National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023

H.R. 3980 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 H.R. 6131 - Commercial Space Act of 2023 H.R. 9219 - Weather Data Taxpayer Protection Act S. ___ - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration authorization

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Issues relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), climate-ready fisheries, shifting fish stocks, Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, ocean exploration and mapping, seabed mining, climate change, marine debris, issues pertaining to the Water Resources and Development Act, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, coastal conservation, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, NOAA Organic Act, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA, shipping emissions, ocean carbon dioxide removal, placing a fee on plastic production, plastics provisions in a potential farm bill, and plastic pollution. Marine Wildlife, Fisheries H.R.3187/ S.1508 --To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. H.R.4587 -- To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment. S.3672 -- SHIFT Act: A bill to support healthy fisheries in dynamic ocean conditions, and for other purposes. H.R.6814 -- Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act H.R.7408 -- America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act H.R.8507-- To provide for the designation of areas within which fishing activities carried out using bottom trawls may be carried out. H.R.8508-- To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to reauthorize the bycatch reduction engineering program and establish the Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund. H.R.8705-- To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to reform the Marine Recreational Information Program of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and for other purposes. H.R.8788-- To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish the Fisheries and Ecological Resilience Program and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the competitiveness of domestic seafood producers in domestic and global seafood trade. H.R.5103 -- FISHES Act H.R.8862 -- Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024 Climate Change H.R.1-- Lower Energy Costs Act (regarding marine renewables, offshore drilling, and permitting) Potential legislation regarding shipping emissions, offshore oil and gas drilling, offshore wind and marine renewables, hydrogen energy, and ocean carbon dioxide removal S.647 / H.R.6872 -- Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S.1920 -- International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2023 H.R.4024/S.1917-- CleanShippingActof2023 H.R.5457-- To support carbon dioxide removal research and development, and for other purposes. S.2812 -- Carbon Dioxide Research and Development Act H.R.7054 / S.3615 - To require the Secretary of Energy to remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient air or seawater, and for other purposes. H.R.9013-- To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assess certain fees on shipping and other vessels, and for other purposes. Marine Debris and Plastic Pollution H.R.886/S.318-- To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes Potential legislation regarding plastic pollution S.2331 - Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.Res.584/ S.Res.296-- Expressing support for the designation of July as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". S.Res.296 -- A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.R.4561 / S.2728 -- Reducing Waste in National Parks Act H.R.5564/ S.2844 -- REDUCE Act S.2337-- Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.R.4561/ S.2728 -- To encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. H.R.6053/ S.3127 -- To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes. H.R.6654/ S.3440-- To prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes. H.R.6781-- To amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. H.Res.1352 / S.Res.763 -- Plastic Pollution Action Month 2024 S.4186 -- Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act S.4884 -- A bill to require that all new washing machines sold or offered for sale in the United States contain a microfiber filtration system. Other H.R.1705/ S.919-- To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. H.R.913/S.373-- RISEE 'Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems' Act Potential legislation regarding coastal conservation H.R.2950/ S.1381--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. H.Res.486 -- Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources. S.1449-- A bill to improve the environmental review process, and for other purposes. S. 1456 -- SPUR Act S.1399 -- Building American Energy Security Act of 2023 H.R.5239-- To prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that establishes a vessel slowdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico until the Secretary of Commerce completes a study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains, and for other purposes. H.R.1577-- To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process. H.R.5487 -- Help our Kelp Act H.R. 4536 -- To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes. H.R. 4537 -- To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. H.R.7106-- To amend the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. H.R.7797 -- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program on ocean fertilization and restoration research and development, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3980, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 H.R. 6131 - Commercial Space Act of 2023 H.R. 9219 - Weather Data Taxpayer Protection Act S. ___ - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration authorization

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167) Implementation of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) H.R. 3559 - Federal Aviation Administration Research and Development Act of 2023 H.R. 3980 - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 H.R. 6213 - The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence Weather Act Reauthorization (H.R. 6093) Discussion Draft of Plastics Health Research Act The Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024 (S. 4207) Discussion Draft of the Cures 2.0 Act Reforming the National Institutes of Health Framework for Discussion FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8070 and S. 4638) Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act (H.R. 8673) BIOSECURE Act (H.R. 7085) Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Critical Export (ENFORCE) Act (H.R. 8315) NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 8958) H.R. 9671 / S. 4664 Department of Energy Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024 Protect Americas Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act (H.R. 1398) Risky Research Review Act (S. 4667)

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3980, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 H.R.6131 - Commercial Space Act of 2023 H.R. ___ - weather data legislation S. ___ - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration authorization

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167) Implementation of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) H.R. 3559 - Federal Aviation Administration Research and Development Act of 2023 H.R. 3980 - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 H.R. 6213 - The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence Weather Act Reauthorization (H.R. 6093) Discussion Draft of Plastics Health Research Act The Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024 (S. 4207) Discussion Draft of the Cures 2.0 Act Reforming the National Institutes of Health Framework for Discussion FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8070) Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act (H.R. 8673) BIOSECURE Act (H.R. 7085) Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Critical Export (ENFORCE) Act (H.R. 8315)

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), climate-ready fisheries, shifting fish stocks, Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, ocean exploration and mapping, seabed mining, climate change, marine debris, issues pertaining to the Water Resources and Development Act, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, coastal conservation, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, NOAA Organic Act, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA, shipping emissions, ocean carbon dioxide removal, placing a fee on plastic production, plastics provisions in a potential farm bill, and plastic pollution. Marine Wildlife, Fisheries H.R.3187/ S.1508 --To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. H.R.4587 -- To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment. S.3672 -- SHIFT Act: A bill to support healthy fisheries in dynamic ocean conditions, and for other purposes. H.R.6814 -- Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act H.R.7408 -- America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act H.R.8507-- To provide for the designation of areas within which fishing activities carried out using bottom trawls may be carried out. H.R.8508-- To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to reauthorize the bycatch reduction engineering program and establish the Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund. H.R.8705-- To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to reform the Marine Recreational Information Program of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and for other purposes. H.R.8788-- To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish the Fisheries and Ecological Resilience Program and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the competitiveness of domestic seafood producers in domestic and global seafood trade. H.R.5103 -- FISHES Act H.R.8862 -- Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024 Climate Change H.R.1-- Lower Energy Costs Act (regarding marine renewables, offshore drilling, and permitting) Potential legislation regarding shipping emissions, offshore oil and gas drilling, offshore wind and marine renewables, hydrogen energy, and ocean carbon dioxide removal S.647 / H.R.6872 -- Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S.1920 -- International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2023 H.R.4024/S.1917-- CleanShippingActof2023 H.R.5457-- To support carbon dioxide removal research and development, and for other purposes. S.2812 -- Carbon Dioxide Research and Development Act H.R.7054 / S.3615 - To require the Secretary of Energy to remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient air or seawater, and for other purposes. Marine Debris and Plastic Pollution H.R.886/S.318-- To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes Potential legislation regarding plastic pollution S.2331 - Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.Res.584/ S.Res.296-- Expressing support for the designation of July as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". S.Res.296 -- A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.R.4561 / S.2728 -- Reducing Waste in National Parks Act H.R.5564/ S.2844 -- REDUCE Act S.2337-- Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.R.4561/ S.2728 -- To encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. H.R.6053/ S.3127 -- To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes. H.R.6654/ S.3440-- To prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes. H.R.6781-- To amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. H.Res.1352 / S.Res.763 -- Plastic Pollution Action Month 2024 S.4186 -- Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act Other H.R.1705/ S.919-- To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. H.R.913/S.373-- RISEE 'Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems' Act Potential legislation regarding coastal conservation H.R.2950/ S.1381--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. H.Res.486 -- Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources. S.1449-- A bill to improve the environmental review process, and for other purposes. S. 1456 -- SPUR Act S.1399 -- Building American Energy Security Act of 2023 H.R.5239-- To prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that establishes a vessel slowdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico until the Secretary of Commerce completes a study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains, and for other purposes. H.R.1577-- To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process. H.R.5487 -- Help our Kelp Act H.R. 4536 -- To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes. H.R. 4537 -- To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. H.R.7106-- To amend the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. H.R.7797 -- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program on ocean fertilization and restoration research and development, and for other purposes.

Issues relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3980, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 S. ___ - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration authorization

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167) Implementation of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) H.R. 3559 - Federal Aviation Administration Research and Development Act of 2023 H.R. 3980 - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 H.R. 6213 - The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Issues relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), climate-ready fisheries, shifting fish stocks, Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, ocean exploration and mapping, seabed mining, climate change, marine debris, issues pertaining to the Water Resources and Development Act, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, coastal conservation, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, NOAA Organic Act, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA, shipping emissions, ocean carbon dioxide removal, placing a fee on plastic production, plastics provisions in a potential farm bill, and plastic pollution. Marine Wildlife, Fisheries H.R.3187/ S.1508 --To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. H.R.4587 -- To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment. S.3672 -- SHIFT Act: A bill to support healthy fisheries in dynamic ocean conditions, and for other purposes. H.R.6814 -- Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act H.R.7408 -- America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act Climate Change H.R.1-- Lower Energy Costs Act (regarding marine renewables, offshore drilling, and permitting) Potential legislation regarding shipping emissions, offshore oil and gas drilling, offshore wind and marine renewables, hydrogen energy, and ocean carbon dioxide removal S.647 / H.R.6872 -- Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S.1920 -- International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2023 H.R.4024/S.1917-- CleanShippingActof2023 H.R.5457-- To support carbon dioxide removal research and development, and for other purposes. S.2812 -- Carbon Dioxide Research and Development Act Marine Debris and Plastic Pollution H.R.886/S.318-- To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes Potential legislation regarding plastic pollution S.2331 - Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.Res.584/ S.Res.296-- Expressing support for the designation of July as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". S.Res.296 -- A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.R.4561 / S.2728 -- Reducing Waste in National Parks Act H.R.5564/ S.2844 -- REDUCE Act S.2337-- Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.R.4561/ S.2728 -- To encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. H.R.6053/ S.3127 -- To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes. H.R.6654/ S.3440-- To prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes. H.R.6781-- To amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Other H.R.1705/ S.919-- To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. H.R.913/S.373-- RISEE 'Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems' Act Potential legislation regarding coastal conservation H.R.2950/ S.1381--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. H.Res.486 -- Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources. S.1449-- A bill to improve the environmental review process, and for other purposes. S. 1456 -- SPUR Act S.1399 -- Building American Energy Security Act of 2023 H.R.5239-- To prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that establishes a vessel slowdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico until the Secretary of Commerce completes a study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains, and for other purposes. H.R.1577-- To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process. H.R.5487 -- Help our Kelp Act H.R. 4536 -- To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes. H.R. 4537 -- To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. H.R.7106-- To amend the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. H.R.7797 -- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program on ocean fertilization and restoration research and development, and for other purposes.

Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167) Implementation of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) H.R. 3559 - Federal Aviation Administration Research and Development Act of 2023 H.R. 3980 - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 H.R. 6213 - The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Issues relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), climate-ready fisheries, shifting fish stocks, Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, ocean exploration and mapping, seabed mining, climate change, marine debris, issues pertaining to the Water Resources and Development Act, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, coastal conservation, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA, shipping emissions, ocean carbon dioxide removal, placing a fee on plastic production, plastics provisions in a potential farm bill, and plastic pollution. Marine Wildlife, Fisheries H.R.3187/ S.1508 --To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. H.R.4587 - To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment. Climate Change H.R.1-- Lower Energy Costs Act (regarding marine renewables, offshore drilling, and permitting) Potential legislation regarding shipping emissions, offshore oil and gas drilling, offshore wind and marine renewables, hydrogen energy, and ocean carbon dioxide removal S.647 / H.R.6872 -- Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S.1920 -- International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2023 H.R.4024/S.1917-- CleanShippingActof2023 H.R.5457-- To support carbon dioxide removal research and development, and for other purposes. S.2812 -- Carbon Dioxide Research and Development Act Marine Debris and Plastic Pollution H.R.886/S.318-- To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes Potential legislation regarding plastic pollution S.2331 - Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.Res.584/ S.Res.296-- Expressing support for the designation of July as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". S.Res.296 -- A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.R.4561 / S.2728 -- Reducing Waste in National Parks Act H.R.5564/ S.2844 -- REDUCE Act S.2337-- Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.R.4561/ S.2728 -- To encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. H.R.6053/ S.3127 -- To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes. H.R.6654/ S.3440-- To prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes. H.R.6781-- To amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Other H.R.1705/ S.919-- To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. H.R.913/S.373-- RISEE 'Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems' Act Potential legislation regarding coastal conservation H.R.2950/ S.1381--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. H.Res.486 -- Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources. S.1449-- A bill to improve the environmental review process, and for other purposes. S. 1456 -- SPUR Act S.1399 -- Building American Energy Security Act of 2023 H.R.5239-- To prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that establishes a vessel slowdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico until the Secretary of Commerce completes a study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains, and for other purposes. H.R.1577-- To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process. H.R.5487 -- Help our Kelp Act H.R. 4536 -- To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes. H.R. 4537 -- o prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3980 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023

Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Issues relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), climate-ready fisheries, shifting fish stocks, Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, ocean exploration and mapping, seabed mining, climate change, marine debris, issues pertaining to the Water Resources and Development Act, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, coastal conservation, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA, shipping emissions, ocean carbon dioxide removal, placing a fee on plastic production, plastics provisions in a potential farm bill, and plastic pollution. Marine Wildlife, Fisheries H.R.3187/ S.1508 --To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. H.R.4587 - To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment. Climate Change H.R.1-- Lower Energy Costs Act (regarding marine renewables, offshore drilling, and permitting) Potential legislation regarding shipping emissions, offshore oil and gas drilling, offshore wind and marine renewables, hydrogen energy, and ocean carbon dioxide removal S.647 -- Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S.1920 -- International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2023 H.R.4024/S.1917-- CleanShippingActof2023 H.R.5457-- To support carbon dioxide removal research and development, and for other purposes. S.2812 -- Carbon Dioxide Research and Development Act Marine Debris and Plastic Pollution H.R.886/S.318-- To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes Potential legislation regarding plastic pollution S.2331 - Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.Res.584/ S.Res.296-- Expressing support for the designation of July as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". S.Res.296 -- A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.R.4561 / S.2728 -- Reducing Waste in National Parks Act H.R.5564/ S.2844 -- REDUCE Act S.2337-- Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) Other H.R.1705/ S.919-- To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. H.R.913/S.373-- RISEE 'Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems' Act Potential legislation regarding coastal conservation H.R.2950/ S.1381--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. H.Res.486 -- Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources. S.1449-- A bill to improve the environmental review process, and for other purposes. S. 1456 -- SPUR Act S.1399 -- Building American Energy Security Act of 2023 H.R.5239-- To prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that establishes a vessel slowdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico until the Secretary of Commerce completes a study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains, and for other purposes. H.R.1577-- To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process. H.R.5487 -- Help our Kelp Act

Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167) Implementation of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) Federal Aviation Administration Research and Development Act of 2023 (H.R. 3559) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 (H.R. 3980) Discussion draft of National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

- Issues pertaining to development and dissemination of precipitation frequency estimates, particularly in relation to P.L. 117-316, The Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support (FLOODS) Act. - Issues pertaining to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, particularly in relation to probabilistic storm surge estimates, storm surge warnings, and rainfall gages - H.R. 3980, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 - reauthorization of P.L.109-430, the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Contact NOAA for Client on 2023-34 ESA Section 7 consultations for BSAI/GOA ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; and impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Communications with Client re: ongoing marine/oceans issues including: status of marine sanctuaries in the region, legislation, MSA/bycatch, the AK troll fishery salmon lawsuit, Hill staff changes, MMPA issues; fishery disaster reform; VIDA status; subsidies to the US commercial fishing industry ● Assist Client with signing a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions ● Assist Client to sign national letter to Congress urging more support for US seafood products in USDA programs

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Assist Client with signing a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions ● Assist Client to sign national letter to Congress urging more support for US seafood products in USDA programs ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; and impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff; West Coast sea otter reintroduction

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Conduct Hill staff meeting on FL fisheries issues ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on NOAAs whale-vessel speed rules (NP Right & Rices Whales); NOAAs Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerator ● Provide Client an opportunity to sign a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions ● Continue to advise Client on fishery disaster funding, legislative reforms, and status of fishery disaster declaration for impacts from Hurricane Ian; gather intel from NOAA on available fisheries disaster funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Contact NOAA for Client on 2023-34 ESA Section 7 consultations for BSAI/GOA ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; and impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Communications with Client re: ongoing marine/oceans issues including: status of marine sanctuaries in the region, legislation, MSA/bycatch, the AK troll fishery salmon lawsuit, Hill staff changes, MMPA issues; fishery disaster reform; VIDA status; subsidies to the US commercial fishing industry

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Assist Client with Hill staff communications, possibility of testifying before House Oversight Subcommittee on ocean issues; assist Client to submit comments to Hill staff ● Assist Client with signing a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; and impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Conduct Hill staff meeting on FL fisheries issues ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on NOAAs whale-vessel speed rules (NP Right & Rices Whales); NOAAs Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerator ● Provide Client an opportunity to sign a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions ● Continue to advise Client on fishery disaster funding, legislative reforms, and status of fishery disaster declaration for impacts from Hurricane Ian; gather intel from NOAA on available fisheries disaster funding ● Contacts with NOAA regional staff to address seafood inspection issues related to the FL spiny lobster fishery

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Conduct Hill staff meeting on FL fisheries issues ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on NOAAs whale-vessel speed rules (NP Right & Rices Whales); NOAAs Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerator ● Assist Client to sign a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions ● Continue to advise Client on fishery disaster funding, legislative reforms, and status of fishery disaster declaration for impacts from Hurricane Ian; gather intel from NOAA on available fisheries disaster funding ● Several communications with NOAA regional staff to address company-specific seafood inspection issues related to FL spiny lobster shipments and permits; advise Client on NOAA strategy

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Conduct Hill staff meeting on FL fisheries issues ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on NOAAs whale-vessel speed rules (NP Right & Rices Whales); NOAAs Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerator ● Provide Client an opportunity to sign a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions ● Continue to advise Client on fishery disaster funding, legislative reforms, and status of fishery disaster declaration for impacts from Hurricane Ian; gather intel from NOAA on available fisheries disaster funding ● Contacts with NOAA regional staff to address seafood inspection issues related to the FL spiny lobster fishery

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Conduct Hill staff meeting on FL fisheries issues ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on NOAAs whale-vessel speed rules (NP Right & Rices Whales); NOAAs Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerator ● Assist Client to sign a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions ● Continue to advise Client on fishery disaster funding, legislative reforms, and status of fishery disaster declaration for impacts from Hurricane Ian; gather intel from NOAA on available fisheries disaster funding ● Contacts with NOAA regional staff to address seafood inspection issues related to the FL spiny lobster fishery

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Conduct Hill staff meeting on FL fisheries issues ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on NOAAs whale-vessel speed rules (NP Right & Rices Whales); NOAAs Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerator ● Provide Client an opportunity to sign a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions ● Continue to advise Client on fishery disaster funding, legislative reforms, and status of fishery disaster declaration for impacts from Hurricane Ian; gather intel from NOAA on available fisheries disaster funding ● Contacts with NOAA regional staff to address seafood inspection issues related to the FL spiny lobster fishery

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Conduct Hill staff meeting for Client on relevant FL fisheries issues ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on NOAAs whale-vessel speed rules (NP Right & Rices Whales); NOAAs Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerator ● Provide Client an opportunity to sign a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Assist Client with Hill staff communications, possibility of testifying before House Oversight Subcommittee on ocean issues ● Assist Client to sign national letter to Congress urging more support for US seafood products in USDA programs ● Assist Client with signing a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions ● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; and impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff ● Continue to provide advice to Client and Hill staff with information related to West Coast sea otter reintroduction

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; and impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

● Review NOAA Organic Act legislation; provide feedback to Hill staff on House (HR 3980) and review Senate draft ● Provide feedback to Hill staff on the FISHES Act (HR 5103) related to MSA marine fisheries disasters; and impacts of Loper-Bright Amicus ● Participate/monitor NOAA CCC meeting on IRA funding for fisheries issues ● Participate/monitor NOAA webinar on RFMC governance policy directive ● Provide ongoing feedback & advice to Client on Administration developments re: offshore wind energy sites; regular communications with Hill staff ● Assist Client with signing a national letter to NOAA on the MSA National Standard Guideline revisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $6,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

H.R. 3980 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023

Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Weather and aerospace legislation related to commercial weather data and commercial satellite earth observation data sources and coordinating intellectual resources from an alliance of commercial weather companies. S.2321 / H.R._ - "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act": funding provisions related to National Aeronautics and Space Administration commercial weather purchase programs like the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program. And provisions related to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commercial Weather Pilot and Purchase programs. H.R.2995 - "National Mesonet Authorization Act": Provisions related to better aligning the legislation with programmatic objectives and authorizing access to additional commercial sector technologies. H.R.3980 - "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023" H.R._ - "Weather Act of 2023": Provisions related to better aligning the legislation with programmatic objectives and authorizing access to additional commercial sector technologies. H.R._ - Commercial Small Satellite Data program : Provisions aligning program authorities with the program goals. H.R.3966 - To accelerate subseasonal to seasonal prediction skills related to precipitation forecasts for water management in the western United States, improve atmospheric river forecasts across the country, and for other purposes. : Provisions related to better aligning the legislation with programmatic objectives and authorizing access to additional commercial sector technologies and improving capabilities of listed commercial technologies.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), climate-ready fisheries, shifting fish stocks, Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, ocean exploration and mapping, climate change, marine debris, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, coastal conservation, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA, shipping emissions, ocean carbon dioxide removal, placing a fee on plastic production, plastics provisions in a potential farm bill, and plastic pollution. Marine Wildlife, Fisheries H.R.3187/ S.1508 --To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Climate Change H.R.1-- Lower Energy Costs Act (regarding marine renewables, offshore drilling, and permitting) Potential legislation regarding shipping emissions, offshore oil and gas drilling, offshore wind and marine renewables, hydrogen energy, and ocean carbon dioxide removal S.647 -- Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S.1920 -- International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2023 H.R.4024/S.1917-- CleanShippingActof2023 Marine Debris H.R.886/S.318-- To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes Potential legislation regarding plastic pollution Other H.R.1705/ S.919-- To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. H.R.913/S.373-- RISEE 'Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems' Act Potential legislation regarding coastal conservation H.R.2950/ S.1381--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. H.Res.486 -- Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources. S.1449-- A bill to improve the environmental review process, and for other purposes. S. 1456 -- SPUR Act S.1399 -- Building American Energy Security Act of 2023

Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167) Implementation of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) Federal Aviation Administration Research and Development Act of 2023 (H.R. 3559) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2023 (H.R. 3980)

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

House-potential reintroduction: Sustaining Americas Fisheries for the Future Act, all sections, focus on bycatch H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, amendments on whales FY24 Commerce, Justice, Science, And Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, re Automatic Information Systems (AIS) technology and North Atlantic right whales HR 3980, the NOAA Act of 2023, all provisions Senate: draft bill re climate impacts on fisheries House: draft bill on offshore wind and whales Discussed Administration proposals with congressional offices: Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations American Lobster Fishery Whale Vessel Speed Rule Assessment

Client expense: $365,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE