Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 10, 2017
Latest Action
January 8, 2018
Primary Sponsor
Collin C. PetersonDemocratic(MN)
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Speed vs cohort
96pct
363d open
vs 7,393 other HR bills in the 115th — cohort avg 50d
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue two rules that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in Wyoming and the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio). In addition, this bill prohibits judicial review of the reissued rules.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-487.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 15.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Hearings Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
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2019 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Support H.R. 1273, S376-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R. 1274 2-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Resonableness Act Support H.R. 424, Gray Wolf State Management Act Support H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 6356, the LIST Act, introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05) H.R. 6345, the EMPOWERS Act, introduced by Rep. Steve Pearce (NM-02) H.R. 6344, the LOCAL Act introduced by Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03) H.R. 6355, the PETITION Act, introduced by Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04) H.R. 6364, the LAMP Act, introduced by Rep. Don Young (AK-At Large) H.R. 6360, the PREDICTS Act, introduced by Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) H.R. 6346, the WHOLE Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) H.R. 6354, the STORAGE Act, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-04) H.R. 3608, the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, introduced by Rep. McClintock (CA-04__
Client expense: $793,895 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Support H.R. 1273, S376-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R. 1274 2-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Resonableness Act Support H.R. 424, Gray Wolf State Management Act Support H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 6356, the LIST Act, introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05) H.R. 6345, the EMPOWERS Act, introduced by Rep. Steve Pearce (NM-02) H.R. 6344, the LOCAL Act introduced by Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03) H.R. 6355, the PETITION Act, introduced by Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04) H.R. 6364, the LAMP Act, introduced by Rep. Don Young (AK-At Large) H.R. 6360, the PREDICTS Act, introduced by Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) H.R. 6346, the WHOLE Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) H.R. 6354, the STORAGE Act, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-04) H.R. 3608, the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, introduced by Rep. McClintock (CA-04__
Client expense: $935,559 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Support H.R. 1273, S376-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R. 1274 2-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Resonableness Act Support H.R. 424, Gray Wolf State Management Act Support H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 6356, the LIST Act, introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05) H.R. 6345, the EMPOWERS Act, introduced by Rep. Steve Pearce (NM-02) H.R. 6344, the LOCAL Act introduced by Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03) H.R. 6355, the PETITION Act, introduced by Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04) H.R. 6364, the LAMP Act, introduced by Rep. Don Young (AK-At Large) H.R. 6360, the PREDICTS Act, introduced by Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) H.R. 6346, the WHOLE Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) H.R. 6354, the STORAGE Act, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-04) H.R. 3608, the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, introduced by Rep. McClintock (CA-04__
Client expense: $783,500 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. S. 340 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017 S. 368 - Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act S. 1514 - Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 273/ H.R. 527 - Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 S. 2563 - Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 S. 1520 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 717 - Listing Reform Act H.R. 1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 2603 - SAVES Act H.R. 3043 - Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3131 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. H.R. 3133 - Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 H.R. 3144 - To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 3668 - SHARE Act H.R. 3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3916 - FISH Act H.R. 2134/S. 935 - Endangered Species Self-Determination Act H.R. 3608 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 3588 - RED SNAPPER Act H.R. 4069/S. 1941 - Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) H.R. 4667 - Disaster Supplemental H.R. 2825 - Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act H.R. 200 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act H.R. 2023 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 - Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 6147 - FY19 Interior Appropriations bill H.R. 6355 - PETITION Act of 2018 H.R. 6784 - Manage our Wolves Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) Rulemakings Department of the Interior; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule; 81 FR 61658 (September 7, 2016). National Marine Fisheries Service; Notice; Takes of marine mammals incidental to specified activities; Taking marine mammals incidental to geophysical surveys in the Atlantic Ocean. 82 Fed. Reg. 26,244 (June 6, 2017)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
National Monument Designations; Endangered Species Act; Range Management; Wild Horse and Burro Program; Drought; Sage Grouse plan implementation (BLM & USFS); USFS Planning Rule; Wildfire Management and Funding Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (HR 2936) Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act (S 605) National Monument Creation and Protection Act (HR 3990) Improved National Monument Designation Process Act (S 33) Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 (HR 424) Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 (HR 527 & S 273) 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act (HR 1273 & S 376) ESA Amendments Act of 2018 (Draft legislation)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
| Referred to |
| January 10, 2017 |
| Republican |
| WI |
| Jack Bergman | Republican | MI |
| John R. Moolenaar | Republican | MI |
| Liz Cheney | Republican | WY |
| Michael K. Simpson | Republican | ID |
| Mike Gallagher | Republican | WI |
| Paul A. Gosar | Republican | AZ |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Raúl R. Labrador | Republican | ID |
| Richard M. Nolan | Democratic | MN |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Sean P. Duffy | Republican | WI |
| Tim Walberg | Republican | MI |
| Tom Emmer | Republican | MN |
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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 · Natural Resources
H.R.224 - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations. H.R.225 - Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada. H.R.226 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022. H.R.227 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. S.33 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Before a national monument can be designated on public land, the President must obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and receive notice from the governor of the state in which the monument is to be located that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving its designation. H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf. S.164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R.788 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. S.J.Res.18 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. S.376 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. H.R.1273 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. S.478 - Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land. S.593 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. S.733 - A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. H.R.1945 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act - This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. S.935 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes. H.R.2134 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.2591 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.2603 - SAVES Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of that Act. S.1214 - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act. H.R.3266 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1613 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.3543 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities carried out to establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer, and for other purposes. H.R.3608 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.3668 - SHARE Act - To provide for the preservation of sportsmens heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.4647 - Recovering America's Wildlife Act- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes. S.2277 - A bill to require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States.- To require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States. H.R.4883 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act- To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. H.R.5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act- To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of Montana. H.R.5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act- To provide that certain wilderness study areas in Montana have been adequately studied for wilderness designation. H.R.5690 - ProTECT Act of 2018- To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking for a trophy of any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife in the United States and the importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.5697 - Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018- To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, provide dedicated funding for wildlife conservation at no expense to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5875 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes.- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes. H.R.6007 - Restoring Access to Public Lands Act- To release certain Federal land in California from wilderness study, and for other purposes. H.R.6119 - To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes.- To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes. H.R.6197 - RAWR Act- To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Support H.R.1273, S.376-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R.1274 2-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R.3131-Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Support H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act Support H.R.717 - Listing Reform Act H.R. 6356, the LIST Act, introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05) H.R. 6345, the EMPOWERS Act, introduced by Rep. Steve Pearce (NM-02) H.R. 6344, the LOCAL Act, introduced by Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03) H.R. 6355, the PETITION Act, introduced by Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04) H.R. 6364, the LAMP Act, introduced by Rep. Don Young (AK-At Large) H.R. 6360, the PREDICTS Act, introduced by Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) H.R. 6346, the WHOLE Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) H.R. 6354, the STORAGE Act, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-04) H.R. 3608, the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, introduced by Rep. McClintock (CA-04)
Client expense: $667,210 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness H.R. 717 by Rules Committee member Pete Sessions (R-TX32) that calls for economic considerations in endangered species actions. H.R. 1274 Natural Resource Committee member Daniel Newhouse (R-WA04) that amends the Endangered Species Act to require: (1)Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. (2)The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (3) The federal agencies to use the best scientific and commercial data. H.R. 3131 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI2) that amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. H.R. 2603 by Natural Resource Committee member Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) that amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened. HR 424 by Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN07) that directs the Department of Interior to delist the grey wolf in the Western Great Lakes area and Wyoming as endangered. HR 2936 by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a bill(H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. -Recreational Opportunities for motorized recreation was discussed with the Department of Interior HR 2365-U.S. Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) The Desert Community Lands Act directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the town of Apple Valley in California the surface estate of specified land, to be known and designated as the Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area.The conveyed land may be used by the town to provide: (1) a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized, off-road vehicle recreation park; (2) the public with opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation; and (3) a designated area and facilities that would discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas that have been identified by the federal government, the state of California, or San Bernardino County, California, to contain environmentally sensitive land. It is supported by the AMA. HR 857 - Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) Title: California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act: This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things: establish or designate wilderness areas, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; release specified wilderness study areas; adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and specify land withdrawals and conveyances. Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California, may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center. The bill makes amendments to the California Desert ... HR 6147 an appropriation measure which was targeted for an increase in the Recreational Trails Program. The attempt failed with substitute language asking for a study on how the RTP money is allocatted. HR 5727 Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT3) to establish the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area in the state of Utah. S.2809 To establish the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area in the State of Utah, to designate wilderness areas in the State, to provide for certain land conveyances, and for other purposes.Sponsored by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch S.6939 To protect and ensure multiple use and public access to public lands in Wyoming per the request of the respective counties, and for other purposes. This legislation releases wilderness study areas in Wyoming that have been studies and found to not meet the definition of wilderness. It was introduced by U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Various issues relating to the Endangered Species Act; wildlife import permits; changes of certain federal lands to wilderness, national conservation areas or other land designations; the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act; hunting rights and access (including regulations) on federal lands; the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulations concerning the types of ammunition that can be used on federal lands; Chronic Wasting Disease; proposed land exchanges and conveyances; the Antiquities Act; recreational shooting on federal lands; the Department of the Interior and the United States Department of Agriculture; and related matters. H.R.224, H.R.225, H.R.226, H.R.227, S. 32, S.33, H.R.424, S.164, H.R.788, H.R. 857, S.J.Res.18, S.376, S. 441, H.R.1273, S.478, S.593, S.733, H.R.1945, S.935, H.R.2134, H.R.2591, H.R.2603, S.1214, H.R.3266, S.1609, S.1613, H.R.3543, H.R.3608, H.R.3668, H.R.4454, H.R.4489, H.R.4647, S.2252, S.2277, H.R.4883, H.R.5148, H.R.5149, H.R.5690, H.R.5697, H.R.5875, H.R.6007, H.R.6119, H.R.6197, H.R.6272, H.R.6344, H.R.6355, H.R.6356, H.R.6410, S.3223, H.R.6484, H.R.6492, H.R.6520, H.R.6521, H.R.6522, H.R.6583, H.R.6596, H.R.6784, H.R.6843, H.R.6877, H.R.6885, H.R.6924, H.R.6939
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. S. 340 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017 S. 368 - Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act S. 1514 - Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 273/ H.R. 527 - Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 S. 2563 - Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 S. 1520 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 717 - Listing Reform Act H.R. 1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 2603 - SAVES Act H.R. 3043 - Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3131 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. H.R. 3133 - Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 H.R. 3144 - To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 3668 - SHARE Act H.R. 3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3916 - FISH Act H.R. 2134/S. 935 - Endangered Species Self-Determination Act H.R. 3608 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 3588 - RED SNAPPER Act H.R. 4069/S. 1941 - Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) H.R. 4667 - Disaster Supplemental H.R. 2825 - Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act H.R. 200 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act H.R. 2023 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 - Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 6147 - FY19 Interior Appropriations bill H.R. 6355 - PETITION Act of 2018 H.R. 6784 - Manage our Wolves Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) Rulemakings Department of the Interior; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule; 81 FR 61658 (September 7, 2016). National Marine Fisheries Service; Notice; Takes of marine mammals incidental to specified activities; Taking marine mammals incidental to geophysical surveys in the Atlantic Ocean. 82 Fed. Reg. 26,244 (June 6, 2017)
Client expense: $77,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 1873, the Electric Reliability and Forest Protection Act, opposing the legislation as it cuts public input out of forest management decisions. HR 210 Native American Energy Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 424 Gray World State Management Act of 2017; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 717 Listing Reform Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 1274 State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 2603 Saving Americas Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act); opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3131 Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3668, Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, opposing weakening changes to the Wilderness Act. HR 2936, Resilient Forests Act of 2017, opposing the legislation as weakening forestry protections. S. 1975, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017, supporting the legislation in its entirety S. 973/ HR 2218, Tennessee Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, opposing policy riders that would weaken forest management provisions. HR. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, opposing the legislation as it dramatically weakened protections for national forests. S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, opposing the addition of any amendments that would weaken national forest protection, supporting the inclusion of wilderness protection language for Tennessee and Virginia. HR 3916, Federally Integrated Species Health Act, opposing the legislation as it weakens the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act. H.R. 3281 "Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act", opposing provisions that dont protect wildlife. H.R. 2, House Farm Bill/Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, opposing provisions that weaken forest management protections. S. 3042, Senate Farm Bill, expressing concern about forest management provisions that were not adopted in the bill, and expressing support for VA and TN Wilderness provisions that were.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Various issues relating to the Endangered Species Act; wildlife import permits; changes of certain federal lands to wilderness, national conservation areas or other land designations; the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act; hunting rights and access (including regulations) on federal lands; the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulations concerning the types of ammunition that can be used on federal lands; Chronic Wasting Disease; proposed land exchanges and conveyances; the Antiquities Act; recreational shooting on federal lands; the Department of the Interior and the United States Department of Agriculture; and related matters. H.R.224, H.R.225, H.R.226, H.R.227, S.33, H.R.424, S.164, H.R.788, S.J.Res.18, S.376, H.R.1273, S.478, S.593, S.733, H.R.1945, S.935, H.R.2134, H.R.2591, H.R.2603, S.1214, H.R.3266, S.1609, S.1613, H.R.3543, H.R.3608, H.R.3668, H.R.4454, H.R.4489, H.R.4647, S.2252, S.2277, H.R.4883, H.R.5148, H.R.5149, H.R.5690, H.R.5697, H.R.5875, H.R.6007, H.R.6119, H.R.6197, H.R.6272, H.R.6344, H.R.6355, H.R.6356, H.R.6410, S.3223, H.R.6484, H.R.6492, H.R.6520, H.R.6521, H.R.6522, H.R.6583, H.R.6596, H.R.6784, H.R.6843, H.R.6877, H.R.6885, H.R.6924, H.R.6939
Client expense: $2,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Support H.R.1273, S.376-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R.1274 2-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R.3131-Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Support H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act Support H.R.717 - Listing Reform Act H.R. 6356, the LIST Act, introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05) H.R. 6345, the EMPOWERS Act, introduced by Rep. Steve Pearce (NM-02) H.R. 6344, the LOCAL Act, introduced by Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03) H.R. 6355, the PETITION Act, introduced by Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04) H.R. 6364, the LAMP Act, introduced by Rep. Don Young (AK-At Large) H.R. 6360, the PREDICTS Act, introduced by Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05) H.R. 6346, the WHOLE Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) H.R. 6354, the STORAGE Act, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-04) H.R. 3608, the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, introduced by Rep. McClintock (CA-04)
Client expense: $667,210 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 1873, the Electric Reliability and Forest Protection Act, opposing the legislation as it cuts public input out of forest management decisions. HR 210 Native American Energy Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 424 Gray World State Management Act of 2017; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 717 Listing Reform Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 1274 State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 2603 Saving Americas Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act); opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3131 Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3668, Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, opposing weakening changes to the Wilderness Act. HR 2936, Resilient Forests Act of 2017, opposing the legislation as weakening forestry protections. S. 1975, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017, supporting the legislation in its entirety S. 973/ HR 2218, Tennessee Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. ___, 2018 Farm Bill, opposing provisions that weaken forest management protections. Oppose HR. 1154/S. 168 Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VISA) as inadequately addressing concerns with ballast water. HR 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, opposing policy riders that would weaken forest management provisions. HR. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, opposing the legislation as it dramatically weakened protections for national forests. S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, opposing the addition of any amendments that would weaken national forest protection, supporting the inclusion of wilderness protection language for Tennessee and Virginia. HR 3916, Federally Integrated Species Health Act, opposing the legislation as it weakens the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act. H.R. 3281 "Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act", opposing provisions that dont protect wildlife. H.R. 2, House Farm Bill/Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, opposing provisions that weaken forest management protections. S. 3042, Senate Farm Bill, expressing concern about forest management provisions that were not adopted in the bill, and expressing support for VA and TN Wilderness provisions that were.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. S. 340 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017 S. 368 - Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act S. 1514 - Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 273/ H.R. 527 - Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 S. 2563 - Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 S. 1520 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 717 - Listing Reform Act H.R. 1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 2603 - SAVES Act H.R. 3043 - Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3131 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. H.R. 3133 - Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 H.R. 3144 - To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 3668 - SHARE Act H.R. 3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3916 - FISH Act H.R. 2134/S. 935 - Endangered Species Self-Determination Act H.R. 3608 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 3588 - RED SNAPPER Act H.R. 4069/S. 1941 - Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) H.R. 4667 - Disaster Supplemental H.R. 2825 - Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act H.R. 200 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act H.R. 2023 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 - Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 6147 - FY19 Interior Appropriations bill Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) Rulemakings Department of the Interior; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule; 81 FR 61658 (September 7, 2016). National Marine Fisheries Service; Notice; Takes of marine mammals incidental to specified activities; Taking marine mammals incidental to geophysical surveys in the Atlantic Ocean. 82 Fed. Reg. 26,244 (June 6, 2017)
