Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2020

COVID-19 Legislation: H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, lobbied for provisions to ensure federal, state, and local coordination regarding protections for critical infrastructure workers S. 3728/H.R. 7904 (from 116th Congress, no new bill number), Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020, all provisions Energy Infrastructure Permitting, Surface Transportation Reauthorization, and Infrastructure Bills: The American Jobs Plan (House and Senate, no bill number yet), lobbied on proposals related to natural gas transmission pipelines H.R. 2 (from 116th Congress, no new bill number), the Moving Forward Act, all provisions related to natural gas transmission pipelines H.R. 8333 (from 116th Congress, no new bill number), Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2020, all provisions PHMSA Rulemakings: Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements, RIN 2137-AF29 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines, MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements and Other Related Amendments, RIN 2137-AE72 Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Parts 192 and 195 to require Valve installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards, RIN 2137-AF06 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines, Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments, RIN 2137-AF39 Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities, RIN 2137-AF45 Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform, 2137-AF36 Pipeline Safety: Liquid Pipeline Regulatory Reform, 2137-AF37 Rulemakings related to methane emissions reductions mandated by PIPES Act of 2020

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE

Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs - January 30, 2017. Executive Order 13777: Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - February 24, 2017. Executive Order 13781: A Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch - March 13, 2017. Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandate Project Labor Agreements on federally assisted highway projects. Public Private Partnerships. Private Activity Bonds. Permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally. Comprehensive infrastructure plan, generally. H.R. 1225: The Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process for Construction. S. 3590: Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. S. 3591: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. H.R. 2: the Moving Forward Act. S. 2302: America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. The White House's Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America (2018). Davis-Bacon Act. "All-of-the-Above" strategy for workforce development. EO 13927: Accelerating the Nation's Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting Infrastructure Investments and Other Activities. Amendment #72 to Division C of H.R. 7608. H.R. 8333: the Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act. Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. H.R. 3884: the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act.

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30). Executive Order 13778: Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the Waters of the United States Rule. EPA (Reg) Title: Definition of Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules (RIN 2040-AF74). EPA (Reg) Title: Second Action: Definition of "Waters of the United States" (RIN: 2040-AF75). Environmental compliance assessment, generally. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Council on Environmental Quality (Reg): Title: Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (RIN: 0331-AA03). EPA (Reg): Title: The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF75). H.R. 1957/H.R. 7092/S. 3422: The Great American Outdoors Act. Efforts to streamline permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally. H.R. 1497: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program. Amendment #72 to Division C of H.R. 7608. H.R. 4447: the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act. H.R. 8333: the Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act. Implementation of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, generally. Traditional Navigable Water Memo: U.S. EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Process for Elevating and Coordinating Specific Draft Determinations under the Clean Water Act U.S. EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers guidance following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. United States, generally. Clean Water Act Section 404 permits, generally. Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. U.S. Corps of Engineers: Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits (RIN 0710-AA84). DOT (Reg) Title: Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts (RIN 2105-AE97).

Davis-Bacon Act. Prisoner Re-entry and Second Chance Programs, generally. Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- February 17, 2001. Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - April 6, 2001. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. H.R. 7: Paycheck Fairness Act. H.R. 1858/S. 907: Fair and Open Competition Act. Executive Order 13801: Expanding Apprenticeships in America- June 15, 2017. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AD17). H.R. 898/S. 275: Skills Investment Act of 2019. Apprenticeship Programs, generally. NLRB (Reg) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08). S. 1043: Working Families Flexibility Act. H.R. 2474/S. 1306: Protecting the Right to Organize Act. H.R. 1956/S. 904: Voluntary Protection Program Act. H.R. 2513: Corporate Transparency Act of 2019. H.R. 1740: The Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act. DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (1235-AA26). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (1218-AB70). DOL-ETA (Reg) Title: Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations (1205-AB85). Workforce Development, generally. DOL-OSHA Memorandum: Clarification of OSHAs Position on Workplace Safety Incentive Programs and Post-Incident Drug Testing Under 29 C.F.R. 1904.35(b)(1)(iv) - Oct. 11, 2018. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Request for Information; Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica-Specified Exposure Control Methods (RIN 1218-AD18). The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3248(a)(2) and Section 3174(F)(i)). Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Enforcement. H.R. 4469: the American Workforce Empowerment Act. Apprenticeship Topics in National Defense Authorization Act. National Apprenticeship Re-authorization Act. Emergency Assistance Legislation; COVID-19; Nonprofit Organizations. H-2B Workforce Visa's. OSHA Enforcement of Respiratory Protection (COVID-19). Personal Protective Equipment (COVID-19). Workplace Safety (COVID-19), generally. H.R. 6201: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 6198: Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020. S.Amdt. 1558 (Sen. Johnson) to H.R. 6201: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. DHS-CISA Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response. H.R. 6776: Jumpstarting Our Businesses' Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act of 2020. H.R. 6559: Protect Every Worker Act. CISA, Construction as an Essential Business. H.R. 6800, Heroes Act (Division L, Title III). OSHA emergency temporary standard for COVID-19/infectious diseases. "All-of-the-Above" strategy for workforce development. NLRB electronic union election voting. Amendment #86 to H.R. 7617: the Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021. H.R. 6907/S. 3742: the Recharge and Empower Local Innovation and Entrepreneurs Fund (RELIEF) for Main Street Act. S. 4317: SAFE TO WORK Act. Title IV of S. 178: the Continuing the Paycheck Protection Program Act. S. 178: the Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools, and Small Businesses Act. H.R. 8294: the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. H.R. 4447: the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act. Executive Order 13924: Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery (May 22, 2020). DOL-FAR (Reg) Title: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Clarification of an Employers Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness (RIN 1218-AC84). DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA20). NLRB (Reg) Title: Joint Employer Status Under the National Labor Relations Act (RIN 3142-AA13). Issues related to the Davis-Bacon Act: wage survey process, prevailing scope of work and multiple wage determinations on HUD residential projects (DOL All Agency Memoranda No. 130 (March 17, 1978) and No. 131 (July 14, 1978) and Dec. 2, 1996 Letter No. LR-96-03, Application of Department of Labor guidance concerning projects of a similar character.). Circular 2017-01: Guidelines for Reviewing Apprentice to Journeyworker Ratio Requests (Jan. 9, 2017). OSHA recording and reporting obligations under 29 C.F.R. Part 1904 (COVID-19). H.R. 8333: the Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act. OSHA COVID-19 guidance for the construction industry, generally. Federal registered apprenticeship programs. DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA11). NLRB (Reg) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA12). DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act - Interpretation of the Advice Exemption (RIN 1245-AA03). DOL-OLMS (Reg): Title: Rescission of Rule Interpreting Advice Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (RIN 1245-AA07). DOL FAQs, guidance and interim rule related to Paid leave requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 2782: Employee Flexibility Act. H.R. 6697: Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act. Temporary Suspension of Loan Necessity Questionnaires. H.R. 3884: the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. EEO-1 Component 2 Form. EEOC Joint Employer proposed rule. EEOC Wellness proposed rules. EEOC COVID-19 guidance. EEOC Harassment in the Workplace Guidance. DOL (Reg) Title: Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN 1235-AA34). DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports: LM Form Revisions (RIN 1245-AA10).

