Border Security and Responsibility Act 2009

Action on HR 2076, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the monitoring and mitigation program for ecological impacts of border security infrastructure; HR 3629, Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009; and the development of a new Homeland Security Authorization Act, to include provisions relating to waiver authority, authority for a border buffer program, consultation requirements for border security infrastructure, and the monitoring and mitigation program for ecological impacts of border security infrastructure. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Executive Director, Security Border Initiative, Department of Homeland Security; Chief of Staff, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Chief of Staff, Policy, Department of Homeland Security; Associate Director for Habitat, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Borderlands Coordinator, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; and Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.

Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, 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, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office

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

S. 168/H.R. 1314, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 448/S. 1821 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 686, to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers - entire bill H.R. 911, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act restrictions on County Probation departments H.R. 915/S. 1451, FAA Reauthorization Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program, Firefighting regulations H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill H.R. 2054, the No Child Left Inside Act entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill S. 1503/H.R. 2276, IMPACT Act entire bill H.R. 3045, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act provisions related to administrative funding and inspections H.R. 2820/S. 1236, GPCI Justice Act entire bill H.R. 3962/H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act provisions related to employee coverage, benefits, COBRA expansion, Medicaid expansion, government run insurance plan H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions related to employee coverage, benefits, COBRA expansion, Medicaid expansion, government run insurance plan. H.R. 2997/S. 1406 - FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs H.R. 2847 - FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for: Regional Communications System Upgrade, DA Gang and Drug Crime Investigation and Prosecution, Regional Gang Enforcement Collaborative, Decreasing Juvenile Gang Involvement; funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 3183/S. 1436 - FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations San Diego County Special Area Management Planning (SAMP) Program H.R. 2892/S. 1298 - FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2996 - FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program, Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; H.R. 3293 - FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations - Funding for public health infrastructure programs Ryan White Title I and community-based health, nutrition services for older Americans, CSBG, SSBG H.R. 3288 - FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations - Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program; Funding for: Bradley Avenue/State Route 67 Interchange, South Santa Fe Widening, Otay Mesa Road Widening, and Camp Lockett; H.R. 2006, Elder Justice Act entire bill S. 1733 Clean Jobs and American Power Act provisions relating to local control H.R. 3791 Fire grants reauthorization entire bill S. 1859, Child Support Incentive Resoration Act entire bill S. 1703/H.R. 3697/H.R. 3742, Indian Land Into Trust H.R. 2076, the Border Security and Responsibility Act - Border Fence Mitigation for Environmental Impacts H.R. 3629, Healthy Borderlands Act - Border Fence Mitigation for Environmental Impacts H.R. 1448 Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act resources for local efforts to combat border-related violence Climate change local impacts Gang legislation Surface Transportation Programs reauthorization funding for County projects; Non-motorized transportation pilot program Regulation of Pesticides for Mosquito Control Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization Small Community Air Service Development Program grant application Inclusion of language to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers in health care reform legislation. Cell phone broadcast of emergency alerts and warnings

H.R. 2076, Border Security and Responsibility Act 2009, all provisions

Client expense: $350,484 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office

H.R. 2076, Border Security and Responsibility Act 2009, all provisions

Client expense: $350,484 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office

H.R. 2076, Border Security and Responsibility Act 2009, all provisions

Client expense: $350,484 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office

Action on H.R. 2076, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Homeland Security waiver authority, authority for a border buffer program, issues relating to the U.S./Mexico Border Fence, consultation requirements for border security infrastructure, and the monitoring and mitigation program for ecological impacts of border security infrastructure; and H.R. 3629, Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009. Covered Officials contacted: Deputy Executive Director, Security Border Initiative, Department of Homeland Security; Chief of Staff, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Chief of Staff, Policy, Department of Homeland Security; Associate Director for Habitat, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Borderlands Coordinator, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; and Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

- Great Cats and Rare Canids Act (H.R. 411/S. 529) - supported - Crane Conservation Act (H.R. 388/S. 197) - supported - Great Apes Conservation Act Reauthorization (H.R. 1105) - supported - Marine Turtle Conservation Act Reauthorization (H.R. 509) - supported - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act (H.R. 1454/S. 1567) supported - Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination, and Enhancement Act (H.R. 3086) - supported - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 6) provided input into RFS mandate rule-making -Alliance for Global Conservation International Conservation Bill House and Senate and State Department (no number, not yet introduced) support - Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (H.R. 52/ S. 345) - supported - Global Food Security Act (H.R. 3077/ S. 384) supported, with certain revisions desired - Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act (H.R. 2030/ S. 624) supported, with certain revisions desired - Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act (S. 1524) - supported - Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 2139) - supported - Climate Change Safeguards for Natural Resources Conservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 2192) supported, advocated for changes - Domestic climate adaptation legislation being developed in Senate Commerce Committee (no number, not yet introduced) supported, advocated for changes - Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act (no number, not yet introduced) - supported - Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 2076) - supported - American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) supported - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733) - supported -Americas Wildlife Heritage Act (HR 2807) - supported -The Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009 supported full funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund - Resolution by Chairman Rahall providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (H.J.Res.18) - supported - Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110-246) advised on implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment and domestic agriculture conservation programs - Foreign Assistance Act (Pub.L. 87-195) supported efforts by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to prepare for re-writing the FAA - Forestry and climate legislation supported development of legislation on forestry and forest carbon, including reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) - Climate finance supported development of legislation in the Senate to provide funding for clean technology - Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - supported -Senate ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity - supported - China Strategic Economic Dialogue advised on potential projects to conduct to support the illegal logging Memorandum of Understanding - Peru-US FTA supported the forestry provision annex in the environmental chapter - Congo Basin Forest Partnership advocated continued government support for the CBFP - FWS advocacy for Bluefin Tuna listing under CITES supported - Revisions to FWS domestic captive tiger reporting requirements supported - Senate Foreign Relations Committee legislation on international climate finance (no number, not yet introduced) supported

H.R. 2076, Border Security and Responsibility Act 2009, all provisions

Client expense: $310,925 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

HR 2076 - Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009 border wall consultation and legal requirements

Client expense: $51,208 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2076 - Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009 border wall consultation and legal requirements

Client expense: $119,719 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office

- Great Cats and Rare Canids Act (H.R. 411/S. 529) - supported - Crane Conservation Act (H.R. 388/S. 197) - supported - Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act (H.R. 509) - supported - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act (H.R. 1454) - supported - Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination, and Enhancement Act (H.R. 3086) - supported -Alliance for Global Conservation International Conservation Bill, supported draft legislation, not yet introduced - Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (H.R. 52/ S. 345) - supported - Global Food Security Act (H.R. 3077/ S. 384) - supported and provided feedback to better integrate sustainable natural resource use and climate adaptation - Water for the World Act (H.R. 2030/S. 624) - supported - Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (HR 2139) - supported - Resolution by Chairman Rahall providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (H.J.Res.18) - supported - Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110-246) advised on implementation of the Lacey Amendment and domestic agriculture conservation programs - Foreign Assistance Act (Pub.L. 87-195) - supported efforts by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to prepare for re-writing the FAA in the 111th Congress - Climate Change Safeguards for Natural Resources Conservation Act (H.R. 2192) - supported, advocated for changes - Domestic climate adaptation legislation being developed in Senate Commerce Committee - supported, advocated for changes - Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 2076) - supported - American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) and pending companion bill in the Senate - supported -Coral Reef Conservation Act (H.R. 860) - supported -Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1080) - supported -Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act (H.R.1584/S. 1255) - opposed - Forestry and climate legislation supported development of legislation on forestry and forest carbon, including reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation -Climate Policy supported development of climate legislation including mitigation, adaptation, reduced tropical deforestation and technology transfer funding - Climate finance supported development of legislation in the Senate to provide funding for clean technology - Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - supported - China Strategic Economic Dialogue advised on potential projects to conduct in support of the Memorandum of Understanding concerning illegal logging - The United States - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement supported the forestry provision annex in the environmental chapter -Montana national wildlife management area policy support cattle grazing management for the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge -Madagascar support policy with Department of State to continue funding conservation programs

HR 146 An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. S 22 A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2076 To provide for the establishment of a border protection strategy for the international land borders of the United States, to address the ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes. HR 2788 To designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California HR 1044 To provide for the administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. HR 1612 To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts, and promote the value of public service. S 277 A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes. HR 1061 To transfer certain land to the United States to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place land into trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.