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ROBERT HELLAND
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · LAWRENCE, KS · registered since 2024
Registered · LDAActive
At a glance
Registered since
2024
Senate LDA system
Clients
1
last 3 years
Filings
4
2 agencies contacted
Activity
filings by quarter
Works on
Specific issues
1. Congressional oversight of the scope of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction. 2. Legislative language in the 2023 Farm Bill which would prohibit local governments from regulating pesticides. 3. Education efforts with congressional staffers regarding the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 4. Efforts to restore funding for the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) in the Department of Agriculture. 5. Efforts to amend H.R. 8682, the "Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act" to include golf facilities.
1. H.R. 4367, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024, specifically language within that provides H-2B Visa cap relief. 2. Additional efforts to secure H-2B Visa cap relief through authorizing legislation.
H.R. 3124, which amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove private or commercial golf courses and country clubs from the list of uses for which certain proceeds cannot be used.
Secure congressional sponsorship of resolution commemorating GCSAA's upcoming 100 year anniversary.
1. Congressional oversight of the scope of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction. 2. Legislative language in the 2023 Farm Bill which would prohibit local governments from regulating pesticides. 3. Education efforts with congressional staffers regarding the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 4. S.269/H.R.5085, the "Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act", which amends pesticide testing and registration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 5. S. 802/H.R. 1472, the "Plant Biostimulant Act", which would establish a uniform regulatory definition of plant biostimulant nutrients and improve their use in turf applications. 6. Legislative language in the 2023 Farm Bill to secure funding for turfgrass research and projects. Develop one-pagers regarding same for additional grass roots lobbying, including upcoming congressional fly-in. 7. Efforts to restore funding for the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) in the Department of Agriculture.
H.R. 1582/S.786, the "Personal Health Investment Today Act", which allows a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. H.R. 3124, which amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove private or commercial golf courses and country clubs from the list of uses for which certain proceeds cannot be used. H.R. 6013, the Promoting Reduction of Emissions through Landscaping Equipment Act, which provides a 40% tax credit for businesses that either purchase zero-emission lawn, garden and landscape equipment or retrofit their existing gas-powered equipment.