JONATHAN COLLARD

Budget/Appropriations Issues: a. Funding of Federal Highway Program for FY2006 b. Funding of Federal Airport Construction Program for FY2006 c. DOE funding for new technology to remove carbon from fly ash in FY2006 appropriations d. Study of use of alternate fuels as part of Energy and Water Appropriations Bill

Federal gasoline tax, transfer of ethanol/subsidy to Highway Trust Fund, other use/excise fees, additional funding mechanisms, and its associated "firewalls" for funding the Federal Highway Paving Program through the Highway Trust Fund; tax provisions of proposed Energy bill that addresses cogen operations.

1. Reauthorization of TEA-21 2. Development of U.S. Coast Guard rules that impact vessel lease partnerships under the Jones Act.

The Federal Government has indicated that property we own in the Everglades may not be used for limestone mining. The Dept. of Interior has offered an inadequate price for the inverse condemnation of our property.

1. EPA regulation of "Bevilled Wastes" under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and/or solid waste laws. 2. EPA regulations of Boiler and Industrial Furnaces under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Clean Air Act; EPA issuance of Part B permits under the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act.

International Greenhouse Gas Emissions Agreement (Kyoto Protocol) and potential U.S. legislation, Senate Resolutions, and regulations to impletement.

Several members of Congress have intermittently raised conceptually, legislation that might preclude U.S. companies that are subsidiaries of foreign companies located in certain countries from receiving equal treatment under U.S. laws that are afforded other U.S. companies.

1. EPA Maximum Achievable Control Technology regulation for cement manufacturing facilities under the Clean Air Act; Compliance by regulatory deadlines; Impact of residual risk regulation for the cement manufacturing industry; EPA regulations of utility mercury emissions that could have carry over impact on the cement manufacturing industry. 2. Revised ambient air quality standards under the Clean Air Act for the fine particulates (greater than 2.5 ppm and less than 10 ppm) and ozone, the EPA's implementing strategies including regulations on NOx as a precursor to ozone. 3. The Administration's proposed Clear Skies legislation and its control limits for SOx, NOx, and mercury for utilities and potential other large manufacturing facilities.

Federal legislation addressing development of new energy sources and energy conservation; provisions in the Energy Bill that encourages the use of slag/fly ash in Federal procurement of concrete products purchased by the Federal government.

1. Asbestos Tort Law Reform Legislation: Lafarge is interested in assuring that the definition of asbestos is properly set forth in any legislation, so that "nonasbestiform" materials are not covered by this legislation and the de minimis levels of asbestiform materials for/in aggregates are not banned from manufacturing. 2. The Dept. of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration are considering revising and modifying regulations that address workplace exposure of crystalline silica. A second issue concerns consistency of enforcement of health and safety standards by the Dept. of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration.