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Cruise lines group spent $1.77 million in 2007 to lobby

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April 28, 2008

WASHINGTON—Cruise Lines International Association Inc., a trade group representing the cruise ship industry, spent $1.77 million on its own behalf in 2007 to lobby on issues ranging from seaport inspections and vessel quarantine rules to environmental regulations.

The trade group spent $941,000 to lobby in the second half of the year, according to a form posted online Feb. 11 by the House's clerk office.

The group focused some of its lobbying on marine environmental protection issues and oil spill prevention and response measures. It also lobbied on waste water discharge rules and on efforts to streamline inspections at seaports.

Members of Cruise Lines International include Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Princess Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line.

Lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches under a federal law enacted in 1995.

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