Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act of 2013
Legislative Progress
Introduced
May 16, 2013
Latest Action
November 12, 2014
Primary Sponsor
Jaime Herrera BeutlerRepublican(WA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
99pct
545d open
vs 5,821 other HR bills in the 113th — cohort avg 49d
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
HR 83 / PL 113-235: Making Consolidated Appropriations for FY 2015 (Clean Water Act, Division D, Title 1, Sections 111 & 112) HR 2026 / S 971: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 5071: Agricultural Conservation Flexibility Act (entire bill) HR 5078: Waters of the U.S. Regulatory Overreach Act of 2014 (entire bill) HR 5171: House Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2015 (provisions related to funding of EPA activity on Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act) Public Law 113-79: Agricultural Act of 2014 (Sec. 12313, silvicultural activities) Issues: Forest roads/silviculture & CWA; EPA draft rule on "waters of U.S." definition in CWA, Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA activity to regulate biomass carbon emissions under Clean Air Act, EPA draft Clean Air Act Rule on stationary electricity generators, and climate & carbon policies.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
HR 2026 / S 971: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 5071: Agricultureal Conservation Flexibility Act (entire bill) HR 5078: Waters of the U.S. Regulatory Overreach Act of 2014 (entire bill) Public Law 113-79: Agricultural Act of 2014 (sec. 12313, silvicultural activities) HR 5171: House Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2015 (provisions related to funding EPA activity on Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act) Issues: Forest roads/silviculture & CWA; EPA draft rule on "waters of the U.S." definition in CWA, Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA activity to draft a biomass carbon accounting framework, EPA draft Clean Air Act Rule on stationary electricity generators, and climate & carbon policies.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
HR 2026 / S 971: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) House Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2015, no bill number (provisions related to funding of EPA activity on Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act) Public Law 113-79: Agricultural Act of 2014 (Sec. 12313, silvicultural activities)Issues: Forest roads/silviculture & CWA; EPA draft rule on "waters of U.S." definition in CWA, Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, EPA draft Clean Air Act Rule on stationary electricity generators, and climate & carbon policies.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · second_quarter · Agriculture
Implementation of 2014 Agricultural Adjustment Act: Inclusion of lumber in BioBased/BioPreferred Program (Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013 (S. 463, HR 979)) and permanent exemption of forest roads from NPDES permits (Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (S. 971, HR 2026)
Client expense: $112,466 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Forest Roads: FAARM bill, H.R. 2642, "Silviculture Activities, " Sec. 11323; S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013; HR 2026 and S.971 - Silvilculture Reg. Consistency Act; Amendments to biomass tailoring rule.
Client expense: $371,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
| Republican |
| GA |
| Bob Gibbs | Republican | OH |
| Bob Goodlatte | Republican | VA |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | WA |
| Christopher P. Gibson | Republican | NY |
| Collin C. Peterson | Democratic | MN |
| Cynthia M. Lummis | Republican | WY |
| Dan Benishek | Republican | MI |
| David B. McKinley | Republican | WV |
| David G. Reichert | Republican | WA |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Doc Hastings | Republican | WA |
| Don Young | Republican | AK |
| Doug LaMalfa | Republican | CA |
| Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Republican | AR |
| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | NC |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| Greg Walden | Republican | OR |
| Gregg Harper | Republican | MS |
| H. Morgan Griffith | Republican | VA |
| J. Randy Forbes | Republican | VA |
| Jack Kingston | Republican | GA |
| Jeff Denham | Republican | CA |
| Jeff Duncan | Republican | SC |
| John Barrow | Democratic | GA |
| John Fleming | Republican | LA |
| Kurt Schrader | Democratic | OR |
| Lou Barletta | Republican | PA |
| Louie Gohmert | Republican | TX |
| Lynn A. Westmoreland | Republican | GA |
| Mark Meadows | Republican | NC |
| Mark Sanford | Republican | SC |
| Markwayne Mullin | Republican | OK |
| Martha Roby | Republican | AL |
| Michael H. Michaud | Democratic | ME |
| Michael K. Simpson | Republican | ID |
| Mick Mulvaney | Republican | SC |
| Mike McIntyre | Democratic | NC |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | AL |
| Nick J. Rahall II | Democratic | WV |
| Paul A. Gosar | Republican | AZ |
| Raúl R. Labrador | Republican | ID |
| Reid J. Ribble | Republican | WI |
| Richard L. Hanna | Republican | NY |
| Richard M. Nolan | Democratic | MN |
| Rick Larsen | Democratic | WA |
| Robert B. Aderholt | Republican | AL |
| Robert Hurt | Republican | VA |
| Robert J. Wittman | Republican | VA |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Scott R. Tipton | Republican | CO |
| Sean P. Duffy | Republican | WI |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Spencer Bachus | Republican | AL |
| Steve Daines | Republican | MT |
| Steve Southerland II | Republican | FL |
| Steve Womack | Republican | AR |
| Steven M. Palazzo | Republican | MS |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Tim Griffin | Republican | AR |
| Tim Walberg | Republican | MI |
| Tom Cotton | Republican | AR |
| Tom Rice | Republican | SC |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
| William L. Enyart | Democratic | IL |
| William L. Owens | Democratic | NY |
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Clean Water Act treatment of forest roads Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013(S.954) Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Managment (H.R.2642) FY14 Interior and Environment Appropriations; Sivilculture Regulatory Consistency Act (H.R.2026 & S.971)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
HR 2026 / S 971: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 2642: Agricultural Act of 2014 (Sec. 12313, silvicultural activities) Issues: Forest roads/silviculture & CWA; EPA draft rule on "waters of U.S." definition in CWA, Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, climate & carbon policies.
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act S. 971/H.R. 2026 and similar amendment to Farm Bill S. 954/H.R.2642.
Client expense: $23,249 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitored following legislation: S 971 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R. 2026 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act- S 971, HR 2026 Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013- S. 463, HR 979 The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Managment Act- HR 2642 Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act- S 954
Client expense: $130,412 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
S. 802 - To amend and clarify FIFRA and the CWA S. 496 - Farmers Undertake Environment Land Stewardship Act Manchin Amendment to the farm bill to clarify stormwater exemptions under the CWA President's Climate Action PlanH.R. 311- Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act H.R.- Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 H.R. 2026- Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act of 2013 Clean Water Act (CWA) FIFRA NPDES Permits for Pesticides Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Waters of the U.S. Guidance Consolidated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Rules Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Clean Air Act Climate Change Greenhouse Gas Regulation 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 Confidential CAFO/Clean Water Act Data National Blueways Program Ag BMP Performance Database Numeric Nutrient Criteria Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act (FUELS) H.R. 1422 The EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2013 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Public Law No. 113-6: Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (silviculture provision extension) HR 2026 / S 971: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 2642: Federal Agricultural Reform & Risk Managment Act of 2013 (Sec. 11323, silvicultural activities; Sec. 9013, pesticides)Issues: Forest roads/silviculture & CWA; EPA guidance on "waters of U.S." definition in CWA, Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, climate & carbon policies.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2013 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.2642 - (The Farm Only Farm Bill) Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; (Sec. 11323) related to Forest Roads and run off issues. Greenhouse gas tailoring rule published June 3, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 31514) - regarding provisions related to the combustion of forest biomass.S. 971 / H.R. 2026 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, Issues pertaining to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
EPA Non-Hazardous Secondary Material Regulation EPA Tailoring Rule, Biomass Deferral EPA NAAQS Regulations HR 2026, S 971 Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, EPA Clean Water Regulations related to forest roadsEPA Human Health Water Quality Criteria Regulations EPA Clean Air Act Regulations (general) EPA's GHS NSPS rule for Electric Generating Units
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Forest Roads: FAARM bill, H.R. 2642, "Silviculture Activities, " Sec. 11323; S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013; HR 2026 and S.971 - Silvilculture Reg. Consistency Act; Amendments to biomass tailoring rule.
Client expense: $378,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2013 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 311, Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act (FUELS); H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act; and H.R. 2026, the Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act- S 971, HR 2026 The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Managment Act- HR 2642 Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act- S 954
Client expense: $81,635 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act S. 971/H.R. 2026 and similar amendment to Farm Bill S. 954/H.R.2642.
Client expense: $81,377 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to forest biomass; forestry provisions in the Clean Water Act; issues related to forest roads in the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 2642, H.R. 1947), the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954), the Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (H.R. 2026, S. 971).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2013 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitored following legislation: S 971 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R. 2026 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Clean Water Act treatment of forest roads Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013(S.954) Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Managment (H.R.2642) FY14 Interior and Environment Appropriations; Sivilculture Regulatory Consistency Act (H.R.2026 & S.971)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Rule EPA Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule HR 2026, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act S 971, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
FAARM bill, H.R. 2642, Silviculture Activities, Sec. 11323; S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013; H.R. 2026 and S. 971 Silviculture Reg. Consistency Act; Amdts to biomass tailoring rule;
Client expense: $378,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2013 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Discussions related to draft tax reform proposals and their impact on the forestry industry. H.R. 2026 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - Discussions related to provisions impacting the forestry industry.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
2013 Interior Approriations Bill - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Issues related to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.S. 971 / H.R. 2026 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, Issues pertaining to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. H.R. 1947 - House Farm Bill - regarding provisions related to forest roads Greenhouse gas tailoring rule published June 3, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 31514) - regarding provisions related to the combustion of forest biomass.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Agriculture
H.R. 2026 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - Discussions related to provisions impacting the forestry industry.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
EPA Non-Hazardous Secondary Material regulation EPA Tailoring Rule, Biomass Deferral EPA NAAQS regulations HR 2026, S 971, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, EPA Clean Water Regulations related to forest roadsEPA Human Health Water Quality Criteria regulations EPA Clean Air Act regulations (general) EPA's GHS NSPS rule for Electric Generating Units
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitored following legislation: S 971 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R. 2026 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Public Law No. 113-6: Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (silviculture provision extension) HR 2026 / S 971: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 2642: Federal Agricultural Reform & Risk Managment Act of 2013 (Sec. 11323, silvicultural activities; Sec. 9013, pesticides)Issues: Forest roads/silviculture & CWA; EPA guidance on "waters of U.S." definition in CWA, Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, climate & carbon policies.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2013 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act S. 971/H.R. 2026 and similar amendment to Farm Bill S. 954/H.R.2642.
Client expense: $45,852 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2013 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Rule EPA Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule HR 2026, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act S 971, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act Clean Water Act - Human Health Water Quality Criteria
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R. 2026 and similar amendment to Farm Bill H.R.2642.
Client expense: $44,805 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
2013 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
HR 6091 - 2013 Interior Approriations Bill - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, Issues related to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.S. 971 / H.R. 2026 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, Issues pertaining to the silvicultural exemption which is now threatened by a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. H.R. 1947 - House Farm Bill - Amendment 107 regarding H.R. 2026 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act Greenhouse gas tailoring rule published June 3, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 31514) - regarding provisions related to the combustion of forest biomass.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Public Law No. 113-6: Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (silviculture provision extension) HR 1947: Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Managment Act of 2013 (Floor amendment 107 - silvicultural activities; Section 10013 - Pesticides)HR 2026 / S 971: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act (entire bill) HR 2642: Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Managment Act of 2013 (Sec. 11323- silvicultural activities; Sec. 9013 - pesticides) Issues: Forest roads/silviculture & CWA; EPA guidance on "waters of U.S." definition in CWA, Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules, EPA deferral of biomass treatment in PSD GHG tailoring rule, climate & carbon policies.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2013 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitored following legislation: S 971 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R. 2026 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitored following legislation: S 971 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R. 2026 = Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Rule EPA Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule H.R. 2026, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act S. 971, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE