Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act

H.R. 3286 The Protecting States Opening National Parks Act, all provisions; S.1572, Protecting States Opening National Parks Act, all provisions; H.R. 3661 The Public Access to Public Lands Guarantee Act, all provisions; S. 1750 Public Access to Public Lands Guarantee Act, all provisions; S.2104, National Park Access Act, all provisions; H.R.4353, Shutdown Windfall Reimbursement Act, all provisions.

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Undertook lobbying activities relating to the maintenance/shared use of Johnson Valley Off-highway Recreational Area and Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base in California. Monitored S 1197, the National Defense Authroization Act (NDAA) and undertook lobbying activities to include language relative to the maintenance/shared use of the Johnson Valley Off-highway Recreational Area in the final NDAA. Supported passage of HR 3304, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Undertook lobbying activities relating to the restoration and preservation of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Undertook lobbying activities to support efforts and potential legislative proposals to include a more collaborative process in land use designations in the United States. Monitored HR 48, the Open Space Preservation Promotion Act Monitored HR 126, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act Monitored HR 139, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act Monitored HR 445, the National Heritage Area Act Monitored HR 576, the Save Endangered Species Act Monitored HR 638, the National Wildlife Refuge Review Act Monitored HR 758, the Utah Land Sovereignty Act Supported HR 819/S 486, the Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area Opposed HR 1187, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Supported HR 1459, the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act Opposed HR 1630 and S 769, to designate millions of acres of land in Utah as Red Rock wilderness Monitored HR 1633, the Small Land Tracts Conveyance Act Supported HR 1676, to protect the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area Monitored HR 1683, the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act Supported HR 1776, the Clear Creek National recreation Area and Conservation Act Monitored HR 1799, the Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act Monitored HR 1825, the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Monitored HR 1834, the 21st Century Great Outdoors Commission Act Supported HR 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act Monitored HR 2068, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization Monitored HR 2192, the National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act Opposed HR 2490, the Rogue Wilderness Area Expansion Act Opposed HR 2491, the Devils Staircase Wilderness Act Monitored HR 2511/S 1233, the Federal Land Freedom Act Monitored HR 2808, to designate certain National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, as wilderness, to facilitate a land exchange involving certain land in such National Forest, and for other purposes. Monitored HR 3008, the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest Service land in Los Padres National Forest. Monitored HR 3022, the National Discovery Trails Act Monitored S 1572/HR 3287, the Protecting States, Opening Natural Parks Act Monitored HR 3409, the National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act Mintored HR 3533, the Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act Monitored HR 3606, the Emigrant Wilderness Historical Use Preservation Act Monitored HR 3661, the Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act Monitored HR 3704, the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area Act Monitored HR 3806, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act Monitored HR 3922, the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2014 Monitored HR 3962, the Making Public Lands Public Access Act Monitored HR 4166, the Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014 Supported HR 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Supported HR 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act Supported HR 4317, the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Supported HR 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Supported HR 4371, add National to Johnson Valley OHV Recreation Area Supported HR 4716, the Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act Supported Utah Public Lands Initiative Monitored S 60, the Western States National Historic Trails Study Act Monitored S 61, the California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act Monitored S 341, the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act Monitored S 352, the Devils Staircase Wilderness Act Monitored S 473, ensuring that Federal Register notices submitted to BLM are reviewed in a timely manner Monitored S 801, the Prairie Protection Act Monitored S 974, the Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act Monitored S 1054, the Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act Monitored S 1160, the Complete Americas Great Trails Act Monitored S 1167, the Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act Monitored S 1232, the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act Monitored S 1237, the Omnibus Territories Act Monitored S 1309, a bill to withdraw and reserve certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for military uses, and for other purposes. Monitored S 1415, the Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance Act Monitored S 1430, the Idaho wilderness water Resources Protection Act Monitored S 1520, the York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act Monitored S 1784, the Oregon and California Land Grant Act Monitored S 1794, the Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act+ Monitored S 1805, the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act Monitored S 1829, to modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in New Mexico Monitored S 1888, the Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Act

