Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012

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

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

Chesapeake Bay TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) watershed implementation plan and funding State water quality standards NRCS Code 590 H.R.4278 - Clean Water Act H.R.4965/S.2245 Clean Water Act scope

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

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

Amendments to Clean Water Act Water Resources Development Act and development of a possible Section 404 environmental streamlining, including H.R. 2427, H.R. 4278, S. 2245

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4278

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), 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 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)

Sought support in House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for HR 4278. Detailed explanation attached. Section 404(f)(1) exempts activities such as farming, farm ponds, irrigation ditches and farm roads from Section 404 permitting requirements, however, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers often interpret the Section 404(f)(1) exemptions in such a way that they are almost entirely negated by the recapture provision in Section 404(f)(2). H.R. 4278 would clarify Congress original intent reiterating that Section 404(f)(1) already says that normal farming and ranching activities are exempt from federal regulation under the CWA and would not allow EPA and the Corps to take away or narrow those exemptions for planting, constructing or maintaining a farm pond, constructing or maintaining irrigation or drainage ditches, or constructing or maintaining farm roads. Actively engaged association and grassroots in working to prevent EPA from enacting Guidance Document that would effectively remove the word navigable from the Clean Water Act and allow EPA jurisdiction over most waters in Oregon.

Client expense: $16,074 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 4278, Preserving Rural Resources Act H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 Various issues relating to 2012 Farm Bill including amendments regarding the reforming of the U.S. sugar program and a solution to the U.S.-Brazil World Trade Organization cotton case; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations

Client expense: $31,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 H.R. 2273, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4278, Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 H.R. 4377, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012 H.R. 6345/S. 3529, General Duty Clarification Act of 2012 S. 3450, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act Various issues relating to foreign air pollution, regional haze

Client expense: $31,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 H.R. 4278, Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (Defending the Clean Air Act) H.R. 4965, To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 5961, Farmer's Privacy Act of 2012 S. 2039, A bill to allow a State or local government to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space lands. NA, Defending the Clean Air Act NA, Power Plant New Source Pollution Standards

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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

H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act - support H.R. 4278, the Preserving Rural Resources Act - support H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 - support H.R. 3409, multi-titled energy bill - support H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 support H.R. 1259 & S. 2242, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 support H.R. 1370, To Repeal the Annual Fee on Health Insurance Providers Enacted by the Patent Protection and Affordable Care Act support H.R. 1744, American Job Protection Act support H.R. 5842, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 support S. 20, American Job Protection Act support S. 1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act support S.1483, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act opposed S. 3412, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act opposed S. 3413, the Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 support S. 3468, the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act support S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act support Hearings Letter for the Record to the Committee on the Judiciary for the hearing entitled Regulation Nation: The Obama Administration's Regulatory Expansion vs. Jobs and Economic Recovery. Comments RIN 1400-AD14 Exchange Visitor ProgramSummer Work Travel EPA-HQ-OGC-2012-0474 - Comments of the Associations Regarding Proposed Consent Decree for National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter EPAHQOAR20070492 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter Notice 2012-58; Determining Full-Time Employees for Purposes of Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Section 4980H) RIN 0938-AR43 Medicare Program; Medicare Secondary Payer and "Future Medicals" Other Issues Working with OSHA and employers to improve the regulatory process Environmental Protection Agency and Regulatory Flexibility Act compliance Estate Tax Reform

Client expense: $615,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

CWA Guidance Document H.R. 4278 CWA Guidance Document In May 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a Guidance Document to clarify how a navigable water of the United States is defined. The Guidance is Inconsistent with the existing Clean Water Act, regulations and the Supreme Court Decisions. Farm Bureau supports H.R. 4965, which blocks the Guidance Document from moving forward. CWA Michigan Farm Bureau supports H.R. 4278. The legislation is intended to reinforce the agricultural exemptions granted to farmers by Congress in Section 404 (f) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, with respect to farm program authorization titles, farm program administration titles, agricultural research title, crop insurance title, the conservation title, disaster assistance title, export guarantees, Cotton Research and Promotion amendments, and section 1619 of such Act Agriculture appropriations for 2013 fiscal year in program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FAS Budget resolution for 2013 fiscal year Development of new farm legislation (S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012; H.R. 6083 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012) H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012 Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Issues related to the International Trade Dispute with Brazil Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations H.R. 5986 and S. 3326, extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act Contacts with USTR, USDA and Department of Commerce regarding Peruvian investigation of U.S. agricultural subsidies H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 H.R. 4278, Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 S. 3605, Restoring Effective Environmental Protection Act S. 3552, Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2012 Legislation to suspend EPAs use of aerial surveillance (H.R. 5961, Farmers Privacy Act; S. 3467, To Establish a Moratorium on Aerial Surveillance by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency) Implementation of Title VII of H.R. 4173, DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issues related to Chinas compliance with WTO commitments and trade barriers to cotton exports Legislation re-authorizing the EX-IM bank and financing US exports of textiles and apparel products Contacts with EX-IM bank officials concerning analysis of export financing requirements of the textile and apparel industry and banks ability to develop programs to meet those needs S. 3444, Wear American Act of 2012 H.R. 4157, Preserving Americas Family Farm Act Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs Congressional contacts regarding East Coast/Gulf Coast ports labor contract negotiations OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Development of OSHA rule for combustible dust Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) Communications to USDA concerning the focus of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture Issues related to the California initiative for labeling genetically modified foods Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Contacts with USDA and EPA concerning the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy H.R. 4965 and S. 2245, legislation to prohibit guidance to broaden the scope of the Clean Water Act H.R. 1633 and S. 1528, Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 EPA proposed revisions to national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter Issues related to Indias restrictions on cotton fiber and yarn exports Meetings with USDA, USTR and Department of State on issues related to international cotton contract defaults Issues related to USDA-FSA cotton flow reports Issues related to USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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

