Historic Routes Preservation Act

Urge President Obama to permanently protect the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans from the risks of offshore drilling. Urge President Obama to ensure no new leases in the Gulf of Mexico are included in the 2017 - 2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and immediately initiate a plan to pursue a just transition away from the fossil fuel economy and toward a clean energy economy for this region. Oppose the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, S. 3110, which expands revenue sharing from new offshore oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. Oppose all efforts to undermine the Antiquities Act of 1906, including S. 437, S.1416, and S. 3317 Support the designation of new national monuments, including the Papah�naumoku�kea Marine National Monument, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, and the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts National Monument Oppose legislative efforts to undermine public lands protections, including attacks on the Antiquities Act such as those contained in the Lee Amendment 3023 to S.2012, and efforts to sell off public lands. Support Senate Amendment 3176 to S.2012, which would phase out fossil fuel subsidies and favorable tax treatments for coal and large producers of oil and gas over a four year period. Oppose efforts to legislatively delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act, including the Ribble amendment to H.R.2406. Oppose H.R.2406, the SHARE Act. Support efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oppose efforts that would prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from finalizing a rule regulating non-subsistence hunting in Alaska wildlife refuges Support ocean planning efforts through the National Ocean Policy Oppose HR 4313, the Historic Route Preservation Act Support H.R.4268, the Castner Range National Monument Act. Support the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)s proposed methane waste reduction rule. Support the Tsongas amendment to strike language overturning the public planning process for conserving the greater sage grouse from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Oppose iterations of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) that would make significant portions of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge available to developers and gut environmental review in Puerto Rico. Support legislation sponsored by Representative James Clyburn (D-SC), which would establish the Penn School Reconstruction Era National Monument on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Oppose draft versions of the Wildfire Budgeting, Response and forest Management Act of 2016, which delays efforts to transition to sustainable management of the Tongass National Forest.

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

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

H.R. 167 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act H.R. 239 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R.538 - Native American Energy Act H.R. 974 - Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act and Lummis amdt. H.R. 1335 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act HR 1937 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015 H.R. 2386 - Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act H.R. 2430 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 H.R. 3382 - Lake Tahoe Restoration Act H.R. 4037 - Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act H.R. 2316 - Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act H.R. 3650 - State National Forest Management Act of 2015 H.R. 3881 - Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2015 H.R. 4313 - Historic Routes Preservation Act H.R. 4751 - Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act of 2016 H.R. 4579 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act H.R. 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5500 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H.R. 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R.3843 - Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015 H.R. 4900 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) H.R. 5278 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendments #18, 71, 166) S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S. 517 - Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S. 890 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 S. 631 - A bill to exempt National Forest System land in the State of Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule S. 1375 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2015 S. 1403 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act S. 1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act S. 1271- Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 and amendments (#3027, #3033, #3023 #3034, #3126, #3245) S. 2383 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act S. 2902 - Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 S. 3066 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S.2328- Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S.2240 - Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act S.2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 S. 3068 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3085 - Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 S. ___ - Discussion Draft Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management ActDiscussions on Water Resource Development Act of 2016 (WRDA 2016) Rulemakings USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for Tongass Land and Resource Plan Amendment at 81 Fed. Reg. 43,198 (July 1, 2016) USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reinstate the North Fork Coal Mining Area exception of the Colorado Roadless Rule at 80 Fed. Reg. 72,665 (Nov. 20, 2015) DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska; Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement; 80 FR 4303, pages 4303-4306 (January 27, 2015) US Department of Commerce; NOAA; New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments: Proposal (Sept. 2015) DOI, Bureau of Land Management; Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; February 8, 2016 (81 FR 6616). DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance; April 5, 2016 EPA, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions.

Oppose legislative efforts to undermine public lands protections, including attacks on the Antiquities Act such as those contained in the Lee Amendment 3023 to S.2012, and efforts to sell off public lands. Support Senate Amendment 3176 to S.2012, which would phase out fossil fuel subsidies and favorable tax treatments for coal and large producers of oil and gas over a four year period. Oppose efforts to legislatively delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act, including the Ribble amendment to H.R.2406. Oppose H.R.2406, the SHARE Act. Support efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oppose efforts that would prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from finalizing a rule regulating non-subsistence hunting in Alaska wildlife refuges Support ocean planning efforts through the National Ocean Policy Oppose HR 4313, the Historic Route Preservation Act Support three national monuments in the California desert. Support the expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (MNM). Support H.R.4268, the Castner Range National Monument Act. Oppose H.R.5538, the FY2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which contains more than 30 riders attacking environmental legislation. Support the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)s proposed methane waste reduction rule. Support the Tsongas amendment to strike language overturning the public planning process for conserving the greater sage grouse from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Oppose iterations of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) that would make significant portions of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge available to developers and gut environmental review in Puerto Rico. Support legislation sponsored by Representative James Clyburn (D-SC), which would establish the Penn School Reconstruction Era National Monument on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Support the designation of a new national monument in the Katahdin Region of Maine. Oppose draft versions of the Wildfire Budgeting, Response and forest Management Act of 2016, which delays efforts to transition to sustainable management of the Tongass National Forest.

H.R. 167 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act H.R. 239 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R.538 - Native American Energy Act H.R. 974 - Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act and Lummis amdt. H.R. 1335 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act HR 1937 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015 H.R. 2386 - Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act H.R. 2430 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 H.R. 3382 - Lake Tahoe Restoration Act H.R. 4037 - Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act H.R. 2316 - Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act H.R. 3650 - State National Forest Management Act of 2015 H.R. 4313 - Historic Routes Preservation Act H.R. 4579 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendments #18, 71, 166) S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S. 517 - Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S. 890 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 S. 631 - A bill to exempt National Forest System land in the State of Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule S. 1375 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2015 S. 1403 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act S. 1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act S. 1271- Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 and amendments (#3027, #3033, #3023 #3034, #3126, #3245) S. 2383 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act Discussions on Water Resource Development Act of 2016 (WRDA 2016) Rulemakings USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Tongass Land and Resource Plan Amendment at 80 Fed. Reg. 72,719 (Nov. 20, 2015) USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reinstate the North Fork Coal Mining Area exception of the Colorado Roadless Rule at 80 Fed. Reg. 72,665 (Nov. 20, 2015) DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska; Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement; 80 FR 4303, pages 4303-4306 (January 27, 2015) US Department of Commerce; NOAA; New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments: Proposal (Sept. 2015) DOI, Bureau of Land Management; Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; February 8, 2016 (81 FR 6616). DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance; April 5, 2016 EPA, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions.

Oppose legislative efforts to undermine public lands protections, including attacks on the Antiquities Act such as those contained in the Lee Amendment 3023to S.2012, and efforts to sell off public lands. Support Senate Amendment 3176 to S.2012, which would phase out fossil fuel subsidies and favorable tax treatments for coal and large producers of oil and gas over a four year period. Oppose efforts to legislatively delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act, including the Ribble amendment to H.R.2406. Oppose H.R.2406, the SHARE Act. Support efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oppose efforts that would prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from finalizing a rule regulating non-subsistence hunting in Alaska wildlife refuges Support ocean planning efforts through the National Ocean Policy Oppose HR 4313, the Historic Route Preservation Act Support three national monuments in the California desert.

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