Client expense: $100,495 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
National Monument Designations; Endangered Species Act; Range Management; Wild Horse and Burro Program; Drought; Sage Grouse plan implementation (BLM & USFS); USFS Planning Rule; Wildfire Management and Funding Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (HR 2936) Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act (S 605) National Monument Creation and Protection Act (HR 3990) Improved National Monument Designation Process Act (S 33) Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 (HR 424) Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 (HR 527 & S 273) 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act (HR 1273 & S 376) ESA Amendments Act of 2018 (Draft legislation)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
National Monument Designations; Endangered Species Act; Range Management; Wild Horse and Burro Program; Drought; Sage Grouse plan implementation (BLM & USFS); USFS Planning Rule; Wildfire Management and Funding Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (HR 2936) Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act (S 605) National Monument Creation and Protection Act (HR 3990) Improved National Monument Designation Process Act (S 33) Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 (HR 424) Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 (HR 527 & S 273) 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act (HR 1273 & S 376) ESA Amendments Act of 2018 (Draft legislation)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.224 - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations. H.R.225 - Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada. H.R.226 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022. H.R.227 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. S.33 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Before a national monument can be designated on public land, the President must obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and receive notice from the governor of the state in which the monument is to be located that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving its designation. H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf. S.164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R.788 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. S.J.Res.18 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. S.376 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. H.R.1273 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. S.478 - Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land. S.593 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. S.733 - A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. H.R.1945 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act - This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. S.935 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes. H.R.2134 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.2591 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.2603 - SAVES Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of that Act. S.1214 - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act. H.R.3266 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1613 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.3543 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities carried out to establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer, and for other purposes. H.R.3608 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.3668 - SHARE Act - To provide for the preservation of sportsmens heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.4647 - Recovering America's Wildlife Act- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes. S.2277 - A bill to require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States.- To require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States. H.R.4883 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act- To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. H.R.5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act- To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of Montana. H.R.5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act- To provide that certain wilderness study areas in Montana have been adequately studied for wilderness designation. H.R.5690 - ProTECT Act of 2018- To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking for a trophy of any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife in the United States and the importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.5697 - Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018- To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, provide dedicated funding for wildlife conservation at no expense to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5875 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes.- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes. H.R.6007 - Restoring Access to Public Lands Act- To release certain Federal land in California from wilderness study, and for other purposes. H.R.6119 - To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes.- To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes. H.R.6197 - RAWR Act- To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness H.R. 717 by Rules Committee member Pete Sessions (R-TX32) that calls for economic considerations in endangered species actions. H.R. 1274 Natural Resource Committee member Daniel Newhouse (R-WA04) that amends the Endangered Species Act to require: (1)Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. (2)The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (3) The federal agencies to use the best scientific and commercial data. H.R. 3131 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI2) that amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. H.R. 2603 by Natural Resource Committee member Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) that amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened. HR 424 by Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN07) that directs the Department of Interior to delist the grey wolf in the Western Great Lakes area and Wyoming as endangered. HR 2936 by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a bill(H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. -Recreational Opportunities for motorized recreation was discussed with the Department of Interior HR 2365-U.S. Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) The Desert Community Lands Act directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the town of Apple Valley in California the surface estate of specified land, to be known and designated as the Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area.The conveyed land may be used by the town to provide: (1) a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized, off-road vehicle recreation park; (2) the public with opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation; and (3) a designated area and facilities that would discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas that have been identified by the federal government, the state of California, or San Bernardino County, California, to contain environmentally sensitive land. It is supported by the AMA. HR 857 - Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) Title: California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act: This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things: establish or designate wilderness areas, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; release specified wilderness study areas; adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and specify land withdrawals and conveyances. Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California, may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center. The bill makes amendments to the California Desert ... HR 6147 an appropriation measure which was targeted for an increase in the Recreational Trails Program. The attempt failed with substitute language asking for a study on how the RTP money is allocatted. HR 5727 Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT3) to establish the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area in the state of Utah.
Client expense: $338,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S 378, H.R.1033, S 164, HR 424; Endangered Species Act; Sportsmen's Act, Federal Public Lands
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
National Monument Designations; Endangered Species Act; Range Management; Wild Horse and Burro Program; Drought; Sage Grouse plan implementation (BLM & USFS); USFS Planning Rule; Wildfire Management and Funding Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (HR 2936) Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act (S 605) National Monument Creation and Protection Act (HR 3990) Improved National Monument Designation Process Act (S 33) Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 (HR 424) Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 (HR 527 & S 273) 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act (HR 1273 & S 376)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Support H.R.1273, S.376-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R.1274 2-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R.3131-Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Support H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act Support H.R.717 - Listing Reform Act
Client expense: $906,977 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 8 Water Resources Development Act H.R. 717 - Listing Reform Act HR 865 Emergency Forest Restoration Act H.R. 1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 2603 - Saving Americas Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act) H.R. 3115 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3131 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 3144 - To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 4239 - SECURE American Energy Act H.R. 4299 - To provide for the indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals, to improve the management of lands currently subject to such withdrawals and to make the management of such lands more transparent, and for other purposes. HR 5597 Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act HR 5817 Protect Joshua Tree National Park H.R. 5911 - Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act H.R. 6147 -- Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 164 & H.R. 424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2800 Water Resources Development Act S. 3073 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 HR 2 House Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 HR 2 Senate Farm Bill Endangered Species Act legislation Tongass National Forest issues USAF draft LEIS for Nevada Test and Training Range land withdrawal reauthorization House Interior Appropriations Bill
Client expense: $112,235 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · second_quarter · Animals
H.R. 2603 - Saving Americas Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act) H.R. 4647 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act S. 164 & H.R. 424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 Endangered Species Act legislation
Client expense: $112,235 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S 378, H.R.1033, S 164, HR 424; Endangered Species Act; Sportsmen's Act, Federal Public Lands
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.224 - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations. H.R.225 - Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada. H.R.226 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022. H.R.227 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. S.33 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Before a national monument can be designated on public land, the President must obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and receive notice from the governor of the state in which the monument is to be located that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving its designation. H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf. S.164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R.788 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. S.J.Res.18 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. S.376 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. H.R.1273 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. S.478 - Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land. S.593 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. S.733 - A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. H.R.1945 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act - This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. S.935 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes. H.R.2134 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.2591 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.2603 - SAVES Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of that Act. S.1214 - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act. H.R.3266 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1613 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.3543 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities carried out to establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer, and for other purposes. H.R.3608 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.3668 - SHARE Act - To provide for the preservation of sportsmens heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.4647 - Recovering America's Wildlife Act- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes. S.2277 - A bill to require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States.- To require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States. H.R.4883 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act- To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. H.R.5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act- To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of Montana. H.R.5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act- To provide that certain wilderness study areas in Montana have been adequately studied for wilderness designation. H.R.5690 - ProTECT Act of 2018- To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking for a trophy of any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife in the United States and the importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.5697 - Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018- To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, provide dedicated funding for wildlife conservation at no expense to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5875 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes.- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes. H.R.6007 - Restoring Access to Public Lands Act- To release certain Federal land in California from wilderness study, and for other purposes. H.R.6119 - To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes.- To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes. H.R.6197 - RAWR Act- To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.224 - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations. H.R.225 - Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada. H.R.226 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022. H.R.227 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. S.33 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Before a national monument can be designated on public land, the President must obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and receive notice from the governor of the state in which the monument is to be located that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving its designation. H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf. S.164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R.788 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. S.J.Res.18 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. S.376 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. H.R.1273 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. S.478 - Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land. S.593 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. S.733 - A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. H.R.1945 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act - This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. S.935 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes. H.R.2134 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.2591 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.2603 - SAVES Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of that Act. S.1214 - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act. H.R.3266 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1613 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.3543 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities carried out to establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer, and for other purposes. H.R.3608 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.3668 - SHARE Act - To provide for the preservation of sportsmens heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.4647 - Recovering America's Wildlife Act- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes. S.2277 - A bill to require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States.- To require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States. H.R.4883 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act- To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. H.R.5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act- To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of Montana. H.R.5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act- To provide that certain wilderness study areas in Montana have been adequately studied for wilderness designation. H.R.5690 - ProTECT Act of 2018- To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking for a trophy of any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife in the United States and the importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.5697 - Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018- To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, provide dedicated funding for wildlife conservation at no expense to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5875 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes.- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes. H.R.6007 - Restoring Access to Public Lands Act- To release certain Federal land in California from wilderness study, and for other purposes. H.R.6119 - To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes.- To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes. H.R.6197 - RAWR Act- To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $955,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 424 -Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 3040 -Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2017 H.R. 3235 -Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act H.R. 3264 -Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3761 -Carbon Capture Act H.R. 5188 -SOIL Stewardship Act H.R. 5259 -STRESS Act S. 1752-Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 2624 -EQIP Improvement Act of 2018 Issues other than legislation: Environmental/Superfund Biotechnology and genetically modified organisms. Conservation Incentives. National energy policy. Renewable energy. Regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Animal Feeding Operations. Water resource issues. Agricultural chemicals. Fuel storage. Endangered species. Fisheries management. Regulation of the energy futures
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. S. 340 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017 S. 368 - Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act S. 1514 - Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 273/ H.R. 527 - Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 S. 2563 - Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 S. 1520 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 717 - Listing Reform Act H.R. 1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 2603 - SAVES Act H.R. 3043 - Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3131 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. H.R. 3133 - Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 H.R. 3144 - To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 3668 - SHARE Act H.R. 3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3916 - FISH Act H.R. 2134/S. 935 - Endangered Species Self-Determination Act H.R. 3608 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 3588 - RED SNAPPER Act H.R. 4069/S. 1941 - Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) H.R. 4667 - Disaster Supplemental H.R. 2825 - Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act H.R. 200 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act H.R. 2023 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 - Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) Rulemakings Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Proposed Rule; Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; National Standard Guidelines; 80FR 2786 (Jan. 20, 2015) Department of the Interior; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule; 81 FR 61658 (September 7, 2016). National Marine Fisheries Service; Notice; Takes of marine mammals incidental to specified activities; Taking marine mammals incidental to geophysical surveys in the Atlantic Ocean. 82 Fed. Reg. 26,244 (June 6, 2017)
Client expense: $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 · Animals
H.R. 2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 4: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 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. 2134: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act H.R. 2603: SAVES Act H.R. 3131: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that S. 3042: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. S. 1129: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 S. 735: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act S. 935: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act S. 1863: Native Species Protection Act
Client expense: $30,641 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 1873, the Electric Reliability and Forest Protection Act, opposing the legislation as it cuts public input out of forest management decisions. HR 210 Native American Energy Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 424 Gray World State Management Act of 2017; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 717 Listing Reform Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 1274 State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 2603 Saving Americas Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act); opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3131 Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3668, Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, opposing weakening changes to the Wilderness Act. HR 2936, Resilient Forests Act of 2017, opposing the legislation as weakening forestry protections. S. 1975, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017, supporting the legislation in its entirety S. 973/ HR 2218, Tennessee Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. ___, 2018 Farm Bill, opposing provisions that weaken forest management protections. Oppose HR. 1154/S. 168 Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VISA) as inadequately addressing concerns with ballast water. HR 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, opposing policy riders that would weaken forest management provisions. HR. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, opposing the legislation as it dramatically weakened protections for national forests. S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, opposing the addition of any amendments that would weaken national forest protection, supporting the inclusion of wilderness protection language for Tennessee and Virginia. HR 3916, Federally Integrated Species Health Act, opposing the legislation as it weakens the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness H.R. 717 by Rules Committee member Pete Sessions (R-TX32) that calls for economic considerations in endangered species actions. H.R. 1274 Natural Resource Committee member Daniel Newhouse (R-WA04) that amends the Endangered Species Act to require: (1)Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. (2)The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (3) The federal agencies to use the best scientific and commercial data. H.R. 3131 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI2) that amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. H.R. 2603 by Natural Resource Committee member Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) that amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened. HR 424 by Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN07) that directs the Department of Interior to delist the grey wolf in the Western Great Lakes area and Wyoming as endangered. HR2936 by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a bill(H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. -Recreational Opportunities for motorized recreation was discussed with the Department of Interior HR 2365-U.S. Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) The Desert Community Lands Act directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the town of Apple Valley in California the surface estate of specified land, to be known and designated as the Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area.The conveyed land may be used by the town to provide: (1) a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized, off-road vehicle recreation park; (2) the public with opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation; and (3) a designated area and facilities that would discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas that have been identified by the federal government, the state of California, or San Bernardino County, California, to contain environmentally sensitive land. It is supported by the AMA. HR 857 - Rep. Paul Cook (REP-CA8) Title: California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act: This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things: establish or designate wilderness areas, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; release specified wilderness study areas; adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and specify land withdrawals and conveyances. Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California, may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center. The bill makes amendments to the California Desert ...
Client expense: $338,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
National Monument Designations; Endangered Species Act; Range Management; Wild Horse and Burro Program; Drought; Sage Grouse plan implementation (BLM & USFS); USFS Planning Rule; Wildfire Management and Funding Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (HR 2936) Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act (S 605) National Monument Creation and Protection Act (HR 3990) Improved National Monument Designation Process Act (S 33) Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 (HR 424) Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 (HR 527 & S 273) 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act (HR 1273 & S 376)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · first_quarter · Animals
H.R. 424 Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017- delisting the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List in Minnesota
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Support H.R.1273, S.376-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R.1274 2-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R.3131-Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Support H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act Support H.R.717 - Listing Reform Act
Client expense: $906,977 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 164 & H.R. 424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 717 - Listing Reform 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. H.R. 1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1483 Litigation Relief Act H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 2603 - Saving Americas Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act) H.R. 2579 - Broader Options for Americans Act - several immigration/border security related amendments: S Amdt 1958; S Amdt 1959; S. Amdt 1955 H.R. 2862 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act H.R. 3131 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 3144 - To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period, and for other purposes. H.R. 3155 Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act (FLTFA) reauthorization H.R. 3979 - Keep Americas Refuges Operational Act H.R. 4299 - To provide for the indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals, to improve the management of lands currently subject to such withdrawals and to make the management of such lands more transparent, and for other purposes. H.R. 4239 - SECURE American Energy Act H.R. 4299 Military Withdrawal and NEPA H.R. 4731 a bill to extend the retained use estate for the Caneel Bay resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands H.R. 4796 and S. 2367 - USA Act of 2018 S. 605 Litigation Relief Act S. 1417 Sage Grouse Mule Deer Conservation Act S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1514 - HELP for Wildlife Act S. 1842 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Endangered Species Act legislation National Wildlife Refuge System Tongass National Forest issues USAF draft LEIS for Nevada Test and Training Range land withdrawal reauthorization
Client expense: $80,985 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · first_quarter · Animals
S. 164 & H.R. 424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2603 - Saving Americas Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act) H.R. 3133 - SEA Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act Legislation H.R. 4239 - SECURE American Energy Act Agriculture Creates Real Employment (ACRE) Act Endangered Species Act legislation
Client expense: $80,985 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.224 - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations. H.R.225 - Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada. H.R.226 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022. H.R.227 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. S.33 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Before a national monument can be designated on public land, the President must obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and receive notice from the governor of the state in which the monument is to be located that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving its designation. H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf. S.164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R.788 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. S.J.Res.18 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. S.376 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. H.R.1273 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. S.478 - Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land. S.593 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. S.733 - A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. H.R.1945 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act - This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. S.935 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes. H.R.2134 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.2591 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.2603 - SAVES Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of that Act. S.1214 - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act. H.R.3266 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1613 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.3543 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities carried out to establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer, and for other purposes. H.R.3608 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.3668 - SHARE Act - To provide for the preservation of sportsmens heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. S.2277 - A bill to require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States.- To require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States. H.R.4883 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act- To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. H.R.5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act- To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of Montana. H.R.5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act- To provide that certain wilderness study areas in Montana have been adequately studied for wilderness designation.
Client expense: $891,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
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
HR 1873, the Electric Reliability and Forest Protection Act, opposing the legislation as it cuts public input out of forest management decisions. HR 210 Native American Energy Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 424 Gray World State Management Act of 2017; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 717 Listing Reform Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 1274 State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 2603 Saving Americas Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act); opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3131 Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3668, Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, opposing weakening changes to the Wilderness Act. HR 2936, Resilient Forests Act of 2017, opposing the legislation as weakening forestry protections. S. 1975, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017, supporting the legislation in its entirety S. 973/ HR 2218, Tennessee Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. ___, 2018 Farm Bill, opposing provisions that weaken forest management protections. Oppose HR. 1154/S. 168 Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VISA) as inadequately addressing concerns with ballast water. HR 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, opposing policy riders that would weaken forest management provisions.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · first_quarter · Animals
Legislation related to the 2018 Farm Bill 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. 2134: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act H.R. 2603: SAVES Act H.R. 3131: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that H.R 3668: Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement S. 605: Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S. 735: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act S. 935: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act S. 1514: Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation Act S. 1863: Native Species Protection Act S. 2663 - A bill to modify and improve provisions relating to environmental requirements for agriculture and agricultural producers, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $8,601 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Lobbied in support of Endangered Species Act reform legislation, including H.R. 3131, H.R. 424, H.R. 717, H.R. 2603, H.R. 1274.
Client expense: $170,107 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.224 - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations. H.R.225 - Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada. H.R.226 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022. H.R.227 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. S.33 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Before a national monument can be designated on public land, the President must obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and receive notice from the governor of the state in which the monument is to be located that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving its designation. H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf. S.164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R.788 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. S.J.Res.18 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. S.376 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. H.R.1273 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. S.478 - Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land. S.593 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. S.733 - A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. H.R.1945 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act - This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. S.935 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes. H.R.2134 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.2591 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.2603 - SAVES Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of that Act. S.1214 - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act. H.R.3266 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1613 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.3543 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities carried out to establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer, and for other purposes. H.R.3608 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.3668 - SHARE Act - To provide for the preservation of sportsmens heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. S. 340 - Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017 S. 368 - Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act S. 1514 - Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 273/ H.R. 527 - Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 S. 2563 - Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 S. 1520 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 H.R. 23 - Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 717 - Listing Reform Act H.R. 1274 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1769 - San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act H.R. 2603 - SAVES Act H.R. 3043 - Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3131 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. H.R. 3133 - Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 H.R. 3144 - To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. H.R. 3668 - SHARE Act H.R. 3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3916 - FISH Act H.R. 2134/S. 935 - Endangered Species Self-Determination Act H.R. 3608 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 3588 - RED SNAPPER Act H.R. 4069/S. 1941 - Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) H.R. 4667 - Disaster Supplemental H.R. 2825 - Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act H.R. 200 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act H.R. 2023 - Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) Rulemakings Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Proposed Rule; Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; National Standard Guidelines; 80FR 2786 (Jan. 20, 2015) Department of the Interior; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule; 81 FR 61658 (September 7, 2016). National Marine Fisheries Service; Notice; Takes of marine mammals incidental to specified activities; Taking marine mammals incidental to geophysical surveys in the Atlantic Ocean. 82 Fed. Reg. 26,244 (June 6, 2017)
Client expense: $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 · Natural Resources
ACRE Act: air, water, wildlife; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling; Endangered Species Act bills: HR 424, HR 717, HR 1274, HR 2603, HR 3131.
Client expense: $256,043 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
-5. S.936 - 115th Congress (2017-2018: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. It creates about 24 million acres of wilderness from public lands. Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 04/25/2017) -US S.33 by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which improves the National Monument Designation Process Act by providing for involvement of local governments in the designation. -US H.R. 289 by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act of 2017 amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) charge a special recreation permit fee for them. -H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta[D-CA-20] establishes the 63,000 acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area with 21,000 acre Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in San Benito and Fresno California counties. HR 2135 introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney applies vista view land planning approach with the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." S.J.Res.15 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. HR 2044-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act sets aside additional wilderness H.R. 717 by Rules Committee member Pete Sessions (R-TX32) that calls for economic considerations in endangered species actions. H.R. 1274 Natural Resource Committee member Daniel Newhouse (R-WA04) that amends the Endangered Species Act to require: (1)Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. (2)The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (3) The federal agencies to use the best scientific and commercial data. H.R. 3131 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI2) that amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. H.R. 2603 by Natural Resource Committee member Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) that amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened. HR 424 by Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN07) that directs the Department of Interior to delist the grey wolf in the Western Great Lakes area and Wyoming as endangered. -HR2936 by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a bill(H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. -Recreational Opportunities for motorized recreation was discussed with the Department of Interior
Client expense: $338,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Endangered Species Act; S. 7033, S 378, H.R.1033, S 164, HR 424; Sportsmen's Act, Federal Public Lands
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R.1 Tax cuts and Jobs Act H.R.4092 AG Act H.R.4513 Farmers of Tomorrow Act S.21 Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act S.1603 H.R. 3266 S.1776 H.R.3354 H.R.3353 H.R.2886 S.1752 H.R.424 H.R.3040 H.R.3235 H.R.3264 H.R.3761 H.R.1628 S.1678 S.1677 H.R.2971 H.R.3242 H.R.3566 S.1811 H.R.3255 H.R.3548 S.1621 S.1676
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Utilities
H.R.1 Tax cuts and Jobs Act H.R.4092 AG Act H.R.4513 Farmers of Tomorrow Act S.21 Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act S.1603 H.R. 3266 S.1776 H.R.3354 H.R.3353 H.R.2886 S.1752 H.R.424 H.R.3040 H.R.3235 H.R.3264 H.R.3761 H.R.1628 S.1678 S.1677 H.R.2971 H.R.3242 H.R.3566 S.1811 H.R.3255 H.R.3548 S.1621 S.1676
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.1 Tax cuts and Jobs Act H.R.4092 AG Act H.R.4513 Farmers of Tomorrow Act S.21 Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act S.1603 H.R. 3266 S.1776 H.R.3354 H.R.3353 H.R.2886 S.1752 H.R.424 H.R.3040 H.R.3235 H.R.3264 H.R.3761 H.R.1628 S.1678 S.1677 H.R.2971 H.R.3242 H.R.3566 S.1811 H.R.3255 H.R.3548 S.1621 S.1676
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported