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Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015
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Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. (Nonpoint source pollution comes from diffuse sources and is caused by precipitation moving over or through the ground and carrying pollution.) In implementing the initiative, USDA must: provide grants to Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin) for education and outreach, technical assistance, and voluntary programs to verify implementation of practices to reduce nonpoint pollution from agricultural activities; establish a funding priority within the Great Lakes basin for payments to producers that participate in the initiative to achieve verification through a state verification program; and use existing data. In carrying out the initiative, states may collaborate with entities that have agricultural or environmental expertise, including academic or nonprofit organizations.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Legislation to limit EPA authority regarding Waters of the United States rule implementation (S 1140, HR 1732, Barrasso AMDT 347 to budget resolution). Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 (HR 897) to eliminate duplication of pesticide regulation. Regional Conservation Partnership Program participation - funding opportunity in the Farm Bill; funds for conservation programs in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Drinking Water Protection Act (HR 212); Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015 (S. 462/HR 243); Great Lakes Assurance Program (HR 3120); NASA remote sensing program funding
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Legislation to limit EPA authority regarding Waters of the United States rule implementation (S 1140, HR 1732, Barrasso AMDT 347 to budget resolution). Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 (HR 897) to eliminate duplication of pesticide regulation. Regional Conservation Partnership Program participation - funding opportunity in the Farm Bill; funds for conservation programs in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Drinking Water Protection Act (HR 212); Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015 (S. 462/HR 243); Great Lakes Assurance Program (HR 3120); NASA remote sensing program funding
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) continues to express concerns with the EPAs efforts to expand the definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act/Clean Water Rule. MFB supported H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 and has asked the U.S. Senate to pass similar legislation. The bill would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. EPA to withdraw the Clean Water Rule. MFB also supported S. 1140 the Federal Water Quality Protection Act and S.J.Res. 22, a vote of disapproval of the WOTUS rule. MFB also supports H.R. 3120, the Great Lakes Assurance Verification Act of 2015, a bill that would establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. MFB supports H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act, a bill that requires transparency about public communications made by agencies. MFB believed that the EPA overstepped its boundaries in regard to how it communicated the Waters of the US rule during the public comment period. This bill is in response to that concern. MFB also supported the Interior Appropriations Bill that passed in the House in July. In particular provisions that would prevent EPA from making changes to the definition of "navigable waters" under the Clean Water Act.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) continues to express concerns with the EPAs efforts to expand the definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act/Clean Water Rule. MFB supported H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 and has asked the U.S. Senate to pass similar legislation. The bill would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. EPA to withdraw the Clean Water Rule. MFB also supported S. 1140 the Federal Water Quality Protection Act and S.J.Res. 22, a vote of disapproval of the WOTUS rule. MFB also supports H.R. 3120, the Great Lakes Assurance Verification Act of 2015, a bill that would establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. MFB supports H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act, a bill that requires transparency about public communications made by agencies. MFB believed that the EPA overstepped its boundaries in regard to how it communicated the Waters of the US rule during the public comment period. This bill is in response to that concern.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Legislation to limit EPA authority regarding Waters of the United States rule implementation (S 1140, HR 1732, Barrasso AMDT 347 to budget resolution). Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 (HR 897) to eliminate duplication of pesticide regulation. Regional Conservation Partnership Program participation - funding opportunity in the Farm Bill; funds for conservation programs in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Drinking Water Protection Act (HR 212); Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015 (S. 462/HR 243); Great Lakes Assurance Program (HR 3120); NASA remote sensing program funding
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) continues to express concerns with the EPAs efforts to expand the definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act/Clean Water Rule. MFB supported H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 and has asked the U.S. Senate to pass similar legislation. The bill would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. EPA to withdraw the Clean Water Rule. MFB also supported S. 1140 the Federal Water Quality Protection Act and S.J.Res. 22, a vote of disapproval of the WOTUS rule.MFB also supports H.R. 3120, the Great Lakes Assurance Verification Act of 2015, a bill that would establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Legislation to limit EPA authority regarding Waters of the United States rule implementation (S 1140, HR 1732, Barrasso AMDT 347 to budget resolution). Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 (HR 897) to eliminate duplication of pesticide regulation. Regional Conservation Partnership Program participation - funding opportunity in the Farm Bill; funds for conservation programs in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Drinking Water Protection Act (HR 212); Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015 (S. 462/HR 243); Great Lakes Assurance Program (HR 3120); NASA remote sensing program funding
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) continues to express concerns with the EPAs efforts to expand the definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act/Clean Water Rule. MFB supported H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 and has asked the U.S. Senate to pass similar legislation. The bill would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. EPA to withdraw the Clean Water Rule. MFB also supported S. 1140 the Federal Water Quality Protection Act and S.J.Res. 22, a vote of disapproval of the WOTUS rule.MFB also supports H.R. 3120, the Great Lakes Assurance Verification Act of 2015, a bill that would establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. MFB only contacted House and Senate offices on this issue, not the EPA.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Legislation to limit EPA authority regarding Waters of the United States rule implementation (S 1140, HR 1732, Barrasso AMDT 347 to budget resolution). Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 (HR 897) to eliminate duplication of pesticide regulation. Regional Conservation Partnership Program participation - funding opportunity in the Farm Bill; funds for conservation programs in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Drinking Water Protection Act (HR 212); Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015 (S. 462/HR 243); Great Lakes Assurance Program (HR 3120); NASA remote sensing program funding
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) continues to express concerns with the EPAs efforts to expand the definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act/Clean Water Rule. MFB supported H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 and has asked the U.S. Senate to pass similar legislation. The bill would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. EPA to withdraw the Clean Water Rule. MFB also supports H.R. 3120, the Great Lakes Assurance Verification Act of 2015, a bill that would establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. MFB only contacted House and Senate offices on this issue, not the EPA.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Legislation to limit EPA authority regarding Waters of the United States rule proposal (S 1140, HR 1732, Barrasso AMDT 347 to budget resolution). Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 (HR 897) to eliminate duplication of pesticide regulation. Regional Conservation Partnership Program participation - funding opportunity in the Farm Bill; funds for conservation programs in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Drinking Water Protection Act (HR 212); Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015 (S. 462/HR 243); Great Lakes Assurance Program (HR 3120); NASA remote sensing program funding
Client expense: $38,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
| Republican |
| MI |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA |
| Reid J. Ribble | Republican | WI |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Tim Walberg | Republican | MI |