TRIP Bonds Act

Legislation related to the extension of the alternative fuel volumetric tax credit and for transit vehicles. Legislation related to extending the commuter tax benefit and providing for parity with parking benefits. Tax provisions related to infrastructure investment and financing, including Highway Trust Fund revenues and proposals to alter the tax treatment of municipal bonds. Tax provisions related to use of private automobile to provide charitable services. H.R.2288, Commuter Parity Act of 2013; S.1116, Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013; H.R.1364, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2013; S.656, Natural Gas Energy and Alternatives Rewards Act; H.R. 2084 and S.1957, the Partnership to Build America Act of 2013; H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013; S. 1716, BRIDGE Act, S. 1250 and H.R. 2534, TRIP Bonds Act; H.R. 1212, Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2013; S. 2260, the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act.

Client expense: $290,000 · 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)

Financing for transportation projects and related environmental remediation, S. 1250

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; HR 4237 exempting water and sewer construction from Private Activity Bond volume cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Extension of bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing; Repeal of health insurance tax; the Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act; Implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, HR 3080 - provisions related to the HarborMaintenance and Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the water infrastructure financing proposals; HR 4 - Jobs for America Act, included - (HR 4438, R &D Credit, HR 4457 - 179 Deduction, HR 4453 - Built-in Gains Tax, HR 4718 - Bonus Depreciation); Creation of a category for Public Buildings for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; HR 2084 & S 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; S 1250, Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; HR 1, Tax Reform Act of 2014; S 1716, Bridge Act; HR 3582, The Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund Act of 2013; Increasing fee for inland waterways trust fund; Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act, (Expire Act) S. 2260; HR 5771 - Tax Incrase Prevention Act of 2014 "Tax Extenders"; Inland Waterways Trust Fund and Tax Increase

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Monitor implementation of MAP-21; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2015 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Monitor Implementation of HR 3080, the Water Resources Reform & Development Act; HR 2084 & S 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; HR 3, Northern Route Approval Act; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; S 1250, Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; S 1716 Bridge Act; Special panel on Public/PrivatePartnerships; Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; Inland Waterways Trust Fund

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1250/H.R. 2534 Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 S. 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act S. 429/H.R. 1563 Concrete Masonry Products Research and Promotion Act of 2013 S. 2938, H.R. 5742 Soledad Canyon Settlement ActGAO-13-544 Federal-Aid Highways: Improved Guidance Could Enhance States' Use of Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Pavement Selection Ready Mixed Concrete Check-Off Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Hours of Service Regulations

Client expense: $328,600 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Various issues relating to on-going funding and revenue issues for the Highway Trust Fund; HR 5021--Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015( extend highway program through May, 2015;S 1250--Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013(funding options for highway projects);Public Private Partnership issues relating to highways and other transportation projects ;HR 3628--Road Usage Fee Pilot Program Act of 2013( vehicle miles traveled); HR 3636--Update , Promote and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013( gas tax increase); HR 2084--Partnership to Build America Act( repatriation of foreign corporate earnings to finance infrastructure)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Highway program funding; MAP-21 implementation; QBS procedures for engineering services on federal projects; funding options to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund; HR 4745/S 2438, FY'15 appropriations bill, funding for transportation, and HR 152, emergency disaster relief; HR 2084/S 1957, infrastructure financing; S 1250, new bonding authority for states (TRIP Bonds); S 1716, infrastructure finance; HR 3630, VMT pilots; S 2322; HR 5021, MAP-21 extension.

Client expense: $692,094 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HConRes 25/SConRes 8, provisions related to infrastructure funding; HR 4745/S 2438, funding for transportation programs; HR 152, funding for transportation projects; Highway Trust Fund solvency; application of QBS procedures on federal-aid projects; surface transportation program implementation under MAP-21; comments on FHWA NPRM on consultant services; FHWA Every Day Counts implementation issues; HR 3636, gas tax; HR 3630,VMT pilots; S 1716, infrastructure finance; S 2322; HR 5021.HR 2084/S 1957, related to the repatriation of overseas earnings into an infrastructure finance fund; S 1250, authorizing additional bonding authority and tax credits for state transportation projects.

Client expense: $692,094 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Defend cash accounting rules for engineering firms; Section 199 of the tax code; tax treatment of S Corps; tax rates for corporations and individuals; legislation to make the R&D tax credit permanent; funding options to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund; review of Administration's Green Book; impact of tax reform on pass-through entities; legislation related to the use of private activity bonds for water projects; SConRes 8, tax treatment of municipal bonds; HR 3636.Legislation to exclude water and sewer bonds from the state volume cap for private activity bonds; extension of bonus depreciation and small business expensing; infrastructure financing, including modifications to highway user fees; comments to Treasury Department on changes to the tax treatment of trial lawyer fees; promote extension of Production Tax Credit for renewable energy; Section 179D (energy efficient buildings); legislation to promote employee stock option plans (ESOPs); HR 2084/S 1957, related to the repatriation of overseas earnings into an infrastructure finance fund; S 1250, authorizing additional bonding authority and tax credits for state transportation projects.

Client expense: $692,094 · Firm income: Not reported

Legislation related to the extension of the alternative fuel volumetric tax credit and for transit vehicles. Legislation related to extending the commuter tax benefit and providing for parity with parking benefits. Tax provisions related to infrastructure investment and financing, including Highway Trust Fund revenues and proposals to alter the tax treatment of municipal bonds. Tax provisions related to use of private automobile to provide charitable services. H.R.2288, Commuter Parity Act of 2013; S.1116, Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013; H.R.1364, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2013; S.656, Natural Gas Energy and Alternatives Rewards Act; H.R. 2084 and S. 1957, the Partnership to Build America Act of 2013; H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013; S. 1716, BRIDGE Act, S. 1250 and H.R. 2534, TRIP Bonds Act; H.R. 1212, Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2013; S. 2260, the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act.

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Legislation related to the extension of the alternative fuel volumetric tax credit and for transit vehicles. Legislation related to extending the commuter tax benefit and providing for parity with parking benefits. Tax provisions related to infrastructure investment and financing, including Highway Trust Fund revenues and proposals to alter the tax treatment of municipal bonds. Tax provisions related to use of private automobile to provide charitable services. H.R.2288, Commuter Parity Act of 2013; S.1116, Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013; H.R.1364, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2013; S.656, Natural Gas Energy and Alternatives Rewards Act; H.R. 2084 and S. 1957, the Partnership to Build America Act of 2013; H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013; S. 1716, BRIDGE Act, S. 1250 and H.R. 2534, TRIP Bonds Act; H.R. 1212, Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2013; S. 2260, the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $320,000

Financing for transportation projects and related environmental remediation, S. 1250

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General issues affecting the building materials industry; S. 1250/H.R. 2534, Transportation Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; H.R. 2084/S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; H.R. 2441, Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013; S. 429/H.R. 1563, Concrete Masonry Products Research and Promotion Act of 2013; and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Pavement Analysis.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor implementation of MAP-21; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2015 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Monitor Implementation of HR 3080, the Water Resources Reform & Development Act; HR 2084 & S 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; HR 3, Northern Route Approval Act; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; S 1250, Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; S 1716 Bridge Act; Special panel on Public/PrivatePartnerships; S 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act; PATH Act (Preserving America's Transit & Highways Act of 2014); HR 5021, Highway & Transportation Funding Act of 2014; S Amdt 3582, 3583, 3584, 3585 to HR 5021

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; HR 4237 exempting water and sewer construction from Private Activity Bond volume cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Extension of bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing; Repeal of health insurance tax; the Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act; Implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, HR 3080 - provisions related to the HarborMaintenance and Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the water infrastructure financing proposals; HR 4 - Jobs for America Act, included - (HR 4438, R &D Credit, HR 4457 - 179 Deduction, HR 4453 - Built-in Gains Tax, HR 4718 - Bonus Depreciation); Creation of a category for Public Buildings for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; HR 2084 & S 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; S 1250, Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; HR 1, TBD Tax Reform Bill; S 1716, Bridge Act; HR 3582, The Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund Act of 2013; Increasing fee for inland waterways trust fund; Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act, (Expire Act) S. 2260; Preserving America's Transit & Highways Act of 2014 (PATH); HR 5021 - Highway & Transportation Funding Act of 2014; S Amdt 3582 to HR 5021; S Amdt 3583 to HR 5021

