Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act
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2009 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Advocacy with members of the House and Senate, and their staff members on behalf of legislation to establish a national ocean policy (HR 21) and to pass the Save our Shores Act (HR 1091) and HR 2419, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Sec 6020(c) as passed by the Senate.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Advocacy with members of the House and Senate, and their staff members on behalf of legislation to establish a national ocean policy (HR 21) and to pass the Save our Shores Act (HR 1091) and HR 2419, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Sec 6020(c) as passed by the Senate.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 21 Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act HR 2421 Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
Client expense: $329,794 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Oceans-21 (HR 21); San Joaquin settlement; commercial vessel discharges
Client expense: $143,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2007 (H.R. 4174 & S. 1581) Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 21) Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sancturaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act (H.R. 1187 & S. 2635) Reauthorization of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (H.R. 1205, S. 1580, S. 1583) Reauthorization of the National Marine Sactuaries Act Reauthorization draft bills
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
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| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | NH |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Christopher H. Smith | Republican | NJ |
| Christopher Shays | Republican | CT |
| Dale E. Kildee | Democratic | MI |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | IL |
| David E. Price | Democratic | NC |
| David Hobson | Republican | OH |
| Dennis Moore | Democratic | KS |
| Donald Payne | Democratic | NJ |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Ellen Tauscher | Democratic | CA |
| Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Democratic | AS |
| Fortney Pete Stark | Democratic | CA |
| George Miller | Democratic | CA |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| H. Saxton | Republican | NJ |
| Heath Shuler | Democratic | NC |
| Henry A. Waxman | Democratic | CA |
| Hilda Solis | Democratic | CA |
| Howard L. Berman | Democratic | CA |
| James Marshall | Democratic | GA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Joe Baca | Democratic | CA |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| Joe Sestak | Democratic | PA |
| John Barrow | Democratic | GA |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| Joseph Crowley | Democratic | NY |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | CA |
| Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Lynn C. Woolsey | Democratic | CA |
| Maurice D. Hinchey | Democratic | NY |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Michael McNulty | Democratic | NY |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | HI |
| Patrick Kennedy | Democratic | RI |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Robert E. Andrews | Democratic | NJ |
| Robert Wexler | Democratic | FL |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Rush Holt | Democratic | NJ |
| Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | TX |
| Solomon Ortiz | Democratic | TX |
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Democratic | SD |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steven R. Rothman | Democratic | NJ |
| Susan A. Davis | Democratic | CA |
| Thomas Allen | Democratic | ME |
| Tom Lantos | Democratic | CA |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
| Wayne Gilchrest | Republican | MD |
| William Delahunt | Democratic | MA |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
2008 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR2757 To amend the Acts popularly known as the Duck Swamp Act and the Wetland Loan Act to reauthorize appropriations to promote the conservation of migratory waterfowl, all provisions. S272 To amend Public Law 87-383 to reauthorize appropriations to promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and to offset or prevent serious loss of important wetlands, all provisions. (continued) S1641 Wetlands Loan Act of 2007, all provisions. HR1907 Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act: all provisions for program reauthorization. S1142 Coastal and Estuarine Land Provision Act: All provisions for program reauthorization. S658 Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007. HR21 Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act, all provisions. HR 3573 Morristown National Historic Park Addition, all provisions. HR 2961 To expand the boundaries of the Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge and authorize appropriations for the acquisition of lands and waters located within such expanded boundaries, all provisions. HR 1731 National Park Centennial Act, all provisions. HR 3094 National Park Centennial Fund Act, all provisions. S1253 National Park Centennial Challenge Fund Act, all provisions. HR2959 National Park Centennial Challenge Fund Act, all provisions. HR2419 Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. S2302 Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. HR 6124 Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. S1969 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating Estate Grange and other sites related to Alexander Hamilton's life on the island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Antiquities Act; Marine Monuments; HR21; HR6537
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Antiquities Act; Marine Monuments; HR21; HR6537
