WATERWAYS COUNCIL, INC. lobbying for WATERWAYS COUNCIL INC

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 17, 2026

Expenses

$222,565

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method A): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

TRACY ZEA

Previously held: Staff Member, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment
JENNIFER SCHENCK

Previously held: Clerk, Senate Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 3

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 4

Budget/Appropriations

Opposition to the imposition of new lockage or other user fees on the inland waterways. P.L. 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, funding for inland waterways and ports. P.L. 119-74 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, funding for inland waterways and ports Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, funding for inland waterways and ports Water Resource Development Act of 2026

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Opposition to the imposition of new lockage or other user fees on the inland waterways. P.L. 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, funding for inland waterways and ports. P.L. 119-74 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, funding for inland waterways and ports Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, funding for inland waterways and ports Water Resource Development Act of 2026 H.R. 1897 Endangered Species Act Amendments H.R. 5966/S. 3796: The Ohio River Restoration Program Act S. 4040 Dakota Water Resources Act

Transportation

Opposition to the imposition of new lockage or other user fees on the inland waterways. P.L. 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, funding for inland waterways and ports. P.L. 119-74 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, funding for inland waterways and ports Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, funding for inland waterways and ports Water Resource Development Act of 2026 H.R. 1897 Endangered Species Act Amendments H.R. 5966/S. 3796: The Ohio River Restoration Program Act S. 4040 Dakota Water Resources Act

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Opposition to the imposition of new lockage or other user fees on the inland waterways. P.L. 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, funding for inland waterways and ports. P.L. 119-74 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, funding for inland waterways and ports Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, funding for inland waterways and ports Water Resource Development Act of 2026

Bills named in this filing 4

H.R. 1897
ESA Amendments Act of 2025
H.R. 5966
Ohio River Restoration Program Act
S. 3796
Ohio River Restoration Program Act of 2026
S. 4040
Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2026