Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act

Clean Air and Water - Addressed concerns to greatly expand the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency through the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Supported legislation to halt efforts by EPA to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (CAA). Clean Water Act Sec. 308 Rulemaking - Opposed efforts for EPA to implement a rulemaking from a settlement agreement. Supported efforts for extension of comment period. Chesapeake Bay Initiative - Supported efforts to remove funding for the EPA Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Supported the Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, HR 4153. Florida Numeric Nutrient Criteria - Supported efforts to remove funding for EPA's development of numeric nutrient criteria (NNC) for Florida's waters under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Coarse Particulate Matter - Supported efforts to remove funding to modify ambient air quality standards for coarse particulate matter under the CAA. Clean Water Act Guidance - Opposed EPA efforts to expand the federal CWA jurisdiction through guidance, not via rulemaking. Supported the Preserve Waters of the United States Act, S 2245. Dioxin - Opposed efforts by EPA to release a new reference dose level for dioxin. Clean Drinking Water Act - Opposed efforts by EPA to usurp the authority of USDA-NRCS to reccomend specifications for lagoons.

Client expense: $127,101 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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

H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. H.R. 4153 the Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act. Proposed Clean Water Act Guidance. S. 2245, the Preserve the Waters of the United States Act. H.R. 4278, the Preserving Rural Resources Act. H.R. 4965 - legislation to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States. H.R. 3158 - Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act. H.R. 6068 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Clean Water Guidance, H.R. 4153: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, S. 2245, H.R. 4965: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)

Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 4153: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, S. 2245, H.R. 4965: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act, S. 2148:Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012, H.R. 5911

Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

See attached page for additional information: Congressional issues: H.R. 872 - support passage of legislation to eliminate NPDES permit requirements for pesticide applications Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter-Support amendment to block EPA from promulgating new regulations Low Carbon Fuel Standards Ethanol Emissions Standards H.R. 2018 - Support a Clean Water Act amendment to preserve the authority of states to set their own water quality standards H.R. 4153-Support legislation to reform and reauthorize the Cheasapeake Bay Project S. 3065-Support passage of legislation to eliminate NPEDS permit requirements for pesticide applications Executive Branch: Climate change Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter-oppose EPA proposed standard Wetlands Hypoxia Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs Farm Bill Conservation Program Atrazine Spill prevention control and countermeasures Chesapeake Bay Executive Order (EO 13508) Chesapeake Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment NPDES permits for pesticide applications Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development Proposed Clean Water Act Certainty or Assurance program for farmers Proposed "Waters of the US" guidance-oppose new EPA standard Review of neonicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. H.R. 4153 the Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act. Proposed Clean Water Act Guidance. S. 2245, the Preserve the Waters of the United States Act. H.R. 4278, the Preserving Rural Resources Act. H.R. 4965 - legislation to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States. H.R. 3158 - Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act. H.R. 6068 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

OAR-2004-0237 - Animal Feed Operations Consent Agreement and Final Order Poultry Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2005-013 Poultry Exemption Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2007-0469 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Rule (EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508) EPA TMDL for the Chesapeake Bay H.R. 4153- Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act Final Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act - (RIN: 2040-ZA11) Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0188; Request for public review and comment Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Reporting Rule Request for Extension of Comment Period- EPA Draft Nonpoint Source Program and Grants Guidelines for States and Territories.

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Poultry Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2005-013 Poultry Exemption Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2007-0469 EPA Feed Mill Rule: EPA - HQ-OAR-2008-0080; FRL-9095-2 H.R. 4153- Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 4153: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act H.R. 6068: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 6083: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012, Title II, Conservation S. 3240: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, Title II, Conservation Potential Clean Water Act amendment, no bill# New Farm Bill, no bill# Potential Clean Water, Farm Bill amendments,113th Congress (no bill #s)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011; pesticide application provisions for farmers EPA CAFO Reporting Rule; impact on dairy producers. HR 4153; The Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act; impact on dairy producers S 2294; The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act; impact on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000

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

Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.271, to establish loans for conversion to use of biomass for energy generation. H.R.404, Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011. H.R.851, Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2011. H.R.910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. S.4, Make America the Worlds Leader in Clean Energy Act. S.187, Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011. S.520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act. S.530, to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes. S.559, Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act. H.R.2354, appropriate for energy, water development and related agencies for FY 2012. S.718, to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act to improve use of certain pesticides. S.1085, to amend the Clean Air Act regarding biofuel and corn ethanol portions of the renewable fuel standard. H.R.1938, The North American-Made Energy Security Act . S.1528, Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011. S.1757, Clean Energy Infrastructure for Rural Communities Act of 2011. H.R.4153, Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act. S.2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S.2155, to amend the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act. S.2222, to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to reduce excessive energy market speculation. S.2225, to amend the 2002 Farm Security & Rural Investment Act, improve Rural Energy for America program. S.2770, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R.4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R.5186, Halt Index Trading of Energy Commodities (HITEC) Act. H.R.5825, Rural Energy Improvement Act. H.R.5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. Issues other than legislation: Environmental/Superfund Implications of global warming treaty. Biotechnology and genetically modified organisms. Conservation Incentives. National energy policy. Renewable energy. Regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Animal Feeding Operations. Water resource issues. Agricultural chemicals. Fuel storage. Endangered species. Fisheries management Regulation of the energy futures industry.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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)

H.R. 4153: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, S. 2245, H.R. 4965: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act, S. 2148:Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012, H.R. 5911

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Clean Water Guidance, H.R. 4153: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, S. 2245, H.R. 4965: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. H.R. 4153 the Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act. Proposed Clean Water Act guidance. S. 2245, the Preserve the Waters of the United States Act. H.R. 4278, the Preserving Rural Resources Act. H.R. 4965 - legislation to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States. H.R. 3158 - Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act. H.R. 6068 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act.

Client expense: $10,000 · 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

Clean Air and Water - Addressed concerns to greatly expand the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency through the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Supported legislation to halt efforts by EPA to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (CAA). Clean Water Act Sec. 308 Rulemaking - Opposed efforts for EPA to implement a rulemaking from a settlement agreement. Supported efforts for extension of comment period. Chesapeake Bay Initiative - Supported efforts to remove funding for the EPA Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Supported the Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, HR 4153. Florida Numeric Nutrient Criteria - Supported efforts to remove funding for EPA's development of numeric nutrient criteria (NNC) for Florida's waters under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Coarse Particulate Matter - Supported efforts to remove funding to modify ambient air quality standards for coarse particulate matter under the CAA. Clean Water Act Guidance - Opposed EPA efforts to expand the federal CWA jurisdiction through guidance, not via rulemaking. Supported the Preserve Waters of the United States Act, S 2245. Dioxin - Opposed efforts by EPA to release a new reference dose level for dioxin.

Client expense: $128,895 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Poultry Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2005-013 Poultry Exemption Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2007-0469 EPA Feed Mill Rule: EPA - HQ-OAR-2008-0080; FRL-9095-2 H.R. 4153- Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

OAR-2004-0237 - Animal Feed Operations Consent Agreement and Final Order Poultry Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2005-013 Poultry Exemption Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2007-0469 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Rule (EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508) EPA TMDL for the Chesapeake Bay H.R. 4153- Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act Final Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act - (RIN: 2040-ZA11) Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0188; Request for public review and comment Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Reporting Rule

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

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)

See attached page for additional information: Congressional issues: H.R. 872 - support passage of legislation to eliminate NPDES permit requirements for pesticide applications Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter-Support amendment to block EPA from promulgating new regulations Low Carbon Fuel Standards Ethanol Emissions Standards H.R. 2018 - Support a Clean Water Act amendment to preserve the authority of states to set their own water quality standards H.R. 4153-Support legislation to reform and reauthorize the Cheasapeake Bay Project S. 3065-Support passage of legislation to eliminate NPEDS permit requirements for pesticide applications Executive Branch: Climate change Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter-oppose EPA proposed standard Wetlands Hypoxia Clean Water Act, NPEDS, CAFOs, TMDLs Farm Bill Conservation Program Atrazine Spill prevention control and countermeasures Chesapeake Bay Executive Order (EO 13508) Chesapeake Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment NPDES permits for pesticide applications Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development Proposed Clean Water Act Certainty or Assurance program for farmers Proposed "Waters of the US" guidance-oppose new EPA standard Review of moncotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators

Client expense: $77,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 258: Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011 H.R. 4153: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act H.R. 4337: Chesapeake Bay State and Local Backstop Limitation Act of 2012 H.R. 6068: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 6083: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012, Title II, Conservation S. 3240: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, Title II, Conservation S. 3558: Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 H.R. 3409: Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012, Title V, Preserving State Authority to Make Determinations Relating to Water Quality Standards H.R. 2018: Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 H.R. 6233: Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012

Client expense: $14,617 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011; pesticide application provisions for farmers EPA CAFO Reporting Rule; impact on dairy producers. HR 4153; The Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act; impact on dairy producers S 2294; The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act; impact on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000

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

Clean Water Guidance, H.R. 4153: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, S. 2245, H.R. 4965: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act

Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 4153: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, S. 2245, H.R. 4965: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act, S. 2148:Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012, H.R. 5911

Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R.1296 Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act H.R.1335 To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes. H.R.233 No One Strike Eviction Act of 2011 H.R.587 Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2011 H.R.2083 Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act H.R.2578 Conservation and Economic Growth Act H.R.2834 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.3641 Pinnacles National Park Act H.R.3719 To provide that funds made available to the Corps of Engineers for certain Missouri River fish and wildlife purposes be used for the reconstruction of flood control structures, and for other purposes H.R.4089 Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012 H.R.4153 Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act S.138 California Desert Protection Act of 2011 S.233 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2011 S.313 Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011 S.2066 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.3300 Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act S.3346 Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012

Client expense: $101,128 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. H.R. 4153 the Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act. Proposed Clean Water Act guidance. S. 2245, the Preserve the Waters of the United States Act. H.R. 4278, the Preserving Rural Resources Act. H.R. 4965 - legislation to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States. H.R. 3158 - Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act. H.R. 6068 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Risk Management Agency, SENATE

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. 4153 - Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act H.R. 4278 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permit requirements for dredged or fill material H.R. 4965 To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 482 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 1528 Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 S. 2245 A bill to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States EPA Oversight Agricultural Conservation Practices Conservation Innovation Grants EPA Arial Inspections of Agricultural Operations National Ocean Policy Clean Water Act (CWA) Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act Water Quality Standards for the State of Floridas Lakes & Flowing Waters Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida 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 202 Regulatory Program TMDLs for Nutrients and Sediment Chesapeake Bay Watershed TMDL Mississippi River Basin TMDL Louisiana Gulf Coast 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 Draft Revised Guidance on Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting Reporting New Source Performance Standards Program GHG Standards for New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) Coarse Particulate Matter (PM10)

Client expense: $627,183 · 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), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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, 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

Client expense: $22,610 · 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), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, White House Office

H.R. 4153 Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act Farm Bill 2012 (no bill # assigned) H.R. 4337: Chesapeake Bay State and Local Backstop Limitation Act of 2012 S.2294 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 4278: Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 S. 3240: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012

Client expense: $31,652 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Clean Air and Water - Addressed concerns to greatly expand the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency through the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Supported legislation to halt efforts by EPA to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (CAA). Clean Water Act Sec. 308 Rulemaking - Opposed efforts for EPA to implement a rulemaking from a settlement agreement. Supported efforts for extension of comment period. Chesapeake Bay Initiative - Supported efforts to remove funding for the EPA Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Supported the Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, HR 4153. Florida Numeric Nutrient Criteria - Supported efforts to remove funding for EPA's development of numeric nutrient criteria (NNC) for Florida's waters under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Coarse Particulate Matter - Supported efforts to remove funding to modify ambient air quality standards for coarse particulate matter under the CAA. Clean Water Act Guidance - Opposed EPA efforts to expand the federal CWA jurisdiction through guidance, not via rulemaking. Supported the Preserve Waters of the United States Act, S 2245. Dioxin - Opposed efforts by EPA to release a new reference dose level for dioxin.

Client expense: $123,251 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Poultry Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2005-013 Poultry Exemption Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2007-0469 EPA Feed Mill Rule: EPA - HQ-OAR-2008-0080; FRL-9095-2 H.R. 4153- Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

OAR-2004-0237 - Animal Feed Operations Consent Agreement and Final Order Poultry Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2005-013 Poultry Exemption Petition: EPA - HQ-SFUND-2007-0469 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Rule (EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508) EPA TMDL for the Chesapeake Bay H.R. 4153- Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act Final Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act - (RIN: 2040-ZA11) Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0188; Request for public review and comment Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Reporting Rule

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.271, to establish loans for conversion to use of biomass for energy generation. H.R.404, Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011. H.R.851, Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2011. H.R.910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. S.4, Make America the Worlds Leader in Clean Energy Act. S.187, Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011. S.520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act. S.530, to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes. S.559, Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act. H.R.2354, appropriate for energy, water development and related agencies for FY 2012. S.718, to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act to improve use of certain pesticides. S.1085, to amend the Clean Air Act regarding biofuel and corn ethanol portions of the renewable fuel standard. H.R.1938, The North American-Made Energy Security Act . S.1528, Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011. S.1757, Clean Energy Infrastructure for Rural Communities Act of 2011. H.R.4153, Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act. S.2146, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012. S.2155, to amend the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act. S.2222, to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to reduce excessive energy market speculation. S.2225, to amend the 2002 Farm Security & Rural Investment Act, improve Rural Energy for America program. S.2770, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. H.R.4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R.5186, Halt Index Trading of Energy Commodities (HITEC) Act. H.R.5825, Rural Energy Improvement Act. H.R.5955, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. Issues other than legislation: Environmental/Superfund Implications of global warming treaty. Biotechnology and genetically modified organisms. Conservation Incentives. National energy policy. Renewable energy. Regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Animal Feeding Operations. Water resource issues. Agricultural chemicals. Fuel storage. Endangered species. Fisheries management Regulation of the energy futures industry.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Chesapeake Bay TMDL watershed implementation plan Numeric nutrient criteria State water quality standards S.2245/H.R.4965 - Clean Water Act Scope H.R.4153 -- Chesapeake Bay program H.R.4337 -- EPA authority over Chesapeake Bay restoration

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act H.R. 4278 - Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 S. 2245 and H.R. 4965 - Preserve the Waters of the United States Act H.R. 4153 - Chesapeake Bay Reauthorization and Improvement Act

Client expense: $55,300 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

See attached page for additional information: Congressional issues: H.R. 872 - support passage of legislation to eliminate NPDES permit requirements for pesticide applications Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter-Support amendment to block EPA from promulgating new regulations Low Carbon Fuel Standards Ethanol Emissions Standards H.R. 2018 - Support a Clean Water Act amendment to preserve the authority of states to set their own water quality standards H.R. 4153-Support legislation to reform and reauthorize the Cheasapeake Bay Project Executive Branch: Climate change Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter-oppose EPA proposed standard Wetlands Hypoxia Clean Water Act, NPEDS, CAFOs, TMDLs Farm Bill Conservation Program Atrazine Spill prevention control and countermeasures Chesapeake Bay Executive Order (EO 13508) Chesapeake Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment NPDES permits for pesticide applications Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development Proposed Clean Water Act Certainty or Assurance program for farmers Proposed "Waters of the US" guidance-oppose new EPA standard Review of monicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 4153 Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act Farm Bill 2012 (no bill # assigned) H.R. 4337: Chesapeake Bay State and Local Backstop Limitation Act of 2012 S.2294 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 4278: Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 S. 3240: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012

Client expense: $31,652 · 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)

Client expense: $11,848 · 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)

HR 872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011; pesticide application provisions for farmers EPA CAFO Reporting Rule; impact on dairy producers. HR 4153; The Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act; impact on dairy producers S 2294; The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act; impact on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000

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

H.R.1296 Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act H.R.1335 To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes. H.R.233 No One Strike Eviction Act of 2011 H.R.587 Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2011 H.R.2083 Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act H.R.2834 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.3719 To provide that funds made available to the Corps of Engineers for certain Missouri River fish and wildlife purposes be used for the reconstruction of flood control structures, and for other purposes H.R.4089 Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012 H.R.4153 Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act S.138 California Desert Protection Act of 2011 S.233 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2011 S.2066 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act

Client expense: $103,505 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 910 - Energy Tax Prevention Act H.R. 1633 - Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 4153 - Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act H.R. 4278 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permit requirements for dredged or fill material S. 482 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1528 Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 S. 2245 A bill to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States Chesapeake Bay Watershed TMDL Title V of the Clean Air Act TMDLs for Nutrients and Sediment NPDES Permits for Pesticides Clean Water Act (CWA) Clean Air Act 6th Circuit Ruling on Pesticide Application Permits Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) FIFRA Greenhouse Gas Regulation Waters of the U.S. Water Quality Standards for the State of Floridas Lakes & Flowing Waters CWA Section 404 Regulatory Program CWA Section 202 Regulatory Program EPA Oversight Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act Mississippi River Basin TMDL Farm Dust Sackett v. EPA Climate Change Animal Manure Discharge Regulation Coarse Particulate Matter (PM10) Agricultural Conservation Practices Louisiana Gulf Coast TMDL Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) Regulatory Fairness Act (RFA) NPDES Consolidated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Reporting Rule Animal Emissions Panel Scientific Advisory Board Development of Emissions Estimating Methodologies for Lagoons and Basins at Swine and Dairy Animal Feeding Operations Development of Emissions Estimating Methodologies for Broiler Animal Feeding Operations Voluntary Air Consent Agreement National Air Emissions Monitoring Study Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center GHG Tailoring Rule Minnesota Memorandum of Understanding for the Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program New Source Performance Standards Program

Client expense: $640,000 · 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), 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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 S. 898 and Unnumbered House bill, 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, 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 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

Client expense: $29,217 · 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, White House Office