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Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (36)
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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S 2762/HR 3914 - San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act
S 1571-HR1043 - Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act
S 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009
S. 868 - Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009
S 799/HR 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
S 721/HR 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions S 183/HR 170 - Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act
S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
HR 146 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act
HR 39 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
HR 980 - The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
HR 765 - Nellis Dunes National OHV Recreation Area Act of 2009
HR 689 - Interchange of administrative jurisdiction between FS and BLM
HR 192 - Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act
HR 3914 - San Juan
HR 4289 - Colorado Wilderness
S 3016 - Extensions in Utah
S 472 - National Monuments Act of 2009
HR 5580 - National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010
HR 5125 - Oregon/HR 4996 - Preserve land Freedom/HR 4814 - Arizona/HR 4754 - Montana/HR 4716 - Colorado/HR 4703 - California/HR 4675 - Nevada
HRES 1406/HRES 1254 - for DOI to turn over documents to Congress on Monuments
S2921 - CA Desert/S1328 - Shasta-Trinity/
'Wild lands' policy from USDOI
Forest Service Proposed Planning Rule
Client expense: $96,554 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See attached Opposed HR 1925, "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Opposed HR 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Monitored HR 3914, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness.
Monitored S. 1470, the "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act," to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions.
Monitored S. 2921, the "California Desert Protection Act," to designate certain lands as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions.
Opposed S 3294, to create new wilderness reserves in central Idaho, as overyly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Monitored S. 303 and other potential omnibus land use legislation.
Undertook lobbying activity to maintain public off highway vehicle access to Johnson Valley (CA) and Tellico (NC).
BLM & US Forest Service travel management plans for off-road vehicle: advocated working with local communities to complete mapping and reach consensus on OHV roads/trails.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
1. Opposition to legislation that seeks to lock up natural resource and economic assets on millions of acres in the West (including H.R. 980, H.R. 1925, S. 799).
2. Opposition to the bulk packaging of land designation legislation into "omnibus" bills.
3. Opposition to suggested DOI land designation policies that contemplate unilateral Executive Branch designation of millions of 3. (cont.) acres of Western lands. Support for legislation/resolutions that would remove such authority (including, H.R. 4716, H.Res. 1406, H.R. 4754, H.R. 4651, S. 3016, H.R. 4703, H.R. 4675, S. 3041, H.R. 5580, H.R. 4996, S. 472).
4. Opposition to efforts by the Executive Branch to unilaterally lock off access to Bureau of Land Management lands through designation of Wilderness Study Areas and/or similar mechanisms (i.e. "Wild Lands" designations).
5. Educating policymakers on the implications of the Executive Branch's efforts to establish "projected future climate change-related species vulnerabilities" as a justification for a broad range of new regulatory actions/powers by agencies of the federal government.
6. Educating policymakers on the need for a robust minerals policy to support the U.S. economy.
7. Educating policymakers on the implications of proposed Executive Branch NEPA process revisions on energy and natural resource projects throughout the West.
8. Educating policymakers of the implications of insertion of "future climate impacts" as a rationale for species listings and critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S 2762/HR 3914 - San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act
S 1571-HR1043 - Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act
S 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009
S. 868 - Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009
S 799/HR 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
S 721/HR 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions S 183/HR 170 - Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act
S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
HR 146 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act
HR 39 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
HR 980 - The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
HR 765 - Nellis Dunes National OHV Recreation Area Act of 2009
HR 689 - Interchange of administrative jurisdiction between FS and BLM
HR 192 - Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act
HR 3914 - San Juan
HR 4289 - Colorado Wilderness
S 3016 - Extensions in Utah
S 472 - National Monuments Act of 2009
HR 5580 - National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010
HR 5125 - Oregon/HR 4996 - Preserve land Freedom/HR 4814 - Arizona/HR 4754 - Montana/HR 4716 - Colorado/HR 4703 - California/HR 4675 - Nevada
HRES 1406/HRES 1254 - for DOI to turn over documents to Congress on Monuments
S2921 - CA Desert/S1328 - Shasta-Trinity/
Client expense: $111,116 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See attached Opposed HR 1925, "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Opposed HR 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Monitored HR 3914, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness.
Monitored S. 1470, the "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act," to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions.
Monitored S. 2921, the "California Desert Protection Act," to designate certain lands as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions.
Opposed S 3294, to create new wilderness reserves in central Idaho, as overyly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Undertook lobbying activity to maintain public off highway vehicle access to Johnson Valley (CA) and Tellico (NC).
BLM & US Forest Service travel management plans for off-road vehicle: advocated working with local communities to complete mapping and reach consensus on OHV roads/trails.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
1. Opposing legislation that seeks to lock up natural resource and economic assets on millions of acres in the West (including H.R. 980, H.R. 1925, S. 799).
2. Opposing suggested DOI lands designation policies that contemplate unilateral Executive Branch designation of millions of acres of Western lands. Support for legislation/resolutions that would remove such authority (including H.R. 4716, H.Res. 1406, 2. (cont.) H.R. 4754, H.R. 4651, S. 3016, H.R. 4703, H.R. 4675, S. 3041, H.R. 5580, H.R. 4996, S. 472).
3. Educating policymakers on the implications of the Executive Branch's efforts to establish "projected future climate change-related species vulnerability" as a justification for a broad range of new regulatory action/powers by agencies of the federal government.
4. Educating policymakers on the need for a robust minerals policy to support the build-out of the nation's renewables, clean transportation and related sectors.
5. Educating policymakers on the implications of proposed Executive Branch NEPA process revisions on energy and natural resource projects throughout the West.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HOUSE
H.R. 1264-Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 1769-Alpine Lakes Wilderness Expansion-(All Sections)
H.R. 1925-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections) HOUSE (Continued)
H.R. 0039-The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2076-Border Security and Responsibility Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2555-Homeowners' Defense Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2807-America's Wildlife Heritage Act-(Ensure wildlife standards at the planning level of national forest and BLM land management)
H.R. 2888-Devil's Staircase Wilderness-(All Sections)
H.R. 3302-Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009-(Advocate for responsible management practices of working forests on private lands)
H.R. 4332-Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2009-(Support passing this bill; local chapter very enthusiastic about Soledad bill)
SENATE
S. 0799-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
S. 0881-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act-(Oppose destructive logging practices in the Tongass National Forest)
S. 1036-Federal Transportation Policy and Planning Act-(All Sections)
S. 2895-Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009-(All Sections)
S. 2921-California Desert Protection Act of 2010-(All Sections)
S. 3310-Tony Dean Cheyenne River Valley Conservation Act of 2010-(All Sections)
NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI)
Boulder - White Clouds/CIEDRA Bill-(Wilderness bill for central Idaho; we have historically opposed but may support this year's version)
California Desert Bill-(Senate wilderness bill that deals with renewable energy citing and ORV use)
Roadless Rule Bill-(Codifies Clinton roadless rule, support)
Senator Schumers Immigration Reform Bill-(Border Security title, as it pertains to the border wall and ecological values of the US - Mexico borderlands.)
Draft majority text on RES standards-(Lobby committee and Senate staff, Senators)
House Homeland Security Appropriations Bill-(Advocating for language to implement monitoring and mitigation programs in the US/Mexico borderlands)
No Name Yet (San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation Area legislation)-(All Sections)
No Name Yet (potential wilderness legislation introduced by Rep. Dreier)-(All Sections)
Adaptation Funding-(All Sections)
Omnibus Lands Bill-(All Sections)
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S 2762/HR 3914 - San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act
S 1571-HR1043 - Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act
S 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009
S. 868 - Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009
S 799/HR 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
S 721/HR 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions S 183/HR 170 - Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act
S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
HR 146 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act
HR 39 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
HR 980 - The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
HR 765 - Nellis Dunes National OHV Recreation Area Act of 2009
HR 689 - Interchange of administrative jurisdiction between FS and BLM
HR 192 - Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act
HR 3914 - San Juan
HR 4289 - Colorado Wilderness
S 3016 - Extensions in Utah
S 472 - National Monuments Act of 2009
HR 5580 - National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010
HR 5125 - Oregon/HR 4996 - Preserve land Freedom/HR 4814 - Arizona/HR 4754 - Montana/HR 4716 - Colorado/HR 4703 - California/HR 4675 - Nevada
HRES 1406/HRES 1254 - for DOI to turn over documents to Congress on Monuments
S2921 - CA Desert/S1328 - Shasta-Trinity/
Client expense: $109,040 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See attached Opposed HR 1925, "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Opposed HR 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Monitored HR 3914, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness.
Monitored S. 1470, the "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act," to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions.
Monitored S. 2921, the "California Desert Protection Act," to designate certain lands as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions.
Opposed S 3294, to create new wilderness reserves in central Idaho, as overyly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Undertook lobbying activity to maintain public off highway vehicle access to Johnson Valley (CA) and Tellico (NC).
BLM & US Forest Service travel management plans for off-road vehicle: advocated working with local communities to complete mapping and reach consensus on OHV roads/trails.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
1. Opposing legislation that seeks to lock up natural resource and economic assets on millions of acres in the West (including H.R. 980, H.R. 1925, S. 799).
2. Opposing DOI proposed lands designation policies that contemplate unilateral Executive Branch designation of millions of acres of Western Lands. Includes support for legislation that would remove such authority (including H.R. 4716, H.R. 4754, H.R. 4651 and S. 3016, H.R. 4703, H.R. 4675 and S. 3041, H.Res. 1406, H.R. 5580, H.R. 4996, S. 472).
3. Educating policymakers on the implications of the Executive Branch's efforts to establish "projected future climate change-related species vulnerability" as a justification for a broad range of new regulatory actions/powers by agencies of the federal government.
4. Educating policymakers on the importance of a robust minerals policy to support the build-out of the nation's renewables, clean transportation and related sectors.
5. Educating policymakers on the implications of proposed Executive Branch NEPA process revisions to energy and natural resource projects throughout the West.
6. Support for legislation (H.R. 4717 and S. 3122) that seeks to reform the Equal Access to Justice Act, to improve disclosure regarding reimbursements provided to parties -- including environmental advocacy groups -- for litigation against the federal government.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S 2762/HR 3914 - San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act
S 1571-HR1043 - Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act
S 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009
S. 868 - Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009
S 799/HR 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
S 721/HR 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions S 183/HR 170 - Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act
S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
HR 146 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act
HR 39 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
HR 980 - The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
HR 765 - Nellis Dunes National OHV Recreation Area Act of 2009
HR 689 - Interchange of administrative jurisdiction between FS and BLM
HR 192 - Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act
HR 3914 - San Juan
HR 4289 - Colorado Wilderness
HR 1925 - Red Rock
Client expense: $119,191 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HOUSE
H.R. 0039-The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 0192-Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act-(All Sections, Oppose)
H.R. 0644-Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act-(All Sections) HOUSE (Continued)
H.R. 1264-Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 1769-Alpine Lakes Wilderness Expansion-(All Sections)
H.R. 1925-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2076-Border Security and Responsibility Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2555-Homeowners' Defense Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2807-America's Wildlife Heritage Act-(Ensure wildlife standards at the planning level of national forest and BLM land management)
H.R. 2888-Devil's Staircase Wilderness-(All Sections)
H.R. 3302-Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009-(Advocate for responsible management practices of working forests on private lands)
H.R. 4332-Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2009-(Support passing this bill; local chapter very enthusiastic about Soledad bill)
SENATE
S. 0231-Arctic Wilderness-(All Sections)
S. 0799-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
S. 0881-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act-(Oppose destructive logging practices in the Tongass National Forest)
S. 1036-Federal Transportation Policy and Planning Act-(All Sections)
S. 1933-Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act-(All Sections)
S. 2895-Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009-(All Sections)
S.2921-California Desert Protection Act of 2010-(All Sections)
NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI)
No Name Yet (Senate global warming and energy legislation)-(Support adaptation provision, oppose offshore drilling provision)
Boulder - White Clouds/CIEDRA Bill-(Wilderness bill for central Idaho; we have historically opposed but may support this year's version)
California Desert Bill-(Senate wilderness bill that deals with renewable energy citing and ORV use)
Roadless Rule Bill-(Codifies Clinton roadless rule, something we support)
Senator Schumers Immigration Reform Bill-(Border Security title, as it pertains to the border wall and ecological values of the US - Mexico borderlands.)
Draft majority text on RES standards-(Lobby committee and Senate staff, Senators)
House Homeland Security Appropriations Bill-(Advocating for language to implement monitoring and mitigation programs in the US/Mexico borderlands)
Gold Butte Wilderness-(All Sections)
Wasatch Wilderness-Utah-(All Sections)
Adaptation Funding-(All Sections)
South Dakota Grasslands Wilderness-(All Sections)
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 170, Dominquez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominquez Canyon Area Act: Establishes the Doninquez-Escalante National Conservation Area in Colorado.
H.R. 715, Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2009: Amends the Saguaro National Park Establishment Act of 1994 to modify further the boundaries of the Saguaro National Park to include specified land.
H.R. 980, Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act: Designates the following land in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
H.R. 1054, Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972: A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
H.R. 1769, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Designates certain land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the state of Washington, considered to become a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
H.R. 1925, America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009: Designates specified land in areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
H.R. 2100, Mohave Valley, Mohave County, Arizona: A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Mohave Valley, Mohave County, Arizona, administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, for use as a public shooting range.
H.R. 2888, Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009: Designates certain federal land in Oregon as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as a wilderness area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
H.R. 3749, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: A bill to recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal public lands and ensure continued opportunities for these activities.
H.R. 3914, San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009: Designates specified lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests and the San Juan Resource Area of the BLM in Colorado as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
H.R. 4289, Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009: Designates specified lands in Colorado, administered by the BLM of the U.S. Forest Service, as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
H.R. 4524, Blue Ridge Protection Act: A bill to authorize funding to protect and conserve lands contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway to serve the public, and for other purposes.
S. 1470, Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009: Designates specified forest and public lands in Montana as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
S. 1702, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain states.
S. 1770, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: A bill to recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal public lands and ensure continued opportunities for these activities.
S. 2951, Blue Ridge Parkway Protection Act: A billl to authorize funding to protect and conserve lands contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway6 to serve the public, and for other purposes.
S. 2963, Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2010: A bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land, and for other purposes.
Hidden Gems - No bill number yet
Client expense: $515,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See attached Opposed HR 1925, "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Opposed HR 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Monitored HR 3914, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness.
Monitored S. 1470, the "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act," to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions.
Monitored S. 2921, the "California Desert Protection Act," to designate certain lands as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions.
Undertook lobbying activity to maintain public off highway vehicle access to Johnson Valley (CA) and Tellico (NC).
BLM & US Forest Service travel management plans for off-road vehicle: advocated working with local communities to complete mapping and reach consensus on OHV roads/trails.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
1. Opposing legislation that seeks to lock up natural resource and economic assets on millions of acres in the West (including H.R. 980, H.R. 1925/S. 799).
2. Opposing DOI proposed monument policies that contemplate unilateral Executive Branch designation of millions of acres of Western lands. 3. Educating policymakers on the implications of the Administration's effort to establish "projected future climate change-related species vulnerability" as a justification for a broad range of new regulatory actions and powers by agencies of the federal government.
4. Opposing DOI/USFWS Climate Action Plans.
5. Educating policymakers on the importance of a robust minerals policy to support the build-out of the nation's renewables and clean transportation sectors.
6. Educating policymakers on the implications of proposed Administration NEPA process revisions to energy and natural resource projects throughout the West.
7. Support for legislation (H.R. 4717 and S. 3122) that seeks to reform the Equal Access to Justice Act, to improve disclosure regarding reimbursements provided to parties -- including environmental groups -- for litigation against the federal government.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S 2762/HR 3914 - San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act
S 1571-HR1043 - Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act
S 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009
S. 868 - Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009
S 799/HR 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
S 721/HR 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions S 183/HR 170 - Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act
S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
HR 146 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act
HR 39 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
HR 980 - The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
HR 765 - Nellis Dunes National OHV Recreation Area Act of 2009
HR 689 - Interchange of administrative jurisdiction between FS and BLM
HR 192 - Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act
Client expense: $105,117 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See attached Opposed HR 1925, "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Opposed HR 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Monitored HR 3914, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness.
Monitored S. 1470, the "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act," to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions.
Monitored S. 2921, the "California Desert Protection Act," to designate certain lands as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions.
Undertook lobbying activity to maintain public off highway vehicle access to Johnson Valley (CA) and Tellico (NC).
BLM & US Forest Service travel management plans for off-road vehicle: advocated working with local communities to complete mapping and reach consensus on OHV roads/trails.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Legislation
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations for FY 2009
S. Con. Res. 13 FY 2010 Budget Resolution H.Con. Res. 85 FY 2010 Budget Resolution
H.R. 699 To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands
S. 503 No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Security Act
H.R. 39 Arctic Wilderness Bill
S. 261 Arctic Wilderness Bill
H.R. 2766 FRAC Act
S. 1215 FRAC Act
S. 796 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009
H.R, 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
S. 785 Southeast Alaska Timber Industry Retooling and Restructuring Act
H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act
H.R. 2996 FY 10 Interior Appropriations Bill
H.R. 2996 Conference Report 111-316 FY 2010 Interior Approriations
H.R. 2847 FY 10 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill
H.Con.Res. 85 FY10 Budget Resolution
H.R. 3534 the CLEAR Act
S. 1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act
H.R. 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
S. 1733 Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
H.R. 2892 Conference Report 111-298 FY 10 Homeland Security Appropriations
H.R. 3692 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act
H.R. 1738 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act
S. 1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009
S. 2895 Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Oldgrowth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009
S. 2798 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009
H.R. 4398 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009
S.1777 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009
Rulemakings
USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Final Rule at 74 CFR 67059 (December 18, 2009)
USDA; Forest Service, National Forest System Land Management System, Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 74 FR 67165 (December 18, 2009)
DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Record of Decisions for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts at 74 FR 829-830 (January 8, 2009).
USDA; Forest Service, Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Colorado; Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 72 FR 72982 (December 26, 2007).
USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Idaho, Final Rule at 73 FR 61456 (October 16, 2008).
USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the Tongass National Forest, Alaska at 68 FR 75136 (December 30, 2003)
USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Final Rule at 66 FR 3244 ( January 12, 2001)
DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Environmental Impact Statement at 72 FR 48636 DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 43 CFR Parts 3900, 3910, 3920 and 3930; Oil Shale management General; Final rule at 73 FR 69414 (November 18, 2008)
DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 43 CFR Part 2300; Land Withdrawals; Amendment of Regulations Regarding Emergency Withdrawals; Final rule at 73 FR 74039 (December 5, 2008)
Other
USDA; Secretarys Memorandum 1042-154; Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands Administered by the Forest Service (May 28, 2009)
NOAA; Department of Commerce, 74 FR 207; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Seismic Surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska (October 21, 2009)
Client expense: $20,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Support H.R. 699, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act and S. 796, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act to reform the 1872 Mining Law to protect public lands and taxpayers.
Support H.R. 39, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Protection Act and S. 231, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Protection Act to protect the Arctic Refuge as wilderness. Support the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act, to codify the 2001 Roadless Rule to protect the last 1/3 of our national forests.
Support for H.R. 1925, Americas Red Rock Wilderness to protect public lands.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HOUSE
H.R. 0039-The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 0192-Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act-(All Sections, Oppose)
H.R. 0644-Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act-(All Sections) HOUSE (Continued)
H.R. 1264-Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 1769-Alpine Lakes Wilderness Expansion-(All Sections)
H.R. 1925-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2076-Border Security and Responsibility Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2555-Homeowners' Defense Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2807-America's Wildlife Heritage Act-(Ensure wildlife standards at the planning level of national forest and BLM land management)
H.R. 2888-Devil's Staircase Wilderness-(All Sections)
H.R. 3302-Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009-(Advocate for responsible management practices of working forests on private lands)
SENATE
S. 0231-Arctic Wilderness-(All Sections)
S. 0799-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
S. 0881-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act-(Oppose destructive logging practices in the Tongass National Forest)
S. 1036-Federal Transportation Policy and Planning Act-(All Sections)
NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI)
No Name Yet (Senate global warming and energy legislation)-(Support adaptation provision, oppose offshore drilling provision)
Boulder - White Clouds/CIEDRA Bill-(Wilderness bill for central Idaho; we have historically opposed but may support this year's version)
California Desert Bill-(Senate wilderness bill that deals with renewable energy citing and ORV use)
Roadless Rule Bill-(Codifies Clinton roadless rule, something we support)
Senator Schumers Immigration Reform Bill-(All Sections)
Draft majority text on RES standards-(Lobby committee and Senate staff, Senators)
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S. 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, all provisions
H.R. 146 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, all provisions
H.R. 405 - Lower Colorado River MSCP Act, all provisions
H.R. 856 - CA Drought Alleviation Act of 2009, all provisions H.R. 925 - Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, all provisions
S. 601 - Weather Mitigation Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2009, all provisions
S. 724 - "ESA Amendment Re Global Climate Change", all provisions
H.R. 2565 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, all provisions
H.R. 1914 - "Amend ESA re Droughts", all provisions
H.R. 2288 - Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, all provisions
S. 1601 - "Ruedi Reservoir Water Release", all provisions
H.R. 3481 - Lower Colorado River Protection Act, all provisions
S. 1453 - Bureau of Reclamation Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions
H.R. 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009, all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Discussed Wilderness Legislation Policy
H.R. 1769 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act
H.R. 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009
H.R. 2766 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals H.R. 2806 - to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park
H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act
Management of Wilderness Recommended Forest Lands
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
S. 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009
S.1533 - Public Transportation Extension Act of 2009
S.1933 Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act
S. 2747 Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization Act
S.607 Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act
S.721 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act
S.799 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009
Watershed Restoration & road decommissioning policies compliance w/36 CFR 212.5(b)
Client expense: $31,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
1. Opposing legislation that seeks to lock up natural resource and economic assets on millions of acres in the West (including H.R. 980, H.R. 1925/S. 799).
2. Opposing Department of Interior actions to freeze issuance of already approved oil and gas leases in the West.
3. Opposing Department of Interior / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Climate Action Plans. 4. Educating policymakers on the importance of a robust minerals policy to support the build-out of the nation's renewable assets.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 2377, To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education.
FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill
FY 2010 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bil HR 3081, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
S. 1390 -- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
Vouchers
S. 1052, Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Reauthorization Act
H.R. 2446, Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Reauthorization Act
H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act
IDEA Full Funding Act
Letter congratulating Senator Harkin
H.R. 2647; S. 1043, Defense Authorization Act of 2010
H.R. 1925, America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
HR 3164, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, make permanent, and index for inflation the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to modify the definition of eligible educator for purposes of such deduction to include preschool educators.
HR 3293, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
S. 1652, A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part
HR 2882, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make available information on equality in school athletic programs, and for other purposes.
HR 3578, To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.
U.S. Department of Education Race to the Top Fund Comments
School privatization background
S. 1432, An original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes
S 1029, A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework.
Department of Education Race to the Top issues
ESEA
Charter school issues
Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act
class size
Community Schools bill development
HR 1612, To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior
Early childhood education issues
HR 3221, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
Docket ID ED-2009-OESE-0006
Client expense: $518,869 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Legislation
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations for FY 2009 S. Con. Res. 13 FY 2010 Budget Resolution
H.Con. Res. 85 FY 2010 Budget Resolution
H.R. 699 To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands
S. 503 No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Security Act
H.R. 39 Arctic Wilderness Bill (111th Congress)
S. 261 Arctic Wilderness Bill
H.R. 146 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
H.R. 2766 FRAC Act
S. 1215 FRAC Act
S. 796 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009
H.R, 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
S. 785 Southeast Alaska Timber Industry Retooling and Restructuring Act
H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act
H.R. 2996 FY 10 Interior Appropriations Bill
H.R. 2847 FY 10 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill
H.Con.Res. 85 FY10 Budget Resolution
H.R. 3534 the CLEAR Act
S. 1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act
H.R. 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
S. 1733 Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
H.R. 2892 Conference Report 111-298 FY 10 Homeland Security Appropriations
Rulemakings
DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Record of Decisions for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts at 74 FR 829-830 (January 8, 2009).
USDA; Forest Service, Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Colorado; Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 72 FR 72982 (December 26, 2007).
USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Idaho, Final Rule at 73 FR 61456 (October 16, 2008).
DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Environmental Impact Statement at 72 FR 48636
USDA; Forest Service, Record of Decision, Final Environmental Impact Statement and 2008 Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Tongass National Forest at http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/ (January 23, 2008)
USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Final Rule at 73 CFR 21468 (April 21, 2008)
DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 43 CFR Parts 3900, 3910, 3920 and 3930; Oil Shale management General; Final rule at 73
FR 69414 (November 18, 2008)
DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 43 CFR Part 2300; Land Withdrawals; Amendment of Regulations Regarding Emergency Withdrawals; Final rule at 73 FR 74039 (December 5, 2008)
Other
USDA; Secretarys Memorandum 1042-154; Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands
Administered by the Forest Service (May 28, 2009)
Client expense: $105,693 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 2807 - America's Wildlife Heritage Act
H.R. 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
H.R. 718/S. 1557 - Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act
California Bay Delta issues -H.R. 3050 - American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act
-Preventing deforestation
-Adaptation of wildlife and natural resources to climate change
Client expense: $35,744 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 2807 - America's Wildlife Heritage Act
H.R. 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
H.R. 718/S. 1557 - Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act
California Bay Delta issues -H.R. 3050 - American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act
-Preventing deforestation
-Adaptation of wildlife and natural resources to climate change
Client expense: $112,230 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HOUSE
H.R. 0039-The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 0192-Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act-(All Sections, Oppose)
H.R. 0644-Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act-(All Sections) HOUSE (Continued)
H.R. 1264-Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 1769-Alpine Lakes Wilderness Expansion-(All Sections)
H.R. 1925-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2076-Border Security and Responsibility Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2555-Homeowners' Defense Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2888-Devil's Staircase Wilderness-(All Sections)
SENATE
S. 0231-Arctic Wilderness-(All Sections)
S. 0799-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
S. 1036-Federal Transportation Policy and Planning Act-(All Sections)
NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI)
No Name Yet (Senate global warming and energy legislation)-(Support adaptation provision, oppose offshore drilling provision)
Boulder - White Clouds/CIEDRA Bill-(Wilderness bill for central Idaho; we have historically opposed but may support this year's version)
California Desert Bill-(Senate wilderness bill that deals with renewable energy citing and ORV use)
Roadless Rule Bill-(Codifies Clinton roadless rule, something we support)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Support H.R. 699, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act and S. 796, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act to reform the 1872 Mining Law to protect public lands and taxpayers.
Support H.R. 39, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Protection Act and S. 231, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Protection Act to protect the Arctic Refuge as wilderness. Support the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act, to codify the 2001 Roadless Rule to protect the last 1/3 of our national forests.
Support for H.R. 1925, Americas Red Rock Wilderness to protect public lands.
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, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
1. Opposed legislation that seeks to lock up natural resource and economic assets on millions of acres of federal lands in the West
(H.R. 980, H.R. 1925/S. 799).
2. Opposed Department of Interior actions to freeze issuance of already-approved oil and gas leases in the West.
3. Educated policymakers on the importance of a robust minerals policy to support build-out of the nation's renewable assets.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See attached Opposed HR 1925, "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Opposed HR 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles.
Undertook lobbying activity to maintain public off highway vehicle access to Johnson Valley (CA) and Tellico (NC).
BLM & US Forest Service travel management plans for off-road vehicle: advocated working with local communities to complete mapping and reach consensus on OHV roads/trails.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
1. Educated policymakers on the need to oppose overly restrictive federal land designations that limit access for domestic energy exploration and production and critical energy infrastructure (including opposition to H.R. 980; H.R. 1925/799).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HOUSE
H.R. 0039-The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 1264-Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 1925-Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections) HOUSE (continued)
H.R. 2192-Climate Change Safeguards for Natural Resources Conservation Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 1612-Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 0192-Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act-(All Sections)
SENATE
S. 0231-A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness-(All Sections)
S. 0503-No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act-(All Sections)
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
HR 689, HR 980, HR 146, HR 192, HR 170, HR 1925, HR 1769, HR 39 - House Bills concerning access of motorized vehicles to public lands through designations of Wilderness or Wilderness Study Areas
S Amdt 964, S 22, S 183, S 799, S 721 - Senate bills concerning access of motorized vehicles to public lands through designations of Wilderness or Wilderness Study Areas
Client expense: $113,376 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Lobbying for the designation of certain public Bureau of Land Management lands within the state of Utah as Wilderness (America's Red Rock Wilderness Act: S.799, H.R. 1925)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Support H.R. 699: Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act and S. 796: Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act to reform the 1872 Mining Law to protect public lands and taxpayers.
Support H.R. 39: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Protection Act and S. 231: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Protection Act to protect the Arctic Refuge as wilderness. Support S. 22: Omnibus Public Land Management Act and H.R. 146: Omnibus Public Land Management Act.
Support Omnibus withdrawal of flawed Section 7 Endangered Species Act regulations.
Support legislative and administrative efforts to protect roadless areas in national forests.
Support S. 799 and H.R. 1925: America's Red Rock Wilderness Act to protect public lands in Utah.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office