Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act

Support "Protect Interstate Commerce Act"; Oppose CERCLA reporting for livestock facilities; Support for NAFTA; Support Rural Broadband funding; Support Environmental Quality Incentive Program; Oppose Electronic Logging Device mandate: Support for Farm Bill funding; Support Renewable Fuel Standards; Support for free trad agreements; Support for budget deal including fixes for cotton, dairy MPP and expanded livestock insurance program; Support 24 million acre cap for CRP; Support H.R. 5275, Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions (ACRE) Act; Support for repeal of the "Waters of the US Act;" Support Stress Act, farmer suicide prevention; Support 199A fix;

Client expense: $82,018 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support the FARM Act S 2421 and ACRE Act HR 5275 to exempt agriculture from the CERCLA air emission reporting requirements. Support language in the FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Act to exempt agriculture from the CERCLA air emission reporting requirements.

Client expense: $72,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 2421 - Fair Agricultural Reporting Method Act (FARM Act); H.R.5275 - Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act; Need for exemptions related to mandatory federal reporting of routine air emissions from livestock and poultry under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) / the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA); Waters of the United States (Clean Water Act); general issues related to programs/regulations administered by Environmental Protection Agency including Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

TFB supports the S. 2421, the FARM Act in the Senate and H.R. 5275, the ACRE Act in the House to provide relief from new reporting rules in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The House and Senate legislation would return us to the 2008 CERCLA reporting requirements essentially exempting ag/livestock producers from reporting. TFB supported H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act to solve the problem of overreaching, ill-considered government regulations that negatively impact farmers and ranchers. TFB advocated for the legislation which requires agencies to choose the lowest-cost rulemaking alternative that meets statutory objectives and requires greater opportunity for public input and vetting of critical information for rules passed by agencies. TFB supported an amendment by Rep. Collin Peterson to prohibit agencies from impartially communicating with the public in order to generate support or opposition to a proposed rule. TFB supports the passage and enactment of H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, and S. 340, the Sensible Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) which would clarify Congressional intent regarding regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters. TFB corresponded with Members of Congress to express support for reducing duplicative and needless regulations on pesticide applicators used by agricultural producers.

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported S. 2421, the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act Supported H.R. 5275, the Agricultural Certainly for Reporting Emissions (ACRE) Act

Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Chesapeake Bay TMDL; H.R.5275, S.2421 - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); H.R. 1029 - Pesticide Registration Improvement Act; PA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 00 -- Definition of Waters of the United States.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Water Quality Issues Air Quality Issues CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act) FARM Act (Fair Agricultural Reporting Act) S.2421, Sen. Deb Fischer ACRE Act (Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act), HR 5275. , Rep. Billy Long

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Waters of the U.S. Rule - withdraw and replace, EPA H. R. 4101, School Milk Nutrition Act Of 2017 H.R. 848, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 3672, Disaster Relief Bill - Margin Protection Program Provision H.R. 1625, Omnibus Budget Bill, Air Emissions Reporting Provision H.R. 5275, Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act H.R. 4760, Securing Americas Future Act for Agriculture S. 2421, FARM Act - Air Emissions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Waters of the U.S. Rule - withdraw and replace, EPA H. R. 4101, School Milk Nutrition Act Of 2017 H.R. 848, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 3672, Disaster Relief Bill - Margin Protection Program Provision H.R. 1625, Omnibus Budget Bill, Air Emissions Reporting Provision H.R. 5275, Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act H.R. 4760, Securing Americas Future Act for Agriculture S. 2421, FARM Act - Air Emissions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Waters of the U.S. Rule - withdraw and replace, EPA H. R. 4101, School Milk Nutrition Act Of 2017 H.R. 848, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 3672, Disaster Relief Bill - Margin Protection Program Provision H.R. 1625, Omnibus Budget Bill, Air Emissions Reporting Provision H.R. 5275, Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act H.R. 4760, Securing Americas Future Act for Agriculture S. 2421, FARM Act - Air Emissions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Waters of the U.S. Rule - withdraw and replace, EPA H. R. 4101, School Milk Nutrition Act Of 2017 H.R. 848, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 3672, Disaster Relief Bill - Margin Protection Program Provision H.R. 1625, Omnibus Budget Bill, Air Emissions Reporting Provision H.R. 5275, Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act H.R. 4760, Securing Americas Future Act for Agriculture S. 2421, FARM Act - Air Emissions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

RCRA - Supported the Farm Regulatory Certainty Act (H.R. 848) to clarify that manure and other fertilizers returned to the soil as nutrients are not subject to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. EPA Clean Water Rule - Supported efforts to roll back the scope of the Clean Water Act through the regulatory process. CERCLA/EPCRA - Supported standalone legislation to provide permanent relief from CERCLA reporting requirements (S. 2124, H.R. 5275). Supported bipartisan amendment to FY 2018 House Appropriations package (H.R. 3354) to defund EPA enforcement of new CERCLA and EPCRA reporting requirements.

Client expense: $132,388 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)