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Climate VISION , All Provisions, Endangered species all issues generally Climate Change Legislation as it affects natural gas utilities: Climate Security Act, (S 2191 and S 3036); Boxer Substitute Amendment to S.3036 (SA 4825) Dingell-Boucher climate change discussion draft, All Provisions, H.R. 1590, The Safe Climate Act of 2007 , All Provisions H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation Education and National Strategy for The 21st Century Act(water issues) S.1387 National Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007, All Provisions H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 , All Provisions H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act , All Provisions H.R. 6258, Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act , All Provisions H.R. 6739, United States Climate Action Now Act , All Provisions H.R. 6877, Greenhouse Gas Registry Act , All Provisions House Amendment and Senate Amendment to H.R. 6049 , Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 , All Provisions S. 2076, Clean Renewable Energy and Development Act , All Provisions S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007, All Provisions S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 , All Provisions S. 309, Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act , All Provisions
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2008 · first_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2007 (H.R. 4174 & S. 1581) Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 21) Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sancturaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act (H.R. 1187 & S. 2635) Reauthorization of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (H.R. 1205, S. 1580, S. 1583) Reauthorization of the National Marine Sactuaries Act Reauthorization draft bills
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Management Act of 2008, all provisions relating to restoration; H.R. 5453, Coastal States Climate Change Planning Act of 2008, all provisions relating to restoration; H.R. 21, Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act, all provisions relating to restoration; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, all provisions relating to restoration and natural resources adaptation; H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2008 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Discuss permits needed for Alaska OCS seismic and exploratory work; discussions about Alaska OCS resources; S.2568 modifying the OCS Lands Act with respect to the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas; HR5588 to prohibit leasing in Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska OCS Region; HR1957 Bristol Bay Protection Act; S.1311 Bristol Bay Protection Act; Discuss resource needs of Department of the Interior, Department of Commerce, and Environmental Protection Agency for oil & gas project permitting; Discussions of company investments in energy development and policy issues that impact development; HR21 the Oceans Act; HR5451 Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization; S.1892, Coast Guard Reauthorization Act; HR2830, Coast Guard Reauthorization Act; S.3019 - Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 2008, All titles; HR6211 - Shale Opportunity Act of 2008, All titles; S.3062 - Oil Shale Regulatory Act of 2008, All titles; HR6138 - To repeal the prohibition on using certain funds to issue regulations on oil shale resources, All titles; S.3222 - Energy Transition Act of 2008, Title 2, Subsection C; HR2337 - Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, Title 1, Section 104; S.2973 - American Energy Production Act of 2008, Title 2, Subsection C; HR6384 - Americans for American Energy Act of 2008, Title 3; HR6412 - Comprehensive Energy Exploration, Price Reduction, and Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2008, Title 2, Subsection C; HR2643 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, Title 6, Section 606; National Parks Land Use Issues - Federal Land Managers Air Quality Guidance; S.2696 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, Title 6, Section 606; Regulatory issues and actions related to Alaska OCS permitting: Address agency resource needs of MMS, FWS, EPA and NOAA/NMFS; Alaska OCS environmental studies for MMS, NOAA/NMFS, FWS and EPA; Incidental harassment authorizations & letters of authorizations from NMFS & FWS and plans of explorations from MMS; EPA Region 10 and HQ on air permits & regulations, Region 10 NPDES permits for Beaufort and Chukchi Seas; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act revenue sharing & community impact assistance; National Energy Policy Act, Interior Appropriations; Marine Mammal Protection Act; S.2041/HR4854, False Claims Act Amendments all provisions; S.2450, Federal Rules of Evidence 502 Attorney / Client Privilege all provisions; S.1782/HR3010, Arbitration Fairness Act all provisions; S. 2449, Sunshine in Litigation Act protective orders; S.186/HR3013, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act all provisions; HR6251 Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act: prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; HR6 Energy Independence and Security Act; Section 526 prohibition to prohibit any US federal agency from purchasing or using any unconventional fuel if its GHG footprint is greater than conventional fuels; the provision in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations' bill; HR2643 Title: Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008: (OCS leasing moratoria); S.2739 Consolidated Resource Bill: Section 327-the "Rim of the Valley Corridor Study" provision : Section 514- "remove or reduce obstacles to use of produced water for irrigation or other purposes in ways that will not adversely affect water quality or the environment."; Regulatory issues and actions related to: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; Mineral Leasing Act; National Environmental Policy Act; Revenue Sharing issues; MMS 5-Year Plan; MMS Lease Sales (Bill numbers not applicable); Rockies Access for Year Round Drilling; Pinedale year round drilling access (Ozone quality issues); Regulatory Activities Relating to (Not bill number specific issues): Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; National Energy Policy Act; Marine Mammal Protection Act; OCS Permitting; Jones Act regulatory actions (Bill numbers not applicable).
Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Advocacy with members of the House and Senate, and their staff members on behalf of legislation to establish a national ocean policy (HR 21) and to pass the Save our Shores Act (HR 1091).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Advocacy with members of the House and Senate, and their staff members on behalf of legislation to establish a national ocean policy (HR 21) and to pass the Save our Shores Act (HR 1091) and HR 2419, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Sec 6020(c) as passed by the Senate.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Advocacy with members of the House and Senate, and their staff members on behalf of legislation to establish a national ocean policy (HR 21) and to pass the Save our Shores Act (HR 1091).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Advocacy with members of the House and Senate, and their staff members on behalf of legislation to establish a national ocean policy (HR 21) and to pass the Save our Shores Act (HR 1091) and HR 2419, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Sec 6020(c) as passed by the Senate.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2007 (H.R. 4174 & S. 1581) Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 21) Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sancturaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act (H.R. 1187 & S. 2635) Reauthorization of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (H.R. 1205, S. 1580, S. 1583) Reauthorization of the National Marine Sactuaries Act Reauthorization draft bills
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Advocacy with members of the House and Senate, and their staff members on behalf of legislation to establish a national ocean policy (HR 21) and to pass the Save our Shores Act (HR 1091) and HR 2419, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Sec 6020(c) as passed by the Senate.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Advocacy with members of the House and Senate, and their staff members on behalf of legislation to establish a national ocean policy (HR 21) and to pass the Save our Shores Act (HR 1091).
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation. Energy and Water Appropriations legislation Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations legislation. H.R. 21, Ocean, Conservation, Education & National Strategy for the 21st Centure Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Clean Air Act; Reporting reforms under section 1605(b) of the Energy Act of 1992; Climate VISION; S. 1766, "Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007"; H.R. 2421, "The Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007"; S. 1870, "the Clean Water Restoration Act"; S.280, "Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007"; S.317, "Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007"; S.1177, " Clean Air Planning Act of 2007"; S.2191, "America's Climate Security Act of 2007" S. 309, "Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act"; H.R. 1590, "the Safe Climate Act of 2007"; S.3036, "the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008"; Boxer Substitute Amendment to S.3036 (SA 4825); H.R. 6186, "Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act"; H.R. 21, "Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act"(water issues); S.1387 "National Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007"; H.R. 6877, "Greenhouse Gas Registry Act"; H.R. "the Dingell-Boucher climate change discussion draft";
Client expense: $1,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
HR 21 HR 5425 Clean Water Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007; provisions affecting agriculture and farmer cooperatives. S. 1820, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007; provisions affecting agriculture and farmer cooperatives. Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC); provisions and regulations affecting agriculture and farmer cooperatives. Air Quality (Particulate and GHG Emmissions); provisions and regulations affecting agriculture and farmer cooperatives. Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO); provisions and regulations affecting agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.R. 21, Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategyfor the 21st Century Act; all provisions and regulations affecting agriculture and farmer cooperatives. Hypoxia Task Force Report and Implementation; all reccommendations affecting agriculture and farmer cooperatives. Clean Water Act; application and regulations pertaining to agriculture.
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Employment Standards Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR2757 To amend the Acts popularly known as the Duck Swamp Act and the Wetland Loan Act to reauthorize appropriations to promote the conservation of migratory waterfowl, all provisions. S272 To amend Public Law 87-383 to reauthorize appropriations to promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and to offset or prevent serious loss of important wetlands, all provisions. (continued) S1641 Wetlands Loan Act of 2007, all provisions. HR1907 Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act: all provisions for program reauthorization. S1142 Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act: all provisions for program reauthorization. S658 Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007. HR21 Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act, all provisions. HR3573 Morristown National Historic Park Addition, all provisions. HR2961 To expand the boundaries of the Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge and authorize appropritations for the acquisition of lands and waters located within such expanded boundaries, all provisions. HR1731 National Park Centennial Act, all provisions. HR3094 National Park Centennial Fund Act, all provisions. S1253 National Park Centennial Challenge Fund Act, all provisions. HR2959 National Park Centennial Challenge Fund Act, all provisions. HR2419 Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. S2302 Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. HR6124 Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. S1969 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitablilty and feasibility of designating Estate Grange and other sites related to Alexander Hamilton's life on the island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. HR6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act. S3213 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008. S2817 National Park Centennial Fund Act.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Management Act of 2008, all provisions relating to restoration; H.R. 5453, Coastal States Climate Change Planning Act of 2008, all provisions relating to restoration; H.R. 21, Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act, all provisions relating to restoration; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, all provisions relating to restoration and natural resources adaptation; H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Advocacy with members of the House and Senate, and their staff members on behalf of legislation to establish a national ocean policy (HR 21) and to pass the Save our Shores Act (HR 1091) and HR 2419, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Sec 6020(c) as passed by the Senate.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Advocacy with members of the House and Senate, and their staff members on behalf of legislation to establish a national ocean policy (HR 21) and to pass the Save our Shores Act (HR 1091).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
