National Waste & Recycling Association

Registered Principal Details

Business Or Interest:
Transportation, taxation, recycling, solid waste issues and policy.

Lobbying Interests:
NSWMA is interested in influencing legislative and regulatory initiatives involving solid waste collection, transportation, processing, recycling and disposal. This necessarily involves subset issues on taxation, privitization, competition, facility siting, and so on.

CEO Name:
Sharon Kneiss
Director, State Programs

Contact
CM
Chaz Miller
4301 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 364-3742
(202) 364-3792
cmiller@nswma.org
http://www.nswma.org

Authorized Lobbyists

Lobbyist Name Exclusive Duties Authorized On Withdrawn On

Lobbying Interests

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Assembly Bill 159
Assembly Bill 159
Relating to: penalties for certain traffic offenses committed while sanitation workers are at risk from traffic and providing a penalty. (FE)

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
5/1/2013
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.
Assembly Bill 444
Assembly Bill 444
Relating to: fees imposed on the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste at licensed solid waste and hazardous waste disposal facilities. (FE)

Bill Text and History

2013 Wisconsin Act 301

For
Notification Date
2/17/2014
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.
Senate Bill 47
Senate Bill 47
Relating to: renewable energy requirements for retail electric utilities and cooperatives.

Bill Text and History

Against
Notification Date
3/14/2013
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.
Senate Bill 145
Senate Bill 145
Relating to: penalties for certain traffic offenses committed while sanitation workers are at risk from traffic and providing a penalty. (FE)

Bill Text and History

2013 Wisconsin Act 39

For
Notification Date
5/1/2013
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.
Senate Bill 355
Senate Bill 355
Relating to: fees imposed on the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste at licensed solid waste and hazardous waste disposal facilities. (FE)

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
2/17/2014
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

Matter relating to the changing of compliance reviews on intrastate motor carriers to match current interstate federal compliance reviews.
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
Matter relating to the changing of compliance reviews on intrastate motor carriers to match current interstate federal compliance reviews.

Action Intended To Affect
Both Legislative matter and rule

Notification Date
3/14/2013
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Increasing of fines for traffic violations within the vicinity of a garbage truck where sanitation workers are present.
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
Increasing of fines for traffic violations within the vicinity of a garbage truck where sanitation workers are present.

Action Intended To Affect
Both Legislative matter and rule

Notification Date
3/14/2013
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Matters relating to overweight vehicle permits, vehicle registration, and utilization of state system roads by wastes industry vehicles.
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
Matters relating to overweight vehicle permits, vehicle registration, and utilization of state system roads by wastes industry vehicles.

Action Intended To Affect
Both Legislative matter and rule

Notification Date
3/14/2013
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Matters relating to the state imposed tipping fees at landfills and recycling grants and other programs funded by these fees.
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
Matters relating to the state imposed tipping fees at landfills and recycling grants and other programs funded by these fees.

Action Intended To Affect
Both Legislative matter and rule

Notification Date
3/14/2013
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Department of Natural Resources Chapter 500
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
Department of Natural Resources Chapter 500

Action Intended To Affect
Rule (by a state agency)

Notification Date
3/14/2013
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Total Lobbying Effort

  2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
Total Lobbying Expenditures 2013
January - June
$13,200.00
2013
July - December
$13,060.00
2014
January - June
$12,780.00
2014
July - December
$13,200.00
Total $52,240.00
Total Hours Communicating 2013
January - June
37.50
2013
July - December
14.50
2014
January - June
5.00
2014
July - December
3.00
Total 60.00
Total Hours Other 2013
January - June
52.25
2013
July - December
71.00
2014
January - June
62.75
2014
July - December
51.75
Total 237.75

Percent Allocation of Lobbying Effort

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Relating to: penalties for certain traffic offenses committed while sanitation workers are at risk from traffic and providing a penalty. (FE)
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
50%
2013
July - December
20%
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total 21%
Relating to: penalties for certain traffic offenses committed while sanitation workers are at risk from traffic and providing a penalty. (FE)
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
50%
2013
July - December
20%
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total 21%
Relating to: fees imposed on the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste at licensed solid waste and hazardous waste disposal facilities. (FE)
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
25%
2014
July - December
Total 6%
Relating to: fees imposed on the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste at licensed solid waste and hazardous waste disposal facilities. (FE)
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
25%
2014
July - December
Total 6%

Budget Bill Subjects

No budget bill subjects found.

Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

No administrative rulemaking proceedings found.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
10%
2014
July - December
Total 2%
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
10%
2014
July - December
10%
Total 4%
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
10%
2014
July - December
Total 2%
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
15%
2014
July - December
10%
Total 5%

Minor Efforts

(Time spent on matters each of which accounted for less than 10% of the organization's lobbying.)

Minor Efforts
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
5%
2014
January - June
5%
2014
July - December
5%
Total 4%

Other Matters

Includes time spent on:

  • Gubernatorial nominations
  • Matters on which the organization made no lobbying communication

Other Matters
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
55%
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
75%
Total 30%

Filed Statements of Lobbying Activity and Expenditures