Essential Air Service Preservation Act of 2007

HR 1167 To increase public safety and reduce the threat to domestic security by including persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes. HR 1303 To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve air carrier passenger services. HR 1413 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports. HR1615 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes. HR 1708 To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects. S 75 A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize the proposed rule relating to the reduction of fuel tank flammability exposure, and for other purposes. S 435 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to preserve the essential air service program. S 509 A bill to provide improved aviation security, and for other purposes. S 678 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight, and for other purposes. S 922 A bill to extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through fiscal year 2012. S 996 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for certain noise compatibility projects. S 1085 A bill to require air carriers to publish customer service data and flight delay history. HR 587 To improve the safe operation of aircraft. S 1300 Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Aviation Insurance Issues; Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee Issues: Civil Aviation Security Issues Civil Reserve Air Fleet Issues Commercial Aircraft Engineering, Flight Operations, and Maintenance Issues Domestic Noise, Air Quality and Water Quality Issues International Air Service Rights Issues (U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations) International Noise and Air Quality Issues, including formulation of U.S. Government positions before the International Civil Aviation Organization Passenger Data Privacy Issues (domestic and international) Passenger Processing and User Fee Issues (domestic and international) September 11 Passenger Security Fee Issues U.S. Postal Service Mail Carriage Issues U.S. Implementation of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, Done at Montreal, May 28, 1999 [“Montreal Convention”] and the Hague Protocol of 1955 HR 1; HR 204; HR 587; HR 1167; HR 1303; HR 1356; HR 1413; HR 1708; HR 2206; HR 2638; HR 2881; S 4; S 75; S 76; S 328; S 435; S 509; S 653; S 678; S 775; S 887; S 1085; S 1644 Air Cargo Entry and Export Facilitation Issues; Air Cargo Security Issues; Aircraft Drinking Water Issues; Airline Service Quality Issues (domestic and international) Airport and Air Traffic Control Infrastructure Issues; Aviation Industry Financial Issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

S 509: A bill to provide improved aviation security, and for other purposes; S 678: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight, and for other purposes; S 75: A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize the proposed rule relating to the reduction of fuel tank flammability exposure, and for other purposes; S 996: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for certain noise compatibility projects; S1300: Aviation Investment and Modernization Act; HR 2698: To authorize appropriations for the civil aviation research and development projects and activities of the Federal Aviation Administration; HR 2744: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline flight crews; S1661: Travel Promotion Act of 2007. HR 1303: To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve air carrier passenger services; HR 1708: To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects; HR 587: To improve the safe operation of aircraft; S 1085: A bill to require air carriers to publish customer service data and flight delay history; S 435: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to preserve the essential air service program;

Client expense: $1,437,327 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1300 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to modernize the air traffic control system, and for other purposes S 1644 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Regulatory and Other Matters: Air Cargo Entry and Export Facilitation Issues Air Cargo Security Issues Airport and Air Traffic Control Infrastructure Issues Aviation Industry Financial Issues Aviation Insurance Issues Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee Issues Civil Aviation Security Issues Civil Reserve Air Fleet Issues Commercial Aircraft Engineering, Flight Operations, and Maintenance Issues Domestic Noise, Air Quality and Water Quality Issues International Air Service Rights Issues (U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations) International Noise and Air Quality Issues, including formulation of U.S. Government positions before the International Civil Aviation Organization U.S. Postal Service Mail Carriage Issues U.S. Implementation of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, Done at Montreal, May 28, 1999 ["Montreal Convention"] and the Hague Protocol of 1955 Various Federal Income and Excise Tax Matters War Risk Extension Issues HR 1 To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. HR 204 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a feasibility study for applying airport bubbles as a method of identifying, assessing, and reducing the adverse environmental impacts of airport ground and flight operations and improving the overall quality of the environment, and for other purposes. HR 370 To promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities. HR 547 To facilitate the development of markets for biofuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research and development and data collection. HR 587 To improve the safe operation of aircraft. HR 1356 To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2010, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable, cost-based funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. HR 1413 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports. HR 1543 To expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis, and for other purposes. HR 1591 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. HR 1615 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes. HR 1684 To authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. HR 2206 Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agriculture and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. HR 2638 Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 2881 To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. HR 3222 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 3248 To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes S 4 A bill to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes. S 75 A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize the proposed rule relating to the reduction of fuel tank flammability exposure, and for other purposes. S 154 A bill to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities. S 280 A bill to provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to support the deployment of new climate change-related technologies, and to ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes. S 328 A bill to ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. S 435 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to preserve the essential air service program. S 509 A bill to provide improved aviation security, and for other purposes. S 653 A bill to expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis and for other purposes. S 775 A bill to establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. S 887 A bill to restore import and entry agriculture inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture. S 922 A bill to extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through fiscal year 2012. see attachment

OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS: Air Cargo Entry and Export Facilitation Issues Air Cargo Security Issues Airline Service Quality Issues (domestic and international) Airport and Air Traffic Control Infrastructure Issues Aviation Industry Financial Issues Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee Issues Civil Aviation Security Issues Civil Reserve Air Fleet Issues Commercial Aircraft Engineering, Flight Operations, and Maintenance Issues Domestic Noise, Air Quality and Water Quality Issues International Air Service Rights Issues (U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations) International Noise and Air Quality Issues, including formulation of U.S. Government positions before the International Civil Aviation Organization Passenger Data Privacy Issues (domestic and international) Passenger Processing and User Fee Issues (domestic and international) September 11 Passenger Security Fee Issues U.S. Implementation of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, Done at Montreal, May 28, 1999 [“Montreal Convention”] and the Hague Protocol of 1955 HR 1303 To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve air carrier passenger services. HR 1167 To increase public safety and reduce the threat to domestic security by including persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes. HR 1543 To expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis, and for other purposes. HR 1615 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes. HR 1708 To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects. S 4 A bill to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes. S 75 A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize the proposed rule relating to the reduction of fuel tank flammability exposure, and for other purposes. S 76 A bill to amend section 1028 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession, transfer, or use of fraudulent travel documents. S 328 A bill to ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. S 435 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to preserve the essential air service program. S 509 A bill to provide improved aviation security, and for other purposes. S 653 A bill to expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis and for other purposes. S 678 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight, and for other purposes. S 775 A bill to establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. S 887 A bill to restore import and entry agriculture inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture. S 922 A bill to extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through fiscal year 2012. S 996 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for certain noise compatibility projects. S 1085 A bill to require air carriers to publish customer service data and flight delay history. HR 1 To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. HR 587 To improve the safe operation of aircraft.

HR 1413 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports. HR1615 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes. HR 1708 To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects. S 75 A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize the proposed rule relating to the reduction of fuel tank flammability exposure, and for other purposes. S 435 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to preserve the essential air service program. S 509 A bill to provide improved aviation security, and for other purposes. S 678 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight, and for other purposes. S 922 A bill to extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through fiscal year 2012. S 996 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for certain noise compatibility projects. S 1085 A bill to require air carriers to publish customer service data and flight delay history. HR 587 To improve the safe operation of aircraft. S 1300 Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007 HR 1167 To increase public safety and reduce the threat to domestic security by including persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes. HR 1303 To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve air carrier passenger services.