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Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017
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Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 TITLE I--CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT WATER RELIABILITY (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to include among its purposes to: (1) ensure that water dedicated to fish and wildlife purposes is replaced and provided to Central Valley Project (CVP) water contractors by December 31, 2018, at the lowest cost reasonably achievable; and (2) facilitate and expedite water transfers in accordance with such Act. (Sec. 102) The bill restricts the definition of "anadromous fish" to mean only those native stocks of salmon (including steelhead) and sturgeon that, as of October 30, 1992, were present in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries and ascend those rivers and their tributaries to reproduce after maturing in San Francisco Bay or the Pacific Ocean. The bill defines "reasonable flows" as water flows capable of being maintained taking into account competing consumptive uses of water and economic, environmental, and social factors. (Sec. 103) Upon request of the contractor, the Department of the Interior shall renew any existing long-term repayment or water service contract that provides for the delivery of water from the CVP for a period of 40 years. (Sec. 104) The contracting district from which the water is coming, the agency, or Interior shall determine if a written water transfer proposal is complete within 45 days after the date of submission of such proposal. If such district or agency or Interior determines that such proposal is incomplete, it shall state with specificity what must be added or revised in order for such proposal to be complete. Interior shall not impose mitigation or other requirements on a proposed transfer but the contracting district from which the water is coming or the agency shall retain all authority under state law to approve or condition a proposed transfer. (Sec. 105) The bill modifies provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act regarding fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration. All CVP water used for such purposes shall be credited to the quantity of CVP yield dedicated and managed under this section by determining how the dedication and management of such water would affect the delivery capability of the CVP during the 1928 to 1934 drought period after fishery, water quality, and other flow and operational requirements imposed by terms and conditions existing in agreements pertaining to the CVP under applicable state or federal law existing on October 30, 1992, have been met. To the fullest extent possible, CVP water shall be reused to fulfill Interior's remaining contractual obligations to provide CVP water for agricultural or municipal and industrial purposes. If by March 15th of any year, the quantity of CVP water forecasted to be made available to water service or repayment contractors in the Delta Division of the CVP is below 75% of the total quantity of water to be made available under such contracts, the quantity of CVP yield dedicated and managed for that year shall be reduced by 25%. (Sec. 106) The bill authorizes monies (currently, not less than 67% of funds) available to the Restoration Fund to be appropriated to carry out habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition (from willing sellers) provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act. Interior may not require a donation or other payment to the CVP Restoration Fund for: (1) environmental restoration or mitigation fees not otherwise provided by law as a condition to providing for the storage or conveyance of non-CVP water pursuant to federal reclamation laws, or the delivery of temporary supplies of water under the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982; and (2) any water that is delivered with the sole intent of groundwater recharge. The bill modifies such Act to provide that: (1) additional annual payments after October 1, 2016, shall be allocated so as not to exceed $4 per megawatt-hour for CVP power sold to power contractors (October 2016 price levels) (currently, $12 per acre-foot [October 1992 price levels]) for municipal and industrial water sold and delivered by the CVP; and (2) upon the completion of mandated fish, wildlife, and habitat mitigation and restoration actions (current law) but no later than December 31, 2020, Interior shall reduce specified sums and reduce the annual mitigation and restoration payment ceiling. The bill establishes the Restoration Fund Advisory Board to meet at least semiannually to make recommendations regarding priorities and spending levels on projects and programs carried out pursuant to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act. (Sec. 107) The bill revises provisions regarding contracts for additional storage and delivery of water. Interior shall use its authority in connection with requests to exchange, impound, store, carry, or deliver nonproject water using CVP facilities for any beneficial purpose. It shall develop rates not to exceed the amount required to recover the reasonable costs incurred by it in connection with a beneficial purpose. Interior's plan for the increase of CVP yield shall include recommendations on appropriate cost-sharing arrangements and authorizing legislation or other measures needed. Interior shall implement its plan commencing on October 1, 2017, and shall coordinate with the State of California in implementing measures for the long-term resolution of problems in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary. If by September 30, 2018, the plan fails to increase the annual delivery capability of the CVP by 800,000 acre-feet, implementation of any non-mandatory action shall be suspended until the plan achieves an increase in the annual delivery capability of the CVP by 800,000 acre-feet. The Bureau of Reclamation may partner or enter into an agreement on the water storage projects identified in the Water Supply Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act with local joint powers authorities formed pursuant to state law by irrigation districts and other local water districts and local governments within the applicable hydrologic region, to advance these projects. (Sec. 108) The CVP and the State Water Project (SWP) shall be operated pursuant to the water quality standards and operational constraints described in the "Principles for Agreement on the Bay-Delta Standards Between the State of California and the Federal Government" dated December 15, 1994, and such operations shall proceed without regard to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) or any other law pertaining to the operation of the CVP and the California SWP. (Sec. 109) Interior and Commerce shall not distinguish between natural-spawned and hatchery-spawned or otherwise artificially propagated strains of a species in making any determinations under the ESA that relates to any anadromous fish species present in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers or their tributaries and ascend those rivers and their tributaries to reproduce after maturing in the San Francisco Bay or the Pacific Ocean. (Sec. 110) Filing of a Notice of Determination or a Notice of Exemption for any project, including the issuance of a permit under state law, related to any project of the CVP or the delivery of water therefrom in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act shall be deemed to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 (NEPA) for that project or permit. Reclamation shall not be required to cease or modify any major federal action or other activity related to any project of the CVP or the delivery of water therefrom pending completion of judicial review of any determination made under the NEPA. (Sec. 111) For adjustments to operating criteria or to take urgent actions to address water supply shortages for the least amount of time or volume of diversion necessary as determined by Reclamation, no mitigation measures shall be required during any year that the Sacramento Valley index is 6.5 or lower, or at the request of the state of California, and until two succeeding years following either of those events have been completed where the final Sacramento Valley Index is 7.8 or greater, and any mitigation measures imposed must be based on quantitative data and required only to the extent that such data demonstrates actual harm to species. (Sec. 112) In the event that Reclamation or another federal agency initiates or reinitiates consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, with respect to construction or operation of the CVP and SWP, or any part thereof, the SWP contractors and the CVP contractors will be accorded all the rights and responsibilities extended to applicants in the consultation process. (Sec. 113) The bill amends the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act to require Interior to cease any action to implement: (1) such Act; and (2) the Stipulation of Settlement in Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers, et al. TITLE II--CALFED STORAGE FEASIBILITY STUDIES (Sec. 201) The Bureau of Reclamation shall: complete specified feasibility studies for storage projects in California under the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act by November 30, 2018, and by November 30, 2019, as specified; document, delineate, and publish costs directly relating to the engineering and construction of a water storage project separately from those resulting from regulatory compliance; and communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with public water agencies that contract with the United States for CVP water and that are expected to participate in the cost pools that will be created for projects proposed in such studies. (Sec. 202) The "Bakersfield Field Office, Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan," dated December 2014 and related findings shall have no effect on or applicability to Interior's determination of feasibility of, or on any findings or environmental review documents related to: (1) the Temperance Flat Reservoir Project on the Upper San Joaquin River, or (2) certain actions taken by Interior pursuant to the Bay-Delta Authorization Act. (Sec. 203) Reclamation may partner or enter into an agreement on the water storage projects identified in the Water Supply Reliability and Environmental Improvement Act with local join powers authorities formed pursuant to state law by irrigation districts and other local water districts and local governments within the applicable hydrologic region, to advance those projects. (Sec. 204) Reclamation, in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey, the state of California, and local and state water agencies may conduct detailed geophysical characterization activities of subsurface aquifer systems and groundwater vulnerability in California, which has experienced a critical, multiyear drought that resulted in severe groundwater overdraft in some areas, followed by less than optimal recharge from the heavy rainstorms and flooding during the 2016-2017 winter season. The survey should include data pertaining to: (1) subsurface system framework, occurrence and geometry of aquifer and non-aquifer zones; (2) aquifer storage and transmission characteristics; and (3) areas of greatest recharge potential. (Sec. 205) Reclamation may partner with academia, specifically the University of California, and state and local water agencies, to develop a study to enhance mountain runoff to CVP reservoirs from headwater restoration with the following aims: estimate forest biomass density and annual evapotranspiration (ET) across the Shasta Lake watershed for the past decade using satellite and other available spatial data; identify areas on public and private land that have high biomass densities and ET, and assess potential changes in ET that would ensue from forest restoration; assess role of subsurface storage in providing drought resilience of forests, based on long-term historical estimates of precipitation, drought severity, and stream discharge; and assess role of snowpack in annual water balance across the watersheds. TITLE III--WATER RIGHTS PROTECTIONS (Sec. 301) Interior shall confer with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in connection with the implementation of this title on potential impacts to any consistency determination for operations of the SWP issued pursuant to the California Fish and Game Code. If, as a result of the application of this title, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife: revokes the consistency determinations pursuant to California Fish and Game Code that are applicable to the SWP; amends or issues one or more new consistency determinations pursuant to such code in a manner that directly or indirectly results in reduced water supply to the SWP as compared with the water supply available under the smelt biological opinion and the salmonid biological opinion; or requires take authorization under such code for operation of the SWP in a manner that results in reduced water supply to the SWP as compared with the water supply available under the smelt biological opinion and the salmonid biological opinion, and as a consequence of Interior's action, CVP yield is greater than it would have been absent Interior's actions, then that additional yield shall be made available to the SWP for delivery to SWP contractors to offset losses resulting from such action. Interior shall immediately notify the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in writing if Interior determines that implementation of the smelt biological opinion and the salmonid biological opinion consistent with this title reduces environmental protections for any species covered by the opinions. (Sec. 302) Interior is directed, in the operation of the CVP, to adhere to California's water rights laws governing water rights priorities and to honor water rights senior to those held by the United States for its operation, regardless of the source of priority. (Sec. 303) Interior shall ensure that, except as otherwise provided for in a water service or repayment contract, actions taken in compliance with legal obligations imposed by this title, including actions under the ESA and other applicable federal and state laws, shall not: (1) result in the involuntary reduction of water supply or fiscal impacts to individuals or districts who receive water from either the SWP or the United States under water rights settlement contracts, exchange contracts, water service contracts, repayment contracts, or water supply contracts; or (2) cause redirected adverse water supply or fiscal impacts to those within the Sacramento River watershed, the San Joaquin River watershed, or the SWP service area. To the extent that costs are incurred solely pursuant to or as a result of this title and would not otherwise have been incurred by any entity or public or local agency or subdivision of the state of California, such costs shall not be borne by any such entity, agency, or subdivision, unless such costs are incurred on a voluntary basis. (Sec. 304) Interior must allocate water for irrigation purposes to existing CVP agricultural water service contractors within the Sacramento River Watershed in compliance with specified conditions, based on whether its a wet year, a normal year, or a below normal or above normal year. It shall develop and implement a program to allow existing CVP agricultural water service contractors within the Sacramento River Watershed to reschedule water provided for under their CVP water service contracts from one year to the next. TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS (Sec. 401) All CVP water, except CVP water released pursuant to U.S. Department of the Interior Record of Decision, Trinity River Mainstem Fishery Restoration Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report dated December 2000 used to implement an action undertaken for a fishery beneficial purpose that was not imposed by terms and conditions existing in licenses, permits, and other agreements pertaining to the CVP under applicable state or federal law existing on October 30, 1992, shall be credited to the quantity of CVP yield dedicated and managed under this section. Reclamation policies and allocations shall not be based upon any premise or assumption that CVP contract supplies are supplemental or secondary to any other contractor source of supply. (Sec. 402) Interior, in the operation of the Trinity River Division of the CVP, shall not make releases from Lewiston Dam in excess of specified volumes for each water-year type (ranging from a critically dry to an extremely wet year) required by the U.S. Department of the Interior Record of Decision, Trinity River Mainstem Fishery Restoration Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report dated December 2000. (Sec. 403) Interior shall publish an annual report detailing instream flow releases from the CVP and California SWP, their explicit purpose and authority, and all measured environmental benefit as a result of the releases. (Sec. 404) If Reclamation initiates or reinitiates consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service, with respect to construction or operation of the Klamath Project (or any part thereof), Klamath Project contractors shall be accorded all the rights and responsibilities extended to applicants in the consultation process. Upon request of the Klamath Project contractors, they may be represented through an association or organization. (Sec. 405) Interior and Agriculture shall recognize: (1) congressional opposition to the violation of private property rights by the California State Water Resources Control Board in their proposal to require a minimum percentage of unimpaired flows in the main tributaries of the San Joaquin River; and (2) the need to provide reliable water supplies to municipal, industrial, and agricultural users across the state. (Sec. 406) The authority under the Water Infrastructure for Improvements to the Nation (WIIN) Act regarding the New Melones Reservoir shall expire seven years after this bill's enactment. (Sec. 407) None of the funds made available under provisions of the WIIN Act regarding actions to benefit threatened and endangered species and other wildlife may be used for the acquisition or leasing of land, water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes, or interests in land or water from willing sellers if the land, water, or interests are already designated for environmental purposes by a court adopted decree or order or cooperative agreement. (Sec. 408) The non-federal program to protect native anadromous fish in the Stanislaus River shall not sunset before January 1, 2023. TITLE V--WATER SUPPLY PERMITTING ACT Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act (Sec. 503) The Bureau of Reclamation is established as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all reviews, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under federal law to construct qualifying projects. Reclamation shall identify, as early as practicable upon receipt of an application for a qualifying project, any federal agency that may have jurisdiction over a review, permit, license, approval, or decision required for a qualifying project. It shall notify any such agency within a reasonable timeframe that the agency has been designated as a cooperating agency for project unless the agency responds notifying Reclamation that the agency: has no jurisdiction or authority over the qualifying project; has no expertise or information relevant to it; or does not intend to submit comments on the qualifying project, or conduct any review of or make any decision regarding such project. (Sec. 504) The principal responsibilities of Reclamation under this title are to: serve as the point of contact for applicants, state agencies, Indian tribes, and others regarding proposed qualifying projects; coordinate preparation of unified environmental documentation that will serve as the basis for all federal decisions necessary to authorize the use of federal lands for qualifying projects; and coordinate all federal agency reviews necessary for project development and construction of qualifying projects. The bill delineates Reclamation's coordination responsibilities with respect to pre-application coordination. (Sec. 505) Upon notification of an application for a qualifying project, all cooperating agencies shall submit to Reclamation a timeframe to complete its authorizing responsibilities and all environmental review material. (Sec. 506) Interior, after public notice, may accept and expend funds contributed by a nonfederal public entity to expedite the evaluation of a permit but must ensure that funds accepted will not impact impartial decisionmaking. TITLE VI-- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PROJECT STREAMLINING Bureau of Reclamation Project Streamlining Act (Sec. 603) A project study initiated by Interior after this bill's enactment, under the Reclamation Act of 1902 and all amendatory or supplementary Acts, shall: result in the completion of a final feasibility report not later than 3 years after the date of initiation; have a maximum federal cost of $3 million; and ensure that personnel from the local project area, region, and headquarters levels of the Bureau of Reclamation concurrently conduct the review required under this title. If Interior determines that a project study will not be conducted in accordance with such requirements, Interior shall: prepare an updated project study schedule and cost estimate, notify the non-federal project cost-sharing partner that the study has been delayed, and provide written notice to Congress. (Sec. 604) Interior shall: (1) expedite the completion of any ongoing project study initiated before the date of this bill's enactment; and (2) proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the project in accordance with the Reclamation Act of 1902 and all Acts amendatory or supplementary to such Act if it determines that the project is justified in a completed report. . (Sec. 605) Interior shall develop and implement a coordinated environmental review process for the development of project studies. At the request of a participating or cooperating agency or project sponsor, Interior shall convene an issue resolution meeting to resolve issues that may delay completion of the environmental review process or that may result in denial of any approval required for the project study. The Government Accountability Office shall assess the reforms carried out under this section and submit to Congress a report describing the results. Interior shall establish a program to measure and report on progress made toward improving and expediting the planning and environmental review process. (Sec. 606) Interior shall report annually to Congress on future water project development. (Sec. 607) This bill amends the WIIN Act to make certain provisions applicable to water storage projects and desalination projects inapplicable to projects under this bill. TITLE VII-- WATER RIGHTS PROTECTION Water Rights Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 703) Neither Interior nor USDA shall: (1) condition or withhold the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, or other land use or occupancy agreement on the limitation or encumbrance of any water right or the transfer of any water right to the United States or any other designee, or any other impairment of a water right under state law by federal or state action; or (2) require any water user to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United States under state law as a condition of the renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit. (Sec. 704) In developing any rule, policy, directive, management plan, or similar Federal action relating to the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement, Interior or USDA: (1) shall recognize the longstanding authority of the states relating to evaluating, protecting, allocating, regulating, permitting, and adjudicating water use, and shall coordinate with the states to ensure that any rule, policy, directive, management plan, or similar federal action is consistent with, and imposes no greater restriction or regulatory requirement, than applicable state water law; and (2) shall not adversely affect the authority of a state in permitting the beneficial use of water or adjudicating water rights, any definition established by a state with respect to the term "beneficial use," "priority of water rights," or "terms of use," or any other right or obligation of a state established under state law, or assert any connection between surface and groundwater that is inconsistent with such a connection recognized by state water laws. (Sec. 705) This section sets forth the effect of this title on existing authorities, rights, and enactments.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 230 - 190 (Roll no. 352).
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 230 - 190 (Roll no. 352).
HouseOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 230 (Roll no. 351).
HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Carbajal motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to ensure that there is an adequate supply of water to fight wildfires, utilizing water from reservoirs or other surface waters.
Mr. Carbajal moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H5531)
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2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
USBOR policies; implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement; San Joaquin River operations; Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta operations; Central Valley Project operations; GROW Act; HR 23, implementation of WRDA/WIIN 2016 (PL 114-322); title transfer legislation, H.R. 3281; Friant-Kern Canal repair; Water Supply Drought Resilience Act, S.2563; Reclamation Title Transfer Act, S.2560
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI)
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
USBOR policies; implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement; San Joaquin River operations; Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta operations; Central Valley Project operations; GROW Act; HR 23, implementation of WRDA/WIIN 2016 (PL 114-322); title transfer legislation, H.R. 3281; Friant-Kern Canal repair; Water Supply Drought Resilience Act, S.2563; Reclamation Title Transfer Act, S.2560
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. S. 340 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017 S. 368 - Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act S. 1514 - Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 273/ H.R. 527 - Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 S. 2563 - Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 S. 1520 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 717 - Listing Reform Act H.R. 1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 2603 - SAVES Act H.R. 3043 - Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3131 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. H.R. 3133 - Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 H.R. 3144 - To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 3668 - SHARE Act H.R. 3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3916 - FISH Act H.R. 2134/S. 935 - Endangered Species Self-Determination Act H.R. 3608 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 3588 - RED SNAPPER Act H.R. 4069/S. 1941 - Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) H.R. 4667 - Disaster Supplemental H.R. 2825 - Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act H.R. 200 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act H.R. 2023 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 - Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 6147 - FY19 Interior Appropriations bill H.R. 6355 - PETITION Act of 2018 H.R. 6784 - Manage our Wolves Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) Rulemakings Department of the Interior; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule; 81 FR 61658 (September 7, 2016). National Marine Fisheries Service; Notice; Takes of marine mammals incidental to specified activities; Taking marine mammals incidental to geophysical surveys in the Atlantic Ocean. 82 Fed. Reg. 26,244 (June 6, 2017)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
H.R. 23 section 402 limitations on use of Trinity River Division Water for benefit of Hoopa Valley Tribe H.R. 1769 San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution provisions that would leave Hoopa valley Tribe subject to adversarial action by Central Valley Project contractors.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Reclamation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Potential legislation regarding the Bureau of Reclamation and the Endangered Species Act H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 23.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pearce amendment No. 6.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeSaulnier demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 5.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Denham amendment No. 4.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Costa amendment No. 3.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Costa amendment No. 2.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 1.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 23.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Scott Perry to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 431 and Rule XVIII.
The resolution provides for one hour of debate on both H.R. 2810 and H.R. 23. Both bills are considered under structured rules.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 431. (consideration: CR H5503-5533; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5511-5524)
Rule H. Res. 431 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 431 Reported to House. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on both H.R. 2810 and H.R. 23. Both bills are considered under structured rules.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Republican |
| CA |
| Duncan Hunter | Republican | CA |
| Edward R. Royce | Republican | CA |
| Jeff Denham | Republican | CA |
| Jim Costa | Democratic | CA |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Kevin McCarthy | Republican | CA |
| Mimi Walters | Republican | CA |
| Paul Cook | Republican | CA |
| Stephen Knight | Republican | CA |
| Tom McClintock | Republican | CA |
| HR 4419 |
115th |
| Related bill |
| HR 1654 | 115th | Related bill |
Client expense: $74,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Drought-relief (HR 23) New Water Act (HR 434)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act (HR 1738; S 731) Drought-relief legislation (HR 23) Waters of the U.S. New Water Act (HR 434) Interior Appropriations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Support funding for the Market Access Program; Support measures regarding the health and welfare of honeybees and accompanying pollination issues for almonds; Support the inclusion of tree nuts in Child Nutrition legislation; Support measures to address California water (H.R. 23); Monitor FISMA; Support immigration reform; Support checkoff transparency and not allowing checkoff funds to be used for disparaging advertisements against another commodity (S.741, H.R. 1753); Support tax reform; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1); Against Dairy Pride Act (S.130, H.R. 778); Monitor international trade issues pertaining to agriculture.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Support finding a solution for the agriculture workforce; Support appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A program; Support continued work to address water issues in California, including H.R. 23.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.