proposed climate change legislation; S. 2191 -- America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036 -- Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; S. 1766 -- Low Carbon Economy Act; issues related to the Clean Water Act; H.R. 2421 -- Clean Water Restoration Act; H.R. 6316 -- The Climate MATTERS Act of 2008 ; H.R. 21 --Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 5451 -- To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972; S. 1870 -- Clean Water Restoration Act; H.R. 6258 -- Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act; S. 3208 -- Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008; issues related to the Endangered Species Act
Client expense: $215,134 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 21 Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act Activity in support of market sensitive mechanisms to curb carbon emissions.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Climate VISION , All Provisions, Endangered species all issues generally Climate Change Legislation as it affects natural gas utilities: Climate Security Act, (S 2191 and S 3036); Boxer Substitute Amendment to S.3036 (SA 4825) Dingell-Boucher climate change discussion draft, All Provisions, H.R. 1590, The Safe Climate Act of 2007 , All Provisions H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation Education and National Strategy for The 21st Century Act(water issues) S.1387 National Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007, All Provisions H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 , All Provisions H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act , All Provisions H.R. 6258, Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act , All Provisions H.R. 6739, United States Climate Action Now Act , All Provisions H.R. 6877, Greenhouse Gas Registry Act , All Provisions House Amendment and Senate Amendment to H.R. 6049 , Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 , All Provisions S. 2076, Clean Renewable Energy and Development Act , All Provisions S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007, All Provisions S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 , All Provisions S. 309, Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act , All Provisions
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Mineral Licensing and Royalty Issues: Phosphate Mining H.R. 21 Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act
Client expense: $2,188,120 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
-Legislation to facilitiate a land exchange in Northwest New Mexico -H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act, All Titles. -Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Administration; Federal Land Policy Management Administration; Regulation of Mining on Public Lands; Fair Market Value on Public Lands; OSM Stream Buffer Zone Rule; Energy Policy Act/Coal Leasing Amendments; Guidance on historic preservation, Fair market value rulemaking.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Clean Air Act; Reporting reforms under section 1605(b) of the Energy Act of 1992; Climate VISION; S. 1766, "Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007"; H.R. 2421, "The Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007"; S. 1870, "the Clean Water Restoration Act"; S.280, "Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007"; S.317, "Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007"; S.1177, " Clean Air Planning Act of 2007"; S.2191, "America's Climate Security Act of 2007" S. 309, "Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act"; H.R. 1590, "the Safe Climate Act of 2007"; S.3036, "the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008"; Boxer Substitute Amendment to S.3036 (SA 4825); H.R. 6186, "Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act"; H.R. 21, "Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act"(water issues); S.1387 "National Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007"; H.R. 6877, "Greenhouse Gas Registry Act"; H.R. "the Dingell-Boucher climate change discussion draft";
Client expense: $1,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Antiquities Act; Marine Monuments; HR21; HR6537
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
proposed climate change legislation; S. 2191 -- America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036 -- Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; S. 1766 -- Low Carbon Economy Act; issues related to the Clean Water Act; H.R. 2421 -- Clean Water Restoration Act; H.R. 6316 -- The Climate MATTERS Act of 2008 ; H.R. 21 --Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 5451 -- To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972; S. 1870 -- Clean Water Restoration Act; H.R. 6258 -- Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act; S. 3208 -- Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008; issues related to the Endangered Species Act
Client expense: $215,134 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Clean Air Act; Reporting reforms under section 1605(b) of the Energy Act of 1992; Climate VISION; Clean Water Act including the requirements for the electric utility industry , particularly 316(b) cooling water intake structures rulemaking; S. 1766, "Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007"; H.R. 2421, "The Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007"; S. 1870, "the Clean Water Restoration Act"; S.280, "Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007"; S.317, "Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007"; S.1177, "Clean Air Planning Act of 2007", S.2191, "America's Climate Security Act of 2007", S. 309, "Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act"; H.R. 1590, "the Safe Climate Act of 2007"; S.3036, "the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008"; Boxer Substitute Amendment to S.3036 (SA 4825); H.R. 6186, "Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act"; H.R. 21, "Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act"(water issues); S.1387 "National Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007"; H.R. 6877, "Greenhouse Gas Registry Act"; S.J.Res 45/H.R. 6577, "Great Lakes- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact"; S.2191 A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases; Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR);
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Outer Continental Shelf SAFE Energy Act (S. 875, HR 1506), all provisions; The American Made Energy Act (HR 5437), all provisions; The NEED Act (HR 2784), all provisions; Interior Appropriations Act (HR 2643, 2764), all provisions; Increased Research and Development of Natural Gas Technologies (S 1751, HR 2641), all provisions; To authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers, and for other purposes (HR 362), all provisions; Climate Security Act, (S 2191 and S 3036), all provisions related to natural gas utilities; Clean Air Planning Act of 2007 (S.1177), all provisions; Chemical Facility Safety (HR 5577), all provisions related to natural gas storage; Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 (S 280), all provisions; A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy, and for other purposes (S 1766), all provisions; A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes (S 3036), all provisions; To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (HR 1590), all provisions; To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes (HR 6186), all provisions; A bill to reduce gas prices by promoting domestic energy production, alternative energy, and conservation, and for other purposes (S 3669), all provisions; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.7324 and S 3258), all provisions; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (S.3001), all provisions related to energy; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (H.R.5658), all provisions related to energy; To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings, and the sale of the product of such re-enrichment, and for other purposes (HR 4189), all provisions; To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that the antidumping and countervailing duty laws apply to the production of low-enriched uranium, and for other purposes (HR 4929 and S 2531), all provisions; To amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an extension of the period during which individuals may bring a suit for certain violations of employee protection provisions under such Act (HR 1393), all provisions; A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to enter into cooperative agreements with private entities to share the cost of obtaining construction and operating licenses for certain types of recycling facilities, and for other purposes (S 3215), all provisions; International Clean Energy Technologies Deployment and Global Energy Markets Investment Act of 2007 (S 2155), all provisions; Main Street U.S.A. Energy Security Act of 2008 (HR 6001), all provisions; American Energy Independence Act (HR 6161), all provisions; Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2008 (HR 5942), all provisions; $150 Barrel Energy Extortion Act of 2008 (HR 6207), all provisions; Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.6899), all provisions; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008 (S 3268), all provisions related to energy commodities; 21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act (S 3233), all provisions; Clean Energy Investment Bank Act of 2008 (S 2730), all provisions; Pathway to Nuclear Power Act (HR 7086), all provisions; Apollo Energy Independence Act of 2008 (HR 6385), all provisions; United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008 (S 3661), all provisions; United States-Russian Federation Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Act of 2008 (HR 6574), all provisions; United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act (HR 7081 and S 3548), all provisions; Copper Theft Prevention Act (HR 6831); Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2007 (HR 5577), all provisions; Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2008 (HR 5533), all provisions; Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act (S 3186), all provisions; Rural Clean Energy Superhighways Act (HR 4059), all provisions related to transmission siting; Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act (HR 6401), all provisions related to transmission siting and permits; United States Climate Action Now Act (HR 6739), all provisions; Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act (HR 6899), all provisions; Clean Renewable Energy and Development Act (S 2076), all provisions; To encourage greater energy efficiency in building codes (HR 6729), all provisions; Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 (S 1766), all provisions; The Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007(HR 2421 and S 1870), all provisions; Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 (S 280), all provisions; Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007 (S 317), all provisions; Clean Air Planning Act of 2007 (S 1177), all provisions; America's Climate Security Act of 2007 (S 2191), all provisions; Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act (S 309), all provisions; Safe Climate Act of 2007 (HR 1590), all provisions; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S 3036), all provisions; Boxer Substitute Amendment to S.3036--Senate Amendment 4825, all provisions; Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act (HR 6186), all provisions; Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (HR 21), all provisions related to water issues; National Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007(S 1387), all provisions; Greenhouse Gas Registry Act (HR 6877), all provisions Dingell-Boucher climate change discussion draft, all provisions; Endangered species all issues generally; Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008 (HR 6049), all provisions; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (HR 6049), all provisions; House Amendment and Senate Amendment to H.R. 6049; Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2008 (HR 6899), all provisions; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HR 3221), energy tax provisions that were added to this bill in the Senate; Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221, to amend IRC of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law; Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008 (S 3125), all provisions; Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 (S 3335), all provisions; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act (HR 7060), all provisions; Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Senate amendment to HR 1424), all provisions; Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008 (S 3208), all provisions; Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008; Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act (HR 6258), all provisions; Energy Storage Advancement Act of 2007 (HR 3776), all provisions; Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007 (HR 3775), all provisions; Future Fuels Act of 2008 (S 3345), all provisions; Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008 (S 3233), all provisions; Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (HR 1424 and HR 3997), all provisions;
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Utilities
Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations re: oil and natural gas supply issues; Endangered species all issues generally; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (HR 6049), all provisions; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act (HR 7060), all provisions; Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Senate amendment to HR 1424), all provisions; Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008 (S 3208), all provisions; Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (HR 7327), all provi Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act (HR 6258), all provisions; Energy Storage Advancement Act of 2007 (HR 3776), all provisions; Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007 (HR 3775), all provisions; Future Fuels Act of 2008 (S 3345), all provisions; Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008 (S 3233), all provisions; Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (HR 1424 and HR 3997), all provisions; Climate Security Act, (S 2191 and S 3036), all provisions related to natural gas utilities; Clean Air Planning Act of 2007 (S.1177), all provisions; Chemical Facility Safety (HR 5577), all provisions related to natural gas storage; Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 (S 280), all provisions; A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy, and for other purposes (S 1766), all provisions; A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes (S 3036), all provisions; To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (HR 1590), all provisions; To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes (HR 6186), all provisions; A bill to reduce gas prices by promoting domestic energy production, alternative energy, and conservation, and for other purposes (S 3669), all provisions; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.7324 and S 3258), all provisions; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (S.3001), all provisions related to energy; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (H.R.5658), all provisions related to energy; To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings, and the sale of the product of such re-enrichment, and for other purposes (HR 4189), all provisions; To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that the antidumping and countervailing duty laws apply to the production of low-enriched uranium, and for other purposes (HR 4929 and S 2531), all provisions; To amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an extension of the period during which individuals may bring a suit for certain violations of employee protection provisions under such Act (HR 1393), all provisions; A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to enter into cooperative agreements with private entities to share the cost of obtaining construction and operating licenses for certain types of recycling facilities, and for other purposes (S 3215), all provisions; International Clean Energy Technologies Deployment and Global Energy Markets Investment Act of 2007 (S 2155), all provisions; Main Street U.S.A. Energy Security Act of 2008 (HR 6001), all provisions; American Energy Independence Act (HR 6161), all provisions; Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2008 (HR 5942), all provisions; $150 Barrel Energy Extortion Act of 2008 (HR 6207), all provisions; Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.6899), all provisions; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008 (S 3268), all provisions related to energy commodities; 21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act (S 3233), all provisions; Clean Energy Investment Bank Act of 2008 (S 2730), all provisions; Pathway to Nuclear Power Act (HR 7086), all provisions; Apollo Energy Independence Act of 2008 (HR 6385), all provisions; United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008 (S 3661), all provisions; United States-Russian Federation Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Act of 2008 (HR 6574), all provisions; United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act (HR 7081 and S 3548), all provisions; Copper Theft Prevention Act (HR 6831); Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2007 (HR 5577), all provisions; Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2008 (HR 5533), all provisions; Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act (S 3186), all provisions; Rural Clean Energy Superhighways Act (HR 4059), all provisions related to transmission siting; Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act (HR 6401), all provisions related to transmission siting and permits; United States Climate Action Now Act (HR 6739), all provisions; Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act (HR 6899), all provisions; Clean Renewable Energy and Development Act (S 2076), all provisions; To encourage greater energy efficiency in building codes (HR 6729), all provisions; Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 (S 1766), all provisions; The Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007(HR 2421 and S 1870), all provisions; Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 (S 280), all provisions; Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007 (S 317), all provisions; Clean Air Planning Act of 2007 (S 1177), all provisions; America's Climate Security Act of 2007 (S 2191), all provisions; Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act (S 309), all provisions; Safe Climate Act of 2007 (HR 1590), all provisions; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S 3036), all provisions; Boxer Substitute Amendment to S.3036--Senate Amendment 4825, all provisions; Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act (HR 6186), all provisions; Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (HR 21), all provisions related to water issues; National Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007(S 1387), all provisions; Greenhouse Gas Registry Act (HR 6877), all provisions
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Chemical Facility Safety (HR 5577), all provisions related to natural gas storage, Climate Security Act, (S 2191 and S 3036), all provisions related to natural gas utilities; Clean Air Planning Act of 2007 (S.1177), all provisions; Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 (S 280), all provisions; A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy, and for other purposes (S 1766), all provisions; A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes (S 3036), all provisions; To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (HR 1590), all provisions; To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes (HR 6186), all provisions; A bill to reduce gas prices by promoting domestic energy production, alternative energy, and conservation, and for other purposes (S 3669), all provisions; International Clean Energy Technologies Deployment and Global Energy Markets Investment Act of 2007 (S 2155), all provisions; Rural Clean Energy Superhighways Act (HR 4059), all provisions related to transmission siting and permits; Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act (HR 6401), all provisions related to transmission siting and permits; United States Climate Action Now Act (HR 6739), all provisions; Clean Renewable Energy and Development Act (S 2076), all provisions; To encourage greater energy efficiency in building codes (HR 6729), all provisions; Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 (S 1766), all provisions; The Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007(HR 2421 and S 1870), all provisions; Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 (S 280), all provisions; Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007 (S 317), all provisions; Clean Air Planning Act of 2007 (S 1177), all provisions; America's Climate Security Act of 2007 (S 2191), all provisions; Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act (S 309), all provisions; Safe Climate Act of 2007 (HR 1590), all provisions; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S 3036), all provisions; Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act (HR 6186), all provisions; Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (HR 21), all provisions related to water issues; National Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007(S 1387), all provisions; Greenhouse Gas Registry Act (HR 6877), all provisions; Dingell-Boucher climate change discussion draft, all provisions; Endangered species all issues generally; Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008 (HR 6049), all provisions; House Amendment and Senate Amendment to H.R. 6049; Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221, to amend IRC of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act (HR 7060), all provisions; Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008 (S 3208), all provisions; Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act (HR 6258), all provisions; Energy Storage Advancement Act of 2007 (HR 3776), all provisions; Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008 (S 3233), all provisions
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation, Education and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act); S. 1870/H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act;
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
S 3474-The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2008 (entire bill), H.R. 6898, The Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 (titles I and IV), S. 3212-To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for auditable, independent verification of ballots, to ensure the security of voting systems, and for other purposes.(entire bill), HR 6357 - the "Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008 (titles I and III), S 3001-Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009(Sec143), HR 21-Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (4)(B)
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
1. House Department of Commerce Appropriations Bill (no bill number yet) 2. S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 3. H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act 4. S. 3314, National Ocean Protection Act 5. Implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 6. US accession to United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 7. Sea turtle conservation 8. H.R. 4087, Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2007 9. H.R. 5425, Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2008 10. HR 5741, Shark Conservation Act of 2008 11. S. 3231, Shark Conservation Act of 2008 12. HR 4174 Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2008 13. S. 1581, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation, Education and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act H.R. 6124, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R. 3610, Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 5533, Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2008 H.R. 5577, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 S. 3040, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 S. 3289, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2009
Client expense: $658,367 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation, Education and National Strategy for 21st Century Act: ocean and costal research H.R. 1834, National Ocean Exploration Program Act: ocean and coastal research H.R. 2342, National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2008: regional coastal observing research H.R. 2342, National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2008: regional coastal observing research H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009: funding for DOE (Department of Energy) and the Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs), and other research, education, and science programs, including 3-D electronics, Carbon Nanotube Thin Film Devices for Portable Power, and Spintronics Memory Storage; funding for DOD (Department of Defense) Navy research and ship operations, Navy cancer research programs, and the Defense-wide research program on mitigation of explosive effects; funding for NSF (National Science Foundation) Programs; other issues H.R. 4174/S. 1581, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2008: ocean acidification research H.R. 7322/S 3182, Commerce, Justice, and Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; funding for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geodesy, climate and ocean research programs; funding for SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) building construction, NSF research programs, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Earth Sciences research and other programs, and for the National Textile Center S. 3258, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; 2009: funding for DOE nonproliferation and verification research, basic research on alternative fuels and energy and Office of Science basic research programs; funding for US Army Corps of Engineers coastal research and monitoring S. 3297, Advancing America's Priorities Act: funding for Ocean and Coastal Research Programs, regional coastal observing and ocean acidification research Proposed Economic Stimulus Package: funding for research, infrastructure, education, and energy research; tax issues FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for NOAA Geodesy, climate and ocean research programs; funding for SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) building construction, NSF research programs, and NASA Earth Sciences research FY 2010 Department of Defense appropriations: funding for Navy research and ship operations, Navy cancer research, and Defense-wide mitigation of explosive effects research programs FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for DOE basic science, alternative fuels, energy efficiency and sustainability, and nonproliferation and verification research programs; funding for US Army Corps of Engineers coastal research and monitoring FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations: funding for wildfire research FY 2010 President's Budget Request: funding for basic research programs in NSF, NIH (National Institutes of Health), DOE, DOD, and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), NOAA and NASA; funding for NOAA and NASA satellite altimetry and ocean color program Innovation and research incentives related issues
