Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act

H.R.4146 -- Upper Mississippi CARP Act H.R.6385 -- Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act H.R.3145 -- Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 S.2164 -- Upper Mississippi CARP Act S.233 -- North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2011

Client expense: $45,169 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H 5857 and S 3241 State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, including specific provisions relating to USAID funding for conservation grants to work internationally and related funding including the US quota to the Global Environment Facility and for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; S.3525 -- Sportsmen's Act of 2012 provisions related to Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act and Title II, National Fish Habitat; H.R.6385 Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act, including specific provisions relating to a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries, and for other purposes; S.2323/ H.R.5326 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including, budget for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, specifically relating to the Habitat Conservation and Restoration, Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Program, National Catch Share Program, Stock Assessments under the National Marine Fisheries Service, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Ocean Partnerships, and Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program under the National Ocean Service; HR3325, Livable Communities Act of 2011, including specific provisions relating to the Presidential Budget Proposals in and attendant offsetting provisions in the context of the Budget Control Act (BCA), under which Congress and the Administration must achieve $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction; S3254, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, specifically supplemental appropriations for Disaster Assistance. S.3215 -- Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013; S.1813, Moving Ahead in the 21st Century MAP-21, Senates Transportation 2-year extender of Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), TEA-21 and SAFETEA-LU to include the The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourism Opportunities and Revived Economy of the Gulf Coast Act of 2011 (RESTORE Act) and Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), including specific provisions relating to the inclusion of funding for Title F Gulf Coast Restoration and Title G, Land Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, provisions related to aquatic connectivity and regional advanced mitigation planning; HR3096/S. 861, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011, including specific provisions relating to the dedication of Clean Water Act Fines to Gulf of Mexico Restoration in conjunction with S 862, Comprehensive Gulf of Mexico Recovery, Restoration and Resiliency Act, S1140 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, HR56 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, H.R.480 Gulf of Mexico Economic and Environmental Restoration Act of 2011; S3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (Farm Bill), including specific provisions relating to fundraising easement programs, miscellaneous spending issues under the US Department of Agriculture, and Sec 1108 (of Senate bill) relating to the Adjusted Gross Income waiver for conservation programs; HR 6091, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, and FY14 including Agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy (USDA), Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Everglades Headwaters National Refuge and Conservation Area, the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (HR5872), including provisions to make funds available to the Department of the Interior; HR5325, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY13 & FY14, including specific provisions relating to Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species barrier feasibility study in NY, provide North Atlantic Division-wide authority for coastal management by Corps of Engineers, funding for the Army Corps of Engineers, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project and funding for community-based fishery associations; S2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; S. 1265, To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes; HR4310, National Defense Authorization Act for FY13 and HR5856, Defense Appropriations Act for FY13, including specific provisions relating to the provisions of and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) under 10 USC 2684a, amendments to section 103a of the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1) and issues related to the Department of Defense energy programs, including the development of renewable energy on Department of Defense lands, and issues related to the role of Department of Defense in addressing climate change and climate change adaptation nationally and overseas; H.R. 4408, To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such Act for land management related to Department of Defense installations and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs, potential revision to the Sikes Act relating to management of lands under the jurisdiction of Department of Defense, Interior, and the Department of Agriculture; H.R.5856, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, specific provisions relating to the funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative. [No Bill Number] Presidents FY14 Budget, including specific provisions related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund Accounts for Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Forest Service; [No Bill Number] Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), specific provisions relating to appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Super storm Sandy; Funding for the Forest Legacy Program (FLP), a Federal program in partnership with States, supporting State efforts to protect environmentally sensitive forest lands, Cooperative agreement relating to the Department of Defense project near Elgin Air Force Base, Florida; [No Bill Number] Agency Priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; President's Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs; COVERED OFFICIALS: Principal Assistant Deputy for Natural Resources Program, Office of Management and Budget Director of Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Deputy Director of N-45 and Navy Task Force Energy, US Navy; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (I&E), U.S. Department of Defense; Director Training Readiness and Strategy, Department of Defense; Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Airspace and Range Manager, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense; Assistant Secretary, Air Force, Department of Defense; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, Department of Defense; Chief, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Chief, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Associate Director for Land and Water, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director Region 1, Fish and Wildlife Service. Department of Interior; Science Advisor, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior;

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

HOUSE H.R.0139-Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(Support) H.R.1241-Rio Grande del Norte Conservation Area Establishment Act-(Support) H.R.1904-Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act-(Oppose) HOUSE (Continued) H.R.2912-To establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands, Washington, and for other purposes.-(Support) H.R.3377-Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2011-(Qualified Support) H.R.4089-Sportsmens Heritage Act of 2012-(Weakens 1964 Wilderness Act) H.R.4146-Upper Mississippi CARP Act-(Chapter Support) H.R.4969-California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012-(Support) H.R.5544-Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act-(Oppose) H.R.5545-Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act -(Support) H.R.5995-Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012-(Support All) H.R.6089-Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012-(Oppose) H.R.6385-Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act-(Chapter Support) SENATE S.0140-Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act-(Support) S.0322-Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act-(Support) S.0667-Rio Grande del Norte Conservation Area Establishment Act-(Support) S.0730-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act-(Oppose) S.0759-Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2011-(Support) S.0766-Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011-(Support) S.1024-Organ-Mountains - Dona Ana County Conservation and Protection Act-(Support) S.1090-Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2011-(Support) S.1559-San Juan Islands National Conservation Act of 2011-(Support) S.1788-Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2011-(Qualified Support) S.2001-Rogue River Wilderness Area Expansion Act of 2011-(Support) S.3346-Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012-(No position-searching for improvements) S.3375-Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act-(Support) S.3400-Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2012-(Support) S.3525-Sportsmen's Act of 2012-(Neutral) S.3587-California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012-(Support) NOT YET INTRODUCED Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011-(Strongly oppose and we were working to keep it from being introduced in the Senate. HR 1904 already pased the House last year)

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service