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1250/H.R. 2534 Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 H.R. 2084/S. 1957 Partnership to Build America Act S. 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act S. 429/H.R. 1563 Concrete Masonry Products Research and Promotion Act of 2013GAO-13-544 Federal-Aid Highways: Improved Guidance Could Enhance States' Use of Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Pavement Selection S. 513 / H.R. 3080 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 Comprehensive Tax Reform Assiut Cement Company and Property Rights in Egypt

Client expense: $328,600 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Various issues relating to on going funding and revenue issues for the highway trust fund ; HR 5021--Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014( extend highway program to May, 2015 ; Various Senate amendments to HR 2015; Hr-1544National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2013( Amtrak and other rail issues);S 1250--Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013(funding options for highway projects)Public Private Partnerships for transportation( House Transportation Comm. P3 Report);HR 3628--Road Usage Fee Pilot Program Act of 2013( vehicle miles traveled);HR-3636--Update, Promote and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013(gas tax increase); HR-2084--Partnership to Build America Act( repatriation of corporate earnings to finance infrastructure)v

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Financing for transportation projects and related environmental remediation, S. 1250

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Legislation related to the extension of the alternative fuel volumetric tax credit and for transit vehicles, including the National Gas Act. Legislation related to extending the commuter tax benefit and providing for parity with parking benefits. Tax provisions related to infrastructure investment and financing, including Highway Trust Fund revenues and proposals to alter the tax treatment of municipal bonds. Tax provisions related to use of private automobile to provide charitable services.H.R.2288, Commuter Parity Act of 2013; S.1116, Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013; H.R.1364, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2013; S.656, Natural Gas Energy and Alternatives Rewards Act; H.R. 2084 and S. 1957, the Partnership to Build America Act of 2013; H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013; S. 1716, BRIDGE Act, S. 1250 and H.R. 2534, TRIP Bonds Act; H.R. 1212, Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2013 Printed

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HConRes 25/SConRes 8, provisions related to infrastructure funding; HR 4745/S 2438, funding for transportation programs; HR 152, funding for transportation projects; Highway Trust Fund solvency; application of QBS procedures on federal-aid projects; surface transportation program implementation under MAP-21; comments on FHWA NPRM on consultant services; FHWA Every Day Counts implementation issues; HR 3636, gas tax; HR 3630,VMT pilots; S 1716, infrastructure finance; S 2322.HR 2084/S 1957, related to the repatriation of overseas earnings into an infrastructure finance fund; S 1250, authorizing additional bonding authority and tax credits for state transportation projects.

Client expense: $837,951 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Highway program funding; MAP-21 implementation; QBS procedures for engineering services on federal projects; funding options to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund; HR HR 4745/S 2438, FY'15 appropriations bill, funding for transportation, and HR 152, emergency disaster relief, including funding for transportation reconstruction; HR 2084/S 1957, infrastructure financing; S 1250, new bonding authority for states (TRIP Bonds); S 1716, infrastructure finance; HR 3630, VMT pilots; S 2322.

Client expense: $837,951 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Defend cash accounting rules for engineering firms; Section 199 of the tax code; tax treatment of S Corps; tax rates for corporations and individuals; legislation to make the R&D tax credit permanent; funding options to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund; review of Administration's Green Book; impact of tax reform on pass-through entities; legislation related to the use of private activity bonds for water projects; SConRes 8, tax treatment of municipal bonds; HR 3636.Legislation to exclude water and sewer bonds from the state volume cap for private activity bonds; extension of bonus depreciation and small business expensing; infrastructure financing, including modifications to highway user fees; comments to Treasury Department on changes to the tax treatment of trial lawyer fees; promote extension of Production Tax Credit for renewable energy; Section 179D (energy efficient buildings); legislation to promote employee stock option plans (ESOPs); HR 2084/S 1957, related to the repatriation of overseas earnings into an infrastructure finance fund; S 1250, authorizing additional bonding authority and tax credits for state transportation projects.

Client expense: $837,951 · Firm income: Not reported

General issues affecting the building materials industry; S. 1250/H.R. 2534, Transportation Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; H.R. 2084/S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; H.R. 2441, Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013; S. 429/H.R. 1563, Concrete Masonry Products Research and Promotion Act of 2013; Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Pavement Analysis; S. 513/H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act of 2013.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor implementation of MAP-21; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2015 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Water Resources Development Act, S 601; HR 3080, Water Resources Reform & Development Act; HR 2084 & S 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; HR 3, Northern Route Approval Act; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; S 1250, Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; S 1716 Bridge Act; Special panel on Public/Private Partnerships; S 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act; PATH Act (Preserving America's Transit & Highways Act of 2014)

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

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; HR 4237 exempting water and sewer construction from Private Activity Bond volume cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Extension of bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing; Repeal of health insurance tax; the Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act; Water Resources Development Act, S 601 and Water Resources Reform and Development Act, HR 3080 - provisionsrelated to the Harbor Maintenance and Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the water infrastructure financing proposals; Creation of a category for Public Buildings for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; HR 2084 & S 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; S 1250, Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; HR 1, TBD Tax Reform Bill; S 1716, Bridge Act; HR 3582, The Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund Act of 2013; Increasing fee for inland waterways trust fund; Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act, (Expire Act) S. 2260; Preserving America's Transit & Highways Act of 2014 (PATH)

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

S. 1250/H.R. 2534 Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 H.R. 2084/S. 1957 Partnership to Build America Act S. 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act S. 429/H.R. 1563 Concrete Masonry Products Research and Promotion Act of 2013GAO-13-544 Federal-Aid Highways: Improved Guidance Could Enhance States' Use of Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Pavement Selection S. 513 / H.R. 3080 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 Comprehensive Tax Reform Assiut Cement Company and Property Rights in Egypt

Client expense: $328,600 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S 3222--reauthorization of MAP-21( various programs and labor protections) ; developments on highway and transit funding issues such as revenue sources into the Highway Trust Fund ; S 1250--Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 (funding options for highway projects) ; Public Private Partnership funding for transportation( House Transportation Comm. hearings) ; S 1716--Building and Renewing Development and Growth in Employment Act ( infrastructure bank funding mechanism) ;HR 3636--Update, Promote and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013 ( federal gas tax increase) ; HR 2084--Partnership to Build America ACT ( innovative financing of infrastructure by repatriating corporate foreign earnings through infrastructure bonds)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Legislation related to the extension of the alternative fuel volumetric tax credit and for transit vehicles, including the National Gas Act. Legislation related to maintaining the commuter tax benefit. Tax provisions related to infrastructure investment and financing, including Highway Trust Fund revenues and provisions included in S.ConRes 8, Senate Budget Resolution regarding tax treatment of municipal bonds. Tax provisions related to use of private automobile to provide charitable services.H.R.2288, Commuter Parity Act of 2013; S.1116, Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013; H.R.1364, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2013; S.656, Natural Gas Energy and Alternatives Rewards Act; H.R. 2084 and S. 1957, the Partnership to Build America Act of 2013; H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013; S. 1716, BRIDGE Act, S. 1250 and H.R. 2534, TRIP Bonds Act; H.R. 1212, Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2013

Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HConRes 25/SConRes 8, provisions related to infrastructure funding; HR 1243/S 2610/HR 3547, funding for transportation programs; HR 152, funding for transportation projects; Highway Trust Fund solvency; application of QBS procedures on federal-aid projects; surface transportation program implementation under MAP-21; comments on FHWA NPRM on consultant services; FHWA Every Day Counts implementation issues; HR 3636, gas tax; HR 3630,VMT pilots; S 1716, infrastructure finance.HR 2084/S 1957, related to the repatriation of overseas earnings into an infrastructure finance fund; S 1250, authorizing additional bonding authority and tax credits for state transportation projects.

Client expense: $765,169 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Highway program funding; MAP-21 implementation; QBS procedures for engineering services on federal projects; funding options to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund; HR 2610/S 1243/HR 3547, FY'14 appropriations bill, funding for transportation, and HR 152, emergency disaster relief, including funding for transportation reconstruction; HR 2084/S 1957, infrastructure financing; S 1250, new bonding authority for states (TRIP Bonds); S 1716, infrastructure finance; HR 3630, VMT pilots.

Client expense: $765,169 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Defend cash accounting rules for engineering firms; Section 199 of the tax code; tax treatment of S Corps; tax rates for corporations and individuals; legislation to make the R&D tax credit permanent; funding options to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund; review of Administration's Green Book; impact of tax reform on pass-through entities; legislation related to the use of private activity bonds for water projects; SConRes 8, tax treatment of municipal bonds; HR 3636.Legislation to exclude water and sewer bonds from the state volume cap for private activity bonds; extension of bonus depreciation and small business expensing; infrastructure financing, including modifications to highway user fees; comments to Treasury Department on changes to the tax treatment of trial lawyer fees; promote extension of Production Tax Credit for renewable energy; Section 179D (energy efficient buildings); legislation to promote employee stock option plans (ESOPs); HR 2084/S 1957, related to the repatriation of overseas earnings into an infrastructure finance fund; S 1250, authorizing additional bonding authority and tax credits for state transportation projects.

Client expense: $765,169 · Firm income: Not reported

General issues affecting the building materials industry; S. 1250/H.R. 2534 Transportation Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; H.R. 2084/S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; H.R. 2241 Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013; S. 429/H.R. 1563, Concrete Masonry Products Research and Promotion Act of 2013; Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Pavement Analysis; S. 513/H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act of 2013; and Assiut Cement Company and Property Rights in Egypt.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor implementation of MAP-21; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2015 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Water Resources Development Act, S 601; HR 3080, Water Resources Reform & Development Act; HR 2084 & S 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; HR 3, Northern Route Approval Act; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; S 1250, Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; S 1716 Bridge Act; Special panel on Public/Private Partnerships

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; HR 4237 exempting water and sewer construction from Private Activity Bond volume cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Extension of bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing; Repeal of health insurance tax; the Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act; Water Resources Development Act, S 601 and Water Resources Reform and Development Act, HR 3080 - provisionsrelated to the Harbor Maintenance and Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the water infrastructure financing proposals; Creation of a category for Public Buildings for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; HR 2084 & S 1957, Partnership to Build America Act; S 1250, Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; HR 1, TBD Tax Reform Bill; S 1716, Bridge Act; HR 3582, The Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund Act of 2013; Increasing fee for inland waterways trust fund; Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act, (Expire Act) S. Bill # pending;

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1250/H.R. 2534 Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 H.R. 2084/S. 1957 Partnership to Build America Act H.R. 2241 Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013 S. 429/H.R. 1563 Concrete Masonry Products Research and Promotion Act of 2013GAO-13-544 Federal-Aid Highways: Improved Guidance Could Enhance States' Use of Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Pavement Selection S. 513 / H.R. 3080 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 Comprehensive Tax Reform Assiut Cement Company and Property Rights in Egypt

Client expense: $328,600 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

On-going developments on highway and transit funding issues such as revenue into the highway trust fund ; S 1250--Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 ( funding options for highway projects) ; Public Private Partnership funding for transportation ( House PPP caucus meetings and Transportation Comm. hearings ); HR 3628---Road Usage Fee Pilot Program Act of 2013(vehicle miles traveled funding mechanism) ; S 1716--Building and Renewing Development and Growth in EmploymentAct (infrastructure bank type funding mechanism) ;HR 3636---Update, Promote and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 20139 federal gas tax increase) ;HR 2084---Partnership to Build America ACT 9 innovative financing of infrastructure by repatriating corporate foreign monies through an infrastructure bank)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HConRes 25/SConRes 8, provisions related to infrastructure funding; HR 1243/S 2610, funding for transportation programs; HR 152, funding for transportation rebuilding projects; Highway Trust Fund solvency issues; continued application of QBS procedures on federal-aid projects; surface transportation program implementation under MAP-21; comments on FHWA NPRM on consultant services; FHWA Every Day Counts implementation issues; HR 3636 (gas tax); HR 3630 (VMT pilots); S 1716.HR 2084, related to the repatriation of overseas earnings into an infrastructure finance fund; S 1250, authorizing additional bonding authority and tax credits for state transportation projects.

Client expense: $657,106 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Highway program funding; MAP-21 implementation; QBS procedures for procuring engineering services on federal projects; funding options to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund; HR 2610/S 1243, FY'14 appropriations bill, funding for transportation, and HR 152, emergency disaster relief, including funding for transportation reconstruction; HR 2084, infrastructure financing authority; S 1250, new bonding authority for states (TRIP Bonds); S 1716, infrastructure finance; HR 3630, VMT pilots.

Client expense: $657,106 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Defend cash accounting rules for engineering firms; Section 199 of the tax code; tax treatment of S Corps; tax rates for corporations and individuals; legislation to make the R&D tax credit permanent; funding options to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund; review of Administration's Green Book; impact of tax reform on pass-through entities; legislation related to the use of private activity bonds for water projects; SConRes 8, tax treatment of municipal bonds; HR 3636.Legislation to exclude water and sewer bonds from the state volume cap for private activity bonds; extension of bonus depreciation and small business expensing; infrastructure financing, including modifications to highway user fees; comments to Treasury Department on changes to the tax treatment of trial lawyer fees; promote extension of Production Tax Credit for renewable energy; Section 179D (energy efficient buildings); legislation to promote employee stock option plans (ESOPs); HR 2084, related to the repatriation of overseas earnings into an infrastructure finance fund; S 1250, authorizing additional bonding authority and tax credits for state transportation projects.

Client expense: $657,106 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 8 - funding levels for DOT modal programs of interest to client, extension of commuter transit benefit and alternative fuels provisions, and disposition of FY 13 sequestration; "Fix-It-First" and "Rebuild America Partnership" initiatives announced by President Obama to provide additional and immediate funding for DOT modal programs of interest to client ; S. 387 - infrastructure financing; H.R. 933 - full appropriations for FY 2013 for DOT modal programs of interest to client, and implementation of FY 13sequestration; H. Con. Res. 25 and S. Con. Res.8 - establishing FY 14 budget including funding for DOT modal programs of interest to client, disposition of FY 14 sequester, "revenue-neutral reserve funds" to allow increased funding for transportation programs and infrastructure bank; H.R. 949 ("American Jobs Act") - monitor bill for provisions that may have financial impacts on client construction and vehicle aquisition programs; S. 491 ("BUILD Act") - possible new funding tool for financing transportation projects; H.R. 2217 - FY 14 Homeland Security appropriations (House and Senate versions) - funding for State and Local Programs; H.R. 2610 and S. 1243 - FY 14 THUD appropriations - funding levels for mass transit programs and TIGER; H.R. 2288 and S. 1116 - "Transit Parity Acts" - to make permanent employer-provided commuter benefits for mass transit; H.R. 2468, S. 1250, H.R. 2553, H.R. 2534 - various bills to establish national infrastructure banks - possible funding source for client projects; S. 394/H.R. 867 - "Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013" - to protect client bus and rail infrastructure; and H.J.Res. 59 and H.R. 2775 - client interests/advocacy for full funding of surface transportation programs. H.J.Res. 106 providing for a one-day CR past January 15, and H.R. 3547 - FY 14 omnibus providing funding for surface transportation programs important to client.

S. 1250/H.R. 2534 Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 H.R. 2084 Partnership to Build America Act H.R. 2241 Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013 S. 429/H.R. 1563 Concrete Masonry Products Research and Promotion Act of 2013GAO-13-544 Federal-Aid Highways: Improved Guidance Could Enhance States' Use of Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Pavement Selection S. 513 / H.R. 3080 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 Comprehensive Tax Reform H.R. 2775 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014

Client expense: $313,600 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

On-going developments on highway and transit funding issues such as revenue into the highway trust fund ; S 1250--Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013( funding options for highway projects) ; Public Private Partnership funding for transportation ( House PPP caucus meetings ) ; HR--3628--Road Usage Fee Pilot Program Act of 2013 ( vehicle miles traveled funding mechanism ) ; S 1716--Building and Renewing Infrastructurefor Development and Growth in EmploymentAct ( infrastructurebank type funding mechanism) ;HR 3636---Update, Promote and Develop America's TransportationEssentials Act of 2013 ( federal gas tax increase ) ; meeting at Department of Transportation ( discussion re potential revenue for highway bill reauthorization and related reauthorization isssues)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; Legislative proposals to exempt water and sewer construction from Private Activity Bond cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Extension of bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing; Repeal of health insurance tax; the Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act; Water Resources Development Act, S 601 and Water Resources Reform and Development Act , HR 3080 -provisions related to the Harbor Maintenance and Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the water infrastructure financing proposals; Creation of a category for Public Buildings for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; HR 2084, Partnership to Build America Act; S 1250, Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; HR 1, TBD Tax Reform Bill; S 1716, Bridge Act; HR 3582, The Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund Act of 2013

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Monitor implementation of MAP-21; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2014 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Water Resources Development Act, S 601; HR 2084 Partnership to Build America Act; HR 3, Northern Route Approval Act; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; S 1250, Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013; S 1716 Bridge Act

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 8 - funding levels for DOT modal programs of interest to client, extension of commuter transit benefit and alternative fuels provisions, and disposition of FY 13 sequestration; "Fix-It-First" and "Rebuild America Partnership" initiatives announced by President Obama to provide additional and immediate funding for DOT modal programs of interest to client ; S. 387 - infrastructure financing; H.R. 933 - full appropriations for FY 2013 for DOT modal programs of interest to client, and implementation of FY 13sequestration; H. Con. Res. 25 and S. Con. Res.8 - establishing FY 14 budget including funding for DOT modal programs of interest to client, disposition of FY 14 sequester, "revenue-neutral reserve funds" to allow increased funding for transportation programs and infrastructure bank; H.R. 949 ("American Jobs Act") - monitor bill for provisions that may have financial impacts on client construction and vehicle aquisition programs; S. 491 ("BUILD Act") - possible new funding tool for financing transportation projects; H.R. 2217 - FY 14 Homeland Security appropriations (House and Senate versions) - funding for State and Local Programs; H.R. 2610 and S. 1243 - FY 14 THUD appropriations - funding levels for mass transit programs and TIGER; H.R. 2288 and S. 1116 - "Transit Parity Acts" - to make permanent employer-provided commuter benefits for mass transit; H.R. 2468, S. 1250, H.R. 2553, H.R. 2534 - various bills to establish national infrastructure banks - possible funding source for client projects; S. 394/H.R. 867 - "Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013" - to protect client bus and rail infrastructure; and H.J.Res. 59 and H.R. 2775 - client interests/advocacy for full funding of surface transportation programs.

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

H.R. 8 - funding levels for DOT modal programs of interest to client, extension of commuter transit benefit and alternative fuels provisions, and disposition of FY 13 sequestration; "Fix-It-First" and "Rebuild America Partnership" initiatives announced by President Obama to provide additional and immediate funding for DOT modal programs of interest to client ; S. 387 - infrastructure financing; H.R. 933 - full appropriations for FY 2013 for DOT modal programs of interest to client, and implementation of FY 13sequestration; H. Con. Res. 25 and S. Con. Res.8 - establishing FY 14 budget including funding for DOT modal programs of interest to client, disposition of FY 14 sequester, "revenue-neutral reserve funds" to allow increased funding for transportation programs and infrastructure bank; H.R. 949 ("American Jobs Act") - monitor bill for provisions that may have financial impacts on client construction and vehicle aquisition programs; S. 491 ("BUILD Act") - possible new funding tool for financing transportation projects; H.R. 2217 - FY 14 Homeland Security appropriations (House and Senate versions) - funding for State and Local Programs; H.R. 2610 and S. 1243 - FY 14 THUD appropriations - funding levels for mass transit programs and TIGER; H.R. 2288 and S. 1116 - "Transit Parity Acts" - to make permanent employer-provided commuter benefits for mass transit; H.R. 2468, S. 1250, H.R. 2553, H.R. 2534 - various bills to establish national infrastructure banks - possible funding source for client projects; S. 394/H.R. 867 - "Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013" - to protect client bus and rail infrastructure; and H.J.Res. 59 and H.R. 2775 - client interests/advocacy for full funding of surface transportation programs.

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