Chesapeake Bay TMDL Watershed Implementation Plan and funding Numeric nutrient criteria State water quality standards H.R.4965/S.2245 - Clean Water Act scope H.R.4278 Clean Water Act re: normal farming practices Air quality standards for particulate matter (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492)

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Opposition to removing "navigable" from CWA; urged congressional intervention with EPA; Comments to EPA,OMB and USDA to reconsider navigble waters guidance; Oppose HR 3158 -- FUELS Act; Support HR 4278 - Preserve Rural Resources Act

Client expense: $33,868 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Amendments to Clean Water Act Water Resources Development Act and development of a possible Section 404 environmental streamlining, including H.R. 2427, H.R. 4278, S. 2245

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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. 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)

H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act - eliminates NPDES permits for pesticide use in or near waters of the U.S. H.R. 4278, Preserving Rural Resources Act - reaffirms agricultural and silvicultural exemptions in CWA S. 2245, Preserve the Waters of the U.S. Act - EPA/USCOE guidance document

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Amendments to Clean Water Act Water Resources Development Act and development of a possible Section 404 environmental streamlining, including H.R. 2427, H.R. 4278, S. 2245

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4278; Preserve funding for rural schools impacted by Federal Lands

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

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

H.R. 4278; Preserve funding for rural schools impacted by Federal Lands

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

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

CWA Guidance Document H.R. 4278 CWA Guidance Document In May 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a Guidance Document to clarify how a navigable water of the United States is defined. The Guidance is Inconsistent with the existing Clean Water Act, regulations and the Supreme Court Decisions. Farm Bureau supports H.R. 4965, which blocks the Guidance Document from moving forward. CWA Michigan Farm Bureau supports H.R. 4278. The legislation is intended to reinforce the agricultural exemptions granted to farmers by Congress in Section 404 (f) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

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

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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. 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. 4278, The Preserving Rural Resources Act - Supported the bill which would prevent EPA and Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing a guidance which would expand the regulatory reach of the Clean Water Act. S. 2245, The Preserve the Waters of the United States Act - Supported the bill which would prevent EPA and Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing a guidance which would expand the regulatory reach of the Clean Water Act. H.R. 4965, to preserve exisiting rights and responsibilites with respect to waters of the United States, and for other purposes - Supported the bill which would prevent EPA and Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing a guidance which would expand the regulatory reach of the Clean Water Act. H.R. 872, The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act - Supported efforts to include this piece of legislation in the 2012 farm bill. The legislation would prohibit pesticide users from having to obtain a permit when applying pesticides over or near water.

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

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

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

NPDES Permits for Pesticides Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida Clean Water Act S. 2245, the Preserve the Waters of the U.S. Act H.R. 4278-Preserving Rural Resources Act H.R. 4965

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

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. 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)

HR 1633 - Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 - working for Senate passage S 2245 - Preserve the Waters of the United States Act - working for passage EPA Clean Water Act Guidance - working to keep guidance from being issued HR 4278 - Preserving Rural Resources Act - working for support and passage

Client expense: $51,382 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1633 & S. 1528-Farm Dust Regulation Prevention act of 2011 NPDES Permits for Pesticides Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida Clean Water Act H.R. 4278-Preserving Rural Resources Act S. 2245-Preserve Waters of the US Act

Client expense: $22,371 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 4278, Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 S.2122/H.R. 4304, Defense of Envrionment and Property Act S.2245, Preserve the Waters of the United States

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

"Preserve the Waters of the U.S. Act" (S. 2245): Legislation that would prohibit the Secretary of the Army and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing the proposed guidance entitled "EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act" (EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0409). The organization opposes an expansion of the Clean Water Act, which would be the result of the agency guidance. (Continued). "Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011" (H.R. 1633/S. 1528): Legislation that would temporarily prevent the EPA from changing the national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for course particulate matter for one year. The bill would also exempt "nuisance dust" from regulation, unless nuisance dust was found to cause serious adverse health effects, and the benefits of regulation exceeded the costs. The organization supports H.R. 1633 and S. 1528. Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act (H.R. 4153): A bill that would modify the existing Chesapeake Bay Program under the Clean Water Act. It would ensure states rights are protected with regard to decision-making about clean water plans, prompt a review of the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) watershed model, and create an independent evaluation commission to oversee the scientific validity of EPAs model. The organization supports the bill. Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 (H.R. 4278): Legislation that would amend the Clean Water Act regarding permit requirements for dredged or fill material. The organization supports the bill because its purpose is to preserve the agricultural exemptions granted to farmers and ranchers by Congress in Section 404(f) of the Clean Water Act.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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: $5,270,000 · 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 - A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides. H.R. 910 - the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. H.R. 4153 the Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act. H.R. 4278, the Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012. Proposed Clean Water Act guidance. Proposed Utility MACT regulations. S. 2122, teh Defense of Environment and Property Act.

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

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

Conversation concerning proposed guidiance by the Environmental Protection Agency on the definition of Waters of the United States. Support for the Preserving Rural Resources Act, HR 4278

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE