• Seek Federal Appropriations in 2010 Approps bill for multimodal facility, HR 3288. Seek American and Recovery Act of 2009 funding for highway. Seek funding for 800 MHz Tower replacement, HR 2847 Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, and Wetlands Restoration, HR 3183/S. 1436 Energy and Water Appropriations.
• Seek Federal Appropriations in 2010 Approps bill for multimodal facility. Seek American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 funding for highway reauthorization, HR 3617.

Duration: July 14, 2008 to March 31, 2010

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Economics/Economic Development

Spending: about $10,000 (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 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate