Audit the BP Fund Act of 2010

HR 391: To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes; provisions related to carbon management HR 1327: Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009; provisions related to energy investments and sanctions HR 1835: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009; provisions related to natural gas for fleets and mandate issues HR 2227: American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act; provisions related to energy development and production issues HR 2540: Protecting Investment in Oil shale the Next generation of Environmental, Energy and Resources Security (PIONEERS) Act; provisions related to energy production and environmental issues HR 2766: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009; provisions related to hydraulic fracturing HR 2828: American Energy Innovation Act; provisions related to energy development HR 3460: To Amend the Clean Air Act to include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include algae-based biofuel in the cellulosic biofuel producer credit; provisions related to algae HR 3534: Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009; provisions related to energy development issues HR 3619: Coast Guard Authorization Act; provisions related to wetlands, liquefied natural gas, and New York issues HR 3644: Ocean, Coastal and Watershed Education Act; provisions related to multiple use access HR 4072: AMERICA Works Act; provisions related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and energy HR 4168: Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010; provisions related to algae fuels HR 4424: Enhancing Renewable Energy Investment Act; provisions related to energy, science and math initiatives HR 4521: Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010; provisions related to royalties and production HR 4554: Energy Assistance for American Families Act; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 4674: Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 2010; provisions related to mandates and revenue and funding HR 4785: Rural Energy Savings Program Act; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 4863: To increase the annual amount authorized for emergency assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 4899: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; provisions related to taxes, policy, revenue and funding, and energy development HR 4907: Energy Innovation Hubs Authorization Act of 2010; provisions related to energy production and innovation HR 4922: To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a section of that Act relating to exploration or importation of natural gas; provisions related to unconventional shale gas and gas production or movement HR 5019: Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010; provisions related to grant funding, revenue and funding HR 5241: BP Deepwater Horizon Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development HR 5248: No New Drilling Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development HR 5297: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 5313: Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5356: Oil Spill Response Assistance Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5459: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Amendments Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes and energy development HR 5506: Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5519: Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5626: Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development HR 5684: Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act; provisions related to liquefied natural gas HR 5716: Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; provisions related to energy production HR 6008: CLEAN Act; provisions related to pipeline operations HR 6016: Audit the BP Fund Act of 2010; provisions related to funding HR 6160: Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010; provisions related to business S 685: Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009; provisions related to double hull fuel tank requirements and safety S 1462: American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009; provisions related to energy development S 1700: Energy Security through Transparency Act of 2009; provisions related to oil and gas S 3305: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; provisions related to oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability provisions S 3309: Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development S 3345: Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; discussion of constitutional issues and impacts S 3516: Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development, oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability provisions S 3643: Oil Spill Response Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability S 3663: Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010; provisions related to oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability Numerous draft proposals on oil spill liability and new Outer Continental Shelf drilling requirements Discussion related to moratorium policy associated with U.S. Offshore Oil & Gas drilling in wake of BP Oil Spill Discussion related to Marine Well Containment System

Client expense: $4,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

H.R. 3619 Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011'- A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard - Sec.6016 Merchant Mariner Assistance Report, Sec.617 Offshore Supply Vessels, Sec.811 Seaman's Shore side Access, Sec.904 Manning Requirement . H.R. 5136 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2010-2011 for use by the Department of Defense. H.R.3486 - "Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009" - To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax., Section. 2. Exemption of certain commercial and bulk cargo from the Harbor Maintenance Tax. Lobbied House Armed Services Committee staff members regarding cosponsoring this legislation. H.R. 6167 - "Shipping Act of 2010 - Requires the Federal Maritime Commission to maintain an Office Dispute Resolution and Customer Advocate. H.R. 6016 - Audit the BP Fund Act 2010- to provide GAO investigation and audit of the operations of the fund created by BP to compensate persons affected by the Gulf Oil Spill. Met with maritime industry coalitions on numerous occasions regarding the issues of Piracy, P.L.480 (Food for Peace Program), Harbor Maintenance Tax, Jones Act waivers, and the Gulf Oil Spill. Met with the United States Coast Guard on various issues concerning the membership of American Maritime Officers, mariner licensing and medical documentation, mariner and vessel protection, piracy and Great Lakes ice-breaking. Met with the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, contract mariner jobs and limits on MSC leases (charters). Hearing held on September 28.2010 on "Continuing Examination of U.S. Flagged Vessels in U.S. Foreign Trade follow-up hearing to the convened on July 20, 2010. . There were non-active periods in July (July 4th - 10th), and in August and September (August 9th - September 12th of 2010.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)