• HR 2112 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (FY 2012 Transportation Appropriations). Support funding for Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail station at Ramsey, Minnesota. Support funding for Northern Lights Express passenger rail between the Twin Cities and Duluth, Minnesota. Support funding for high speed rail and intercity passenger rail programs. Support funding for North Central Corridor and I-35W Corridor, Minnesota.
• S 1812, MAP-21 (Surface Transportation Authorization Act). Support authorization of Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail station at Ramsey, Minnesota; North Central Corridor; and I-35W Corridor, Minnesota.
• S 1812, MAP-21 (Surface Transportation Authorization Act). Support authorization of Northern Lights Express passenger rail between the Twin Cities and Duluth, Minnesota. Support authorization of high speed rail and intercity passenger rail programs.

Duration: November 1, 2007 to December 31, 2011

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Railroads

Spending: about $132,000 (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.

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