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LD-2 disclosure · 1st Quarter - Report

ARTBA

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · 2023Posted Apr 19, 2023Filing document ↗LDA record ↗

Expenses$105Kself-filed spend

Client

Name: ARTBA
Location: District of Columbia · United States of America

Registrant

Firm: ARTBA
Description: Transportation Construction Trade Association
Location: WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, United States of America

Lobbying activities

7 issues

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Opposed mandatory the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more.
LobbyistsDEAN FRANKS · RICHARD JULIANO · NICK GOLDSTEIN · LAUREN SCHAPKER
Covered position (DEAN FRANKS): Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert
Covered position (RICHARD JULIANO): White House Liaison, U.S. DOT
Covered position (NICK GOLDSTEIN): Intern, Environmental Protection Agency
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Environment/Superfund
ARTBA supported the modernization of the National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA) and opposed the rollback of recent NEPA reforms. ARTBA supported H.R. 1577, the "Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023. ARTBA Supported H.R. 1, the "Lower Energy Costs" Act.
LobbyistsDEAN FRANKS · NICK GOLDSTEIN · LAUREN SCHAPKER
Covered position (DEAN FRANKS): Legislative Aide, Rep. Judy Biggert
Covered position (NICK GOLDSTEIN): Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Source

Source · Senate Office of Public Records — Lobbying Disclosure Act filings ↗.

Coverage gaps · LD-2 reports a single dollar figure per quarter on ONE basis — income (a fee) or expenses (self-filed spend), never both — so this page never combines them into one "spend" number.

Budget/Appropriations

ARTBA supported continued funding of the IIJA.

LobbyistsDEAN FRANKS · DAVID BAUER · LAUREN SCHAPKER

Covered position (DEAN FRANKS): Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert

Covered position (DAVID BAUER): Personal Staff, Senator Mark Hatfield

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Treasury, Dept of

Clean Air and Water (quality)

Urged support for the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and opposed expanding U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) jurisdictional authority to include roadside ditches. Supported the Passage of H.J. Res 27, a resolution that would disapprove the revised definition of Waters of the United States in both the House and Senate. Opposed further tightening of the National Ambient Air Quality standards for particulate matter.

LobbyistsDEAN FRANKS · NICK GOLDSTEIN · LAUREN SCHAPKER

Covered position (DEAN FRANKS): Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert

Covered position (NICK GOLDSTEIN): Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · President of the U.S. · Office of Management & Budget (OMB) · Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Small Business Administration (SBA) · Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.

LobbyistsDEAN FRANKS · RICHARD JULIANO · NICK GOLDSTEIN · DAVID BAUER

Covered position (DEAN FRANKS): Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert

Covered position (RICHARD JULIANO): White House Liaison, U.S. DOT

Covered position (NICK GOLDSTEIN): Intern, Environmental Protection Agency

Covered position (DAVID BAUER): Personal Staff, Senator Mark Hatfield

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Transportation

ARTBA offered input to the Office of Management and Budget as it considered guidance relating to the Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). ARTBA continued to reiterate priorities for implementation of the IIJA. ARTBA discussed supply chain issues as they pertain to the delivery of transportation projects and potential legislative solutions.

LobbyistsDEAN FRANKS · NICK GOLDSTEIN · DAVID BAUER · LAUREN SCHAPKER

Covered position (DEAN FRANKS): Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert

Covered position (NICK GOLDSTEIN): Intern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Covered position (DAVID BAUER): Personal Staff, Senator Mark Hatfield

TargetedWhite House Office · Office of Management & Budget (OMB) · Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Government Issues

ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.

LobbyistsDEAN FRANKS · RICHARD JULIANO · NICK GOLDSTEIN · DAVID BAUER

Covered position (DEAN FRANKS): Legislative Aide, Representative Judy Biggert

Covered position (RICHARD JULIANO): White House Liaison, U.S. DOT

Covered position (NICK GOLDSTEIN): Intern, Environmental Protection Agency

Covered position (DAVID BAUER): Personal Staff, Senator Mark Hatfield

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Transportation, Dept of (DOT) · Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

ARTBA — Lobbying — Receipts Report