Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act

HR 3857, Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

All matters related to transit security funding and implementation of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, and legislation to authorize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which includes S. 1546, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 and H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011. Related legislation includes: H.R. 1900, Surface Transportation and Mass Transit Security Act of 2011 H.R. 5855 and S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 3857, The Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act S. 1546, The Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011, and provisions aimed at reauthorization of the Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R. 7: surface transportation authorization legislation - new/restructured programs, funding levels, and related bills H.R. 3864 change to "Mass Transit Account" of the Highway Trust Fund; H.R. 3548 - Keystone XL pipeline; H.R. 3408 - oil shale; H.R. 3410 - gas lease sales; S. 1813 - surface transportation authorization legislation - new/restructured programs, funding levels, and related titles for addition to S.1813 for mass transit, highway safety, rail programs, and Highway Trust Fund revenues; efforts to extend commuter transit benefit and alternative fuels tax credits; surface transportation program and funding provisions in Obama Administration's FY 2013 budget proposal pertaining to surface transportation as well as proposed FEMA State/Local security grant programs and funding; House and Senate budget and appropriations hearings to review Administration's FY 13 budget proposals for transportation and homeland security; H.R. 30 - the "Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012" provisions relating to allocation of a portion of the D Block broadband spectrum to public safety along with $6 billion to establish a nationwide network of interoperable communications; H.R. 1433 prohibiting states and cities receiving federal economic development funds from using their eminent domain powers to seize land for economic development; H.R. 4239, H.R. 4276, and H.R. 4281 - further extenders to SAFETEA-LU; H.Con. Res. 112 - FY 2013 House Congressional Budget Resolution - provisions for surface transportation and homeland security programs and funding plus "reserve fund" for surface transportation legislation; H.R. 6064 - one week extender to SAFETEA-LU; H.R. 5972 and S. 2322 - FY 2013 THUD appropriations regarding program funding levels advocated by client; H.R. 5853 and S. 3216 - FY 2013 homeland security appropriations regarding program funding levels for FEMA State/Local programs for transit security; H. J. Res. 117 - six month "CR" regarding program funding levels for mass transit formula and discretionary programs as advocated by client. H.R. 3857 providing reauthorization of the Transit Security Grant Program. S. 3521provision to extend the parity for exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits. H.R. 8 - the bill providing for various extensions of tax provisions, including the extension of parity for exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits, the extension of credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, the xxtension of alternative fuels excise tax credits, and the postponement of the sequestration provisions of the Budget Control Act Sequester for Fiscal Year 2013 from January 2, 2013 to March 1, 2013.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)