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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act This bill designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill also designates specified federal lands as biological connecting corridors and as special corridor management areas. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The bill designates specified areas as wildland recovery areas. The Department of Agriculture shall develop a wildland recovery plan for each recovery area. A specified panel of independent scientists shall study roadless lands greater than 1,000 acres that are within the National Forest System in the Wild Rockies bioregion in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and that are not designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System for their role in maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and as part of the overall forest reserve system. Any new road construction or reconstruction or timber harvest is prohibited in those lands after the evaluation without an Act of Congress. Oil or gas leasing, mining, or other development which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of the land is also prohibited. The Department of the Interior may apply the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act in carrying out this bill.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness H.R. 717 by Rules Committee member Pete Sessions (R-TX32) that calls for economic considerations in endangered species actions. H.R. 1274 Natural Resource Committee member Daniel Newhouse (R-WA04) that amends the Endangered Species Act to require: (1)Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. (2)The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (3) The federal agencies to use the best scientific and commercial data. H.R. 3131 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI2) that amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. H.R. 2603 by Natural Resource Committee member Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) that amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened. HR 424 by Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN07) that directs the Department of Interior to delist the grey wolf in the Western Great Lakes area and Wyoming as endangered. HR 2936 by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a bill(H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. -Recreational Opportunities for motorized recreation was discussed with the Department of Interior HR 2365-U.S. Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) The Desert Community Lands Act directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the town of Apple Valley in California the surface estate of specified land, to be known and designated as the Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area.The conveyed land may be used by the town to provide: (1) a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized, off-road vehicle recreation park; (2) the public with opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation; and (3) a designated area and facilities that would discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas that have been identified by the federal government, the state of California, or San Bernardino County, California, to contain environmentally sensitive land. It is supported by the AMA. HR 857 - Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) Title: California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act: This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things: establish or designate wilderness areas, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; release specified wilderness study areas; adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and specify land withdrawals and conveyances. Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California, may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center. The bill makes amendments to the California Desert ... HR 6147 an appropriation measure which was targeted for an increase in the Recreational Trails Program. The attempt failed with substitute language asking for a study on how the RTP money is allocatted. HR 5727 Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT3) to establish the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area in the state of Utah. S.2809 To establish the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area in the State of Utah, to designate wilderness areas in the State, to provide for certain land conveyances, and for other purposes.Sponsored by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch S.6939 To protect and ensure multiple use and public access to public lands in Wyoming per the request of the respective counties, and for other purposes. This legislation releases wilderness study areas in Wyoming that have been studies and found to not meet the definition of wilderness. It was introduced by U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
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Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness H.R. 717 by Rules Committee member Pete Sessions (R-TX32) that calls for economic considerations in endangered species actions. H.R. 1274 Natural Resource Committee member Daniel Newhouse (R-WA04) that amends the Endangered Species Act to require: (1)Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. (2)The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (3) The federal agencies to use the best scientific and commercial data. H.R. 3131 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI2) that amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. H.R. 2603 by Natural Resource Committee member Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) that amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened. HR 424 by Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN07) that directs the Department of Interior to delist the grey wolf in the Western Great Lakes area and Wyoming as endangered. HR 2936 by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a bill(H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. -Recreational Opportunities for motorized recreation was discussed with the Department of Interior HR 2365-U.S. Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) The Desert Community Lands Act directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the town of Apple Valley in California the surface estate of specified land, to be known and designated as the Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area.The conveyed land may be used by the town to provide: (1) a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized, off-road vehicle recreation park; (2) the public with opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation; and (3) a designated area and facilities that would discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas that have been identified by the federal government, the state of California, or San Bernardino County, California, to contain environmentally sensitive land. It is supported by the AMA. HR 857 - Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) Title: California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act: This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things: establish or designate wilderness areas, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; release specified wilderness study areas; adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and specify land withdrawals and conveyances. Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California, may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center. The bill makes amendments to the California Desert ... HR 6147 an appropriation measure which was targeted for an increase in the Recreational Trails Program. The attempt failed with substitute language asking for a study on how the RTP money is allocatted. HR 5727 Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT3) to establish the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area in the state of Utah.
Client expense: $338,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness H.R. 717 by Rules Committee member Pete Sessions (R-TX32) that calls for economic considerations in endangered species actions. H.R. 1274 Natural Resource Committee member Daniel Newhouse (R-WA04) that amends the Endangered Species Act to require: (1)Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. (2)The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (3) The federal agencies to use the best scientific and commercial data. H.R. 3131 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI2) that amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. H.R. 2603 by Natural Resource Committee member Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) that amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened. HR 424 by Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN07) that directs the Department of Interior to delist the grey wolf in the Western Great Lakes area and Wyoming as endangered. HR2936 by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a bill(H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. -Recreational Opportunities for motorized recreation was discussed with the Department of Interior HR 2365-U.S. Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) The Desert Community Lands Act directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the town of Apple Valley in California the surface estate of specified land, to be known and designated as the Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area.The conveyed land may be used by the town to provide: (1) a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized, off-road vehicle recreation park; (2) the public with opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation; and (3) a designated area and facilities that would discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas that have been identified by the federal government, the state of California, or San Bernardino County, California, to contain environmentally sensitive land. It is supported by the AMA. HR 857 - Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) Title: California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act: This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things: establish or designate wilderness areas, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; release specified wilderness study areas; adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and specify land withdrawals and conveyances. Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California, may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center. The bill makes amendments to the California Desert ...
Client expense: $338,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
-5. S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) -US S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. -US H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. -H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness H.R. 717 by Rules Committee member Pete Sessions (R-TX32) that calls for economic considerations in endangered species actions. H.R. 1274 Natural Resource Committee member Daniel Newhouse (R-WA04) that amends the Endangered Species Act to require: (1)Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. (2)The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (3) The federal agencies to use the best scientific and commercial data. H.R. 3131 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI2) that amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. H.R. 2603 by Natural Resource Committee member Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) that amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened. HR 424 by Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN07) that directs the Department of Interior to delist the grey wolf in the Western Great Lakes area and Wyoming as endangered. -HR2936 by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a bill(H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. -Recreational Opportunities for motorized recreation was discussed with the Department of Interior
Client expense: $338,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
-5. S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) -US S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. -US H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. -H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness H.R. 717 by Rules Committee member Pete Sessions (R-TX32) that calls for economic considerations in endangered species actions. H.R. 1274 Natural Resource Committee member Daniel Newhouse (R-WA04) that amends the Endangered Species Act to require: (1)Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. (2)The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (3) The federal agencies to use the best scientific and commercial data. H.R. 3131 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI2) that amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. H.R. 2603 by Natural Resource Committee member Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) that amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened. HR 424 by Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN07) that directs the Department of Interior to delist the grey wolf in the Western Great Lakes area and Wyoming as endangered. H.R.3990-National Monument Creation and Protection Act (1)Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (Introduced 10/06/2017) Cosponsors: (6) (2)Committees: House - Natural Resources [It scales back presidential authority to establish national monuments] (3)Latest Action: House - 10/11/2017 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 -17. (All Actions) (4)Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: Introduced,Passed House,Passed Senate,To President Became Law. -HR2936 by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a bill(H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $338,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
-5. S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) -US S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. -US H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. -H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness H.R. 717 by Rules Committee member Pete Sessions (R-TX32) that calls for economic considerations in endangered species actions. H.R. 1274 Natural Resource Committee member Daniel Newhouse (R-WA04) that amends the Endangered Species Act to require: (1)Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. (2)The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (3) The federal agencies to use the best scientific and commercial data. H.R. 3131 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI2) that amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. H.R. 2603 by Natural Resource Committee member Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) that amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened. HR 424 by Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN07) that directs the Department of Interior to delist the grey wolf in the Western Great Lakes area and Wyoming as endangered. H.R.3990-National Monument Creation and Protection Act (1)Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (Introduced 10/06/2017) Cosponsors: (6) (2)Committees: House - Natural Resources [It scales back presidential authority to establish national monuments] (3)Latest Action: House - 10/11/2017 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 -17. (All Actions) (4)Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: Introduced,Passed House,Passed Senate,To President Became Law. -HR2936 by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a bill(H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes.
2017 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
-5. S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) -US S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. -US H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. -H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness S 1633-Recreation Not Red Tape Act: This act would reduce and simplify the rules and regulations required for organized activity on public lands. REC Act- the REC Act would ensure that outdoor recreation jobs are counted by the federal government and would be measured as part of the overall GDP, for the first time ever. H.R. 717 by Rules Committee member Pete Sessions (R-TX32) that calls for economic considerations in endangered species actions. H.R. 1274 Natural Resource Committee member Daniel Newhouse (R-WA04) that amends the Endangered Species Act to require: (1)Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. (2)The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (3) The federal agencies to use the best scientific and commercial data. H.R. 3131 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI2) that amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. H.R. 2603 by Natural Resource Committee member Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) that amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened. HR 424 by Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN07) that directs the Department of Interior to delist the grey wolf in the Western Great Lakes area and Wyoming as endangered.
2017 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
-5. S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) -US S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. -US H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. -H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. -Congresswoman Liz Cheney introduced House Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution 44 pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. It reduces the regulations related to public lands (BLM and parks) use being imposed by the Department of Interior. It passed both houses an was signed by the President. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness
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Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $338,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)