Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

Pesticide general NPDES permit; Pesticides and in support of H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011; affirmation of forestry's longstanding status as a nonpoint source of water pollution (H.R. 2541 and S. 1369); GHG Tailoring Rule deferral process

Client expense: $359,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to forest biomass; forestry provisions in the Clean Water Act; air emissions; the Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (H.R.2541 and S. 1369); the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations of 2013 (H.R.6091).

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1369 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, Issues pertaining to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. H.R. 2541 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, Issues pertaining to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. H.R.6091 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Issues related to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.4153 : Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act (programs reducing accountability for Bay TMDL.) HR 3145 Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 (water quality programs), H.R. 3041:Diminishes Public Involvement with Changes to Consent Decrees with State & Local Gvts as Parties, H.R. 3862: Diminishes Public Involvement with Changes to Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements H.R. 1996: Diminishes Public Involvement with Changes to Equal Access to Justice Act H.R. 910: Anti-NSPS Bill (provisions that prevent carbon standard adoption by EPA) HR 4965, A bill to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States (opposing) HR 4471, Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012, opposing provisions that limit EPAs ability to adopt clean air protections. SJR 37: Congressional Review Act Disapproval resolution (power plant air toxics) H.R. 4078 Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Prevents agencies from issuing rules and regulations required to carry out their congressionally-mandated missions H.R. 4607 Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012: would stop any regulations from being proposed or finalized during the Presidential lame duck period if the President is not serving a consecutive term. H.R. 4278 Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012: Expands exemptions in current CWA law for activities that discharge dredged or fill material H.R. 5961 Farmers Privacy Act of 2012: Restricts the ability of the EPA and state pollution control officials to identify violations of CWA by industrial livestock facilities H.R. 2541 Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Exempts logging operations from getting CWA permits for some their logging-related activities H.R. 3158 Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act: Would exempt farming operations from the CWAs oil spill prevention, control and countermeasure requirements that other facilities must meet H.R. 3145 Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act: reauthorizes the CWA SRF S. 3558 (companion to HR 2018) Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act: companion bill to HR 2018 Sandy Supplemental Bills, H.R. 1 and H.R. 152, Monitored and advocated to keep anti-environmental riders and NEPA streamlining pieces out of the bill

Client expense: $5,812 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 S. 718, to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act H.R. 2030 and S. 1115, Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2011 Unnumbered House and S. 898, Safe Treatment of Polluted Stormwater Runoff Act of 2011 Unnumbered House and Senate bills, Water Resources Development Act, (National Sustainable Rivers Program) (Levee Safety Program) (Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation) H.R. 1967 and unnumbered Senate bill, Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2011 (WaterSense Authorization) H.R. 2018 and S. 3558, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 S. 1502, Clean Rivers Act of 2011 H.R. 4166, Coal Tar Sealants Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 3010 and S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 (Manager's amendment) S. 299, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act S. 1938, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R. 2273 and S. 1751, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2011 H.R. 2939, Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2011 H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 10, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) H.R. 527, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R. 2840, Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2011 S. 1669 and H.R. 2738, Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 S. 2104, Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2012 S. 2094, Clean Water Affordability Act of 2012 H.R. 4337, Chesapeake Bay State and Local Backstop Limitation Act of 2012 H.R. 4153, Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2012 S. 2122 and H.R. 4304, Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2012 H.R. 4345, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 S. 2245, Preserve the Waters of the United States Act H.R. 4965, To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for other purposes H.R. 4278, Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 H.R. 5961, Farmer's Privacy Act of 2012 H.R. 2541, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R. 3158, Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 6405 and S. 3549, The Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act S. 3626, The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2012

Client expense: $71,059 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

S.1369 and H.R. 2541, The Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act. Environmental Protection Agency proposed rule on forest road regulations under the Clean Water Act.

Client expense: $14,336 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

Monitored following legislation: S 1369 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R.2541 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H. R. 2541, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, entire bill Water transportation issues

Client expense: $2,740,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HJ Res. 117 and Public Law No. 112-175: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (silviculture provision extension) HR 199 / S 231: Protecting America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act (entire bill) HR 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (entire bill) HR 910 / S 482: Energy Tax Prevention Act (entire bill) HR 2250/ S 1392: EPA Regulatory Relief Act (entire bill) HR 2541 / S 1369: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 6083: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 (pesticide provision) HR 8091: Interior and Environment Appropriations of 2013 (silviculture provision) Issues: Clean Water Act: forest roads/silviculture & CWA (including Farm Bills); EPA guidance on "waters of U.S." definition in CWA. Clean Air Act: Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA final PSD GHG tailoring rule, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, other provisions that impact forest products manufacturing facilities

Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Clean Water Act treatment of forest roads (H.R. 2541/ S. 1369) Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

H.R. 1967 WaterSense Bill Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2011 H.R. 2541, S. 1369 Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S. 1392, HR 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act HR 2541, S. 1369, Silviculture REgulatory Consistency Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2541/S.1369 - Silvicultural Regulatory Consistency Act: support passage

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 199 / S 231: Protecting America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act (entire bill) HR 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (entire bill) HR 910 / S 482: Energy Tax Prevention Act (entire bill) HR 2055: Consolidate Appropriations Act of 2012 (silviculture & Boiler MACT provisions) HR 2250/S 1392: EPA Regulatory Relief Act (entire bill) HR 2541 / S 1369: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (Boiler MACT provisions) S AMDT 1160 to S. 1813: Providing additional time for the Administrator of the EPA to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial and institutional boilers (entire amendment) Issues: Clean Water Act: pesticide general permits for CWA, forest roads & CWA, and other provisions that impact forestry, manufacturing & housing; EPA guidance on "waters of U.S." definition in CWA Clean Air Act: Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA final PSD GHG tailoring rule, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, other provisions that impact forest products manufacturing facilities

Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 199 / S 231: Protecting America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act (entire bill) HR 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (entire bill) HR 910 / S 482: Energy Tax Prevention Act (entire bill) HR 2055: Consolidate Appropriations Act of 2012 (silviculture & Boiler MACT provisions) HR 2250/S 1392: EPA Regulatory Relief Act (entire bill) HR 2541 / S 1369: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (Boiler MACT provisions) S AMDT 1160 to S. 1813: Providing additional time for the Administrator of the EPA to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial and institutional boilers (entire amendment) Issues: Clean Water Act: pesticide general permits for CWA, forest roads & CWA, and other provisions that impact forestry, manufacturing & housing; EPA guidance on "waters of U.S." definition in CWA Clean Air Act: Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA final PSD GHG tailoring rule, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, other provisions that impact forest products manufacturing facilities

Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 2541 & S. 1369: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act - issues related to the forest roads/point source decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. EPA Boilder MACT proposed rule. HR 872: Reduce Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 - issues related to pesticides and general NPDES permits. Issues related to biomass emissions in relation to the Clean Air Act and the greenhouse gas Tailoring Rule deferral process.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Pesticide general NPDES permit; Pesticides and in support of H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011; affirmation of forestry's longstanding status as a nonpoint source of water pollution (H.R. 2541 and S. 1369); GHG Tailoring Rule deferral process

Client expense: $324,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office

H.R.4153 : Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act (programs reducing accountability for Bay TMDL.)HR 3145 Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 (water quality programs), H.R. 3041:Diminishes Public Involvement with Changes to Consent Decrees with State & Local Gvts as Parties, H.R. 3862: Diminishes Public Involvement with Changes to Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements H.R. 1996: Diminishes Public Involvement with Changes to Equal Access to Justice Act H.R. 910: Anti-NSPS Bill (provisions that prevent carbon standard adoption by EPA) HR 4965, A bill to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States (opposing) HR 4471, Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012, opposing provisions that limit EPAs ability to adopt clean air protections. SJR 37: Congressional Review Act Disapproval resolution (power plant air toxics) H.R. 4078 Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act: Prevents agencies from issuing rules and regulations required to carry out their congressionally-mandated missions H.R. 4607 Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012: would stop any regulations from being proposed or finalized during the Presidential lame duck period if the President is not serving a consecutive term. H.R. 4278 Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012: Expands exemptions in current CWA law for activities that discharge dredged or fill material H.R. 5961 Farmers Privacy Act of 2012: Restricts the ability of the EPA and state pollution control officials to identify violations of CWA by industrial livestock facilities H.R. 2541 Silviculture Regulaotry Consistency Act: Exempts logging operations from getting CWA permits for some their logging-related activities H.R. 3158 Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act: Would exempt farming operations from the CWAs oil spill prevention, control and countermeasure requirements that other facilities must meet H.R. 3145 Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act: reauthorizes the CWA SRF S. 3558 (companion to HR 2018) Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act: companion bill to HR 2018

Client expense: $9,310 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Issues related to forest biomass; forestry provisions in the Clean Water Act; air emissions; H.R.2541, S 1369, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act; H.R. 6091, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations of 2013.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1369 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, Issues pertaining to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. H.R. 2541 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, Issues pertaining to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. H.R.6091 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Issues related to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 S. 718, to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act H.R. 2030 and S. 1115, Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2011 Unnumbered House and S. 898, Safe Treatment of Polluted Stormwater Runoff Act of 2011 Unnumbered House and Senate bills, Water Resources Development Act, (National Sustainable Rivers Program) (Levee Safety Program) H.R. 1967 and unnumbered Senate bill, Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2011 (WaterSense Authorization) H.R. 2018 and S. 3558, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 S. 1502, Clean Rivers Act of 2011 H.R. 4166, Coal Tar Sealants Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 3010 and S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 (Manager's amendment) S. 299, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act S. 1938, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R. 2273 and S. 1751, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2011 H.R. 2939, Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2011 H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 10, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) H.R. 527, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R. 2840, Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2011 S. 1669 and H.R. 2738, Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 S. 2104, Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2012 S. 2094, Clean Water Affordability Act of 2012 H.R. 4337, Chesapeake Bay State and Local Backstop Limitation Act of 2012 H.R. 4153, Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2012 S. 2122 and H.R. 4304, Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2012 H.R. 4345, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 S. 2245, Preserve the Waters of the United States Act H.R. 4965, To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for other purposes H.R. 4278, Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 H.R. 5961, Farmer's Privacy Act of 2012 H.R. 2541, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R. 3158, Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 6405 and S. 3549, The Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act H.R. 3409 Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012

Client expense: $26,601 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

S.158, Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2011, To reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board, and for other purposes, entire bill H.R. 763, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011, To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the Interstate System, and for other purposes, entire bill S. 1813, MAP-21, To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, entire bill H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, To authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs, and for other purposes, entire bill H. R. 2541, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, entire bill

Client expense: $2,420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitored following legislation: S 1369 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R.2541 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Opposition to S. 1610 and H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, which would weaken and delay clean air standards for cement plants. Support for EPA-Army Corps of Engineers guidance and rule-making to clarify the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act, which would help protect wetlands and marginal streams that flow into sources of drinking water for millions of Americans. Opposition to H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, which would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes. Support for the EPA to issue strong rules under the Clean Air Act regulating air pollution from cement kilns, industrial boilers, and utilities to in order to protect public health and the environment. Support for the EPA to move forward with strong rules under the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Opposition to S. 1833, the Fair Compliance Act of 2011 which would block the EPAs ability to clean-up life-threatening pollution from power plants. Support for a strong final soot standard issued by the EPA this year. Support for banning diesel as part of EPAs draft guidance on the use of diesel in hydraulic fracturing. Opposition to H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012, which guts bedrock protections in the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, all of which Americans have relied on for decades to protect them from uncontrolled pollution. Opposition to potential EPA approval of the state of Floridas proposed water quality standards that fail to protect its waters from toxic algae outbreaks. Opposition to Shells request to negotiate a compliance order to violate air pollution standards it already agreed to meet as part of its Arctic Ocean offshore drilling program. Opposition to H.R. 4278, the Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012, which would increase water pollution by dramatically expanding exemptions in current law for activities that discharge dredged or fill material. Opposition to H.R. 5961, the Farmer's Privacy Act of 2012, which is a radical restriction on the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency and state pollution control officials to identify violations of the Clean Water Act by industrial livestock facilities. Opposition to H.R. 2541, the Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, which exempts any logging operation that generates runoff from the requirement to obtain pollution-limiting permits for any discharge resulting from various logging-related activities. Opposition to H.R. 3158, the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act, which would treat farms that store oil or oil products differently than other similar operations for purposes of the Clean Water Acts spill prevention, control, and countermeasure requirements. Opposition to S. 3558, the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, which is a blatant assault on the Clean Water Act that undermines the legacy of coordination and balance between federal and state governments that has resulted in significant progress towards cleaning up our nations waters. Opposition to EPA proposal to delay the implementation of the life-saving toxics standards for cement kilns .

Client expense: $40,000 · 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), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

H.R. 1967 WaterSense Bill Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2011 H.R. 2541, S. 1369 Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Clean Water Act treatment of forest roads (H.R. 2541/ S. 1369) Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

HR 199 / S 231: Protecting America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act (entire bill) HR 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (entire bill) HR 910 / S 482: Energy Tax Prevention Act (entire bill) HR 2250/ S 1392: EPA Regulatory Relief Act (entire bill) HR 2541 / S 1369: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 8091: Interior and Environment Appropriations of 2013 (silviculture provisions) HR 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 (pesticide provisions) Issues: Clean Water Act: forest roads/silviculture & CWA (including Farm Bills); EPA guidance on "waters of U.S." definition in CWA. Clean Air Act: Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA final PSD GHG tailoring rule, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, other provisions that impact forest products manufacturing facilities

Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 H.R. 910 - Energy Tax Prevention Act H.R. 1633 - Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 2541 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R. 3158 Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act H.R. 4078 Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4153 Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act H.R. 4278 Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 H.R. 4402 H.R. 4965 To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for other purposes H.R. 6091 -- Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 6194 U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 2018 -- Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 S. 482 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 1528 Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 S. 2245 Preserve the Waters of the United States Act EPA Oversight Agricultural Conservation Practices Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Silviculture Normal Agriculture Nutrient Management in a Drought Situation Clean Water Act (CWA) Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act CWA Section 404 Regulatory Program CWA Section 303 Regulatory Program CWA Section 311 Regulatory Program CWA Section 401 Regulatory Program CWA Section 402 Regulatory Program CWA Section 308 Regulatory Program TMDLs for Nutrients and Sediment Chesapeake Bay Watershed TMDL 6th Circuit Ruling on Pesticide Application Permits FIFRA NPDES Permits for Pesticides Animal Manure Discharge Regulation NPDES Consolidated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Reporting Rule Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Clean Air Act Title V of the Clean Air Act Climate Change Greenhouse Gas Regulation GHG Tailoring Rule National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter Farm Dust Coarse Particulate Matter (PM10) Draft Guidance to Implement Requirements for the Treatment of Air Quality Monitoring Data Influenced by Exceptional Events Waters of the United States Guidance EPAs TMDL vision strategy Chesapeake Bay TMDL USDA Certainty guidance

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.1369 and H.R. 2541, The Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

Client expense: $15,162 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, White House Office

Silvicultural Regulatory Consistency Act - H.R. 2541/S.1369: support passage

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 1369, HR 2541, The Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act.

Client expense: $42,714 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

S 1369, HR 2541, The Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act.

Client expense: $42,714 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

S 1392, HR 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act HR 2541, S 1369, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Pesticide general NPDES permit; Pesticides and in support of H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011; affirmation of forestry's longstanding status as a nonpoint source of water pollution (H.R. 2541 and S. 1369); GHG Tailoring Rule deferral process

Client expense: $460,875 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

HR 2541 & S. 1369: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act - issues related to the forest roads/point source decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; EPA Boiler MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology) proposed rule; HR 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 - issues related to pesticides & general NPDES permits; Issues related to biomass emissions in relation to the Clean Air Act; greenhouse gas Tailoring Rule deferral process

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Issues related to forest biomass; forestry provisions in the Clean Water Act; air emissions; H.R.2541, S 1369, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act; H.R. 6091, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations of 2013

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1369 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, Issues pertaining to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. H.R. 2541 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, Issues pertaining to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. H.R.6091 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Issues related to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. S.3240 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, Issues relating to S.Amdt. 2380.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 199 / S 231: Protecting America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act (entire bill) HR 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (entire bill) HR 910 / S 482: Energy Tax Prevention Act (entire bill) HR 2250/ S 1392: EPA Regulatory Relief Act (entire bill) HR 2541 / S 1369: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 8091: Interior and Environment Appropriations of 2013 (silviculture provisions) S. 3240: Agriculture Reforms, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S Amend. 2367 - pesticides; S Amend 2380 - silviculture) Issues: Clean Water Act: forest roads/silviculture & CWA (including House Farm Bill), pesticide general permits for CWA (including House Farm Bill), and other provisions that impact forestry, manufacturing & housing; EPA guidance on "waters of U.S." definition in CWA. Clean Air Act: Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA final PSD GHG tailoring rule, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, other provisions that impact forest products manufacturing facilities

Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Monitored following legislation: S 1369 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R.2541 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Silvicultural Regulatory Consistency Act - H.R. 2541/S.1369: support passage

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2541 & S 1369: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act - potential remedies for consequencees of the forest roads/point source decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals HR 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 - issues related to pesticides & general NPDES permits Issues related to biomass emissions in relation to the Clean Air Act EPA Boiler MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology) proposed rule Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule deferral process

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

S 1369, HR 2541, the Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act.

Client expense: $42,717 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, White House Office

Issues related to forest biomass; forestry provisions in the Clean Water Act; air emissions; H.R.910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; HR 2541, S 1369, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act; HR 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Pesticide general NPDES permit; Pesticides and in support of H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011; affirmation of forestry's longstanding status as a nonpoint source of water pollution (H.R. 2541 and S. 1369); GHG Tailoring Rule deferral process

Client expense: $520,875 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office