2018 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Support funding for specialty crop programs; Support assistance for new crop insurance policy; Support export promotion programs; Support National School Lunch Program, particularly related to fruit and vegetable menus; Support H.R. 23 addressing issues pertaining to California water; Support immigration reform for agriculture guest workers; Support for international trade; Monitor healthcare reform; support Farm Bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S.33, Improved National Monument Designation Process Act S. 501, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. H.R. 4645, East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 617, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. S. 714, a bill to amend Public Law 103-434 to authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Basin Water Enhancement Project for the purposes of improving water management in the Yakima River basin, and for other purposes. S. 1012, New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2017 Senate Unnumbered, Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 S.677, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S.1230, Water Rights Protection Act of 2017 S. 1332, The Great Lakes Aquatic Connectivity and Infrastructure Program Act S. 1548, The Oregon Wildlands Act H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 Senate Unnumbered, Magnuson-Stevens Coordination Act H.R. 3961, Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2017 H.R. 1350, to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes H.R. 310, Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act S. 192, Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act H.R. 4419, Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 3905, Minnesotas Economic Rights in Superior National Forest Act S. 2563, Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 S.140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund Senate Unnumbered, Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 H.R. 5148, Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149, Unlocking Public Lands Act H.R. 3281, Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 4532, Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3916, Federally Integrated Species Health Act H.R. 4419, Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act S. 2539, A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 3115, Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 HR 1056- Molalla Wild and Scenic River Act HR 1285 and S 483-Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic River Act HR 6596- Northern CA Wilderness Recreation and Working Forests Act S. 1548 Oregon Wildlands Act, S. 1548 Unnumbered Endangered Species Amendments Act Unnumbered Public Lands Package
Client expense: $20,562 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. S. 340 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017 S. 368 - Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act S. 1514 - Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 273/ H.R. 527 - Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 S. 2563 - Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 S. 1520 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 717 - Listing Reform Act H.R. 1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 2603 - SAVES Act H.R. 3043 - Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3131 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. H.R. 3133 - Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 H.R. 3144 - To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 3668 - SHARE Act H.R. 3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3916 - FISH Act H.R. 2134/S. 935 - Endangered Species Self-Determination Act H.R. 3608 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 3588 - RED SNAPPER Act H.R. 4069/S. 1941 - Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) H.R. 4667 - Disaster Supplemental H.R. 2825 - Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act H.R. 200 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act H.R. 2023 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 - Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 6147 - FY19 Interior Appropriations bill H.R. 6355 - PETITION Act of 2018 H.R. 6784 - Manage our Wolves Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) Rulemakings Department of the Interior; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule; 81 FR 61658 (September 7, 2016). National Marine Fisheries Service; Notice; Takes of marine mammals incidental to specified activities; Taking marine mammals incidental to geophysical surveys in the Atlantic Ocean. 82 Fed. Reg. 26,244 (June 6, 2017)
Client expense: $77,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 1967 Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act H.R. 2083, Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 3144, To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 2326, The Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2017 S. 951, The Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.8, Water Resources Development Act H.R. 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 H.R. 6344, LOCAL Act of 2018 H.R. 6345, EMPOWERS Act of 2018 H.R. 6346, WHOLE Act of 2018 H.R. 6354, STORAGE Act of 2018 H.R. 6355, PETITION Act of 2018 H.R. 6356, LIST Act of 2018 H.R. 6360, PREDICTS Act of 2018 H.R. 6364, LAMP Act of 2018 H.R. 3608 , Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $39,881
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 H.R.8, Water Resources Development Act H.R. 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 H.R. 6344, LOCAL Act of 2018 H.R. 6345, EMPOWERS Act of 2018 H.R. 6346, WHOLE Act of 2018 H.R. 6354, STORAGE Act of 2018 H.R. 6355, PETITION Act of 2018 H.R. 6356, LIST Act of 2018 H.R. 6360, PREDICTS Act of 2018 H.R. 6364, LAMP Act of 2018 H.R. 3608 , Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $56,250
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Water Resources Development Act; H.R. 23 - The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017; Infrastructure legislation. FY19 Energy and Water Appropriations (H.R.5895 & S.2975). FY19 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R.6147 & S.3073). Clean Water Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Water Resources Development Act; Water Conservation Rebate Parity Act; H.R. 23 - The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017; Infrastructure legislation. FY19 Energy and Water Appropriations (H.R.5895 & S.2975). FY19 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R.6147 & S.3073). Clean Water Act, WIIN Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Water Resources Development Act; H.R. 23 - The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017; Infrastructure legislation. FY19 Energy and Water Appropriations (H.R.5895 & S.2975). FY19 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R.6147 & S.3073). Clean Water Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Water Resources Development Act; Water Conservation Rebate Parity Act; H.R. 23 - The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017; Infrastructure legislation. FY19 Energy and Water Appropriations (H.R.5895 & S.2975). FY19 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R.6147 & S.3073). Clean Water Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Biogas and Nutrient Recovery Incentives - NMPF supports the Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act (H.R. 2853, S. 988) to establish tax incentives for biogas production and adoption of nutrient recovery technologies. Biogas Roadmap - Provided expertise and input into the ongoing work on deliverable s contained in the inter-agency Biogas Opportunities Roadmap. Biogas Financing - Provided input to USDA and DOE regarding financing options for farmers wishing to install methane digesters. Anaerobic Digestion - Supported efforts at USDA to ensure existing Farm Bill energy programs provide adequate opportunities for the development of anaerobic digestion systems on dairy farms. Supported RFS Electricity Pathway to make biogas eligible as a renewable fuel. Biofuels - Monitored legislation and regulations effecting domestic biofuels production and use. CA Drought - Supported the provisions of the GROW Act (H.R. 23) relating to California water flows.
Client expense: $360,882 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.23, Gaining Responsibility on Water Act, 2017 H.R. 3916, Federally Integrated Species Health (FISH) Act H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 1274, State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 2603, Saving America's Vulnerable Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act) H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
H2A program matters. All agricultural issues. Definition of organic farming. HR23 (Water bill).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R.1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R.23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 Water conservation and protection of endangered species
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Work on Central Valley water management issues, including San Joaquin River Restoration Program and drought initiatives. Work on HR 23. Support inclusion of Colorado River coalition policy in WRDA; support WIIN Act extension.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
H.R. 23 section 402 limitations on use of Trinity River Division Water for benefit of Hoopa Valley Tribe H.R. 1769 San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution provisions that would leave Hoopa valley Tribe subject to adversarial action by Central Valley Project contractors.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Reclamation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Drought-relief (HR 23) New Water Act (HR 434)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act (HR 1738; S 731) Drought-relief legislation (HR 23) Waters of the U.S. New Water Act (HR 434) Interior Appropriations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S.33, Improved National Monument Designation Process Act S. 501, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. H.R. 4645, East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 617, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. S. 714, a bill to amend Public Law 103-434 to authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Basin Water Enhancement Project for the purposes of improving water management in the Yakima River basin, and for other purposes. S. 1012, New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2017 Senate Unnumbered, Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 S.677, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S.1230, Water Rights Protection Act of 2017 S. 1332, The Great Lakes Aquatic Connectivity and Infrastructure Program Act S. 1548, The Oregon Wildlands Act H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 Senate Unnumbered, Magnuson-Stevens Coordination Act H.R. 3961, Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2017 H.R. 1350, to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes H.R. 310, Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act S. 192, Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act H.R. 4419, Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 3905, Minnesotas Economic Rights in Superior National Forest Act S. 2563, Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 S.140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund Senate Unnumbered, Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 H.R. 5148, Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149, Unlocking Public Lands Act H.R. 3281, Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 4532, Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3916, Federally Integrated Species Health Act H.R. 4419, Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act S. 2539, A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 3115, Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 HR 1056- Molalla Wild and Scenic River Act HR 1285 and S 483-Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic River Act HR 6596- Northern CA Wilderness Recreation and Working Forests Act S. 1548 Oregon Wildlands Act, S. 1548 Unnumbered Endangered Species Amendments Act
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S.33, Improved National Monument Designation Process Act S. 501, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. H.R. 4645, East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 617, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. S. 714, a bill to amend Public Law 103-434 to authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Basin Water Enhancement Project for the purposes of improving water management in the Yakima River basin, and for other purposes. S. 1012, New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2017 Senate Unnumbered, Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 S.677, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S.1230, Water Rights Protection Act of 2017 S. 1332, The Great Lakes Aquatic Connectivity and Infrastructure Program Act S. 1548, The Oregon Wildlands Act H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 Senate Unnumbered, Magnuson-Stevens Coordination Act H.R. 3961, Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2017 H.R. 1350, to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes H.R. 310, Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act S. 192, Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act H.R. 4419, Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 3905, Minnesotas Economic Rights in Superior National Forest Act S. 2563, Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 S.140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund Senate Unnumbered, Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 H.R. 5148, Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149, Unlocking Public Lands Act H.R. 3281, Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 4532, Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3916, Federally Integrated Species Health Act H.R. 4419, Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act S. 2539, A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 3115, Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 HR 1056- Molalla Wild and Scenic River Act HR 1285 and S 483-Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic River Act HR 6596- Northern CA Wilderness Recreation and Working Forests Act S. 1548 Oregon Wildlands Act, S. 1548 Unnumbered Endangered Species Amendments Act
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 H.R.8, Water Resources Development Act H.R. 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 H.R. 6344, LOCAL Act of 2018 H.R. 6345, EMPOWERS Act of 2018 H.R. 6346, WHOLE Act of 2018 H.R. 6354, STORAGE Act of 2018 H.R. 6355, PETITION Act of 2018 H.R. 6356, LIST Act of 2018 H.R. 6360, PREDICTS Act of 2018 H.R. 6364, LAMP Act of 2018 H.R. 3608 , Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $56,286
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 1967 Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act H.R. 2083, Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 3144, To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 2326, The Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2017 S. 951, The Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R.8, Water Resources Development Act H.R. 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 H.R. 6344, LOCAL Act of 2018 H.R. 6345, EMPOWERS Act of 2018 H.R. 6346, WHOLE Act of 2018 H.R. 6354, STORAGE Act of 2018 H.R. 6355, PETITION Act of 2018 H.R. 6356, LIST Act of 2018 H.R. 6360, PREDICTS Act of 2018 H.R. 6364, LAMP Act of 2018 H.R. 3608 , Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $39,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Potential legislation regarding the Bureau of Reclamation and the Endangered Species Act H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. S. 340 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017 S. 368 - Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act S. 1514 - Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 273/ H.R. 527 - Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 S. 2563 - Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 S. 1520 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 717 - Listing Reform Act H.R. 1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 2603 - SAVES Act H.R. 3043 - Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3131 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. H.R. 3133 - Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 H.R. 3144 - To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 3668 - SHARE Act H.R. 3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3916 - FISH Act H.R. 2134/S. 935 - Endangered Species Self-Determination Act H.R. 3608 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 3588 - RED SNAPPER Act H.R. 4069/S. 1941 - Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) H.R. 4667 - Disaster Supplemental H.R. 2825 - Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act H.R. 200 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act H.R. 2023 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 - Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 6147 - FY19 Interior Appropriations bill Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) Rulemakings Department of the Interior; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule; 81 FR 61658 (September 7, 2016). National Marine Fisheries Service; Notice; Takes of marine mammals incidental to specified activities; Taking marine mammals incidental to geophysical surveys in the Atlantic Ocean. 82 Fed. Reg. 26,244 (June 6, 2017)
Client expense: $100,495 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Support funding for specialty crop programs; Support assistance for new crop insurance policy; Support export promotion programs; Support National School Lunch Program, particularly related to fruit and vegetable menus; Support H.R. 23 addressing issues pertaining to California water; Support immigration reform for agriculture guest workers; Support for international trade; Monitor healthcare reform; support Farm Bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.
2018 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Support finding a solution for the agriculture workforce; Support appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A program; Support continued work to address water issues in California, including H.R. 23.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Support funding for the Market Access Program; Support measures regarding the health and welfare of honeybees and accompanying pollination issues for almonds; Support the inclusion of tree nuts in Child Nutrition legislation; Support measures to address California water (H.R. 23); Monitor FISMA; Support immigration reform; Support checkoff transparency and not allowing checkoff funds to be used for disparaging advertisements against another commodity (S.741, H.R. 1753); Support tax reform; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1); Against Dairy Pride Act (S.130, H.R. 778); Monitor international trade issues pertaining to agriculture.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Energy and Water Appropriations; Water Resources Development Act; Water Conservation Rebate Parity Act; H.R. 23 - The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017; Infrastructure legislation. FY19 Energy and Water Appropriations (H.R.5895 & S.2975). FY19 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R.6147 & S.3073).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Energy and Water Appropriations; Water Resources Development Act; Water Conservation Rebate Parity Act; H.R. 23 - The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017; Infrastructure legislation. FY19 Energy and Water Appropriations (H.R.5895 & S.2975). FY19 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R.6147 & S.3073)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Energy and Water Appropriations; Water Resources Development Act; Water Conservation Rebate Parity Act; H.R. 23 - The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017; Infrastructure legislation. FY19 Energy and Water Appropriations (H.R.5895 & S.2975). FY19 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R.6147 & S.3073)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Energy and Water Appropriations; Water Resources Development Act; Water Conservation Rebate Parity Act; H.R. 23 - The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017; Infrastructure legislation; H.R. 448 - Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act. FY19 Energy and Water Appropriations (H.R.5895 & S.2975). FY19 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R.6147 & S.3073).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Energy and Water Appropriations; Water Resources Development Act; Water Conservation Rebate Parity Act; H.R. 23 - The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017; Infrastructure legislation; Interior Appropriations. FY19 Energy and Water Appropriations (H.R.5895 & S.2975). FY19 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R.6147 & S.3073)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Biogas and Nutrient Recovery Incentives - NMPF supports the Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act (H.R. 2853, S. 988) to establish tax incentives for biogas production and adoption of nutrient recovery technologies. Biogas Roadmap - Provided expertise and input into the ongoing work on deliverable s contained in the inter-agency Biogas Opportunities Roadmap. Biogas Financing - Provided input to USDA and DOE regarding financing options for farmers wishing to install methane digesters. Anaerobic Digestion - Supported efforts at USDA to ensure existing Farm Bill energy programs provide adequate opportunities for the development of anaerobic digestion systems on dairy farms. Supported RFS Electricity Pathway to make biogas eligible as a renewable fuel. Biofuels - Monitored legislation and regulations effecting domestic biofuels production and use. CA Drought - Supported the provisions of the GROW Act (H.R. 23) relating to California water flows.
Client expense: $250,145 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.23, Gaining Responsibility on Water Act, 2017 H.R. 3916, Federally Integrated Species Health (FISH) Act H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 1274, State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 2603, Saving America's Vulnerable Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act) H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Sugar Policy Reform Dairy PRIDE Act (S.130, H.R.778) GROW Act, Gaining Responsibility on Water (H.R.23) The Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) Food Recovery Act (H.R. 3444)
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R.1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R.23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 Water conservation and protection of endangered species
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
H2A program matters. All agricultural issues. Definition of organic farming. HR23 (Water bill).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Work on Central Valley water management issues, including San Joaquin River Restoration Program and drought initiatives. Work on HR 23. Support inclusion of Colorado River coalition policy in WRDA.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
H.R. 23 section 402 limitations on use of Trinity River Division Water for benefit of Hoopa Valley Tribe H.R. 1769 San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution provisions that would leave Hoopa valley Tribe subject to adversarial action by Central Valley Project contractors.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Reclamation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 H.R._, Water Resources Development Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $56,357
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act (HR 1738; S 731) Drought-relief legislation (HR 23) Waters of the U.S. New Water Act (HR 434)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Drought-relief (HR 23) New Water Act (HR 434)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)