Water resources and water infrastructure funding; Grants and Loans; Provisions relating to transportation planning and the environmental review and permitting process; Rule relating to federal jurisdiction over "Waters of the United States" for the purpose of Clean Water Act permits; Monitor implementation of the Water Resources Development and Reform Act of 2014, 2016, and 2018; Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding and re-authorization H.R. 1768, S. 747; H.R. 1497 Water Quality Protection + Job Creation Act; H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020; H.R.3702- the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act; H.R.4634- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act; National Environmental Policy Act; H.R.535- PFAS Action Act of 2019; Endangered Species Act Modernization; Migratory Bird Treaty Act; COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery legislation and administrative efforts; H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act; Moving Forward Act; S. 3591, Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020; S. 3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020; H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; S. 4859, the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020; H.R. 8333, Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act; provisions related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); H.R. 4447 - Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act; S. 1811, the Water Resources Development Act of 2020; H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; Nationwide Permits (Clean Water Act)

Client expense: $261,446 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021: COVID Liability Relief (not included in final bill), DIVISION D-Energy and water development and related Agencies appropriations act 2021, DIVISION G-Department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act 2021, DIVISION Z-Energy act of 2020, DIVISION AA-Water resources development act of 2020, DIVISION EE-Taxpayer certainty and disaster tax relief act of 2020; H.R. 3978, CIT Act of 2019; H.R. 4230, Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019; H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act; H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 8297, Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020; H.R. 8333 BUILDER Act of 2020; S. 2137, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 2300, CIT Act of 2019; S. 2657, Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act; S. 4041, SAVE Jobs Act; FY2021 Appropriations of Energy & Water; Unintroduced energy efficiency legislation; Unintroduced Senate American Energy Innovation Act; Alternative Fuel Policy; Appalachian Storage Hub; Automotive Plastics; CAFE Standards; CLEAN Future Act; Draft comprehensive climate legislation from House Energy & Commerce Committee; Energy Efficiency (Including Transportation, Automotive, Building); Energy Recovery; Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness (ESIC) Act; Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies; Green Building Policy; Natural Gas Policy

Client expense: $3,810,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021: COVID Liability Relief (not included in final bill), DIVISION D-Energy and water development and related Agencies appropriations act 2021, DIVISION G-Department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act 2021, DIVISION Z-Energy act of 2020, DIVISION AA-Water resources development act of 2020, DIVISION EE-Taxpayer certainty and disaster tax relief act of 2020; H.R. 748, CARES Act; H.R. 1152, 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; H.R. 1159, IMAGINE Act; H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019; H.R. 1863, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; H.R. 2102, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which they were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per; and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for those veterans and members of the reserve components, and for other purposes; H.R. 2377, Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act; H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; H.R. 2533, A bill to assist community water systems affected by PFAS contamination, and for other purposes; H.R. 2566, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain PFAS, and for other purposes; H.R. 2570, PFAS User Fee Act; H.R. 2577, PFAS Right-To-Know Act; H.R. 2591, A bill to prohibit the waste incineration of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; H.R. 2596, protecting communities from New PFAS Act; H.R. 2600, Toxic PFAS Control Act; H.R. 2608, PFAS Testing Act; H.R. 2626, PFAS Accountability Act; H.R. 2638, A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS, and for other purposes; H.R. 2647, SOFFA; H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 2800, PFAS Monitoring Act; H.R. 2827, Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act; H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 3648, CARES Act; H.R. 4088, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 4295, Protect Our Military Children Act; H.R. 4636, Partnering and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Trash for International Cleaner Seas Act; H.R. 4687, SMART Infrastructure Act; H.R. 5115, RECOVER Act; H.R. 5845, Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020; H.R. 5906, Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education (RECYCLE) Act of 2020; H.R. 5986, Environmental Justice for All Act; H.R. 6160, To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security; H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 6395, William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021; H.R. 7228, Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act; H.R. 7411, PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act; H.R. 7528; To limit the civil liability of persons for the spread or possible transmission of SARS-COV-2 caused by an act or omission while acting in good faith during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes; H.R. 7612, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 8297, Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020; H.R. 8333 BUILDER Act of 2020; S. 403, IMAGINE Act; 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; S. 483, Pesticide Registration Improvement Act; S. 717, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019; S. 858, Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act; S. 999, A bill to provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry, and for other purposes; S. 1023, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which they were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per; and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for those veterans and members of the reserve components, and for other purposes; S. 1038, A bill to strengthen highway funding in the near term, to offer States additional financing tools, and for other purposes; S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020; S. 1341, SOFFA; S. 1372, PFAS Accountability Act; S. 1534, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment of quantum computing technology to address problems associated with exposure to PFAS, and for other purposes; S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020; S. 2754, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act 2019; S. 2941, Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education (RECYCLE) Act of 2020; S. 3263, Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020; S. 3480, PFAS Testing and Treatment Act of 2020; S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal Family Care Act; S. 3475, COVID-19 Health CARE Worker Protection Act of 2020; S. 3499, Free COVID-19 Testing Act; S. 3506, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act of 2020; S. 3548, CARES Act; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021; S. 4094, PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act; S. 4317, SAFE TO WORK Act; S. 4401, Environmental Justice for All Act; S. 4681, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes; S. 4775, Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; FY2021 House Interior Appropriations bill; FY2021 Appropriations of House efforts to address congressional plastics use, bans, alternatives and advanced recycling efforts; FY2021 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials, including funding for registration and registration review; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Deselection Policies; Chemical Industry as critical infrastructure; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; Corona virus agency response; Covid-19 Stimulus; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; Enforcement guidance during COVID-19; EPA Nominations; FDA product registrations during COVID-19; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS; Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Infrastructure Procurement Policy and Innovative Materials; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens; Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Mass balance certification; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; National Environmental Policy Act; NIOSH studies; OSHA (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety); Permitting Reform, PFAS, including EPA Action Plan; Phthalates; Plastics, including Plastics Recycling; Portland Cement Associations NHSM Petition; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development; Sustainable Municipal Access to Resilient Technology in Infrastructure Act; Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide

H.R.8333, the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER Act), which among other things, would establish and clarify the threshold determinations for when to prepare an environmental document under NEPA.

Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4230, Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019; H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act; H.R. 8297, Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020; H.R. 8333 BUILDER Act of 2020; S. 2657, Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act; S. 4041, SAVE Jobs Act; FY2021 Appropriations of Energy & Water; Unintroduced energy efficiency legislation; Unintroduced Senate American Energy Innovation Act; Alternative Fuel Policy; Appalachian Storage Hub; Automotive Plastics; CAFE Standards; CLEAN Future Act; Energy Efficiency (Including Transportation, Automotive, Building); Energy Recovery; Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness (ESIC) Act; Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies; Green Building Policy; Natural Gas Policy

Client expense: $5,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 748, CARES Act; H.R. 1152, 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; H.R. 1159, IMAGINE Act; H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019; H.R. 1863, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; H.R. 2102, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which they were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per; and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for those veterans and members of the reserve components, and for other purposes; H.R. 2377, Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act; H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; H.R. 2533, A bill to assist community water systems affected by PFAS contamination, and for other purposes; H.R. 2566, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain PFAS, and for other purposes; H.R. 2570, PFAS User Fee Act; H.R. 2577, PFAS Right-To-Know Act; H.R. 2591, A bill to prohibit the waste incineration of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; H.R. 2596, protecting communities from New PFAS Act; H.R. 2600, Toxic PFAS Control Act; H.R. 2608, PFAS Testing Act; H.R. 2626, PFAS Accountability Act; H.R. 2638, A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS, and for other purposes; H.R. 2647, SOFFA; H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 2800, PFAS Monitoring Act; H.R. 2827, Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act; H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 4088, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 4295, Protect Our Military Children Act; H.R. 4636, Partnering and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Trash for International Cleaner Seas Act; H.R. 4687, SMART Infrastructure Act; H.R. 5115, RECOVER Act; H.R. 5845, Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020; H.R. 5906, Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education (RECYCLE) Act of 2020; H.R. 5986, Environmental Justice for All Act; H.R. 6160, To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security; H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 6395, William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021; H.R. 7228, Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act; H.R. 7411, PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act; H.R. 7528; To limit the civil liability of persons for the spread or possible transmission of SARS-COV-2 caused by an act or omission while acting in good faith during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes; H.R. 7612, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R. 8297, Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020; H.R. 8333 BUILDER Act of 2020; S. 403, IMAGINE Act; 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; S. 483, Pesticide Registration Improvement Act; S. 717, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019; S. 858, Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act; S. 1023, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which they were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per; and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for those veterans and members of the reserve components, and for other purposes; S. 1038, A bill to strengthen highway funding in the near term, to offer States additional financing tools, and for other purposes; S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020; S. 1341, SOFFA; S. 1372, PFAS Accountability Act; S. 1534, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment of quantum computing technology to address problems associated with exposure to PFAS, and for other purposes; S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020; S. 2941, Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education (RECYCLE) Act of 2020; S. 3263, Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020; S. 3480, PFAS Testing and Treatment Act of 2020; S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal Family Care Act; S. 3475, COVID-19 Health CARE Worker Protection Act of 2020; S. 3499, Free COVID-19 Testing Act; S. 3506, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act of 2020; S. 3548, CARES Act; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021; S. 4094, PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act; S. 4317, SAFE TO WORK Act; S. 4401, Environmental Justice for All Act; S. 4681, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes; S. 4775, Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; FY2021 House Interior Appropriations bill; FY2021 Appropriations of House efforts to address congressional plastics use, bans, alternatives and advanced recycling efforts; FY2021 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials, including funding for registration and registration review; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Deselection Policies; Chemical Industry as critical infrastructure; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; Corona virus agency response; Covid-19 Stimulus; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; Enforcement guidance during COVID-19; EPA Nominations; FDA product registrations during COVID-19; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS; Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Infrastructure Procurement Policy and Innovative Materials; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens; Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Mass balance certification; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; National Environmental Policy Act; NIOSH studies; OSHA (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety); Permitting Reform, PFAS, including EPA Action Plan; Phthalates; Plastics, including Plastics Recycling; Portland Cement Associations NHSM Petition; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development; Sustainable Municipal Access to Resilient Technology in Infrastructure Act; Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide

Water resources and water infrastructure funding; Grants and Loans; Provisions relating to transportation planning and the environmental review and permitting process; Rule relating to federal jurisdiction over "Waters of the United States" for the purpose of Clean Water Act permits; Monitor implementation of the Water Resources Development and Reform Act of 2014, 2016, and 2018; Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding and re-authorization H.R. 1768, S. 747; H.R. 1497 Water Quality Protection + Job Creation Act; H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020; H.R.3702- the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act; H.R.4634- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act; National Environmental Policy Act; H.R.535- PFAS Action Act of 2019; Endangered Species Act Modernization; Migratory Bird Treaty Act; COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery legislation and administrative efforts; H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act; Moving Forward Act; S. 3591, Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020; S. 3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020; H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; S. 4859, the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020; H.R. 8333, Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act; provisions related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); H.R. 4447 - Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act

Client expense: $198,737 · Firm income: Not reported

Water resources and water infrastructure funding; Grants and Loans; Provisions relating to transportation planning and the environmental review and permitting process; Rule relating to federal jurisdiction over "Waters of the United States" for the purpose of Clean Water Act permits; Monitor implementation of the Water Resources Development and Reform Act of 2014, 2016, and 2018; Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding and re-authorization H.R. 1768, S. 747; H.R. 1497 Water Quality Protection + Job Creation Act; H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020; H.R.3702- the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act; H.R.4634- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act; National Environmental Policy Act; H.R.535- PFAS Action Act of 2019; Endangered Species Act Modernization; Migratory Bird Treaty Act; COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery legislation and administrative efforts; H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act; Moving Forward Act; S. 3591, Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020; S. 3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020; H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; S. 4859, the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020; H.R. 8333, Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act; provisions related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); H.R. 4447 - Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act

Client expense: $198,737 · Firm income: Not reported

Land Access for Hardrock Mineral Development Federal Coal Leasing Program & Royalty Relief Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Title V Biological Opinion National Environmental Policy Act Reform H.R. 8333 - Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2020, All Titles Endangered Species Act Modernization Efforts S. 4589 - Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020, All Titles U.S. Forest Service, Locatable Minerals Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, Inclusion of Mining as a FAST-41 Sector & FAST-41 Reauthorization Department of the Interior, Implementation of Executive Order 13817 - A Federal Strategy To Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals Implementation of Executive Order 13953 - Addressing the Threat to the Domestic Supply Chain From Reliance on Critical Minerals From Foreign Adversaries and Supporting the Domestic Mining and Processing Industries Bureau of Land Management, Locatable Minerals Proposed Rulemaking Minerals Permitting Reform H.R. 2531 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, All Titles S. 1317 - American Mineral Security Act, All Titles H.R. 2579 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act, All Titles S. 1386 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act, All Titles S. 1193 - Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act, All Titles H.R. 4248 - Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019, All Titles S. 4041, A bill to assist the American energy sector in retaining jobs during challenging economic times, All Titles S. 3971, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act of 2020, All Titles S. 3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, All Titles S. 383, USE IT Act, All Titles S. 4041 - Save American Vital Energy (SAVE) Jobs Act, All Titles H.R.7061 - American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020, All Titles S. 1976/H.R. 3671 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act, All Titles H.R.4481 - Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2019, All Titles

Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs - January 30, 2017. Executive Order 13777: Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - February 24, 2017. Executive Order 13781: A Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch - March 13, 2017. Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandate Project Labor Agreements on federally assisted highway projects. Public Private Partnerships. Private Activity Bonds. Permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally. Comprehensive infrastructure plan, generally. H.R. 1225: The Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process for Construction. S. 3590: Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. S. 3591: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. H.R. 2: the Moving Forward Act. S. 2302: America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. The White House's Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America (2018). Davis-Bacon Act. "All-of-the-Above" strategy for workforce development. EO 13927: Accelerating the Nation's Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting Infrastructure Investments and Other Activities. Amendment #72 to Division C of H.R. 7608. H.R. 8333: the Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act. Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30). Executive Order 13778: Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the Waters of the United States Rule. EPA (Reg) Title: Definition of Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules (RIN 2040-AF74). EPA (Reg) Title: Second Action: Definition of "Waters of the United States" (RIN: 2040-AF75). Environmental compliance assessment, generally. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Council on Environmental Quality (Reg): Title: Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (RIN: 0331-AA03). EPA (Reg): Title: The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF75). H.R. 1957/H.R. 7092/S. 3422: The Great American Outdoors Act. Efforts to streamline permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally. H.R. 1497: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program. Amendment #72 to Division C of H.R. 7608. H.R. 4447: the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act. H.R. 8333: the Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act. Implementation of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, generally. Traditional Navigable Water Memo: U.S. EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Process for Elevating and Coordinating Specific Draft Determinations under the Clean Water Act U.S. EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers guidance following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. United States, generally. Clean Water Act Section 404 permits, generally.

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Davis-Bacon Act. Prisoner Re-entry and Second Chance Programs, generally. Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- February 17, 2001. Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - April 6, 2001. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. H.R. 7: Paycheck Fairness Act. H.R. 1858/S. 907: Fair and Open Competition Act. Executive Order 13801: Expanding Apprenticeships in America- June 15, 2017. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AD17). H.R. 898/S. 275: Skills Investment Act of 2019. Apprenticeship Programs, generally. NLRB (Reg) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08). S. 1043: Working Families Flexibility Act. H.R. 2474/S. 1306: Protecting the Right to Organize Act. H.R. 1956/S. 904: Voluntary Protection Program Act. H.R. 2513: Corporate Transparency Act of 2019. H.R. 1740: The Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act. DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (1235-AA26). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (1218-AB70). DOL-ETA (Reg) Title: Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations (1205-AB85). Workforce Development, generally. DOL-OSHA Memorandum: Clarification of OSHAs Position on Workplace Safety Incentive Programs and Post-Incident Drug Testing Under 29 C.F.R. 1904.35(b)(1)(iv) - Oct. 11, 2018. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Request for Information; Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica-Specified Exposure Control Methods (RIN 1218-AD18). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors (RIN 1218-AB76). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors (RIN 1218-AD21). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors (RIN 1218-AD29). The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3248(a)(2) and Section 3174(F)(i)). Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Enforcement. H.R. 4469: the American Workforce Empowerment Act. Apprenticeship Topics in National Defense Authorization Act. National Apprenticeship Re-authorization Act. Emergency Assistance Legislation; COVID-19; Nonprofit Organizations. H-2B Workforce Visa's. OSHA Enforcement of Respiratory Protection (COVID-19). Personal Protective Equipment (COVID-19). Workplace Safety (COVID-19), generally. H.R. 6201: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 6198: Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020. S.Amdt. 1558 (Sen. Johnson) to H.R. 6201: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. DHS-CISA Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination (Keith Sonderling). H.R. 6776: Jumpstarting Our Businesses' Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act of 2020. H.R. 6559: Protect Every Worker Act. CISA, Construction as an Essential Business. H.R. 6800, Heroes Act (Division L, Title III). Emergency temporary standard for infectious diseases/COVID-19. Social distancing and face coverings related to COVID-19. Application of OSHA's Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records rule to certain employer-conducted COVID-19 health screenings. "All-of-the-Above" strategy for workforce development. NLRB electronic union election voting. Nomination of Marvin Kaplan to the National Labor Relation Board. Amendment #86 to H.R. 7617: the Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021. H.R. 6907/S. 3742: the Recharge and Empower Local Innovation and Entrepreneurs Fund (RELIEF) for Main Street Act. S. 4317: SAFE TO WORK Act. Title IV of S. 178: the Continuing the Paycheck Protection Program Act. S. 178: the Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools, and Small Businesses Act. H.R. 8294: the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. H.R. 4447: the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act. Executive Order 13924: Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery (May 22, 2020). DOL-FAR (Reg) Title: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Clarification of an Employers Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness (RIN 1218-AC84). DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA20). NLRB (Reg) Title: Joint Employer Status Under the National Labor Relations Act (RIN 3142-AA13). NLRB (Reg): Representation-Case Procedures: Voter List Contact Information; Absentee Ballots for Employees on Military Leave (3142-AA17). DOL-WHD (Reg): Request for Information on the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (1235-AA30). Issues related to the Davis-Bacon Act: wage survey process, prevailing scope of work and multiple wage determinations on HUD residential projects. Circular 2017-01: Guidelines for Reviewing Apprentice to Journeyworker Ratio Requests (Jan. 9, 2017). OSHA recording and reporting obligations under 29 C.F.R. Part 1904 (COVID-19). H.R. 8333: the Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act. OSHA COVID-19 guidance for the construction industry, generally. Federal registered apprenticeship programs. DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA11). NLRB (Reg) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA12). DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act - Interpretation of the Advice Exemption (RIN 1245-AA03). DOL-OLMS (Reg): Title: Rescission of Rule Interpreting Advice Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (RIN 1245-AA07). DOL FAQs, guidance and interim rule related to Paid leave requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

H.R.8333, the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER Act), which among other things, would establish and clarify the threshold determinations for when to prepare an environmental document under NEPA; S. 3422, the Great American Outdoors Act.

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ARTBA supported the Council on Environmental Quality's efforts to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). ARTBA supported Passage of H.R. 8333, the "Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews" Act. ARTBA supported passage of S. 4589, the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020. ARTBA advocated for changes to H.R. 1603, the Allen Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act. Specifically, the association expressed concern about the potential effects of an incorrect definition of what constitutes asbestos on aggregate products, an ingredient in the production of concrete and asphalt, among other common uses throughout society.

Client expense: $115,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office