crude oil; H.R. 6000, Gas Price Spike Act, provision relating to taxes on earnings from sale of crude oil; H.R. 6275, Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act, provision relating to oil and gas taxes; S. 2991, Consumer-First Energy Act, provisions relating to windfall profits tax, oil and gas taxes, and foreign tax credit rules; S. 3044, Consumer-First Energy Act, provisions relating to windfall profits tax, oil and gas taxes, and foreign tax credit rules. Whole Bills: H.R. 2372, WEAN Off Oil Act; S. 341, Energy Fairness for America Act; S. 666, Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act; S. 1504, A Bill to Revalue the LIFO Inventories of Major Integrated Oil Companies; S. 103, Restore a Rational Tax Rate on Petroleum Production Act; S. 2971, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a suspension of the highway fuel tax, and for other purposes; S. 2761, Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads (REPAIR) Act; S. 2782, Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads and Rail (REPAIR) Act; H.R. 5800, Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act; H.R. 6000, Gas Price Spike Act. Regulatory efforts regarding tax compliance issues facing large and mid-size businesses.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 2761 (110th), S. 1504 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 3220 (110th), S. 1111 (110th), H.R. 1500 (110th), H.R. 3276 (110th), H.R. 2372 (110th), S. 1179 (110th), H.R. 3443 (110th), H.R. 4351 (110th), H.R. 6275 (110th), S. 3044 (110th), S. 341 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), H.R. 3962 (110th), S. 2782 (110th), H.R. 453 (110th), H.R. 5800 (110th), H.R. 1887 (110th), S. 2971 (110th), S. 103 (110th), H.R. 3636 (110th), S. 2242 (110th), H.R. 2069 (110th), H.R. 2881 (110th), S. 2345 (110th), S. 666 (110th), S. 2991 (110th), S. 1554 (110th), H.R. 6000 (110th), S. 1238 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Whole Bills: H. Con. Res. 312; S. Con. Res. 70. Legislative efforts concerning Department of Interior appropriations concerning oil and natural gas access and development.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 312 (110th), S.Con.Res. 70 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

S. 2041, False Claims Correction Act, Section 2, provisions regarding false claims.

Contacted: U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 2041 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act, Sections 526, 1083, technical corrections, provisions relating to alternative fuels, implementation of renewable fuel standards, tax provisions and implementing regulations; H.R. 498, Energy Policy Reinvestment Act, provisions regarding geological and geophysical expenditures; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, foreign tax credit rules; S. 701, Strategic Energy Fund Act, provisions relating to oil taxes and fees; H.R. 86, Oil and Gas to Alternative Swap Act, tax provisions; H.R. 2776, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Act, tax provisions; H.R. 6256, Responsible Ownership of Public Lands Act, Section 2; H.R. 5658, Defense Authorization Act, Amendments 9, 78, 79, 113, and 1053, regarding nonconventional fuels; S. 2958, Clean Coal-Derived Fuels for Energy Security Act, provisions related to refinery permitting, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and alternative fuels/oil shale; S. 2973, American Energy Production Act, provisions related to refinery permitting, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and alternative fuels/oil shale; H.R. 6067, Invest in Energy Independence Act, Section 5, provisions related to U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Policy; H.R. 6052, Saving Energy through Public Transportation Act, Mahoney Amendment regarding alternative fuels; S. 2991, Consumer-First Energy Act, provisions relating to windfall profits tax. Whole Bills: H.R. 586, Energy Fairness for America Act; H.R. 1133, Freedom Through Renewable Energy Expansion Act; S. 115, Oil SENSE Act; H.R. 6251, Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act; S. 3044, Consumer-First Energy Act; S. 2922, A Bill to Repeal Certain Oil and Gas Incentives Established in the Energy Policy Act of 2005; S. 3019, Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act; H.R. 5656, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act; S. 2827, A bill to repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels. Potential legislative efforts regarding idle domestic oil and natural gas leases.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 701 (110th), S. 2991 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th), H.R. 1133 (110th), S. 2922 (110th), S. 2973 (110th), H.R. 86 (110th), S. 2958 (110th), S. 3019 (110th), S. 115 (110th), H.R. 6052 (110th), S. 2827 (110th), H.R. 586 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 498 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th), H.R. 6256 (110th), H.R. 5658 (110th), H.R. 6067 (110th), H.R. 5656 (110th), S. 3044 (110th), H.R. 6251 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R.1585, National Defense Authorization Act, Section 1083, provisions relating to the terrorism exception to immunity; H.R. 4986, National Defense Authorizations Act, Section 1083, provisions relating to the terrorism exception to immunity; H.R. 5577, Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Act, Sections 2103, 2104, 2108, 2109, provisions relating to chemical facilities. Whole Bills: H.R. 5533, Chemical Facilities Security Act. CSB Recommendation 2005-04-I-TX-R4, regarding standards for pressure-relieving and depressuring systems.

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 5577 (110th), H.R. 4986 (110th), H.R. 1585 (110th), H.R. 5533 (110th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 6238, To provide for the establishment of an interagency working group to conduct a study to identify the factors that affect the pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products, and to make recommendations on appropriate coordination of oversight and regulation, Section 1(b)(2), regarding roles of agencies and Section 1(h) regarding subpoena authority. Whole Bills: S. 1499, Maritime Vessel Emissions Reduction Act; S. 3130, Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act; S. 3122, Policing United States Oil Commodities Markets Act; S. 3183, End Oil Speculation Act; H.R. 6330, Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act; H.R. 6346, Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act; H.R. 6264, To prevent excessive speculation in over-the-counter derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation in those markets to persons who are capable of producing, manufacturing, or taking physical delivery of the commodities. Legislative efforts concerning potential technical corrections to renewable fuels standards legislation.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1499 (110th), H.R. 6330 (110th), S. 3122 (110th), S. 3183 (110th), S. 3130 (110th), H.R. 6264 (110th), H.R. 6238 (110th), H.R. 6346 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Sections 708, 715, 319, 328, 430, provisions relating to liquefied natural gas; S. 1892, Coast Guard Authorization Act, Sections 703, 704, 709, 713, 718, provisions relating to OPA 90; H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act, Section 4; S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act, Section 4. Whole Bills: H.R. 802, Maritime Pollution Prevention Act (House and Senate versions); S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act; S. 2700, Oil Pollution Act of 1990; S. 3036, Climate Change Security Act; S. 2699, Oil Spill Prevention Act; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act. Regulatory efforts concerning effluent guidelines for coalbed methane; Regulatory efforts concerning post-Rapanos guidance on Waters of the U.S.; Regulatory efforts concerning Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, Oil Prevention Act OPA 90; Regulatory efforts concerning criteria pollutants emissions under NSPS subpart Ja, 72 Fed Reg 27179. Whole Regulations: 72 Fed. Reg. 37818, EPA NAAQS Ozone Regulation; 72 Fed. Reg. 58378, Amendments to Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Regulation; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Petroleum Refineries, 72 Fed. Reg. 50715 (Sept. 4, 2007).

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 3036 (110th), S. 2699 (110th), S. 1870 (110th), S. 1892 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th), H.R. 2830 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), H.R. 802 (110th), S. 2700 (110th), H.R. 6186 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

S. 2568, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit pre-leasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas, provisions relating to oil and gas development; H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act, provisions relating to national conservation system; H.R. 2643, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, amendments relating to oil and gas development in the outer continental shelf; S. 2739, Consolidated Natural Resources Act, provisions restricting access to energy development; H.R. 3058, Public Land Communities Transition Act, Section 5, provisions relating to conservation of resource fees. Whole Bills: H.R. 6066, Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act; H.R. 1187, Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act; H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act; H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act. Regulatory efforts concerning designation of Gulf of Mexico as Marine Sanctuary under Monument and Antiquities Act.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2016 (110th), S. 2739 (110th), H.R. 2643 (110th), H.R. 6066 (110th), S. 2568 (110th), H.R. 21 (110th), H.R. 3058 (110th), H.R. 5451 (110th), H.R. 1187 (110th)