Alcoa spent $470,000 on 3Q gov't lobbying

 

 

The total was 23 percent less than the $610,000 it spent a year earlier and 20 percent less than the $590,000 it spent in this year's second quarter, according to disclosure reports the company filed with the House clerk's office.

 

 

In July through September, the New York-based company lobbied on aspects of cap-and-trade regulations for emissions of pollutants, including credit for early action and international trade implications.

 

 

Other topics the company reported discussing included authorization for naval and air programs, hydroelectric generating facilities, power availability from the Tennessee Valley Authority and power authority from the Bonneville Power Administration.

 

 

Alcoa sells products for aircraft, automobiles, oil drilling and other industries and operates around the world. About 50 percent of its sales are generated in the United States.

 

 

Alcoa lobbied both the House of Representatives and the Senate during the quarter, according to a report the company filed Oct. 20 with the House clerk's office.