H.R. 3286 The Protecting States Opening National Parks Act, all provisions; S.1572, Protecting States Opening National Parks Act, all provisions; H.R. 3661 The Public Access to Public Lands Guarantee Act, all provisions; S. 1750 Public Access to Public Lands Guarantee Act, all provisions; S.2104, National Park Access Act, all provisions; H.R.4353, Shutdown Windfall Reimbursement Act, all provisions.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Working to protect civil liberties, privacy and issues related to H.R. 3661/S. 1599, the USA Freedom Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

See attachedUndertook lobbying activities relating to the maintenance/shared use of Johnson Valley Off-highway Recreational Area and Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base in California. Monitored S 1197, the National Defense Authroization Act (NDAA) and undertook lobbying activities to include language relative to the maintenance/shared use of the Johnson Valley Off-highway Recreational Area in the final NDAA. Supported passage of HR 3304, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Undertook lobbying activities relating to the restoration and preservation of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Undertook lobbying activities to support efforts and potential legislative proposals to include a more collaborative process in land use designations in the United States. Monitored HR 48, the Open Space Preservation Promotion Act Monitored HR 126, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act Monitored HR 139, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act Monitored HR 445, the National Heritage Area Act Monitored HR 576, the Save Endangered Species Act Monitored HR 638, the National Wildlife Refuge Review Act Monitored HR 758, the Utah Land Sovereignty Act Supported HR 819/S 486, the Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area Opposed HR 1187, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Supported HR 1459, the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act Opposed HR 1630 and S 769, to designate millions of acres of land in Utah as Red Rock wilderness Monitored HR 1633, the Small Land Tracts Conveyance Act Supported HR 1676, to protect the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area Monitored HR 1683, the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act Supported HR 1776, the Clear Creek National recreation Area and Conservation Act Monitored HR 1799, the Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act Monitored HR 1825, the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Monitored HR 1834, the 21st Century Great Outdoors Commission Act Supported HR 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act Monitored HR 2068, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act ReauthorizationMonitored HR 2192, the National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act Opposed HR 2490, the Rogue Wilderness Area Expansion Act Opposed HR 2491, the Devils Staircase Wilderness Act Monitored HR 2511/S 1233, the Federal Land Freedom Act Monitored HR 2808, to designate certain National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, as wilderness, to facilitate a land exchange involving certain land in such National Forest, and for other purposes. Monitored HR 3008, the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest Service land in Los Padres National Forest. Monitored HR 3022, the National Discovery Trails Act Monitored S 1572/HR 3287, the Protecting States, Opening Natural Parks Act Monitored HR 3409, the National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act Mintored HR 3533, the Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act Monitored HR 3606, the Emigrant Wilderness Historical Use Preservation Act Monitored HR 3661, the Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act Monitored HR 3704, the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area Act Monitored HR 3806, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act Monitored HR 3922, the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2014 Monitored HR 3962, the Making Public Lands Public Access Act Monitored HR 4166, the Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014 Supported HR 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Supported HR 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act Supported HR 4317, the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Supported HR 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Suported HR 4371, the add National to Johnson Valley OHV Recreation Area Supported Utah Public Lands Initiative Monitored S 60, the Western Sates National Historic Trails Study Act Monitored S 61, the California Coastal National Monument Expansion ActMonitored S 341, the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act Monitored S 352, the Devils Staircase Wilderness Act Monitored S 473, ensuring that Federal Register notices submitted to BLM are reviewed in a timely manner Monitored S 801, the Prairie Protection Act Monitored S 974, the Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act Monitored S 1054, the Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act Monitored S 1160, the Complete Americas Great Trails Act Monitored S 1167, the Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act Monitored S 1232, the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act Monitored S 1237, the Omnibus Territories Act Monitored S 1309, a bill to withdraw and reserve certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for military uses, and for other purposes. Monitored S 1415, the Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance Act Monitored S 1430, the Idaho wilderness water Resources Protection Act Monitored S 1520, the York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act Monitored S 1784, the Oregon and California Land Grant Act Monitored S 1794, the Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act+ Monitored S 1805, the Organ MountainsDesert Peaks Conservation Act Monitored S 1829, to modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in New Mexico Monitored S 1888, the Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Act

H.R. 3286 The Protecting States Opening National Parks Act, all provisions; S.1572, Protecting States Opening National Parks Act, all provisions; H.R. 3661 The Public Access to Public Lands Guarantee Act, all provisions; S. 1750 Public Access to Public Lands Guarantee Act, all provisions; S.2104, National Park Access Act, all provisions.

Client expense: $244,376 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

(House only) H.R. 3286 The Protecting States, Opening National Parks Act, all provisions; H.R.3661 The Public Access to Public Lands Guarantee Act, all provisions.

Client expense: $398,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 3286 The Protecting States, Opening National Parks Act, all provisions; H.R.3661 The Public Access to Public Lands Guarantee Act, all provisions.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

See attachedUndertook lobbying activities relating to the maintenance/shared use of Johnson Valley Off-highway Recreational Area and Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base in California. Monitored S 1197, the National Defense Authroization Act (NDAA) and undertook lobbying activities to include language relative to the maintenance/shared use of the Johnson Valley Off-highway Recreational Area in the final NDAA. Supported passage of HR 3304, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Undertook lobbying activities relating to the restoration and preservation of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Undertook lobbying activities to support efforts and potential legislative proposals to include a more collaborative process in land use designations in the United States. Monitored HR 48, the Open Space Preservation Promotion Act Monitored HR 126, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act Monitored HR 139, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act Monitored HR 445, the National Heritage Area Act Monitored HR 576, the Save Endangered Species Act Monitored HR 638, the National Wildlife Refuge Review Act Monitored HR 758, the Utah Land Sovereignty Act Supported HR 819/S 486, the Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area Opposed HR 1187, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Supported HR 1459, the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act Opposed HR 1630 and S 769, to designate millions of acres of land in Utah as Red Rock wilderness Monitored HR 1633, the Small Land Tracts Conveyance Act Supported HR 1676, to protect the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area Monitored HR 1683, the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act Supported HR 1776, the Clear Creek National recreation Area and Conservation Act Monitored HR 1799, the Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act Monitored HR 1825, the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Monitored HR 1834, the 21st Century Great Outdoors Commission Act Supported HR 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act Monitored HR 2068, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act ReauthorizationMonitored HR 2192, the National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act Opposed HR 2490, the Rogue Wilderness Area Expansion Act Opposed HR 2491, the Devils Staircase Wilderness Act Monitored HR 2511/S 1233, the Federal Land Freedom Act Monitored HR 2808, to designate certain National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, as wilderness, to facilitate a land exchange involving certain land in such National Forest, and for other purposes. Monitored HR 3008, the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest Service land in Los Padres National Forest. Monitored HR 3022, the National Discovery Trails Act Monitored S 1572/HR 3287, the Protecting States, Opening Natural Parks Act Monitored HR 3409, the National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act Mintored HR 3533, the Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act Monitored HR 3606, the Emigrant Wilderness Historical Use Preservation Act Monitored HR 3661, the Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act Monitored HR 3704, the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area Act Monitored HR 3806, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act Monitored S 60, the Western states National Historic Trails Study Act Monitored S 61, the California Coastal national Monument Expansion Act Monitored S 341, the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act Monitored S 352, the Devils Staircase Wilderness Act Monitored S 473, ensuring that Federal Register notices submitted to BLM are reviewed in a timely manner Monitored S 801, the Prairie Protection Act Monitored S 974, the Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act Monitored S 1054, the Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act Monitored S 1160, the Complete Americas Great Trails Act Monitored S 1167, the Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act Monitored S 1232, the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act Monitored S 1237, the Omnibus Territories ActMonitored S 1309, a bill to withdraw and reserve certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for military uses, and for other purposes. Monitored S 1415, the Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance Act Monitored S 1430, the Idaho wilderness water Resources Protection Act Monitored S 1520, the York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act Monitored S 1784, the Oregon and California Land Grant Act Monitored S 1794, the Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act+ Monitored S 1805, the Organ MountainsDesert Peaks Conservation Act Monitored S 1829, to modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in New Mexico Monitored S 1888, the Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Act

Tax reform: Asked that Congress take a comprehensive approach to tax reform and not enact reform for C corporations at the expense of flow-thru entities, including partnerships, S Corporations, and LLCs. We also asked policymakers not to tax flow-through entities with revenues over certain thresholds as C corporations or to pass legislation that would disadvantage real estate relative to other industries.We also favor maintaining: (1) the current-law tax treatment of carried interest; (2) the full deductibility of business interest; (3) the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; (4) the permanent estate tax rules enacted in January 2013 that feature a $5 million exemption, 40 percent top rate, and retention of stepped-up basis rules; (5) the current-law rules regarding Section 1031 like-kind exchanges; (6) the 27.5 year depreciation period for multifamily real estate; and (7) the deductibility of state and local real estate taxes. With regard to specific tax reform bills, we considered draft legislation released by, but not yet formally introduced by, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp: Tax Reform Act of 2013: Title IITax Reform for Businesses, Subtitle COption 1 Passthrough Entities, all provisions (i.e., Part 1Option 1 S Corporations and Part 2Option 1 Partnerships), and Subtitle COption 2 Unified Rules for Passthroughs, all provisions. Carried Interest. We oppose changes to current law as part of any legislation, including: S.268, Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes Act, Title VI, Ending the Carried Interest Loophole, Section 601. Short Title, Section 602. Partnership Interests Transferred in Connection with Performance of Services, and Section 603. Special Rules for Partners Providing Investment Management Services to Partnerships. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: No bill introduced yet this Congress, but we support efforts to make permanent the 9 percent tax credit for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and to extend the same policy to 4 percent LIHTCs for acquisition (H.R. 3661 and S. 1989 (all provisions) from 112th Congress). We also urged Congress to preserve the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit as part of any tax reform effort. Although no bill is pending, we asked Congress to support making the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit more flexible by allowing developments to qualify if 40 percent of units go to families with income that averages no more than 60 percent of area median income. No legislation supported yet this Congress, but we supported efforts to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and extend the deduction for new and existing energy efficient commercial buildings (S. 3591, Commercial Building Modernization Act from 112th Congress, all provisions). H.R. 892, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions. IRS Temporary (T.D. 9564) and proposed rules (REG-168745-03) regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures related to tangible property under IRC 263(a). We asked that the regulations be made more administrable through: (1) addition of bright-line examples; (2) expansion of de minimis rules; and (3) treatment of multiple buildings in a development as a single unit of property. Considered possible legislative and regulatory response to U.S. Tax Court Ruling in Historic Boardwalk Hall LLC v. Commissioner impacting the use of the Federal Historic Rehabilitation tax credit. S. 795, Master Limited Partnership Parity Act, Section 2 Subsection X that extends the master limited partnership structure to companies that develop and execute energy performance contracting for capital improvement projects in multifamily buildings to lower energy usage and consumption. S. 1181, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property, all provisions. Internal Revenue Code 21986, Sec. 179D - Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction Participated on a panel in Minneapolis on April 9 at which a HUD official (not a covered official under IRS rules) was present. We discussed tax legislation, and went through the industrys priorities.

Low Income Housing Tax Credit extension (HR 3661). Municipal bond tax exempt status (e.g. HRes 112). Marketplace Fairness Act (S 336).

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

Government targets: Economic Development Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office