Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 18, 2021
Latest Action
January 5, 2023
Primary Sponsor
A. Donald McEachinDemocratic(VA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
100pct
686d open
vs 9,698 other HR bills in the 117th — cohort avg 63d
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act This act directs the Department of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a study area comprised of cities and counties in Virginia and counties in North Carolina as a National Heritage Area to be known as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area. The study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the people and culture of the United States; and (2) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use.
Yes
391
No
36
Present
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Not Voting
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Party Breakdown
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Filing registrants (4)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 803, Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety, and supporting Amendments No. 62 and No. 49 in particular. S. 1000, the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 4350, The National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, in favor of public lands provisions. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp Natural Heritage Area Act, in favor of the legislation. S 2836, Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, opposing provisions of the legislation related to biomass energy and reduction in public input in forest management decisions. S 2561, A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2564, Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2806, Wildfire Emergency Act, opposing those provisions that allow harvest without public participation as being overly broad. S 1734, National Prescribed Fire Act, supporting provisions that limit the scope of the legislation. S 2404, The Western Wildfire Support Act, in support of the legislation. S 2650, Wildfire Resilient Communities Act, in support of the legislation. S 904, MAPLand Act, in support of the legislation. S. 3911, The Shenandoah Mountain Act of 2022, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 7900 / S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for the year 2023, supporting the inclusion of public lands provisions. S 2372 / HR 2773, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act S. 2561, A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that a land resource management plan or land use plan approved, amended, or revised under those Acts shall not be considered to be a continuing Federal agency action or constitute a discretionary Federal involvement or control for a distinct Federal purpose, and for other purposes. HR 9103, To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes, supporting the legislation in its entirety. H.R. 7776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023, opposing the inclusion of provisions that would expedite the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and in favor of provisions that would protect public lands in the George Washington National Forest.
Became Public Law No: 117-331.
Became Public Law No: 117-331.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9730)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Sources: Congress.gov · House Clerk roll-call votes
| house |
| On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Passed |
| September 28, 2021 |
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2022 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
A bill to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of Illinois (S 795) Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion Act (HR 920/S. 270) To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. (HR 3600) African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act (S. 3667/HR 6805) The Historic Preservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 6589) Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act (H.R. 8719) New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act (H.R. 820) Springfield Race Riot National Monument Act (S. 305) Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery as the "Arlington House National Historic Site". (H.J. Res. 90/S.J. Res. 57) Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act (S. 1471/H.R. 2930) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 1154) Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 9344/S. 5124) The Historic Preservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 6589)
Client expense: $31,821 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376 and Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program; USDA agriculture conservation programs and technical assistance; New Markets Tax Credit; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act; urban parks funding Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act (H.R. 6707) The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2023 (2023 Farm Bill). USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program; USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program; USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service: Rural Business Development Grants; USDA: Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program, Local Agriculture Market Program. American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 4995/H.R. 5118) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Disaster Reforestation Act (S. 2768/H.R. 4210) Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) - implementation (conservation and recreation programs) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Landowner Easement Rights Act (S. 3989/ H.R. 7021) Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act (H.R. 4202) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (S. 2792/H.R. 7900) - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience funding - implementation Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act (H.R. 7801) Rural Outdoor Investment Act (S. 3583) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - implementation U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) USDA Farm Service Agency Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Grant program - implementation USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Request for Public Input About Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act Funding (Docket ID: NRCS-2022-0015) U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Laura Daniel-Davis as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding Compensatory Mitigation Mechanisms U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act document on Migratory Bird Permits, Authorizing Incidental Take of Migratory Birds (Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2021_0105). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Wide Mitigation Policies U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Compensatory Mitigation Policy White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2022 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 803, Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety, and supporting Amendments No. 62 and No. 49 in particular. S. 1000, the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 4350, The National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, in favor of public lands provisions. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp Natural Heritage Area Act, in favor of the legislation. S 2836, Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, opposing provisions of the legislation related to biomass energy and reduction in public input in forest management decisions. S 2561, A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2564, Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2806, Wildfire Emergency Act, opposing those provisions that allow harvest without public participation as being overly broad. S 1734, National Prescribed Fire Act, supporting provisions that limit the scope of the legislation. S 2404, The Western Wildfire Support Act, in support of the legislation. S 2650, Wildfire Resilient Communities Act, in support of the legislation. S 904, MAPLand Act, in support of the legislation. S. 3911, The Shenandoah Mountain Act of 2022, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 7900 / S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for the year 2023, supporting the inclusion of public lands provisions. S 2372 / HR 2773, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act S. 2561, A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that a land resource management plan or land use plan approved, amended, or revised under those Acts shall not be considered to be a continuing Federal agency action or constitute a discretionary Federal involvement or control for a distinct Federal purpose, and for other purposes. HR 9103, To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes, supporting the legislation in its entirety.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2022 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376 and Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program; USDA agriculture conservation programs and technical assistance; New Markets Tax Credit; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act; urban parks funding Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act (H.R. 6707) American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Disaster Reforestation Act (S. 2768/H.R. 4210) Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) - implementation (conservation and recreation programs) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Landowner Easement Rights Act (S. 3989/ H.R. 7021) Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (S. 2792/H.R. 7900) - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act (H.R. 7801) Rural Outdoor Investment Act (S. 3583) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - implementation U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Laura Daniel-Davis as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding Compensatory Mitigation Mechanisms U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act document on Migratory Bird Permits, Authorizing Incidental Take of Migratory Birds (Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2021_0105). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Wide Mitigation Policies U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Compensatory Mitigation Policy White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2022 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 803, Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety, and supporting Amendments No. 62 and No. 49 in particular. S. 1000, the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 4350, The National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, in favor of public lands provisions. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp Natural Heritage Area Act, in favor of the legislation. S 2836, Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, opposing provisions of the legislation related to biomass energy and reduction in public input in forest management decisions. S 2561, A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2564, Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2806, Wildfire Emergency Act, opposing those provisions that allow harvest without public participation as being overly broad. S 1734, National Prescribed Fire Act, supporting provisions that limit the scope of the legislation. S 2404, The Western Wildfire Support Act, in support of the legislation. S 2650, Wildfire Resilient Communities Act, in support of the legislation. S 904, MAPLand Act, in support of the legislation. S. 3911, The Shenandoah Mountain Act of 2022, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 7900 / S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for the year 2023, supporting the inclusion of public lands provisions. S 2372 / HR 2773, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act S. 2561, A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that a land resource management plan or land use plan approved, amended, or revised under those Acts shall not be considered to be a continuing Federal agency action or constitute a discretionary Federal involvement or control for a distinct Federal purpose, and for other purposes.
2022 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program; USDA agriculture conservation programs and technical assistance; New Markets Tax Credit; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act; urban parks funding American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Disaster Reforestation Act (S. 2768/H.R. 4210) Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) - implementation (conservation and recreation programs) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Landowner Easement Rights Act (S. 3989/ H.R. 7021) Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7900) - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act (H.R. 7801) Rural Outdoor Investment Act (S. 3583) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - implementation U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Laura Daniel-Davis as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act document on Migratory Bird Permits, Authorizing Incidental Take of Migratory Birds (Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2021_0105). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities
2022 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 803, Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety, and supporting Amendments No. 62 and No. 49 in particular. S. 1000, the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 4350, The National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, in favor of public lands provisions. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp Natural Heritage Area Act, in favor of the legislation. S 2836, Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, opposing provisions of the legislation related to biomass energy and reduction in public input in forest management decisions. S 2561, A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2564, Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2806, Wildfire Emergency Act, opposing those provisions that allow harvest without public participation as being overly broad. S 1734, National Prescribed Fire Act, supporting provisions that limit the scope of the legislation. S 2404, The Western Wildfire Support Act, in support of the legislation. S 2650, Wildfire Resilient Communities Act, in support of the legislation. S 904, MAPLand Act, in support of the legislation. S. 3911, The Shenandoah Mountain Act of 2022, supporting the legislation in its entirety.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program; USDA agriculture conservation programs and technical assistance; New Markets Tax Credit; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act; urban parks funding American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Disaster Reforestation Act (S. 2768/H.R. 4210) Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) - implementation (conservation and recreation programs) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program - implementation Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Rural Outdoor Investment Act (S. 3583) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - implementation U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Laura Daniel-Davis as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - confirmation of Martha Williams as Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act document on Migratory Bird Permits, Authorizing Incidental Take of Migratory Birds (Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2021_0105). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities
2021 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S.795 - A bill to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of Illinois. HR 1884/S. 915 - Save Oak Flat Act. HR 920/S. 270 - Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (HR 4164/S. 2256) To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. (HR 3600) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Act (HR 1154, S. 470) Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act (HR 2930/S. 1471) New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act (H.R. 820) Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497) Pullman National Historical Park Act (H.R. 2626)
Client expense: $37,152 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S.795 - A bill to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of Illinois. HR 920/S. 270 - Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. (HR 3600) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Act (HR 1154, S. 470) Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497)
Client expense: $80,294 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Park Service (NPS), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
H.R.149 - Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Landmark Act H.R.250 - January 8th National Memorial Act H.R.268 - To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes. H.R.920 - Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion Act H.R.1154 - Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act H.R.1316 - National Heritage Area Act of 2021 H.R.1469 - York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2021 H.R.3222 - Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act H.R.2497 - Amache National Historic Site Act H.R.2793 - Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021 H.R.4706 - Blackwell School National Historic Site Act S.470 - Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act S.491 - York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2021 S.511 - Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act S.753 - Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021 S.795 - Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act S.990 - Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2021 S.1284 - Amache National Historic Site Act S.1317 - Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act S.1318 - Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act S.1320 - Chiricahua National Park Act S.1321 - Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2021 S.1643 - Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act S.1942 - National Heritage Area Act S.2490 - Blackwell School National Historic Site Act S.2887 - Outdoors for All Act S.3266 - Outdoor Recreation Act No Leg Yet Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools Study Act African American Burial Grounds Networt Act
Client expense: $162,711 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 803, Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety, and supporting Amendments No. 62 and No. 49 in particular. S. 1000, the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 4350, The National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, in favor of public lands provisions. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp Natural Heritage Area Act, in favor of the legislation. S 2836, Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, opposing provisions of the legislation related to biomass energy and reduction in public input in forest management decisions. S 2561, A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2564, Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2806, Wildfire Emergency Act, opposing those provisions that allow harvest without public participation as being overly broad. S 1734, National Prescribed Fire Act, supporting provisions that limit the scope of the legislation. S 2404, The Western Wildfire Support Act, in support of the legislation. S 2650, Wildfire Resilient Communities Act, in support of the legislation. S 904, MAPLand Act, in support of the legislation.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S.795 - A bill to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of Illinois. HR 920/S. 270 - Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. (HR 3600) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Act (HR 1154, S. 470) Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497)
Client expense: $75,294 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Park Service (NPS), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program; USDA agriculture conservation programs and technical assistance; New Markets Tax Credit; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act; urban parks funding American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - implementation U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Laura Daniel-Davis as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management; Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Clean Water Act 404(c) process for Bristol Bay in Alaska U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - confirmation of Martha Williams as Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act document on Migratory Bird Permits, Authorizing Incidental Take of Migratory Birds (Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2021_0105). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities
2021 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 803, Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety, and supporting Amendments No. 62 and No. 49 in particular. S. 1000, the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 4350, The National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, in favor of public lands provisions. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp Natural Heritage Area Act, in favor of the legislation. S 2836, Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, opposing provisions of the legislation related to biomass energy and reduction in public input in forest management decisions. S 2561, A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2564, Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S 2806, Wildfire Emergency Act, opposing those provisions that allow harvest without public participation as being overly broad. S 1734, National Prescribed Fire Act, supporting provisions that limit the scope of the legislation. S 2404, The Western Wildfire Support Act, in support of the legislation. S 2650, Wildfire Resilient Communities Act, in support of the legislation. S 904, MAPLand Act, in support of the legislation.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S.795 - A bill to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of Illinois. HR 920/S. 270 - Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. (HR 3600) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Act (HR 1154, S. 470) Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497)
