Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008

Action on the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program funding for possible Klamath Lake acquisition and/or conservation easements. Support on H.R. 2421/S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 1533/S.843, To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program; H.R.1534/S. 906, To prohibit certain sales, distributions, and transfers of elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes; and S.2643, To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units. Action on S. 2156, SECURE Water Act, including specific provisions relating to dam management, climate adaptation strategy and grants; the development of the 2009 Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Corps of Engineers restoration programs; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007; H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to management and conservation of coastal areas; S. 3552, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; Corps of Engineers update of Water Resources Principles and Guidelines for federal water resource projects; funding and policy support for an initiative to re-operate Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs to improve downstream ecosystems; and S. 3085, Cooperative Watershed Management Program Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator, Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director for Natural Resources, Council on Environmental Quality; Chief, Agriculture Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; and Chief, Program Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers.

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Working waterfronts development - HR 3223, Keep Our Waterfronts Working Act of 2007; Coastal conservation - HR 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008; Brownfields and waterfront redevelopment - HR 5469, To Provide Grants for the Revitalization of Waterfront Brownfields.

Client expense: $213,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office

Coast Guard reauthorization and mandatory boater education issues: S 1892 and HR 2830 - Coast Guard Reauthorization Acts of 2007 and 2008. Issue: definition of PWC: Marine Sanctuary (Monterey Bay Amendment). Protecting water access issue: HR 3223 - The Keep Our Waterways Working Act of 2007, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Dredging Projects and HR 5451 Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008. More water access issues: HR 5469 To Provide Grants for the Revitalization of Waterfront Brownfields. Marine sanctuary issues: HR 1187 - Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Modification and Protection Act. Fish issues: HR 21 - Ocean Conservation Education. and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act and HR 5425 - The Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2008.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 6336 and S. 3158, Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Reauthorization Act. Legislation and policies affecting wind energy. H.R. 5452, Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2008. H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support on H.R. 2421/S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 1533/S.843, To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program; H.R.1534/S. 906, To prohibit certain sales, distributions, and transfers of elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes; and S.2643, To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units. Action on S. 2156, SECURE Water Act, including specific provisions relating to dam management, climate adaptation strategy and grants; the development of the 2009 Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Corps of Engineers restoration programs; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007; H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to management and conservation of coastal areas; S. 3552, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 3297, Advancing Americas Priorities Act, including specific provisions relating to ocean research and monitoring; and Administrative implementation of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs to collect and produce marine ecosystems assessments. Covered Officials Contacted: Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator, Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Associate Director for Natural Resources, Council on Environmental Quality.

S. 2568, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit pre-leasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas, provisions relating to oil and gas development; H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act, provisions relating to national conservation system; H.R. 2643, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, amendments relating to oil and gas development in the outer continental shelf; S. 2739, Consolidated Natural Resources Act, provisions restricting access to energy development; H.R. 3058, Public Land Communities Transition Act, Section 5, provisions relating to conservation of resource fees. Whole Bills: H.R. 6066, Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act; H.R. 1187, Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act; H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act; H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act. Regulatory efforts concerning designation of Gulf of Mexico as Marine Sanctuary under Monument and Antiquities Act.

Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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).

Support on H.R. 2421/S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 1533/S.843, To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program; H.R.1534/S. 906, To prohibit certain sales, distributions, and transfers of elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes; and S.2643, To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units. Action on S. 2156, SECURE Water Act, including specific provisions relating to dam management, climate adaptation strategy and grants; the development of the 2009 Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Corps of Engineers restoration programs; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007; and H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to management and conservation of coastal areas. Covered officials contacted: Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator, Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA; Assistant Administrator for Water, EPA; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 6336 and S. 3158, Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Reauthorization Act. Legislation and policies affecting wind energy. H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007. H.R. 5452, Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2008. H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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)

Coast Guard reauthorization and mandatory boater education issues: S 1892 and HR 2830 - Coast Guard Reauthorization Acts of 2007 and 2008. Issue: definition of PWC: Marine Sanctuary (Monterey Bay Amendment). Protecting water access issue: HR 3223 - The Keep Our Waterways Working Act of 2007, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Dredging Projects and HR 5451 Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008. More water access issues: HR 5469 To Provide Grants for the Revitalization of Waterfront Brownfields. Marine sanctuary issues: HR 1187 - Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Modification and Protection Act. Fish issues: HR 21 - Ocean Conservation Education. and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act and HR 5425 - The Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2008.

Client expense: $217,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization 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. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007, provisions relating to the Adaptation Fund.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

Support on H.R. 2421/S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 1533/S.843, To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program; H.R.1534/S. 906, To prohibit certain sales, distributions, and transfers of elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes; and S.2643, To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units. Action on S. 2156, SECURE Water Act, including specific provisions relating to dam management, climate adaptation strategy and grants; the development of the 2009 Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Corps of Engineers restoration programs; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007; H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to management and conservation of coastal areas; Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration implementation of P.L. 94-265, The Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, including specific provisions relating to exempted fishing permits; H.R. 3223, Keep Our Waterfronts Working Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to grants to acquire and protect areas that serve as working waterfronts; and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, including discussion of importance of US accession for protection of marine and coastal resources. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Army Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Director of Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Chief, Civil Works Program Integration Division, US Army Corps of Engineers; Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator, Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce