Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act (Sec. 2) This bill declares that minerals with the National Forest System (NFS) lands in Minnesota shall not be subject to withdrawal from disposition under U.S. mineral and geothermal leasing laws unless such withdrawal is approved by an Act of Congress. (Sec. 3) The bill prohibits any extension or establishment of national monuments on NFS lands in Minnesota except by express authorization of Congress. (Sec. 4) The bill declares that certain mineral leases issued within the exterior boundaries of NFS lands in Minnesota are indeterminate preference right leases that shall be: (1) issued for an initial 20-year period; and, (2) after such period, shall be renewable for 10-year periods if the lessee has complied with the terms and conditions of the lease during the 20-year period and on the condition that, at the end of each 10-year renewal period, Interior may readjust lease terms and conditions to encourage production or to address changing conditions within the lease area. Interior may: (1) suspend operations under a lease when the lease can only be operated at a loss due to market conditions or when operations are interrupted by strikes; and (2) issue permits for the use of surface lands subject to, but not included in, the lease for the exploration, development, and use of the deposits covered by the lease. This bill applies to all such mineral leases within the exterior boundaries of NFS lands in Minnesota, including: (1) leases that are not effective as of enactment of this bill; and (2) the existing hard rock mineral leases for Superior National Forest identified as MNES-01352 and MNES-01353. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) shall also apply to all such mineral leases within those boundaries. In the case of the renewal of such hard rock mineral leases, the Bureau of Land Management must complete the pending environmental assessment under NEPA within 30 days of this bill's enactment.
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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: 216 - 204 (Roll no. 643).
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 216 - 204 (Roll no. 643).
HouseUNFINISHED BUSINESS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 19, the House resumed with further consideration of H.R. 3905. (consideration: CR H9535-9536)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 19, further consideration of H.R. 3905 is postponed.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 631, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 1.
DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 3905.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 3668 - Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 1654 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act House Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 1873 - Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 H.R. 1819 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H. Con. Res. 27 - Celebrating public lands as national treasures held in public trust H.R. 232 - State National Forest Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2083 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 2044 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 837 - Build Bridges Not Walls Act H.R. 739 - This Is Our Land Act H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 H.R. 1778 - Moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted. H.R. 3177 - Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 H.R 3115 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 -Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4558 - Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act H.R. 4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3990 - National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 4518 - Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act H.R. 4419 - Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 1483/S. 605 - Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S. 820/H.R. 1889 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 131/H.R. 513 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 785/H.R. 1867 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act H.R. 520 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act H.R. 3808 - the Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 5753 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2018 H.R. 4644 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act H.R. 4423 - North Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018. H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R.6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 6410 -Antiquities Act of 2018 H.R.6687 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistently with Congress' long-standing intent to continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other purposes. H.R. 302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6939-Restoring Local Input & Access to Public Lands Act of 2018 H.R. 5727-Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 S. 1731 - Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 468 - Historic Route Preservation Act S. 941 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act S. 566 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act S. 748 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered from Detention (PROFILED) Act S. 668 - A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement. S. 677 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 800 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S. 738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 S. 1833 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1752 - Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act S. 879 - A bill to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes S. 1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 S. 2068 - Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 S. 2160 - Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act S. 1913/H.R. 3939 - American Prairie Conservation Act S. 3017 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2951 - Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of Americas Primary Evacuation Routes Act S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments S.Amdt. 2523 - Amends H.R.5515 (John S. McCain NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019) S. 3333 -- Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 S. 2354 - Antiquities Act of 2018 S. 47 - Public lands package, including S. 785, the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment program S. 2078-Advancing Conservation and Education Act H.R. 2-Farm Bill 2018 - Conservation and Forestry Title Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions FY2018 Proposed Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Letter to Congress re opposing AK forest riders - letter to bicameral leadership urging no forest riders Letter to bicameral Approps chairs urging increases to 302(b) allocations Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders BLM draft Environmental Assessment for a 30 day public comment period for renewing hardrock mineral leases near the Boundary Waters. (December 20, 2018) Department of Interior proposed rule to change Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations, limiting FOIA. 83 FR 67175 (December 28, 2018) Executive Order On promoting active management of Americas Forests, Rangelands, and aother Feeral lands to Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk (December 21, 2018) Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska, 83 Federal Register 44252-53 (August 30, 2018) Draft Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash Jaa Units Monument Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41111 (August 17, 2018) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries draft resource management plans and associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41108 (August 17, 2018) Proposed rulemaking RIN 1024-AE45 revising the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park. (August 7, 2018) Letter to Zinke re near future BLM recommendation to Congress re amending the FOIA (BLM Report in Response to Secretarial Memorandum on Improving Planning and NEPA Processes and Secretarial Order 3355 at 14, available at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4374829/BLM-Report-on-Improving-Planningandpdf. Executive Order on "critical mineral" mining in the United States, seeking to to increase production while "streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals (December 20, 2017). Secretarial Order 3359, directing the initial steps to producing the first nationwide geological and topographical survey of the United States in modern history, and also directs Interior bureaus to begin work on identifying immediate domestic sources for critical minerals (Dec. 21, 2017). POTUS Proclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, and modifying Pres. Obama Proclamation 9558 (Dec. 4, 2017) Secretary of the Interior review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded under the Antiquities Act of 1906, pursuant to Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017; 82 FR 20429 (May 1, 2017) Review of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments Designated or Expanded Since April 28, 2007; public comment, per Executive Order 13795, Section 4(b), 82 FR 28827 (June 26, 2017) Secretarial Order 3348, which revokes Secretarial Order 3338, lifting the moratorium on federal coal leasing and terminating the PEIS process (March 29, 2017) EO 13778 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule, 82 FR 12497 (March 3, 2017) EO 13795 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, 82 FR 20815 (May 3, 2017) Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h). (November 21, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Council on Environmental Quality, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 2, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 (July 11, 2018). Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making, National Environmental Policy Act Regulations Revisions, 83 Fed. Reg. 302, (Jan 3, 2018). Department of Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure: Notice of Review of Policy, Guidance, and Regulation, 82 Fed. Reg. 26734 (June 8, 2017) Discussions on adding hard rock mining to be a category of covered projects under the Permitting Council established in Title 41 of the FAST Act. Nominations Department of Interior, David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis as Chief Scientist Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Harnett White as Chair Department of Interior, Steven Gardner as Director of Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation (OSMRE)
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)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Waters of the United States rule repeal - amendment to H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Farm Bill) and to H.R. 6147 (FY 2019 Interior Appropriations), regulatory reform of WOTUS H.R. 1689 (Private Property Rights Protection Act) H.R. 3905 (Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest (MINER) Act) H.R. 6087 (Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act) H.R. 6088 (Streamlining Permitting Efficiencies in Energy Development (SPEED) Act) H.R. 6107 (Ending Duplicative Permitting Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Oppose efforts to weaken the Antiquities Act. Specific legislation includes: - H.R. 2074,Public Input for National Monuments Act - S. 132, National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 - S. 33, Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - H.R. 1489, MAST Act - S. 22, Nevada Land Sovereignty Act -H.R. 243, Nevada Land Sovereignty Act - H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act - H.R. 2074, Public input for National Monuments Act - H.R. 2284, National Monuments Designation Transparency Act - S. 956 OCEAN Act - H.R. 857, California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act - H.R. 3905, Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act - H.R. 3990, National Monument Creation and Protection Act - H.R. 4797, to prohibit the extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes - H.R 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy Act or the SECURE American Energy Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2883, Promoting Cross-Border Infrastructure Act, legislation to transfer permitting responsibility from the State Department to FERC and eliminate the Presidential Permit process H.R. 2910, Promoting Inter-agency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act, legislation to require reporting and accountability from other agencies to FERC in permitting natural gas pipelines. H.R. 3905, Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 3115, Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017, legislation to swap national forest land with land owned by a mining company in Minnesota. The land swap results in more wetlands, timber lands, shoreline access, national forest lands, and revenue to the federal treasury.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
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
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3905.
The rules provides 1 hour of general debate on both bills. For H.R. 3017, the bill is closed to amendments. For H.R. 3905, the rule provides for a specified amendment. The rule also provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each bill.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 631. (consideration: CR H9498-9512; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H9498-9499)
Rule H. Res. 631 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 631 Reported to House. The rules provides 1 hour of general debate on both bills. For H.R. 3017, the bill is closed to amendments. For H.R. 3905, the rule provides for a specified amendment. The rule also provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-422.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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| Natural Resources Committee | House | Referred to | October 2, 2017 |
| October 2, 2017 |
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 · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 3668 - Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 1654 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act House Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 1873 - Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 H.R. 1819 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H. Con. Res. 27 - Celebrating public lands as national treasures held in public trust H.R. 232 - State National Forest Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2083 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 2044 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 837 - Build Bridges Not Walls Act H.R. 739 - This Is Our Land Act H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 H.R. 1778 - Moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted. H.R. 3177 - Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 H.R 3115 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 -Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4558 - Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act H.R. 4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3990 - National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 4518 - Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act H.R. 4419 - Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 1483/S. 605 - Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S. 820/H.R. 1889 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 131/H.R. 513 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 785/H.R. 1867 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act H.R. 520 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act H.R. 3808 - the Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 5753 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2018 H.R. 4644 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act H.R. 4423 - North Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018. H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R.6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 6410 -Antiquities Act of 2018 H.R.6687 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistently with Congress' long-standing intent to continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other purposes. H.R. 302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6939-Restoring Local Input & Access to Public Lands Act of 2018 H.R. 5727-Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 S. 1731 - Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 468 - Historic Route Preservation Act S. 941 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act S. 566 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act S. 748 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered from Detention (PROFILED) Act S. 668 - A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement. S. 677 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 800 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S. 738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 S. 1833 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1752 - Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act S. 879 - A bill to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes S. 1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 S. 2068 - Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 S. 2160 - Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act S. 1913/H.R. 3939 - American Prairie Conservation Act S. 3017 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2951 - Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of Americas Primary Evacuation Routes Act S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments S.Amdt. 2523 - Amends H.R.5515 (John S. McCain NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019) S. 3333 -- Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 S. 2354 - Antiquities Act of 2018 S. 47 - Public lands package, including S. 785, the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment program S. 2078-Advancing Conservation and Education Act H.R. 2-Farm Bill 2018 - Conservation and Forestry Title Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions FY2018 Proposed Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Letter to Congress re opposing AK forest riders - letter to bicameral leadership urging no forest riders Letter to bicameral Approps chairs urging increases to 302(b) allocations Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders BLM draft Environmental Assessment for a 30 day public comment period for renewing hardrock mineral leases near the Boundary Waters. (December 20, 2018) Department of Interior proposed rule to change Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations, limiting FOIA. 83 FR 67175 (December 28, 2018) Executive Order On promoting active management of Americas Forests, Rangelands, and aother Feeral lands to Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk (December 21, 2018) Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska, 83 Federal Register 44252-53 (August 30, 2018) Draft Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash Jaa Units Monument Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41111 (August 17, 2018) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries draft resource management plans and associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41108 (August 17, 2018) Proposed rulemaking RIN 1024-AE45 revising the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park. (August 7, 2018) Letter to Zinke re near future BLM recommendation to Congress re amending the FOIA (BLM Report in Response to Secretarial Memorandum on Improving Planning and NEPA Processes and Secretarial Order 3355 at 14, available at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4374829/BLM-Report-on-Improving-Planningandpdf. Executive Order on "critical mineral" mining in the United States, seeking to to increase production while "streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals (December 20, 2017). Secretarial Order 3359, directing the initial steps to producing the first nationwide geological and topographical survey of the United States in modern history, and also directs Interior bureaus to begin work on identifying immediate domestic sources for critical minerals (Dec. 21, 2017). POTUS Proclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, and modifying Pres. Obama Proclamation 9558 (Dec. 4, 2017) Secretary of the Interior review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded under the Antiquities Act of 1906, pursuant to Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017; 82 FR 20429 (May 1, 2017) Review of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments Designated or Expanded Since April 28, 2007; public comment, per Executive Order 13795, Section 4(b), 82 FR 28827 (June 26, 2017) Secretarial Order 3348, which revokes Secretarial Order 3338, lifting the moratorium on federal coal leasing and terminating the PEIS process (March 29, 2017) EO 13778 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule, 82 FR 12497 (March 3, 2017) EO 13795 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, 82 FR 20815 (May 3, 2017) Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h). (November 21, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Council on Environmental Quality, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 2, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 (July 11, 2018). Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making, National Environmental Policy Act Regulations Revisions, 83 Fed. Reg. 302, (Jan 3, 2018). Department of Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure: Notice of Review of Policy, Guidance, and Regulation, 82 Fed. Reg. 26734 (June 8, 2017) Discussions on adding hard rock mining to be a category of covered projects under the Permitting Council established in Title 41 of the FAST Act. Nominations Department of Interior, David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis as Chief Scientist Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Harnett White as Chair Department of Interior, Steven Gardner as Director of Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation (OSMRE)
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.3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Waters of the United States rule repeal - amendment to H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Farm Bill) and to H.R. 6147 (FY 2019 Interior Appropriations), regulatory reform of WOTUS H.R. 1689 (Private Property Rights Protection Act) H.R. 3905 (Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest (MINER) Act) H.R. 6087 (Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act) H.R. 6088 (Streamlining Permitting Efficiencies in Energy Development (SPEED) Act) H.R. 6107 (Ending Duplicative Permitting Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), 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 · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Oppose efforts to weaken the Antiquities Act. Specific legislation includes: - H.R. 2074,Public Input for National Monuments Act - S. 132, National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 - S. 33, Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - H.R. 1489, MAST Act - S. 22, Nevada Land Sovereignty Act -H.R. 243, Nevada Land Sovereignty Act - H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act - H.R. 2074, Public input for National Monuments Act - H.R. 2284, National Monuments Designation Transparency Act - S. 956 OCEAN Act - H.R. 857, California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act - H.R. 3905, Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act - H.R. 3990, National Monument Creation and Protection Act - H.R. 4797, to prohibit the extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes - H.R 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy Act or the SECURE American Energy Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 3668 - Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 1654 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act House Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 1873 - Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 H.R. 1819 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H. Con. Res. 27 - Celebrating public lands as national treasures held in public trust H.R. 232 - State National Forest Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2083 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 2044 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 837 - Build Bridges Not Walls Act H.R. 739 - This Is Our Land Act H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 H.R. 1778 - Moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted. H.R. 3177 - Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 H.R 3115 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 -Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4558 - Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act H.R. 4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3990 - National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 4518 - Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act H.R. 4419 - Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 1483/S. 605 - Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S. 820/H.R. 1889 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 131/H.R. 513 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 785/H.R. 1867 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act H.R. 520 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act H.R. 3808 - the Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 5753 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2018 H.R. 4644 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act H.R. 4423 - North Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018. H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R.6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 6410 -Antiquities Act of 2018 H.R.6687 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistently with Congress' long-standing intent to continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other purposes. H.R. 302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 1731 - Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 468 - Historic Route Preservation Act S. 941 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act S. 566 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act S. 748 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered from Detention (PROFILED) Act S. 668 - A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement. S. 677 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 800 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S. 738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 S. 1833 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1752 - Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act S. 879 - A bill to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes S. 1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 S. 2068 - Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 S. 2160 - Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act S. 1913/H.R. 3939 - American Prairie Conservation Act S. 3017 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2951 - Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of Americas Primary Evacuation Routes Act S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments S.Amdt. 2523 - Amends H.R.5515 (John S. McCain NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019) S. 3333 -- Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 S. 2354 - Antiquities Act of 2018 Farm Bill 2018 - Conservation and Forestry Title Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions FY2018 Proposed Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Letter to Congress re opposing AK forest riders - letter to bicameral leadership urging no forest riders Letter to bicameral Approps chairs urging increases to 302(b) allocations Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska, 83 Federal Register 44252-53 (August 30, 2018) Draft Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash Jaa Units Monument Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41111 (August 17, 2018) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries draft resource management plans and associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41108 (August 17, 2018) Proposed rulemaking RIN 1024-AE45 revising the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park. (August 7, 2018) Letter to Zinke re near future BLM recommendation to Congress re amending the FOIA (BLM Report in Response to Secretarial Memorandum on Improving Planning and NEPA Processes and Secretarial Order 3355 at 14, available at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4374829/BLM-Report-on-Improving-Planningandpdf. Executive Order on "critical mineral" mining in the United States, seeking to to increase production while "streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals (December 20, 2017). Secretarial Order 3359, directing the initial steps to producing the first nationwide geological and topographical survey of the United States in modern history, and also directs Interior bureaus to begin work on identifying immediate domestic sources for critical minerals (Dec. 21, 2017). POTUS Proclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, and modifying Pres. Obama Proclamation 9558 (Dec. 4, 2017) Secretary of the Interior review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded under the Antiquities Act of 1906, pursuant to Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017; 82 FR 20429 (May 1, 2017) Review of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments Designated or Expanded Since April 28, 2007; public comment, per Executive Order 13795, Section 4(b), 82 FR 28827 (June 26, 2017) Secretarial Order 3348, which revokes Secretarial Order 3338, lifting the moratorium on federal coal leasing and terminating the PEIS process (March 29, 2017) EO 13778 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule, 82 FR 12497 (March 3, 2017) EO 13795 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, 82 FR 20815 (May 3, 2017) Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h). (November 21, 2016) Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions. Council on Environmental Quality, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Council on Environmental Quality, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 2, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 (July 11, 2018). Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making, National Environmental Policy Act Regulations Revisions, 83 Fed. Reg. 302, (Jan 3, 2018). Department of Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure: Notice of Review of Policy, Guidance, and Regulation, 82 Fed. Reg. 26734 (June 8, 2017) Discussions on adding hard rock mining to be a category of covered projects under the Permitting Council established in Title 41 of the FAST Act. Nominations Department of Interior, David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis as Chief Scientist Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Harnett White as Chair Department of Interior, Steven Gardner as Director of Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation (OSMRE)
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 · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2883, Promoting Cross-Border Infrastructure Act, legislation to transfer permitting responsibility from the State Department to FERC and eliminate the Presidential Permit process H.R. 2910, Promoting Inter-agency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act, legislation to require reporting and accountability from other agencies to FERC in permitting natural gas pipelines. H.R. 3905, Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 3115, Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017, legislation to swap national forest land with land owned by a mining company in Minnesota. The land swap results in more wetlands, timber lands, shoreline access, national forest lands, and revenue to the federal treasury.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Waters of the United States rule repeal - amendment to H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Farm Bill) H.R. 1689 (Private Property Rights Protection Act) H.R. 3905 (Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest (MINER) Act) H.R. 6087 (Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act) H.R. 6088 (Streamlining Permitting Efficiencies in Energy Development (SPEED) Act) H.R. 6107 (Ending Duplicative Permitting Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Oppose efforts to weaken the Antiquities Act. Specific legislation includes: - H.R. 2074,Public Input for National Monuments Act - S. 132, National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 - S. 33, Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - H.R. 1489, MAST Act - S. 22, Nevada Land Sovereignty Act -H.R. 243, Nevada Land Sovereignty Act - H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act - H.R. 2074, Public input for National Monuments Act - H.R. 2284, National Monuments Designation Transparency Act - S. 956 OCEAN Act - H.R. 857, California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act - H.R. 3905, Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act - H.R. 3990, National Monument Creation and Protection Act - H.R. 4797, to prohibit the extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes - H.R 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy Act or the SECURE American Energy Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_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
Client expense: $30,359 · 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 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2883, Promoting Cross-Border Infrastructure Act, legislation to transfer permitting responsibility from the State Department to FERC and eliminate the Presidential Permit process H.R. 2910, Promoting Inter-agency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act, legislation to require reporting and accountability from other agencies to FERC in permitting natural gas pipelines. H.R. 3905, Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 3115, Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017, legislation to swap national forest land with land owned by a mining company in Minnesota. The land swap results in more wetlands, timber lands, shoreline access, national forest lands, and revenue to the federal treasury.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 3668 - Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 1654 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act House Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 1873 - Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 H.R. 1819 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H. Con. Res. 27 - Celebrating public lands as national treasures held in public trust H.R. 232 - State National Forest Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2083 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 2044 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 837 - Build Bridges Not Walls Act H.R. 739 - This Is Our Land Act H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 H.R. 1778 - Moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted. H.R. 3177 - Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 H.R 3115 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 -Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4558 - Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act H.R. 4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3990 - National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 4518 - Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act H.R. 4419 - Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 1483/S. 605 - Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S. 820/H.R. 1889 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 131/H.R. 513 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 785/H.R. 1867 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act H.R. 520 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act H.R. 3808 - the Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 5753 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2018 H.R. 4644 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act H.R. 4423 - North Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018. H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R.6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act S. 1731 - Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 468 - Historic Route Preservation Act S. 941 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act S. 566 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act S. 748 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered from Detention (PROFILED) Act S. 668 - A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement. S. 677 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 800 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S. 738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 S. 1833 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1752 - Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act S. 879 - A bill to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes S. 1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 S. 2068 - Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 S. 2160 - Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act S. 1913/H.R. 3939 - American Prairie Conservation Act S. 3017 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2951 - Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of Americas Primary Evacuation Routes Act S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments S.Amdt. 2523 - Amends H.R.5515 (John S. McCain NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019) Farm Bill 2018 - Conservation and Forestry Title Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions FY2018 Proposed Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Letter to Congress re opposing AK forest riders - letter to bicameral leadership urging no forest riders Letter to bicameral Approps chairs urging increases to 302(b) allocations Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders Letter to Zinke re near future BLM recommendation to Congress re amending the FOIA (BLM Report in Response to Secretarial Memorandum on Improving Planning and NEPA Processes and Secretarial Order 3355 at 14, available at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4374829/BLM-Report-on-Improving-Planningandpdf. Executive Order on "critical mineral" mining in the United States, seeking to to increase production while "streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals (December 20, 2017). Secretarial Order 3359, directing the initial steps to producing the first nationwide geological and topographical survey of the United States in modern history, and also directs Interior bureaus to begin work on identifying immediate domestic sources for critical minerals (Dec. 21, 2017). POTUS Proclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, and modifying Pres. Obama Proclamation 9558 (Dec. 4, 2017) Secretary of the Interior review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded under the Antiquities Act of 1906, pursuant to Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017; 82 FR 20429 (May 1, 2017) Review of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments Designated or Expanded Since April 28, 2007; public comment, per Executive Order 13795, Section 4(b), 82 FR 28827 (June 26, 2017) Secretarial Order 3348, which revokes Secretarial Order 3338, lifting the moratorium on federal coal leasing and terminating the PEIS process (March 29, 2017) EO 13778 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule, 82 FR 12497 (March 3, 2017) EO 13795 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, 82 FR 20815 (May 3, 2017) Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h). (November 21, 2016) Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions. Council on Environmental Quality, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Council on Environmental Quality, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 2, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 (July 11, 2018). Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making, National Environmental Policy Act Regulations Revisions, 83 Fed. Reg. 302, (Jan 3, 2018). Department of Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure: Notice of Review of Policy, Guidance, and Regulation, 82 Fed. Reg. 26734 (June 8, 2017) Discussions on adding hard rock mining to be a category of covered projects under the Permitting Council established in Title 41 of the FAST Act. Nominations Department of Interior, David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis as Chief Scientist Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Harnett White as Chair Department of Interior, Steven Gardner as Director of Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation (OSMRE)
Client expense: $174,375 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Waters of the United States rule repeal - amendment to H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Farm Bill) H.R. 1689 (Private Property Rights Protection Act) H.R. 3905 (Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest (MINER) Act) H.R. 6087 (Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act) H.R. 6088 (Streamlining Permitting Efficiencies in Energy Development (SPEED) Act) H.R. 6107 (Ending Duplicative Permitting Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R.717 - Listing Reform Act H.R.857 - California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act H.R.1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R.2603 - SAVES Act H.R.2987 - 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2017 H.R.3131 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R.3133 - SEA Act of 2017 H.R.3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
Client expense: $140,996 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S.33, Improved National Monument Designation Process Act S. 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act S. 214, a bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project at Terror Lake in the State of Alaska. S. 215, a bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. S. 490, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam. S. 491, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam. 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. 710, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam. 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. 723, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the W. Kerr Scott Dam. S. 724, a bill to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. S. 730, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadlines for commencement of constructions of hydroelectric projects involving the Gathright and Flannagan Dams. S. 734, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Cannonsville Dam. 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. 4419, Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act 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 H.R. 4532, Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument 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
Client expense: $21,839 · 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 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2018; H.R.1992 - Camp Nelson Heritage Park Study Act; HR 5005 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System; Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act S. 507; H.R. 502/S. 569 which amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund; Senate Democratic infrastructure plan (support), HR 3039 San Gabriel Mountains Forever Act of 2017; S. 32 California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2017; Continental Divide Wilderness and Recreation Act; HR 23230 San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act; S.2337 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act; S.1842/HR 2862 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; Recreation Not Red-Tape Act S 1633 and HR 3400; forthcoming Arctic Refuge drilling repeal legislation in House and or Senate; H.R. 4257 Advancing Conservation and Education (ACE) Act; supporting a Senate amendment budget deal that increased non-defense discretionary budgets to H.R. 1892; H.R. 995 the 21st Century Respect Act; H.R. 4072 Central Coast Heritage Protection Act; S. 2249 (Udall) the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program; S. 441, Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act; H.R. 4847, the Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; S. 2354, the ANTIQUITIES Act of 2018; HR 1889 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act and National Monument Bills Not Yet Introduced. Expressed views on: H.R. 520 the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act; H.R. 5133 Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2018; H.R. 4731 a bill to extend the retained use estate for the Caneel Bay resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes; HR 5210 National Park Restoration Act; S. 2206 Protect Public Use of Public Land Act; H.R. 1157 To clarify the United States interest in certain submerged lands in the area of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes; S. 414/H.R. 1107 Pershing County Economic Development & Conservation Act; HR 3990 National Monument Creation and Protection Act; HR 4558 Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act; HR 4532 Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act; HR 2936/S.2068 Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017; HR 857 California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act; S. 1481 (Murkowski), the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act; S. 1222 (Flake), the La Paz County Land Conveyance Act; S. 612/H.R. 1547 Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act; S. 1481 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act; S. 2206 Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act; HR 3905, Mining in Minnesota's National Forests; HR 1349, Wheels Over Wilderness; S. 2102 Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2883, Promoting Cross-Border Infrastructure Act, legislation to transfer permitting responsibility from the State Department to FERC and eliminate the Presidential Permit process H.R. 2910, Promoting Inter-agency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act, legislation to require reporting and accountability from other agencies to FERC in permitting natural gas pipelines. H.R. 3905, Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 3115, Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017, legislation to swap national forest land with land owned by a mining company in Minnesota. The land swap results in more wetlands, timber lands, shoreline access, national forest lands, and revenue to the federal treasury.