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Brownfields Reauthorization; H.R. 2421/S. 1870: Clean Water Restoration Act; S. 2191/S.3036: America's Climate Security Act of 2007; HR 6078: GREEN Act, HR 21: National Ocean Policy, HR 3997/HR 6309: Leed Safe Housing for Kids Act, HR 3339 Ban Asbestos in America Act
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Supported EPA's revisions to the SPCC rules, supported EPA's mandate to have federal recycling rules for recycling empty one-way plastic containers; assisted EPA with the new proposal on a web based labeling system for section 3 pesticide registered products. Supports modifications to EPA's Spill, Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) rules. Worked with Oceans 21 Coalition to promote a rewriting of HR 21 and oppose the bill as currently written. Worked with ag coalition on climate change legislation (S. 3036). The coalition worked to educate members of Congress and their staff on agricultural offsets, suggest proposed amendments such as the Stabenow amendment and worked to add language that considered natural gas prices rise due to any proposed climate change legislation. Raised concern over natural gas price increases and fertilizer price increases under a cap and trade program. Opposed green house gas (GHG) emission regulation under the Clean Air Act. Oppose efforts to expand the definition of "navigable" water. Support efforts to reform the Endangered Species Act. Member of the EPA's Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, the committee reviews a wide range of EPA programs including pesticide registrations, registration procedures, spray drift mitigation, water pollution, labeling concepts, and other areas. The PPDC and its mission and its members are reported in the fed reg. Worked to oppose parts of the RED for chloropicrin. Working with EPA to define the definition of oil under the SPCC.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
HR 21 - Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century HR 5425 - Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2008 PL#109-479 - Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Act Implementation issues related to charter fishing in Alaska International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
- Global Change Research Improvement Act (S. 2307) - supported - Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008 (H.R. 1464/S. 1033) - supported - Oceans 21 (H.R.21) - supported - Crane Conservation Act (H.R. 1771/S. 1048) - supported - Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (H.R. 2185/ S. 2020) - supported - Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 (H.R. 1205/S. 1580) - supported - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 6) input into RFS mandate rule-making -SECURE Water Act (S. 2156) supported - Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (H.R. 2185/ S. 2020) - supported - Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007 (S. 1930 and Legal Timber Protection Act (HR 1497)) input into rule-making and supported Bill - Bill to expand the boundaries of the Little River Canyon National Preserve in the State of Alabama (H.R. 5486) supported - Advancing America's Priorities Act (S. 3297) - supported - Global Food Security Act of 2008 (S. 3529) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural economies, and to improved emergency response to food crises provided feedback and tentatively support -The Water for the Poor Enhancement Act (HR 7180, companion Bill S. 3642) to enhance the capacity of the US government to fully implement the WFPA of 2005 and to improve access to safe drinking water and sanitation throughout the world provided feedback and tentatively support - Foreign Assistance Act ((Pub.L. 87-195,) supported efforts by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to prepare for re-writing the FAA in the 111th Congress, - Lacey Act advised Bill sponsors and Agencies on implementation - Legislation on international forest conservation and carbon funds developed by Rep. Betty McCollum (H. Res 1268) supported - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Treaty 103-39) - supported - Biodiversity Resolution (S. Res. 598) supported - Resolution in support of Earth Hour (H.Res. 1105) - supported - Sense of the Senate Resolution on Biodiversity Conservation working to move forward the resolution in the Senate expressing the importance of global biodiversity conservation and support for efforts to protect species worldwide - Climate policy supported development of climate legislation including mitigation, adaptation, and technology transfer funding - Forestry and climate legislation supported development of legislation on forestry and forest carbon, including reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) - Marine/Fisheries encouraged US support for the Coral Triangle Initiative - Grassland conservation in Mongolia - encouraged support for projects - Polar Bear Conservation encouraged US support for polar bear conservation efforts - USAID Biodiversity program - discussed status and future of program - ESA opposed rule changes to ESA section 7 and the polar bear 4d rule - China Strategic Economic Dialogue Advised agencies on implementation of MOU on illegal logging - Peru-US FTA supported the forestry provision annex in the environmental chapter
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
S.2191, Climate Security Act of 2007 Section G, Agricultural Offset Program & Related Provisions Provisions Detailing Low Carbon Fuel Standard H.R.21, Oceans Conservation Education & National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (provisions related to agricultural and land-based impacts to oceanic water quality) Provisions Dealing with Agriculture & Navigable Waters H.R.2421/S.1870 Opposition to Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 Congressional Issues: Climate Change Clean Water Act Jurisdiction S.2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007 Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter Wetlands Hypoxia Animal Ag Waste/Superfund Laws Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, Regulatory & Congressional Intent, TMDLs CRP/Buffer Strips Climate Change - Agricultural Sequestration Low Carbon Fuel Standards Ethanol Emission Standards H.R.2421/S.1870, Opposition Executive Branch: Climate Change Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter Wetlands Hypoxia Ozone Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs, Regulatory Reach/Rapanos Guidance Farm Bill Conservation Programs Atrazine Spill Prevention Control & Counter-measures Interagency Cooperation under the Endangered Species Act Proposed Rule Carbofuran Food Tolerance Revocation
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation. Energy and Water Appropriations legislation Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations legislation. H.R. 21, Ocean, Conservation, Education & National Strategy for the 21st Centure Act S. 953, the Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act H.R. 2125, the Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE