Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

Authorizations & Implementation Accelerating Appraisals and Conservation Efforts Act (S.3079/H.R.2468) 2024 Farm Bill (H.R. 8467) - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (H.R. 5045/S. 2620) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 594 /H.R. 1317) Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R. 655/S. 217) Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 (S. 4753) Farmland Access Act (S.2507) Federal Excise Tax on sportfishing and archery equipment from foreign manufacturers Federal Highway Administration Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program - implementation Federal Solar Energy Guidelines - proposed Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (H.R. 3424/S. 2631) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 9602) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 (H.R. 7257/S. 3738) Incentivizing REPI Sales Act (S. 5409) Increasing Land, Access, Security, and Opportunities Act (H.R. 3955/S. 2340) Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act (H.R. 6641) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act (S.3754/H.R. 7289) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (S.4638/H.R.8070) Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience funding - implementation North American Grasslands Conservation Act - proposed legislation Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve (OMNP&P) Establishment Act (S. 4216/H.R. 8182) Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act (S. 373/H.R. 913) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Senate resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of Aldo Leopold's Sand County Almanac U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Wide Mitigation Policies Working Waterfronts Preservation Act (S. 3180) Working Waterfronts Tax Credit Act (S. 4871)

Client expense: $140,000 · 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

H.R. 3437 - Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act (CORE Act) S. 594 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act H.R. 1317 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Authorizations & Implementation Accelerating Appraisals and Conservation Efforts Act (S.3079/H.R.2468) 2024 Farm Bill (H.R. 8467) - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (H.R. 5045/S. 2620) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 594 /H.R. 1317) Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R. 655/S. 217) Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 (S. 4753) Farmland Access Act (S.2507) Federal Excise Tax on sportfishing and archery equipment from foreign manufacturers Federal Highway Administration Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program - implementation Federal Solar Energy Guidelines - proposed Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (H.R. 3424/S. 2631) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 9602) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 (H.R. 7257/S. 3738) Incentivizing REPI Sales Act - proposed legislation Increasing Land, Access, Security, and Opportunities Act (H.R. 3955/S. 2340) Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act (H.R. 6641) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act (S.3754/H.R. 7289) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (S.4638/H.R.8070) Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience funding - implementation North American Grasslands Conservation Act - proposed legislation Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve (OMNP&P) Establishment Act (S. 4216/H.R. 8182) Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act (S. 373/H.R. 913) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Wide Mitigation Policies Working Waterfronts Preservation Act (S. 3180)

Authorizations & Implementation Accelerating Appraisals and Conservation Efforts Act (S.3079/H.R.2468) 2024 Farm Bill (H.R. 8467) - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (H.R. 5045/S. 2620) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 594 /H.R. 1317) Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R. 655/S. 217) Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 (S. 4753) Farmland Access Act (S.2507) Federal Excise Tax on sportfishing and archery equipment from foreign manufacturers Federal Highway Administration Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program - implementation Federal Solar Energy Guidelines - proposed Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (H.R. 3424/S. 2631) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 9602) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 (H.R. 7257/S. 3738) Incentivizing REPI Sales Act - proposed legislation Increasing Land, Access, Security, and Opportunities Act (H.R. 3955/S. 2340) Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act (H.R. 6641) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act (S.3754/H.R. 7289) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (S.4638/H.R.8070) Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience funding - implementation North American Grasslands Conservation Act - proposed legislation Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve (OMNP&P) Establishment Act (S. 4216/H.R. 8182) Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act (S. 373/H.R. 913) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Wide Mitigation Policies Working Waterfronts Preservation Act (S. 3180)

H.R. 3437 - Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act (CORE Act) S. 594 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act H.R. 1317 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Authorizations & Implementation Accelerating Appraisals and Conservation Efforts Act (S.3079/H.R.2468) 2024 Farm Bill (H.R. 8467) - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (H.R. 5045/S. 2620) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 594 /H.R. 1317) Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R. 655/S. 217) Farmland Access Act (S.2507) Federal Highway Administration Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program - implementation Federal Solar Energy Guidelines - proposed Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (H.R. 3424/S. 2631) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 (H.R. 7257/S. 3738) Incentivizing REPI Sales Act - proposed legislation Increasing Land, Access, Security, and Opportunities Act (H.R. 3955/S. 2340) Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act (H.R. 6641) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act (S.3754/H.R. 7289) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (S.4638/H.R.8070) Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience funding - implementation Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve (OMNP&P) Establishment Act (S 4216/H.R. 8182) Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act (S. 373/H.R. 913) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Wide Mitigation Policies Working Waterfronts Preservation Act (S. 3180)

H.R. 3437 - Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act S. 594 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act H.R. 1317 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Authorizations & Implementation Accelerating Appraisals and Conservation Efforts Act (S.3079/H.R.2468) 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 Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (H.R. 5045/S. 2620) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 594 /H.R. 1317) Farmland Access Act (S.2507) Federal Highway Administration Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program - implementation Federal Solar Energy Guidelines - proposed Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (H.R. 3424/S. 2631) Increasing Land, Access, Security, and Opportunities Act (H.R. 3955/S. 2340) Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act (H.R. 6641) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act (S.3754/H.R. 7289) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience funding - implementation Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act (S. 373/H.R. 913) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Wide Mitigation Policies Working Waterfronts Preservation Act (S. 3180)

H.R. 3437 - Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act S. 594 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act H.R. 1317 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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 Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 594 /H.R. 1317) Farmland Access Act (S.2507) Federal Highway Administration Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program - implementation Federal Solar Energy Guidelines - proposed Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (H.R. 3424/S. 2631) Increasing Land, Access, Security, and Opportunities Act (H.R. 3955/S. 2340) Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act (H.R. 6641) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670/S. 2226) - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience funding - implementation Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economics and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act (S. 373) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation 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 Working Waterfronts Preservation Act (S. 3180)

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 Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 594 /H.R. 1317) Farmland Access Act (S.2507) Federal Highway Administration Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program - implementation Federal Solar Energy Guidelines - proposed Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (H.R. 3424/S. 2631) Increasing Land, Access, Security, and Opportunities Act (H.R. 3955/S. 2340) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670/S. 2226) - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience funding - implementation Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economics and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act (S. 373) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation 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

H.R. 3437 - Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act S. 594 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act H.R. 1317 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3437 - Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act S. 594 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act H.R. 1317 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3437 - Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act S. 594 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act H.R. 1317 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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 Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation   Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 594 /H.R. 1317) Federal Solar Energy Guidelines - proposed Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (H.R. 3424) Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program within the Farm Service Agency Office of Outreach and Education (H.R.3955) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program)   National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience funding - implementation Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges)   Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economics and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act (S. 373) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation   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

H.R. 3437 - Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act S. 594 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act H.R. 1317 - Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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. Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 594 /H.R. 1317) Federal Solar Energy Guidelines - proposed Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience funding - implementation Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economics and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act (S. 373) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation 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