American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act

H.R. 1831, Conservation Easement Incentive Act and S. 812 Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act, to make permanent tax incentives for conservation easements, H.R. 4213-extending that provision for 2010, and IRS enforcement of that provision; H.R. 1328, H.R. 3050, H.R. 3534 & senate proposals, providing estate tax conservation incentives & packages to which these would be attached; H.R. 3302, S. 1501, Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009, to enact community forestry bonds

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Work to modify 2031(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3050)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1831, Conservation Easement Incentive Act and S. 812 Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act, Amending the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent incentives for donations of conservation easements, and IRS enforcement of this provision; H.R. 1328, H.R. 3050, H.R. 3534 & senate proposals, providing estate tax conservation incentives & packages to which these would be attached; H.R. 3302, S. 1501, Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009, seeking to enact community forestry bonds

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Work to modify 2031(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3050)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Oregon Farm Bureau continues to push for estate tax reform. Our goals include a $10 million exemption per person that is indexed for inflation, continuation of stepped up basis and an increase in the gift tax exemption. Bills tracked include HR 3905, HR 6841, HR 6524 and HR 3050.

Client expense: $8,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. 1831, Conservation Easement Incentive Act and S. 812 Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act, Amending the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent incentives for donations of conservation easements, and IRS enforcement of this provision; H.R. 1328, H.R. 3050 & H.R. 3534, providing estate tax conservation incentives & packages to which these would be attached;The H.R. 3302, S. 1501, Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009, seeking to enact community forestry bonds

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Work to modify 2031(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3050).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Work to modify 2031(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3050).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Work to modify 2031(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R.3050).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

S. 510 - Food Safety and Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 3050 - American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act

Client expense: $91,567 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Action on H.R. 1831, Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2009; H.R. 3050, American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act; and other conservation tax provisions.

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

S. 812 & H.R. 1831 Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2009 - Taxation issues involving conservation easements. H.R. 3524 Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act H.R. 3050 American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $25,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3524 - Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax H.R. 3050 - Estate Tax Reform Derivitives - as it pertains to the Farm Credit System H.R. 3750/S. 1759 - Water Transfers

Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 3050, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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

Government targets: SENATE

H.R. 1831, Conservation Easement Incentive Act and S. 812 Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act, Amending the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent incentives for donations of conservation easements, and IRS enforcement of this provision; H.R. 1328, H.R. 3050 & H.R. 3534, providing estate tax conservation incentives & packages to which these would be attached;The H.R. 3302, S. 1501, Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009, seeking to enact community forestry bonds

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

H. R. 3524 - Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax H.R. 3050 - Estate Tax Reform Ag Appropriations

Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Farm Credit Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Oregon Farm Bureau continues to push for estate tax reform. Our goals include a $10 million exemption per person that is indexed for inflation, continuation of stepped up basis and an increase in the gift tax exemption. Bills tracked include HR 2023, HR 436, HR 3463 and HR 3050.

Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Action on H.R. 1831, Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2009; H.R. 3050, American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act; and other conservation tax provisions

Client expense: $350,000 · 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, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

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)

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)

H.R. 1831 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions. S. 812 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions. S. 1589 - The Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act S. 870 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use and to modify the credit period for certain facilities producing electricity from open-loop biomass. H.R. 2528 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use and to modify the credit period for certain facilities producing electricity from open-loop biomass. S. 1381 - Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 156 - the Small Business Stimulus Act of 2009 S. 1313 - The Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2009 H.R. 3227 To make the donations of foods tax deductible H.R. 3050 American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act H.R. 3463 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 2023 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the estate and gift tax. H.R. 436 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, to retain the estate tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, and for other purposes. H.R. 3524 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements, and for other purposes. Payments for Specified Energy Projects in Leiu of Tax Credits Program

S. 812 & H.R. 1831 Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2009 - Taxation issues involving conservation easements. H.R. 3524 Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act H.R. 3050 American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $37,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1831, Conservation Easement Incentive Act and S. 812 Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act, Amending the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent incentives for donations of conservation easements, and IRS enforcement of this provision; H.R. 1328, H.R. 3050 & other discussion drafts to provide estate tax conservation incentives; H.R. 2454 and Carbon Tax Discussion Drafts, providing an incentive for agricultural carbon sequestration in climate legislation.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)