Great Lakes Invasive Species Control Act

Aquatic Invasive Species issue: S 336 - Barrier Project Consolidation and Construction Act of 2007; HR 443 - Asian Carp Barrier Act; HR 260 Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act; and HR 801- Great Lakes Invasive Species Control Act. Water access/water quality testing issue: HR 2537 - Beach Protection Act.

Client expense: $217,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

EXECUTIVE BRANCH ISSUES: Cargo Preference - Export-Import Bank, Maritime Administration, Department of Defense; Sealift Programs - U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, U.S. Transportation Command, Department of Defense, Maritime Administration; P.L. 480 Food for Peace Program - Maritime Administration, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Trade Representative; Maritime Security Program - Department of Defense, Maritime Administration; Department of Labor; Ready Reserve Force Program - Maritime Administration; Jones Act - Executive Office of the President, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation; Ballast Water Management Program - U.S. Coast Guard; Short Sea Shipping Cooperative Program (SCOOP) - Maritime Administration; America's Marine Highway Initiative - Maritime Administration; Transportation Worker Identification Credential - Maritime Administration; Department of Homeland Security; Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Coast Guard; LNG Deepwater Port Licensing - Maritime Administration; Large Passenger Vessel crewing requirements LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ISSUES: HR 1 / S 4 - 9/11 Commission Implementation Act; HR 23 / S 961- Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007; HR 801 - Kirk Ballast Water Bill HR 802 - MARPOL Annex VI Implementation HR 889 - Miller Ballast Water Bill HR 981 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Reform HR 1495 - Water Resources Development Act of 2007 HR 1499 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Reform HR 1585 / S 576 - Defense Authorization 2007 HR 1605 - Merchant Mariner Documentation Reform HR 1701 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Reform HR 1811 - Maritime Law Enforcement HR 2095 - Railroad Reauthorization HR 2419 - Farm bill HR 2701 - T&I Energy Bill HR 2830 - 2007 Coast Guard Reauthorization HR 3074 / S 1789 - Transportation Appropriations S 924 - Coast Guard Deepwater Oversight S 1495 - Tonnage Tax Extension S 1594 - Port Safety Bill S 1683 - Harbor Maintenance Tax Reform S 1778 - Maritime Administration Reauthorization Northwest United States waterborne transportation of mined aggregate Coast Guard interpretation on constuction of Jones Act vessels in U.S. Shipyards see additional page

Client expense: $128,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)