MATTHEW GIACONA

Advocacy for legislation amending the definition of mariner under the FLSA. Extensive advocacy educating officials and staff on vacatur of biological opinion and need for legislation to address gaps in programmatic permits.

S.373--Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act)--Advocated in support of entire bill S.4753--Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024--Advocated for offshore energy and permitting provisions in Sections 200 - 300. H.R.9472--Comprehensive Offshore Resource Enhancement Act of 2024 (CORE Act)--Advocated for inclusion of provisions that would make changes to permitting timelines for geophysical and geological permits offshore, require resource reports at the federal agencies, and make public certain information gathered by the federal government concerning undersea resources and other anomalies H.R.9696--Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency act of 2024--Advocated in support of bill and for inclusion of provisions requiring various reports regarding the value of offshore tracts, leases, and other revenue-generating activities at the federal agencies Strategic Minerals Acquisition and Reserve Act of 2024 (SMART Act)--Advocated for inclusion of provisions that would create a strategic reserve for offshore critical minerals.

Advocacy in support of draft legislation regarding improvements to the definition of seamen under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Comprehensive Offshore Resource Evaluation Act (CORE ACT)--Advocacy in support of draft bill mandating comprehensive resource assessments of domestic offshore energy resources Common Sense Leasing Act--Advocacy in support of draft bill addressing leasing and court reform for offshore assets H.R.5616--Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy Production Act (BRIDGE Production Act)--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions FY 2025 Interior, Commerce Appropriations--Advocacy in support of spending bill language related to Rice's whale, North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW), geophysical testing permits and offshore leasing policy, annual leasing, five-year plan, lease sale 262. Advocacy against provisions related to offshore wind and port funding. S. 3226 Offshore Energy Security Act--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions General education and advocacy relating to BOEM's 2024-2029 offshore leasing plan ("five-year plan") General education and advocacy relating to Rice's whale proposed rule at NOAA/NMFS Advocacy in support of draft legislation that would mandate offshore wind, oil and gas, leasing, and make improvements to permitting and judicial review Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunities Act--Advocacy in support of legislation creating grant programs for offshore wind worker training. S.373--Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act)--Advocacy in support of revenue sharing legislation for offshore wind. Coordinating Our Local Liaisons And Bringing Out Related Agency Technical Expertise Act (COLLABORATE Act)--Advocacy in support of draft COLLABORATE Act regarding offshore wind leasing policy. General advocacy in support of policies furthering the promulgation of: carbon capture regulations at BOEM, additional offshore leasing and production, offshore wind lease sale minimums and acreage targets, and further shift of hydrocarbon consumption from imports to domestic production

General advocacy in support of maintaining energy tax code provisions including Intangible Drilling Costs (IDC), Net Operating Loss (NOL), percentage depletion

Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Resources--Advocacy against Smith (NJ) and Perry (PA) Amendments on offshore wind

NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION

NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION

NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION