BITUMINOUS COAL OPERATORS ASSN (BCOA)

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SCHERDER AND ASSOCIATES[FORMERLY THE WILLARD GROUP]	—	11

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10
SENATE	10
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	9
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	5
Energy, Dept of	5
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	5
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	5
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)	1
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	1
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1
Natl Park Service (NPS)	1
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	11
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	10
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	7
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	2
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	1

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