Client expense: $40,917 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Park Service (NPS), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
H.R.820 - New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act H.R.1154 - Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act H.R.1316 - National Heritage Area Act of 2021 H.R.2497 - To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes H.R.3818 - Lincoln Home National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act H.R.4706 - Blackwell School National Historic Site Act S.470 - Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act S.1942 - National Heritage Area Act S.2490 - Blackwell School National Historic Site Act No Leg Yet Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools Study Act Alabama Blackbelt National Heritage Area Big Bend Expansion Mississippi Civil Rights
Client expense: $174,777 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
2021 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S.795 - A bill to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of Illinois. HR 1884/S. 915 - Save Oak Flat Act. HR 920/S. 270 - Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (HR 4164/S. 2256) To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. (HR 3600) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Act (HR 1154, S. 470) Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act (HR 2930/S. 1471) New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act (H.R. 820) Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497) Pullman National Historical Park Act (H.R. 2626)
Client expense: $37,152 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Park Service (NPS), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2021 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
H.R.820 - New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act H.R.920 - Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion Act H.R.1075 - Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act H.R.1154 - Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act H.R.1316 - National Heritage Area Act of 2021 H.R.2359 - To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes H.R.2497 - To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes H.R.2626 - Pullman National Historical Park Act S.31 - Protect Utahs Rural Economy Act S.177 - Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act S.192 - River Democracy Act of 2021 S.455 - Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S.470 - Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act S.491 - York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2021 S.753 - Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021 S.1317 - Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act S.1320 - Chiricahua National Park Act S.1769 - Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act No Leg Yet African American Burial Grounds Network Act Blackwell School National Historic Site Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools Study Act
Client expense: $188,134 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
H.R.820 - New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act H.R.920 - Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion Act H.R.1075 - Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act H.R.1154 - Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act H.R.1316 - National Heritage Area Act of 2021 H.R.2359 - To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes H.R.2497 - To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes H.R.2626 - Pullman National Historical Park Act S.31 - Protect Utahs Rural Economy Act S.177 - Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act S.192 - River Democracy Act of 2021 S.455 - Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S.470 - Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act S.491 - York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2021 S.753 - Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021 S.1317 - Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act S.1320 - Chiricahua National Park Act S.1769 - Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act No Leg Yet African American Burial Grounds Network Act Blackwell School National Historic Site Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools Study Act
Client expense: $188,134 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
2021 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S.795 - A bill to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of Illinois. HR 1884/S. 915 - Save Oak Flat Act. HR 920/S. 270 - Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (HR 8842/S. 170) To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. (HR 3600) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Act (HR 1154, S. 470) Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act (HR 2930/S. 1471) New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act (H.R. 820) Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497) Pullman National Historical Park Act (H.R. 2626)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2021 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S.795 - A bill to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of Illinois. HR 1884/S. 915 - Save Oak Flat Act. HR 920/S. 270 - Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (HR 8842/S. 170) To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. (HR 3600) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Act (HR 1154, S. 470) Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act (HR 2930/S. 1471) New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act (H.R. 820) Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497) Pullman National Historical Park Act (H.R. 2626)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2021 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 803, Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety, and supporting Amendments No. 62 and No. 49 in particular. S. 1000, the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1154, Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2021 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program. Migratory Bird Protection Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 391 - 36 (Roll no. 303). (text: CR 7/26/2021 H3860)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 391 - 36 (Roll no. 303).(text: CR 7/26/2021 H3860)
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5496-5497)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1154.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3860-3861)
Mrs. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 77.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-104.
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Ordered to be Reported 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 National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
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| House |
| Markup by |
| July 14, 2021 |
| Natural Resources Committee | House | Referred to | February 18, 2021 |
| July 26, 2021 |
| Introduced in House | February 18, 2021 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
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