• Review potential amendments to 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Act (P.L. 108-7); SAFETEA-LU Section 1702 High Priority Funding; SAFETEA-LU Section 1934 Alloc. Of Transp. Imp. Projects; and TEA-21 (P.L. 105-178) Section 1602; support for language in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill allowing state transportation departments flexibility to revise prior directed appropriations; support for transportation related provisions of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriation Act
• Review potential amendments to 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Act (P.L. 108-7); SAFETEA-LU Section 1702 High Priority Funding; SAFETEA-LU Section 1934 Alloc. Of Transp. Imp. Projects; and TEA-21 (P.L. 105-178) Section 1602; support language in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill allowing state transportation departments flexibility to revise prior directed appropriations; support for transportation related provisions of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriation Act; support legislation to allow state and local governments greater flexibility to develop reliable, fast broadband internet; promotion of City with SelectUSA recruitment program
• review and provide consultation on issues affecting fast track authority for TPP Trade agreement; promotion of City with SelectUSA's investment recruitment
• Oppose propose limitation or prohibition on Financial Holding Companies from continued ownership of natural gas as a commodity for purposes of ancillary services in financing long term supply contracts, including amendments to S.1494 related to such prohibition; oppose S.1320's removal of section 4(o) of the Financial Holding Company Act as it relates to publicly owned utilities' financing of long term supply contracts for natural gas

Duration: July 1, 2012 to February 29, 2016

General Issues: Transportation, Economics/Economic Development, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Agriculture, Foreign Relations, Urban Development/Municipalities, Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $200,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2012: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System