Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act

S. 37, Nuclear Waste Access to Yucca Act S. 232, Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act of 2007 S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 300, Multi-Species Conservation Program Act S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007 S. 700, Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 725, National Aquatic Invesive Species Act of 2007 S. 1018, Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund S. 2165, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the suspension of each provision of the Act during periods of drought with respect to Federal and State agencies that manage Federal river basins that are located in each region affected by the drought S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007 S. 2223, Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007 S. 2423, Emission Allowance Market Transparency Act of 2007 S. 2739, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 S. 3071, Amend ESA of 1973 to Prohibit Global Climate Change S. 3189, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act H.R. 1350, Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act H.R. 1483, Celebrating America's Heritage Act H.R. 1917, Species Rescue Act H.R. 1961, Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act H.R. 2515, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act H.R. 2530, Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 3459, Transparent Reporting Under ESA Listing Act (TRUE Listing Act) H.R. 3847, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the suspension of each provision of the Act during periods of drought with respect to Federal and State agencies that manage Federal river basins that are located in each region affected by the drought H.R. 4226, Climate Stewardship and Economic Security Act of 2007 H.R. 5687, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2008 H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act H.R. 6258, Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3663 - The protect America's Wildlife Act National Wildlife Refuge System Issues H.R. 1551 and S. 919 - Healthy Farms, Foods and Fuels Act H.R. 1600 - EAT Healthy America Act Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR) - not yet introduced in Senate; H.R.767 in House Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wildnerness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act - H.R. 2801, S1680 H.R. 2593 - Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 Removal of northern Rockies wolves from the Endangered Species Act Refuge policy Endangered Species Act - oversight on expected new regulations, integrity of science, and wolf delisting rule H.R. 1422 and S. 700 - The Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007 H.R. 2338 Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act provisions H.R. 1464 and S. 1033 - The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 H.R. 3459 - Transparent Reporting under ESA Listing Act H.R. 3847 and S. 2165 - a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act Implementation of the Endangered Species Act H.R. 2515 and S. 300 - a bill to authorize appropiations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program General polar bear protection H.R. 1497 - The Legal Timber Protection Act Combat Illegal logging Act/Prevention of Illegal Logging Practices Aquatic invasive species legislation Global warming/tropical deforestation National Forest Management Act regulations H.R. 39 - Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness S. 2316 - Permanent Protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge H.R. 4088 - Save Act of 2007 - Border Fencing and Studies H.R. 5610 - Protecting America's Wild Places Act S. 2739 - Consolidated National Resources Act of 2007 H.R. 2338, H.R. 2337, H.R. 322 and S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act and provisions S. 2483 National Forests, Parks, Public Land and Recreation Projects Act of 2007 Oversight on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wolf Delisting Rule (House) H. Con Res 70 - Sessions Amendment (S.A. 4231) to fund the border fence

HR 767: Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act - REPAIR Bill HR 1422, S 700: Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007 HR 2016: National Landscape Conservation System H, S: Farm Bill

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget

S. 37, Nuclear Waste Access to Yucca Act S. 232, Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act of 2007 S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 300, Multi-Species Conservation Program Act S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007 S. 700, Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 725, National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007 S. 1018, Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund S. 2165, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the suspension of each provision of the Act during periods of drought with respect to Federal and State agencies that manage Federal river basins that are located in each region affected by the drought S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007 S. 2223, Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007 S. 2423, Emission Allowance Market Transparency Act of 2007 S. 2739, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act H.R. 1350, Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act H.R. 1483, Celebrating America's Heritage Act H.R. 1917, Species Rescue Act H.R. 1961, Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act H.R. 2515, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act H.R. 2530, Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 3459, Transparent Reporting Under ESA Listing Act (TRUE Listing Act) H.R. 3847, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for the suspension of each provision of the Act during periods of drought with respect to Federal and State agencies that manage Federal river basins that are located in each region affected by the drought H.R. 4226, Climate Stewardship and Economic Security Act of 2007

HR 2332, HR 2776, HR 1769, HR 3094, HR2959, HR 2262, HR 767, HR 2641, HR 2643, HR 5351, HR3221, HR2016 S151, S391, S1268, S1311, S1602, S1751, S1696, S2191

Client expense: $30,725 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2332, HR 2776, HR 1769, HR 3094, HR2959, HR 2262, HR 767, HR 2641, HR 2643 S151, S391, S1268, S1311, S1602, S1751, S1696, S2191

Client expense: $125,760 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007 S. 700, Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 725, National Aquatic Invesive Species Act of 2007 H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act H.R. 1350, Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act H.R. 1917, Species Rescue Act H.R. 2515, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act H.R. 2530, Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2007 S. 37, Nuclear Waste Access to Yucca Act S. 232, Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act of 2007 S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 300, Multi-Species Conservation Program Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

As requested, testified and offered comments regarding H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance and Immediate Response Act of 2007. The Foundation also responds to requests for information regarding our conservation grants.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

HR 2332 HR2776 HR1769 HR3094 HR2959 HR2262 HR767 HR2641 HR2643 S151 S391 S962 S1268 S1311 S1602 S1751 S1696

Client expense: $109,452 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE