Healthy Borderlands Act of 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

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

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