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 3668 - Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 1654 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act House Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 1873 - Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 H.R. 1819 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H. Con. Res. 27 - Celebrating public lands as national treasures held in public trust H.R. 232 - State National Forest Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2083 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 2044 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 837 - Build Bridges Not Walls Act H.R. 739 - This Is Our Land Act H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 H.R. 1778 - Moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted. H.R. 3177 - Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 H.R 3115 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 -Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4558 - Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act H.R. 4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3990 - National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 4518 - Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act H.R. 4419 - Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 1483/S. 605 - Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S. 820/H.R. 1889 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 131/H.R. 513 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 785/H.R. 1867 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act H.R. 520 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act H.R. 3808 - the Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017 S. 1731 - Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 468 - Historic Route Preservation Act S. 941 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act S. 566 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act S. 748 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered from Detention (PROFILED) Act S. 668 - A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement. S. 677 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 800 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S. 738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 S. 1833 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1752 - Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act S. 879 - A bill to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes S. 1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 S. 2068 - Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 S. 2160 - Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act S. 1913/H.R. 3939 - American Prairie Conservation Act Farm Bill 2018 - Conservation and Forestry Title Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions FY2018 Proposed Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Letter to Congress re opposing AK forest riders - letter to bicameral leadership urging no forest riders Letter to bicameral Approps chairs urging increases to 302(b) allocations Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders Letter to Zinke re near future BLM recommendation to Congress re amending the FOIA (BLM Report in Response to Secretarial Memorandum on Improving Planning and NEPA Processes and Secretarial Order 3355 at 14, available at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4374829/BLM-Report-on-Improving-Planningandpdf. Executive Order on "critical mineral" mining in the United States, seeking to to increase production while "streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals (December 20, 2017). Secretarial Order 3359, directing the initial steps to producing the first nationwide geological and topographical survey of the United States in modern history, and also directs Interior bureaus to begin work on identifying immediate domestic sources for critical minerals (Dec. 21, 2017). POTUS Proclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, and modifying Pres. Obama Proclamation 9558 (Dec. 4, 2017) Secretary of the Interior review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded under the Antiquities Act of 1906, pursuant to Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017; 82 FR 20429 (May 1, 2017) Review of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments Designated or Expanded Since April 28, 2007; public comment, per Executive Order 13795, Section 4(b), 82 FR 28827 (June 26, 2017) Secretarial Order 3348, which revokes Secretarial Order 3338, lifting the moratorium on federal coal leasing and terminating the PEIS process (March 29, 2017) EO 13778 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule, 82 FR 12497 (March 3, 2017) EO 13795 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, 82 FR 20815 (May 3, 2017) Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h). (November 21, 2016) Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions. Council on Environmental Quality, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Council on Environmental Quality, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 2, 2016) Department of Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure: Notice of Review of Policy, Guidance, and Regulation, 82 Fed. Reg. 26734 (June 8, 2017) Nominations Department of Interior, David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis as Chief Scientist Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Harnett White as Chair Department of Interior, Steven Gardner as Director of Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation (OSMRE)
Client expense: $122,954 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Oppose efforts to weaken the Antiquities Act. Specific legislation includes: - H.R. 2074,Public Input for National Monuments Act - S. 132, National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 - S. 33, Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - H.R. 1489, MAST Act - S. 22, Nevada Land Sovereignty Act -H.R. 243, Nevada Land Sovereignty Act - H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act - H.R. 2074, Public input for National Monuments Act - H.R. 2284, National Monuments Designation Transparency Act - S. 956 OCEAN Act - H.R. 857, California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act - H.R. 3905, Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act - H.R. 3990, National Monument Creation and Protection Act - H.R. 4797, to prohibit the extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes - H.R 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy Act or the SECURE American Energy Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
National Park Service Legacy Act (S. 751/H.R. 2584/H.R. 2584); Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act (HR 801) - This bill amends the National Trails System Act to designate a trail of approximately 2,400 miles extending from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as the Route 66 National Historic Trail; Route 66 Centennial Commission Act (HR 66) - a bill to establish the Route 66 Centennial Commission to honor centennial anniversary of Route 66; Honoring World War I Memorials Act of 2017 (HR 4328); National Monument Creation and Protection Act (HR 3990) - This bill amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to allow the President to declare by public proclamation an object or objects of antiquity (currently, historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest) that are situated on lands owned or controlled by the federal government to be national monuments. "Objects of antiquity" means relics, artifacts, human or animal skeletal remains, fossils, and certain buildings constructed before enactment of this bill; Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act (HR 4518) - a bill to expand the boundaries of the Bear Ears National Monument in Utah; Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act (HR 3905); National Park Restoration Act (HR 5210); Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act (HR 4532).
Client expense: $31,678 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Waters of the United States rule H.R. 3905 (Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest (MINER) Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Oppose efforts to weaken the Antiquities Act. Specific legislation includes: - H.R. 2074,Public Input for National Monuments Act - S. 132, National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 - S. 33, Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - H.R. 1489, MAST Act - S. 22, Nevada Land Sovereignty Act -H.R. 243, Nevada Land Sovereignty Act - H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act - H.R. 2074, Public input for National Monuments Act - H.R. 2284, National Monuments Designation Transparency Act - S. 956 OCEAN Act - H.R. 857, California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act - H.R. 3905, Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act - H.R. 3990, National Monument Creation and Protection Act - H.R. 4797, to prohibit the extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes - H.R 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy Act or the SECURE American Energy Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 1, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 H.R. 218 - King Cove Road Land Exchange Act H.R. 717 - Listing Reform Act H.R. 1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1306 Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act H.R. 1483 Litigation Relief Act H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 1889 H.R. 2603 - Saving Americas Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act) H.R. 2862 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2017 H.R. 3131 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 3905 Minnesota Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 3990 National Monument Creation and Protection Act HR 4239 SECURE America's Energy Act H.R. 4558, the Grand Staircase Escalante "Enhancement" Act H.R. 4667 House Disaster Supplemental S. 217 Denali National Park Gas Pipeline S. 502 Voyageurs National Park Boundary Modification S. 605 Litigation Relief Act S. 733 - Sportsmens Act S. 820 S. 1417 Sage Grouse Mule Deer Conservation Act S. 1514 - HELP for Wildlife Act S. 1731 Forest Mgmt Improvement Act 2017 S. 1842 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S. 1940 - Keep Americas Refuges Operational Act S. 164 & H.R. 424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 S 2068 Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Border Wall legislation Endangered Species Act legislation National Wildlife Refuge System Sportsmen legislation Accessing Strategic Resources Act (ASTRO) Opportunities for the Nation and States to Harness Onshore Resources or ONSHORE Act Forest Management Legislation
Client expense: $165,243 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Mineral Permitting Reform Mining Law Reform Land Access- Mineral Withdrawal Transportation and Infrastructure Permitting HR 1731 & S 728 - Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act of 2017, All Titles S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017, All Titles HR 520 & S.145 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, All Titles H.R.1778 - To provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes; All Titles HR 3905 - Minnesota Economic Rights Act (MINER ACT), All Titles
Client expense: $505,512 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Urged Members of Congress to reject any and all recommendations that would shrink the boundaries of National Monuments or allow more mining, drilling, or commercial fishing beyond what is currently allowed under the law. Also shared NWF's 30-second video created in partnership with Davis Filfred of the Navajo Nation urging President Trump to keep monuments intact. H.R. 3905. Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act. During both committee markup and floor debate, NWF urged members of the House to reject H.R. 3905, which would renew mineral leases to Twin Metals Minnesota for the purpose of mining copper sulfide at the edge of the Boundary Waters watershed. Reinforced that the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is the largest wilderness area east of the Rockies and north of the Everglades and highlighted the negative economic impact that such a mine could have for northern Minnesota, a tourism-dependent area. H.R. 1349. Amending Wilderness Act for use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts. Expressed opposition to this bill, which would allow wheeled devices, most notably mountain bikes, on trails in wilderness areas. Not only would this erode the trails used by people on foot, but it would also disrupt pristine wild areas and affect the livelihood of the wildlife that lives in these areas.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S.33, Improved National Monument Designation Process Act S. 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act S. 214, a bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project at Terror Lake in the State of Alaska. S. 215, a bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. S. 490, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam. S. 491, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam. 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. 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. 710, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam. 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. 723, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the W. Kerr Scott Dam. S. 724, a bill to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. S. 730, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadlines for commencement of constructions of hydroelectric projects involving the Gathright and Flannagan Dams. S. 734, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Cannonsville Dam. 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. 4419, Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act 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 H.R. 4532, Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act
Client expense: $12,475 · 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
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
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.2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R.2603 - SAVES Act H.R.3131 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R.3668 - SHARE Act H.R.3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
Client expense: $122,263 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 3668 Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 1654: Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act House Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions H.R. 2936: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 1873: Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 H.R. 1819 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H. Con. Res. 27: celebrating public lands as national treasures held in public trust HR 232: State National Forest Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2083 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 2044, Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 837- Build Bridges Not Walls Act H.R. 739- This Is Our Land Act H.R.1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 HR 1778: moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted. HR 3177: Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 H.R 3115: Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 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. 3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4558-Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act H.R. 4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3990-National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 3905--Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 4518-Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act H.R. 4419 - Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act HR 1483/S. 605: Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S.820/HR 1889: A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 131/H.R. 513 Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 785/H.R. 1867 Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act S. 1731: Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1417: Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 468: Historic Route Preservation Act S. 941: Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act S. 566: Methow Headwaters Protection Act S. 748- Protecting the Rights Of Families and Immigrants who Legally Entered from Detention (PROFILED) Act S.668 - A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement. S.677 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 800 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S. 738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 S. 1833: Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 S. 1460: Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1752: Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act S. 879: A bill to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes S. 1991--Wildland Fires Act of 2017 S. 2068-Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 S. 2160-Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act Farm Bill 2018: Conservation and Forestry Title Senate Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions FY2018 Proposed Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders Executive Order on "critical mineral" mining in the United States, seeking to to increase production while "streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals (December 20, 2017). Secretarial Order 3359, directing the initial steps to producing the first nationwide geological and topographical survey of the United States in modern history, and also directs Interior bureaus to begin work on identifying immediate domestic sources for critical minerals (Dec. 21, 2017). POTUS Proclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, and modifying Pres. Obama Proclamation 9558 (Dec. 4, 2017) Secretary of the Interior review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded under the Antiquities Act of 1906, pursuant to Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017; 82 FR 20429 (May 1, 2017) Review of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments Designated or Expanded Since April 28, 2007; public comment, per Executive Order 13795, Section 4(b), 82 FR 28827 (June 26, 2017) Secretarial Order 3348, which revokes Secretarial Order 3338, lifting the moratorium on federal coal leasing and terminating the PEIS process (March 29, 2017) EO 13778 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule, 82 FR 12497 (March 3, 2017) EO 13795 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, 82 FR 20815 (May 3, 2017) Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h). (November 21, 2016) Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions. Council on Environmental Quality, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Council on Environmental Quality, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 2, 2016) Department of Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure: Notice of Review of Policy, Guidance, and Regulation, 82 Fed. Reg. 26734 (June 8, 2017) Nominations: Department of Interior, David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis as Chief Scientist Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Harnett White as Chair
Client expense: $177,870 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2883, Promoting Cross-Border Infrastructure Act, legislation to transfer permitting responsibility from the State Department to FERC and eliminate the Presidential Permit process H.R. 2910, Promoting Inter-agency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act, legislation to require reporting and accountability from other agencies to FERC in permitting natural gas pipelines. H.R. 3905, Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
- H.R. 3905, Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act (MINER Act), all provisions.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 H.R. 1778: To provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes H.R. 2284: National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 1873: Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2630: La Paz County Land Conveyance Act H.R. 2936: Resilient Federal Forests Act H.R. 3115: Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3117: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017 H.R. 3905: Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 3990: National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 4299: To provide for the indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals S. 879: National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2017 S.1222: La Paz County Land Conveyance Act S. 1460: Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1731: Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017
Client expense: $9,605 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 3115, "The Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017", a bill to direct the USDA to convey specified National Forest System land within the Superior National Forest in St. Louis County, MN to PolyMet Mining Corporation, Inc, in exchange for specified nonfederal lands. H.R. 3905, "Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act", a bill that declares that minerals within National Forest System lands in Minnesota shall not be subject to withdrawal from disposition under U.S. mineral and geothermal leasing laws unless such withdrawal is approved by an Act of Congress
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Oppose provisions within HR 2936, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017, that would remove protections for a national monument and are a backdoor attack on our national monuments and the Antiquities Act. Support the Endangered Species Act, which is facing unprecedented threats. Oppose the Interior Departments review of national monuments and any attempts to rescind or shrink national monuments. Oppose the Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act (S. 131/H.R. 513) and reject any legislative attempt that would privatize the Tongass National Forest. Support H.R. 1889, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness bill. Oppose H.R. 1157, which would remove lands and waters in Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge from federal public ownership. Support S.820, a bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. Oppose H.R. 3668, the Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enforcement Act (SHARE Act), which contains provisions that threaten wildlife, public lands, marine ecosystems, and erodes and undermines environmental laws and conservation policies. Oppose H.R. 3990, the National Monument Creation and Protection Act, which changes the Antiquities Act to make it easier to block designations. Oppose EPAs efforts to undo protections for Alaskas Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine. Oppose H.R. 1, the Republican tax bill, which contains a provision that would open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. Oppose H.R. 3905, the Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act, which would allow mining on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Support amendment from Senator Cantwell to H.R. 1, which would strip provisions from the bill that enable drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oppose H.R. 3115, the Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017, which would transfer National Forest lands to a mining company. Oppose H.R. 3419, which undermines the Wilderness Act by threatening wilderness areas and changing the management of wilderness areas. Oppose H.R. 4558, the Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act, which would codify President Trumps removal of protections for that national monument. Oppose H.R.4532, which would codify the elimination of vast portions of the Bears Ears National Monument.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act - To require congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving the National Forest System lands in the State of Minnesota, to provide for the renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands. Entire bill.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
National Park Service Legacy Act (S. 751/H.R. 2584); H.R. 538- Ocmulgee Boundary Revision Act; Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act (HR 801) - This bill amends the National Trails System Act to designate a trail of approximately 2,400 miles extending from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as the Route 66 National Historic Trail; Route 66 Centennial Commission Act (HR 66) - a bill to establish the Route 66 Centennial Commission to honor centennial anniversary of Route 66; Honoring World War I Memorials Act of 2017 (HR 4328); National Monument Creation and Protection Act (HR 3990) - This bill amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to allow the President to declare by public proclamation an object or objects of antiquity (currently, historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest) that are situated on lands owned or controlled by the federal government to be national monuments. "Objects of antiquity" means relics, artifacts, human or animal skeletal remains, fossils, and certain buildings constructed before enactment of this bill; Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act (HR 4518) - a bill to expand the boundaries of the Bear Ears National Monument in Utah; Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act (HR 3905).
Client expense: $72,723 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Waters of the United States rule H.R. 3905 (Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest (MINER) Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported