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Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act or the SOAR Act This bill sets forth and revises provisions regarding special recreation permits for use by individuals and groups to engage in recreational activities on federal recreational lands and waters. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall sell the America the Beautiful-the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes (1) at all Federal recreational lands and waters at which an entrance fee or a standard amenity recreation fee is charged where feasible to do so; (2) at such other locations considered appropriate and feasible. The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) shall carry out a program under which they shall (1) enhance private-sector volunteer programs; (2) actively promote private-sector volunteer opportunities; and (3) provide outreach to, and coordinate with, the private sector for such purposes. Interior and USDA shall establish an interagency trail management plan to manage and maintain in a uniform manner trails that cross jurisdictional boundaries between federal land management agencies.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 562.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-678, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (S. 1665/H.R. 3879) Recreation not Red Tape Act (S. 1967/H.R. 3458 REPLANT Act (S. 4357/H.R. 7843) Issues related to increased access for electric bicycles Issues related to civilian conservation corps
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Reauthorization of the FAST Act (highway bill) with gas tax allocation to Sport Fish Restoration Trust Fund, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and small ports dredging (HR 2440, HR 3596), Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund reauthorization, gas tax increase; Public lands access and maintenance backlog (HR 3195/S. 1081) (HR 3458, S 1967) (HR 1225, S500); Permanent funding for LWCF (HR 3195/S1081); WRDA 2020 provisions related to economic impact of recreational boating and aquatic invasive species; Keep America's Waterfronts Working (HR 3596) to establish waterfronts task force and grant program, Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency (HR 4032); HR 3969 combating marine debris; HR4160/S2429 Restoring Resilient Reefs Act to provide federal funding and management of coral reef ecosystems; Save Our Seas Act (S 1982) to address marine debris and boat recylcling; HR 1716/S778 Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act (vulnerability of coast assessment from climate change); Resilience Revolving Door (HR 3779) to assist in disaster declarations and associated loans; S. 3427 MAPLand Act specifically to section 3 definitions to include waters; H.R. 5832 (SHORE Act), WRDA- benefit cost ratio reform, small and emerging harbors provisions; S. 3422/HR7094 (Great American Outdoors Act) specifically to add additional federal agencies to chapter 2004 national parks and public land legacy restoration fund; Full Utilization of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HR2440); PREPARE Act HR 7552 pre-disaster mitigation loans; Recreation Management through SOAR Act HR 3879/S1665.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the protection of and access to public lands, including permit streamlining, including SOAR Act (S. 1665/H.R. 3879), and Recreation Not Red Tape Act (H.R. 3458/S. 1967). Issues related to the Fiscal Year 2021 Interior Appropriations Bill. Issues related to outdoor equity including the Outdoors for All Act (S. 1458/H.R. 4512). Issues related to increased funding for green spaces.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H. Res. 109, Green New Deal, specifically preemption and maintaining a private right of action. H.R. 3879/ S. 1665, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act, specifically about the liability provisions. H.R. 3458/S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act, specifically about the liability provisions. General lobbying with regard to carbon tax and related immunity provisions. General lobbying with regard to climate change immunity.
Client expense: $1,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (S. 1665/H.R. 3879) Recreation not Red Tape Act (S. 1967/H.R. 3458 REPLANT Act (S. 4357/H.R. 7843) Issues related to increased access for electric bicycles Issues related to civilian conservation corps
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Referred to |
| July 23, 2019 |
| Natural Resources Committee | House | Referred to | July 23, 2019 |
| Republican |
| UT |
| Conor Lamb | Democratic | PA |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Don Young | Republican | AK |
| Doug LaMalfa | Republican | CA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Greg Gianforte | Republican | MT |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Jared Huffman | Democratic | CA |
| Joe Neguse | Democratic | CO |
| John R. Curtis | Republican | UT |
| Michael K. Simpson | Republican | ID |
| Paul A. Gosar | Republican | AZ |
| Paul Cook | Republican | CA |
| Ruben Gallego | Democratic | AZ |
| Scott R. Tipton | Republican | CO |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Tom McClintock | Republican | CA |
| Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic | NM |
2020 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
S 90, Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act S 434, A bill to provide for a report on the maintenance of Federal land holdings under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. S 1295/HR 2485, Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2019 S 1527, RTP Funding Transparency Act S 1665/HR 3879, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act S 1768, Native Species Protection Act S 1967/HR 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act HR 316, Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act HR 403, Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act HR 1664, National Monument Creation and Protection Act HR 2546, Protecting America's Wilderness Act
Client expense: $225,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (S. 1665; H.R. 3879) Outdoors for All Act (H.R. 4512; S. 1458) Transit to Trails (S. 2467; H.R. 4273) Unintroduced gateway community relief and stimulus bill
Client expense: $7,646 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 403 The Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act introduced by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA20) to establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in San Benito and Fresno Counties, California, to designate the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in such counties, and for other purposes. H.R. 1225 Restore our Parks and Public Lands Act by Rob Bishop and 127 cosponsors to establish, fund and provide for the use of amounts on National Park Service and Public Lands Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs and for other services H.R. 2456 titled the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2019 with prime sponsor Diana DeGette (D-CO1) to designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and for other purposes. HR 2199 titled Central Coast Heritage Protection Act by U.S. Rep. Nita M Lowey (D-NY17) and U.S. Rep. Salad Carbijal (D-CA24) to designate certain Federal land in the State of California as wilderness and for other purposes. HR 3879 Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreational Purposes by U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland. The legislation reduces the rules and regulations on special purpose events. HR 3458 The Recreation Not Red Tape Act by U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT01) purpose is to promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes.It would fill a needed gap between protections for backcountry areas like Wilderness, and flexible multiple-use management that also poses risks for inappropriate development. HR 5445-Stewart-Endangered Species Act: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to encourage the construction of critical infrastructure, and for other purposes. HR 5705-Cheney-Endangeed Species Act: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to restrict the Secretarys ability to alter permits, and for other purposes. HR 5775-Lowenthal-Utah, Colorado Plateau & Great Basin Wilderness. Would designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah HR 2642-Kilmer-Wilderness. Would designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington S 500: This bill (1) establishes the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and (2) requires 50% of all energy development revenues for FY2019-FY2023 to be deposited into such fund. Amounts deposited in the fund must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year and must be used for meeting the priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
S 47, Natural Resources Management Act S 67/HR 376, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2019 S 90, Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act S 434, A bill to provide for a report on the maintenance of Federal land holdings under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. S 500/HR 1225, Restore Our Parks Act S 1295/HR 2485, Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2019 S 1527, RTP Funding Transparency Act S 1665/HR 3879, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act S 1768, Native Species Protection Act S 1967/HR 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S 2580/HR 3052, Appropriations for the Dept. of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act, 2020 S 3422/HR 1957/HR 7092, Great American Outdoors Act HR 316, Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act HR 403, Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act HR 1664, National Monument Creation and Protection Act HR 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 2546, Protecting America's Wilderness Act
Client expense: $205,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R.3879 - Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act H.R.5986 - Environmental Justice For All Act No Leg Yet General Forestry
Client expense: $156,287 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H. Res. 109, Green New Deal, specifically preemption and maintaining a private right of action. H.R. 3879/ S. 1665, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act, specifically about the liability provisions. H.R. 3458/S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act, specifically about the liability provisions. General lobbying with regard to carbon tax and related immunity provisions. General lobbying with regard to climate change immunity.
Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the protection of and access to public lands, including the Great American Outdoors Act (P.L. 116-152); permit streamlining, including SOAR Act (S. 1665/H.R. 3879), and Recreation Not Red Tape Act (H.R. 3458/S. 1967). Issues related to the Fiscal Year 2021 Interior Appropriations Bill. Issues related to outdoor equity including the Outdoors for All Act (S. 1458/H.R. 4512).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Permitting of outfitted and guided and other recreational use of federal lands and waters; H.R. 316, Guides and Outfitters (GO) Act; S. 1665, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act. H.R.3879, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (S. 1081/H.R. 3195 and H.R. 7092) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (H.R. 1225) Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (S. 1665 /H.R. 3879) Recreation not Red Tape Act (S. 1967/H.R. 3458) REPLANT Act (S. 4357/H.R. 1957) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422/H.R. 7092) Issues related to increased access for electric bicycles
Client expense: $28,725 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Transportation
Reauthorization of the FAST Act (highway bill) with gas tax allocation to Sport Fish Restoration Trust Fund, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and small ports dredging (HR 2440, HR 3596), Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund reauthorization, gas tax increase; Public lands access and maintenance backlog (HR 3195/S. 1081) (HR 3458, S 1967) (HR 1225, S500); Permanent funding for LWCF (HR 3195/S1081); WRDA 2020 provisions related to economic impact of recreational boating and aquatic invasive species; Keep America's Waterfronts Working (HR 3596) to establish waterfronts task force and grant program, Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency (HR 4032); HR 3969 combating marine debris; HR4160/S2429 Restoring Resilient Reefs Act to provide federal funding and management of coral reef ecosystems; Save Our Seas Act (S 1982) to address marine debris and boat recylcling; HR 1716/S778 Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act (vulnerability of coast assessment from climate change); Resilience Revolving Door (HR 3779) to assist in disaster declarations and associated loans; S. 3427 MAPLand Act specifically to section 3 definitions to include waters; H.R. 5832 (SHORE Act), WRDA- benefit cost ratio reform, small and emerging harbors provisions; S. 3422/HR7094 (Great American Outdoors Act) specifically to add additional federal agencies to chapter 2004 national parks and public land legacy restoration fund; Full Utilization of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HR2440); PREPARE Act HR 7552 pre-disaster mitigation loans; Recreation Management through SOAR Act HR 3879/S1665.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (S. 1665; H.R. 3879) Outdoors for All Act (H.R. 4512; S. 1458) Transit to Trails (S. 2467; H.R. 4273) Unintroduced gateway community relief and stimulus bill
Client expense: $9,465 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the protection of and access to public lands, including the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (H.R.1225), the Restore Our Parks Act (S.500), Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R. 3195/S. 1081); permit streamlining, including SOAR Act (S.1665/H.R.3879) and Recreation Not Red Tape Act (H.R. 3458/S. 1967), and the Fiscal Year 2021 Interior Appropriations Bill.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 403 The Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act introduced by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA20) to establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in San Benito and Fresno Counties, California, to designate the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in such counties, and for other purposes. H.R. 1225 Restore our Parks and Public Lands Act by Rob Bishop and 127 cosponsors to establish, fund and provide for the use of amounts on National Park Service and Public Lands Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs and for other services H.R. 2456 titled the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2019 with prime sponsor Diana DeGette (D-CO1) to designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and for other purposes. HR 2199 titled Central Coast Heritage Protection Act by U.S. Rep. Nita M Lowey (D-NY17) and U.S. Rep. Salad Carbijal (D-CA24) to designate certain Federal land in the State of California as wilderness and for other purposes. HR 3879 Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreational Purposes by U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland. The legislation reduces the rules and regulations on special purpose events. HR 3458 The Recreation Not Red Tape Act by U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT01) purpose is to promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes.It would fill a needed gap between protections for backcountry areas like Wilderness, and flexible multiple-use management that also poses risks for inappropriate development. HR 5445-Stewart-Endangered Species Act: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to encourage the construction of critical infrastructure, and for other purposes. HR 5705-Cheney-Endangeed Species Act: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to restrict the Secretarys ability to alter permits, and for other purposes. HR 5775-Lowenthal-Utah, Colorado Plateau & Great Basin Wilderness. Would designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah HR 2642-Kilmer-Wilderness. Would designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington S 500: This bill (1) establishes the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and (2) requires 50% of all energy development revenues for FY2019-FY2023 to be deposited into such fund. Amounts deposited in the fund must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year and must be used for meeting the priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
S 47, Natural Resources Management Act S 67/HR 376, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2019 S 90, Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act S 434, A bill to provide for a report on the maintenance of Federal land holdings under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. S 500/HR 1225, Restore Our Parks Act S 1295/HR 2485, Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2019 S 1527, RTP Funding Transparency Act S 1665/HR 3879, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act S 1768, Native Species Protection Act S 1967/HR 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S 2580/HR 3052, Appropriations for the Dept. of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act, 2020 S 3422/HR 1957/HR 7092, Great American Outdoors Act HR 316, Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act HR 403, Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act HR 1664, National Monument Creation and Protection Act HR 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 2546, Protecting America's Wilderness Act
Client expense: $215,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Support: H.R. 4273, Transit to Trails; H.R. 4512/ S. 1458 - Outdoors for All Act; S.3422, Great American Outdoors Act; H.R. 3195 - Land and Water Conservation Act permanent funding; H.R.3879 - Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act; H.R.6234 - Castner Range National Monument Act; Public Land Renewable Energy Act H.R. 3794/S. 2666; H.R.1225 - Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act; H.R. 4273/S. 2467 Transit to Trails; Forest Service's Legacy Roads and Trails program in a forthcoming Covid stimulus bill; proposed Legislation to support Urban Parks Funding; H.R.4346 - Bonding Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019; House version of S.3422 - Great American Outdoors Act; H.R.5598 - Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act; S. 367 - Antiquities Act; S. 3288 - PUBLIC Lands Act; and H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act. Expressed views on S.3684 - bailout for uranium industry in COVID19 legislative response packages; 21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act; and H.R. 5859 - Trillion Trees Act.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the protection of and access to public lands, including the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (HR 1225), the Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500), Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R. 3195/S. 1081); permit streamlining, including SOAR Act (S. 1665/H.R. 3879) and Recreation Not Red Tape Act (H.R. 3458/S. 1967), the Fiscal Year 2021 Interior Appropriations Bill, and the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422/H.R. 7092).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H. Res. 109, Green New Deal, specifically preemption and maintaining a private right of action. H.R. 3879/ S. 1665, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act, specifically about the liability provisions. H.R. 3458/S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act, specifically about the liability provisions. General lobbying with regard to carbon tax and related immunity provisions. General lobbying with regard to climate change immunity.
Client expense: $1,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the protection of and access to public lands, including the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (H.R.1225), the Restore Our Parks Act (S.500), Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R. 3195/S. 1081); permit streamlining, including SOAR Act (S.1665/H.R.3879) and Recreation Not Red Tape Act (H.R. 3458/S. 1967), and the Fiscal Year 2021 Interior Appropriations Bill.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (S. 1081/H.R. 3195 and H.R. 7092) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (H.R. 1225) Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (S. 1665 /H.R. 3879) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422/H.R. 7092) Issues related to increased access for electric bicycles
Client expense: $28,725 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (S. 1665; H.R. 3879) Outdoors for All Act (H.R. 4512; S. 1458) Transit to Trails (S. 2467; H.R. 4273) Unintroduced gateway community relief and stimulus bill
Client expense: $14,414 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 403 The Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act introduced by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA20) to establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in San Benito and Fresno Counties, California, to designate the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in such counties, and for other purposes. H.R. 1225 Restore our Parks and Public Lands Act by Rob Bishop and 127 cosponsors to establish, fund and provide for the use of amounts on National Park Service and Public Lands Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs and for other services H.R. 2456 titled the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2019 with prime sponsor Diana DeGette (D-CO1) to designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and for other purposes. HR 2199 titled Central Coast Heritage Protection Act by U.S. Rep. Nita M Lowey (D-NY17) and U.S. Rep. Salad Carbijal (D-CA24) to designate certain Federal land in the State of California as wilderness and for other purposes. HR 3879 Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreational Purposes by U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland. The legislation reduces the rules and regulations on special purpose events. HR 3458 The Recreation Not Red Tape Act by U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT01) purpose is to promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes.It would fill a needed gap between protections for backcountry areas like Wilderness, and flexible multiple-use management that also poses risks for inappropriate development. HR 5445-Stewart-Endangered Species Act: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to encourage the construction of critical infrastructure, and for other purposes. HR 5705-Cheney-Endangeed Species Act: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to restrict the Secretarys ability to alter permits, and for other purposes. HR 5775-Lowenthal-Utah, Colorado Plateau & Great Basin Wilderness. Would designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah HR 2642-Kilmer-Wilderness. Would designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington S 500: This bill (1) establishes the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and (2) requires 50% of all energy development revenues for FY2019-FY2023 to be deposited into such fund. Amounts deposited in the fund must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year and must be used for meeting the priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Permitting of outfitted and guided and other recreational use of federal lands and waters; H.R. 316, Guides and Outfitters (GO) Act; S. 1665, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act. H.R.3879, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (S. 1665; H.R. 3879) Outdoors for All Act (H.R. 4512; S. 1458) Transit to Trails (S. 2467; H.R. 4273) Unintroduced gateway community relief and stimulus bill
Client expense: $21,784 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
In support of the CORE Act, H.R. 823 & S. 241; H.R. 2435, Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act; S. 1665, SOAR Act; H.R. 3879, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act; S.500, Restore Our Parks Act; H.R. 1225, Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act; S. 1081/H.R.3195 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act; H.R. 2546; H.R. 4273/S.2467, Transit to Trails Act; H.R. 3458/ S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act; general funding for public lands maintenance and conservation; funding to support BEA study and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy and in support of efforts to curb carbon emissions and combat climate change.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
S 47, Natural Resources Management Act S 67/HR 376, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2019 S 90, Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act S 434, A bill to provide for a report on the maintenance of Federal land holdings under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. S 500/HR 1225, Restore Our Parks Act S 1295/HR 2485, Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2019 S 1527, RTP Funding Transparency Act S 1665/HR 3879, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act S 1768, Native Species Protection Act S 1967/HR 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S 2580/HR 3052, Appropriations for the Dept. of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act, 2020 S 3422, Great American Outdoors Act HR 316, Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act HR 403, Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act HR 1664, National Monument Creation and Protection Act HR 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 2546, Protecting America's Wilderness Act
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the protection of and access to public lands, including the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (H.R.1225), the Restore Our Parks Act (S.500), Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R. 3195/S. 1081); permit streamlining, including SOAR Act (S.1665/H.R.3879) and Recreation Not Red Tape Act (H.R. 3458/S. 1967), and the Fiscal Year 2021 Interior Appropriations Bill.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H. Res. 109, Green New Deal, specifically preemption and maintaining a private right of action. H.R. 3879/ S. 1665, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act, specifically about the liability provisions. H.R. 3458/S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act, specifically about the liability provisions. General lobbying with regard to carbon tax and related immunity provisions. General lobbying with regard to climate change immunity.
Client expense: $1,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the protection of and access to public lands, including the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (HR 1225), the Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500), Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R. 3195/S. 1081); permit streamlining, including SOAR Act (S. 1665/H.R. 3879) and Recreation Not Red Tape Act (H.R. 3458/S. 1967), the Fiscal Year 2021 Interior Appropriations Bill, and the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (S. 1665; H.R. 3879) Outdoors for All Act (H.R. 4512; S. 1458) Transit to Trails (S. 2467; H.R. 4273) Unintroduced gateway community relief and stimulus bill
Client expense: $21,784 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2020 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (S. 1081/H.R. 3195) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (H.R. 1225) Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (S. 1665 /H.R. 3879) Issues related to increased access for electric bicycles
Client expense: $28,725 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Support for H.R. 4512 Outdoors for All Act; H.R. 4273/S. 2467 Transit to Trails; H.R.3879 - Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act; End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020; Public Land Renewable Energy Act H.R. 3794/S. 2666; H.R. 1373, the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act; H.R. 5435 American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019; H.R.2491 - Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019; H.R. 2250, NW CA Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act; H.R. 2199, Central Coast Heritage Protection Act; H.R. 2215, the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act; S.3202 - End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020; H.R.5598 - Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act; S.3127 - Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act; H.R.2546 - Protecting America's Wilderness Act; H.R. 2546 - Colorado Wilderness Act; H.R. 5153, Indian Buffalo Management Act; H.R. 2181/S. 1079 Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act; H.R.5636 - Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020; S.1386 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2019; S.2461 - Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2019; S.1081/HR 3195 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act; H.R.3716 - Small County PILT Parity Act; H.R.4346 - Bonding Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019; H.R.2711 - Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019; H.R. 823 - Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act; S. 3320 Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Act; S.3288 - PUBLIC Lands Act; S.3422 - Great American Outdoors Act; S.1765 - Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act; H.R.3681 - Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2019; S. 1863, Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2019 (Support); S. 2340, Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act (Support); S. 2827, African American Burial Grounds Network Act (Support); S. 3331, Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification and Land Exchange Act (Support); S. 2891, the Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 (Support); H.R.4364 - Taxpayer Fairness for Resource Development Act of 2019; H.R.5606 - Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act; H.R. 139, the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act; H.R. 3250, the Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald School Act of 2019; and S. 2882 - Wildfire Defense Act. Expressed views on: Potential nomination of William Perry Pendley for BLM Director; S.1317 - American Mineral Security Act; nomination of Katharine MacGregor for DOI Deputy Sec. position; forthcoming legislation on Bonneville Shoreline Trail / Wasatch, UT; H.R.5859 - Trillion Trees Act; and S.2657 - Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019.
Client expense: $37,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Permitting of outfitted and guided and other recreational use of federal lands and waters; H.R. 316, Guides and Outfitters (GO) Act; S. 1665, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act. H.R.3879, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Restore Our Parks Act - Senate 500 & Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act - House 1225 Support the American-made RV industry and help grow rural prosperity by advocating for increased federal investment in campground modernization and expansion on public lands. Encourages federal land agencies to utilize volunteers, partnerships, and concessioners more frequently to help address this need. The Recreation Not Red-Tape Act (H.R. 3458) and Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (H.R. 3879), (S. 1967) Simplifying Outodoor Access for Recreation Act (S. 1665) (SOAR Act) The Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act expands access to outdoor experiences by improving outfitter and guide permitting systems. This legislation simplifies processes, increases flexibility in allowed activities, improves fee collection procedures and much more. All these provisions supported by members of the outdoor industry and conservation community will positively impact a wide range of organizations that deliver facilitated recreation experiences, including for-profit and non-profit guides and outfitters, university recreation programs and volunteer-based clubs. USDA Forest Service NEPA Rule The USDA Forest Service manages over 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands across 44 states and territories. These public lands amount to approximately 30 percent of all federally owned lands and comprise approximately 8 percent of the land area in the United States. Forest Service infrastructure consists of a variety of diverse assets that include over 370,000 miles of roads, 13,400 road and trail bridges, 159,000 miles of trails, 1,700 dams and reservoirs, 1,500 communication sites, 40,000 facilities and 27,000 recreation sites. More than $5.2 billion in infrastructure repairs and maintenance have been postponed year-over- year, otherwise known as, deferred maintenance. oTransportation Infrastructure: $3.7 billion (includes all roads, trails, bridges, and tunnels) oAll other facilities: $1.5 billion (Includes buildings, housing, campgrounds, dams, waste water systems, water systems, utility systems, parking areas, marinas, aviation hangars, airfield pavements, towers, interpretive sites)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Advocate for passage of the Restore Our Parks Act (H.R. 1225/ S. 1001), federal trails maintenance, and Simplifying Access to Outdoors and Recreation (SOAR) Act (S. 1665/H.R. 3879).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 403 The Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act introduced by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA20) to establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in San Benito and Fresno Counties, California, to designate the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in such counties, and for other purposes. H.R. 1225 Restore our Parks and Public Lands Act by Rob Bishop and 127 cosponsors to establish, fund and provide for the use of amounts on National Park Service and Public Lands Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs and for other services H.R. 2456 titled the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2019 with prime sponsor Diana DeGette (D-CO1) to designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and for other purposes. HR 2199 titled Central Coast Heritage Protection Act by U.S. Rep. Nita M Lowey (D-NY17) and U.S. Rep. Salad Carbijal (D-CA24) to designate certain Federal land in the State of California as wilderness and for other purposes. HR 3879 Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreational Purposes by U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland. The legislation reduces the rules and regulations on special purpose events. HR 3458 The Recreation Not Red Tape Act by U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT01) purpose is to promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes.It would fill a needed gap between protections for backcountry areas like Wilderness, and flexible multiple-use management that also poses risks for inappropriate development. HR 5445-Stewart-Endangered Species Act: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to encourage the construction of critical infrastructure, and for other purposes. HR 5705-Cheney-Endangeed Species Act: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to restrict the Secretarys ability to alter permits, and for other purposes. HR 5775-Lowenthal-Utah, Colorado Plateau & Great Basin Wilderness. Would designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah HR 2642-Kilmer-Wilderness. Would designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington S 500: This bill (1) establishes the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and (2) requires 50% of all energy development revenues for FY2019-FY2023 to be deposited into such fund. Amounts deposited in the fund must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year and must be used for meeting the priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2019 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
In support of the CORE Act, H.R. 823 & S. 241; H.R. 2435, Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act; S. 1665, SOAR Act; H.R. 3879, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act; S.500, Restore Our Parks Act; H.R. 1225, Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act; S. 1081/H.R.3195 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act; H.R. 2546; H.R. 4273/S.2467, Transit to Trails Act; H.R. 3458/ S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act; general funding for public lands maintenance and conservation; funding to support BEA study and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy and in support of efforts to curb carbon emissions and combat climate change.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the protection of and access to public lands, including the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (HR 1225), the Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500), Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R. 3195/S. 1081); permit streamlining, including SOAR Act (S. 1665/H.R. 3879) and Recreation Not Red Tape Act (H.R. 3458/S. 1967), and the Fiscal Year 2020 Interior Appropriations Bill.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H. Res. 109, Green New Deal, specifically preemption and maintaining a private right of action. H.R. 3879/ S. 1665, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act, specifically about the liability provisions. H.R. 3458/S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act, specifically about the liability provisions. General lobbying with regard to carbon tax and related immunity provisions. General lobbying with regard to climate change immunity.
Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the protection of and access to public lands, including the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (HR 1225), the Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500), Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R. 3195/S. 1081); permit streamlining, including SOAR Act (S. 1665/H.R. 3879) and Recreation Not Red Tape Act (H.R. 3458/S. 1967), and the Fiscal Year 2020 Interior Appropriations Bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
S 47, Natural Resources Management Act S 67/HR 376, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2019 S 90, Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act S 434, A bill to provide for a report on the maintenance of Federal land holdings under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. S 500/HR 1225, Restore Our Parks Act S 1295/HR 2485, Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2019 S 1527, RTP Funding Transparency Act S 1665/HR 3879, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act S 1768, Native Species Protection Act S 1967/HR 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S 2580/HR 3052, Appropriations for the Dept. of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act, 2020 HR 316, Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act HR 403, Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act HR 1664, National Monument Creation and Protection Act HR 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2019 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (S. 1081/H.R. 3195) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (HR 1225) Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (S. 1665/H.R. 3879) Issues related to increased access for electric bicycles
Client expense: $28,725 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (S. 1665; H.R. 3879) Outdoors for All Act (H.R. 4512; S. 1458) Transit to Trails (S. 2467; H.R. 4273)
Client expense: $7,047 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2019 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Restore Our Parks Act - Senate 500 & Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act - House 1225 Support the American-made RV industry and help grow rural prosperity by advocating for increased federal investment in campground modernization and expansion on public lands. Encourages federal land agencies to utilize volunteers, partnerships, and concessioners more frequently to help address this need. The Recreation Not Red-Tape Act (H.R. 3458) and Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (H.R. 3879), (S. 1967) Simplifying Outodoor Access for Recreation Act (S. 1665) (SOAR Act) The Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act expands access to outdoor experiences by improving outfitter and guide permitting systems. This legislation simplifies processes, increases flexibility in allowed activities, improves fee collection procedures and much more. All these provisions supported by members of the outdoor industry and conservation community will positively impact a wide range of organizations that deliver facilitated recreation experiences, including for-profit and non-profit guides and outfitters, university recreation programs and volunteer-based clubs. USDA Forest Service NEPA Rule The USDA Forest Service manages over 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands across 44 states and territories. These public lands amount to approximately 30 percent of all federally owned lands and comprise approximately 8 percent of the land area in the United States. Forest Service infrastructure consists of a variety of diverse assets that include over 370,000 miles of roads, 13,400 road and trail bridges, 159,000 miles of trails, 1,700 dams and reservoirs, 1,500 communication sites, 40,000 facilities and 27,000 recreation sites. More than $5.2 billion in infrastructure repairs and maintenance have been postponed year-over- year, otherwise known as, deferred maintenance. oTransportation Infrastructure: $3.7 billion (includes all roads, trails, bridges, and tunnels) oAll other facilities: $1.5 billion (Includes buildings, housing, campgrounds, dams, waste water systems, water systems, utility systems, parking areas, marinas, aviation hangars, airfield pavements, towers, interpretive sites)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Advocate for introduction and passage of the Restore Our Parks Act (H.R. 1225/ S. 1001), federal trails maintenance, and Simplifying Access to Outdoors and Recreation (SOAR) Act (S. 1665/H.R. 3879).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 403 The Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act introduced by U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA20) to establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in San Benito and Fresno Counties, California, to designate the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in such counties, and for other purposes. H.R. 179 The Acre In, Acre Out Act introduced by U.S. Rep. H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA9) to provide for no net increase in the total acreage of certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service, and for other purposes. S. 241 The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act introduced by U.S. Senator Michael Bennett to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes and H.R. 823 by U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO2) to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.The CORE Act unites and improves four previously introduced bills: the Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness, and Camp Hale Legacy Act, the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act, the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act, and the Curecanti National Recreation Area Boundary Establishment Act. 10/31/2019 passed the US House and sent to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. H.R. 572 Restoring Access to Public Lands Act introduced by U.S. Rep Doug LaMalfa and U.S. Rep. McClintock to release certain Federal land in California from wilderness study, and for other purposes. S. 90 Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act introduced by U.S. Sen. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney to limit the establishment or extension of national monuments in the State of Utah. H.R. 580 Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act by U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, Doug Lamborn and Don Young to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the transparency and oversight of land conveyances involving disposal or acquisition of National Forest System lands or Bureau of Land Management public lands, to provide protections and certainty for private landowners related to resurveying such public lands, and for other purposes. No AMA position. S. 241 The Colorado Trails Preservation Act by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and H.R. 823 by U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO2) to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.The CORE Act unites and improves four previously introduced bills: the Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness, and Camp Hale Legacy Act, the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act, the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act, and the Curecanti National Recreation Area Boundary Establishment Act. H.R. 755 Black Mountain Range and Bullhead City Land Exchange Act of 2019 by U.S. Rep. Paul A. Gozar (R-AZ-4) to authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Bullhead City, Arizona, and for other purposes. H.R. 1225 Restore out Parks and Public Lands Act by Rob Bishop and 127 cosponsors to establish, fund and provide for the use of amounts on National Park Service and Public Lands Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs and for other services H.R. 1276 American Public Land Act by Alan S. Lowenthal and 12 cosponsors to reaffirm the policy of the United States with respect to management authority over public lands and for other purposes. It retains public lands unless there is passed legislation otherwise H.R. 2456 titled the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2019 with prime sponsor Diana DeGette (D-CO1) to designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and for other purposes. HR 2199 titled Central Coast Heritage Protection Act by U.S. Rep. Nita M Lowey (D-NY17) and U.S. Rep. Salad Carbijal (D-CA24) to designate certain Federal land in the State of California as wilderness and for other purposes. HR 3195 titled the Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act with prime sponsor U.S. Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ2) S 500 titled Restore Our Parks Act by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Registration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service and for other purposes. S. 827 titled Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act with prime sponsor Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI2) to designate certain National Forest System Land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 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. S. 1311 titled Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019 by prime sponsor U.S. Sen. Marie Cantwell (D-WA) to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System. S. 1695 titled Human Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act by prime sponsor U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) to amend the Wilderness Act to allow local federal officials to determine in which nonmotorized uses may be permitted in Wilderness Areas and for other purposes. S. 1665 titled the SOAR Act by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) to modify the procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units and for other purposes. H.R. 3742 Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA), a HR bill to fund state-based conservation efforts for more than 12,000 species of fish, wildlife, and plants, was introduced by Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) Vice-Chair Representative Debbie Dingell (MI) and CSC Member Representative Jeff Fortenberry (NE). HR 3879 Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreational Purposes by U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland. The legislation reduces the rules and regulations on special purpose events. H.R.3055 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] (Introduced 06/03/2019) Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020. Amendment to about moving the BLM to Grand Junction, Colorado. HR 3458 The Recreation Not Red Tape Act by U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT01) purpose is to promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes.It would fill a needed gap between protections for backcountry areas like Wilderness, and flexible multiple-use management that also poses risks for inappropriate development. HR2181 The Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019 by US Rep. Ben Ray Lujan(D-MN 03) The bill is targeting oil and gas production areas but also limits access for motorized recreation in about 316,000 acres. 10/31/2019 passed the US House and sent to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. HR 1373 The Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act by US Rep. Paul M. Grijalva. The bill restricts motorized recreation in about 1 million acres of public lands in Northern Arizona. The area also has large tracts of uranium deposits. 10/31/2019 passed the US House and sent to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service