NOW Act

H.R. 4936, Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind (NOW) Act, all provisions H.R. 4916, CLEAN Energy Act H.R. 8998, FY25 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Sections 145, 146, 147, 149 H.R. 9273, New England Coastal Protection Act, all provisions Discussion Draft of H.R. ____ (Rep. Westerman), to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes S. 3026, Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act, or NOW Act, all provisions S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act of 2025, opposing any inclusion of mandated offshore oil and gas lease sales or inclusion of S. 4753 S. 4753, Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, opposing provisions requiring additional offshore oil and gas lease sales of at least 60 million acres each, undermining protections for critically endangered whales, setting deadlines for agency environmental review decisions on permitting and leasing, and imposing a 150-day statute of limitations to challenge permitting decisions S. 4802, FY2025 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, specifically against Senate acceptance of offshore oil and gas leasing provisions in H.R. 8998 (FY2025 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act) as a condition of moving FY2025 appropriations forward (specifically, Secs. 145, 146, 147, and 149). S. 4852, New England Coastal Protection Act, all provisions Discussed executive branch authorities with congressional offices: Permanent protections from offshore oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf

Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Legislation relating to offshore oil and gas, OCSLA reforms, DOI Five Year Plan, offshore oil safety rules (Arctic drilling rule), oil spill response, offshore wind energy, offshore wind revenue sharing, port infrastructure, clean shipping, hydrogen energy, CZMA, offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning, and renewable marine resources. H.R.470-- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. H.R.1443-- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. H.R.1320/S.617 -- COAST Anti-Drilling Act H.R.470/S.22 -- West Coast Ocean Protection Act Potential legislation related to offshore oil and gas drilling, offshore wind energy, and marine renewable energy. H.R.4030- North Pacific Ocean Protection Act: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. H.R.3978- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California planning area. H.R.4936/ S.3026- NOW Act (To amend the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to repeal restrictions on offshore wind leasing.) H.R.913/ S.373- To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other purposes. S.3445- A bill to promote domestic energy production, to require onshore and offshore oil and natural gas lease sales, and for other purposes. H.R.6285 / S.3289 - Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023 H.R.970- To establish a moratorium on energy development in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R.1172- To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes. H.R.1441- To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. H.R.8718 - To conditionally prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in the Columbia Management Area, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1443, Florida Coastal Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 1320, COAST Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions H.R. 583, American Shores Protection Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4936, Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind (NOW) Act, all provisions H.R. 4916, CLEAN Energy Act H.R. 6212, Protect Florida Act of 2023 draft legislation prohibiting offshore oil and gas leasing off New England S. 3026, Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind (NOW) Act, all provisions H.R. 4821, FY24 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Sections 464 and 472 (before introduced, now H.R. 8998) FY25 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, opposed anticipated offshore oil and gas leasing mandates (before introduced) Senate FY25 Interior-Environment Appropriations Act, opposed any inclusion of mandated offshore oil and gas lease sales Discussed executive branch authorities with congressional offices: Permanent protections from offshore oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Legislation relating to offshore oil and gas, OCSLA reforms, DOI Five Year Plan, offshore oil safety rules (Arctic drilling rule), oil spill response, offshore wind energy, offshore wind revenue sharing, port infrastructure, clean shipping, hydrogen energy, CZMA, offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning, and renewable marine resources. H.R.470-- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. H.R.1443-- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. H.R.1320/S.617 -- COAST Anti-Drilling Act H.R.470/S.22 -- West Coast Ocean Protection Act Potential legislation related to offshore oil and gas drilling, offshore wind energy, and marine renewable energy. H.R.4030- North Pacific Ocean Protection Act: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. H.R.3978- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California planning area. H.R.4936/ S.3026- NOW Act (To amend the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to repeal restrictions on offshore wind leasing.) H.R.913/ S.373- To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other purposes. S.3445- A bill to promote domestic energy production, to require onshore and offshore oil and natural gas lease sales, and for other purposes. H.R.6285 / S.3289 - Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023

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

H.R.1443, Florida Coastal Protection Act, all provisions H.R.583, American Shores Protection Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4936, NOW Act, all provisions H.R. 4916 - CLEAN Energy Act H.R. 4821 - FY2024 Interior-Environment Appropriations Act, Sections 464 and 472 On the following 4 bills, opposed the Graves Amendment mandating offshore lease sales: - H.R. 1023 - Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act - H.R. 1121 - Protecting American Energy Production Act - H.R. 6009 -- Restoring American Energy Dominance Act - H.R. 7023 - Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act S.2605, Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act, all provisions S.49, American Shores Protection Act, all provisions S. 2605, FY2024 Interior-Environment Appropriations Act, opposed any inclusion of mandated offshore oil and gas lease sales Discussed executive branch activities with congressional offices: Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2024-2029 Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements offshore wind proposals  Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements Proposed Rule: Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations Offshore oil and gas leasing reform proposals

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.Con.Res Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline H.R.__, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 647 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1068 Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 636 Forced Arbitration H.R. 567 Obernolte - Salvage Logging S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act H.R. 189 Action Versus No Action Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act H.R 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Circular Economy Legislation H.R. 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1131 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities and for other purposes Roadless Area Conservation Act Lower Snake River dams Forestry Legislation/Defensive and Offensive: Farm Bill H.R. 2989 The Save our Sequoias Act S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act S. 540 Protect the West Act S. 1540 Forest Information Reform Act (FIR Act) H.R. 934 Wildfire Supression legislation (no short title); H.R. 3522 FIRESHEDS Act H.R. 3853 & S. 1831 Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R.615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.188 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 H.R.2925/S. 1281 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 S.1622/HR 3377 - End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 S. 282/H.R. 724 Arctic Refuge Protection Act H.R.3397 - To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 H. Res. 195 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations H.R. 4141 - Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining Act H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 S. 2991 Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023 H.R. 3195 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act S. 2269- Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715- Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808- Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452- Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031- Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023; H.R. 4821- Interior Appropriations Circular Economy Advocacy (Levin bill) H.R. 4936 Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act H.R. 4916 Comprehensive Legislation for Expanding and Advancing Nonrestrictive Energy Act or the CLEAN Energy Act. H.R. 5582- White Oak Resilience Ace H.R. 4717- Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023 H.R.6009 - Restoring American Energy Dominance Act H.R.6285 - Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ Phase II NEPA regulations: 88 FR 49924 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [21X.LLAK930100.L16100000.PN0000] (Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska) Framing the National Nature Assessment (Document Number 2022-23593) National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (CEQ-2022-0005) BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 88 FR 19583 US Forest Service Climate Resilience Rule (Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions) 36 CFR 200 Proposed Rule Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, Permitting Council Docket Number 2023-001, 88 Fed. Reg. 65350 (Sept. 22, 2023) Department of Energys (DOE or Department) solicitation of comments on DOEs Loan Programs Offices Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program . 87 Fed. Reg. 33,141 (June 1, 2022). DE-FOA-0003085: Request for Information to Provide Feedback on Critical Materials Assessment Bureau of Land Management Proposed Rule Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Processes (88 FR 47562, July 24, 2023) Bureau of Land Management, Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 FR 62025, September 8, 2023) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOtice of the Availability of the 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (88 FR 67798, Oct. 2, 2023) Endangered and Threatened Species: Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2023-0018-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing and Designating Critical Habitat (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0107-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0104-0001) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 60 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072; FRL-8536-02- OAR] RIN 2060-AV09 New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. 88 FR 33240 ( May 23, 2023) Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

H.Con.Res Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline H.R.__, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 647 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1068 Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 636 Forced Arbitration H.R. 567 Obernolte - Salvage Logging S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act H.R. 189 Action Versus No Action Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act H.R 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Circular Economy Legislation H.R. 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1131 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities and for other purposes Roadless Area Conservation Act Lower Snake River dams Forestry Legislation/Defensive and Offensive: Farm Bill H.R. 2989 The Save our Sequoias Act S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act S. 540 Protect the West Act S. 1540 Forest Information Reform Act (FIR Act) H.R. 934 Wildfire Supression legislation (no short title); H.R. 3522 FIRESHEDS Act H.R. 3853 & S. 1831 Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R.615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.188 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 H.R.2925/S. 1281 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 S.1622/HR 3377 - End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 S. 282/H.R. 724 Arctic Refuge Protection Act H.R.3397 - To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 H. Res. 195 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations H.R. 4141 - Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining Act H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 S. 2991 Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023 H.R. 3195 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act S. 2269- Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715- Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808- Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452- Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031- Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023; H.R. 4821- Interior Appropriations Circular Economy Advocacy (Levin bill) H.R. 4936 Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act H.R. 4916 Comprehensive Legislation for Expanding and Advancing Nonrestrictive Energy Act or the CLEAN Energy Act. H.R. 5582- White Oak Resilience Ace H.R. 4717- Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023 H.R.6009 - Restoring American Energy Dominance Act H.R.6285 - Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ Phase II NEPA regulations: 88 FR 49924 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [21X.LLAK930100.L16100000.PN0000] (Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska) Framing the National Nature Assessment (Document Number 2022-23593) National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (CEQ-2022-0005) BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 88 FR 19583 US Forest Service Climate Resilience Rule (Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions) 36 CFR 200 Proposed Rule Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, Permitting Council Docket Number 2023-001, 88 Fed. Reg. 65350 (Sept. 22, 2023) Department of Energys (DOE or Department) solicitation of comments on DOEs Loan Programs Offices Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program . 87 Fed. Reg. 33,141 (June 1, 2022). DE-FOA-0003085: Request for Information to Provide Feedback on Critical Materials Assessment Bureau of Land Management Proposed Rule Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Processes (88 FR 47562, July 24, 2023) Bureau of Land Management, Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 FR 62025, September 8, 2023) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOtice of the Availability of the 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (88 FR 67798, Oct. 2, 2023) Endangered and Threatened Species: Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2023-0018-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing and Designating Critical Habitat (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0107-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0104-0001) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 60 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072; FRL-8536-02- OAR] RIN 2060-AV09 New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. 88 FR 33240 ( May 23, 2023) Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

H.Con.Res Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline H.R.__, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 647 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1068 Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 636 Forced Arbitration H.R. 567 Obernolte - Salvage Logging S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act H.R. 189 Action Versus No Action Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act H.R 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Circular Economy Legislation H.R. 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1131 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities and for other purposes Roadless Area Conservation Act Lower Snake River dams Forestry Legislation/Defensive and Offensive: Farm Bill H.R. 2989 The Save our Sequoias Act S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act S. 540 Protect the West Act S. 1540 Forest Information Reform Act (FIR Act) H.R. 934 Wildfire Supression legislation (no short title); H.R. 3522 FIRESHEDS Act H.R. 3853 & S. 1831 Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R.615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.188 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 H.R.2925/S. 1281 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 S.1622/HR 3377 - End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 S. 282/H.R. 724 Arctic Refuge Protection Act H.R.3397 - To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 H. Res. 195 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations H.R. 4141 - Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining Act H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 S. 2991 Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023 H.R. 3195 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act S. 2269- Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715- Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808- Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452- Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031- Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023; H.R. 4821- Interior Appropriations Circular Economy Advocacy (Levin bill) H.R. 4936 Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act H.R. 4916 Comprehensive Legislation for Expanding and Advancing Nonrestrictive Energy Act or the CLEAN Energy Act. H.R. 5582- White Oak Resilience Ace H.R. 4717- Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023 H.R.6009 - Restoring American Energy Dominance Act H.R.6285 - Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ Phase II NEPA regulations: 88 FR 49924 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [21X.LLAK930100.L16100000.PN0000] (Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska) Framing the National Nature Assessment (Document Number 2022-23593) National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (CEQ-2022-0005) BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 88 FR 19583 US Forest Service Climate Resilience Rule (Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions) 36 CFR 200 Proposed Rule Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, Permitting Council Docket Number 2023-001, 88 Fed. Reg. 65350 (Sept. 22, 2023) Department of Energys (DOE or Department) solicitation of comments on DOEs Loan Programs Offices Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program . 87 Fed. Reg. 33,141 (June 1, 2022). DE-FOA-0003085: Request for Information to Provide Feedback on Critical Materials Assessment Bureau of Land Management Proposed Rule Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Processes (88 FR 47562, July 24, 2023) Bureau of Land Management, Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 FR 62025, September 8, 2023) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOtice of the Availability of the 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (88 FR 67798, Oct. 2, 2023) Endangered and Threatened Species: Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2023-0018-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing and Designating Critical Habitat (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0107-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0104-0001) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 60 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072; FRL-8536-02- OAR] RIN 2060-AV09 New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. 88 FR 33240 ( May 23, 2023) Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

H.R. 4936, NOW Act, all provisions H.R. 4821, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2024, oppose Sections 464, 472 S. 2605, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2024, opposing any mandated offshore oil and gas lease sales S.2605, Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act, all provisions S. 3201, Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2023, all provisions Discussed executive branch activities with congressional offices: Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2024-2029 Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements Proposed Rule: Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.Con.Res Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline H.R.__, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 647 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1068 Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 636 Forced Arbitration H.R. 567 Obernolte - Salvage Logging S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act H.R. 189 Action Versus No Action Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act H.R 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Circular Economy Legislation H.R. 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1131 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities and for other purposes Roadless Area Conservation Act Lower Snake River dams Forestry Legislation/Defensive and Offensive: Farm Bill H.R. 2989 The Save our Sequoias Act S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act S. 540 Protect the West Act S. 1540 Forest Information Reform Act (FIR Act) H.R. 934 Wildfire Supression legislation (no short title); H.R. 3522 FIRESHEDS Act H.R. 3853 & S. 1831 Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R.615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.188 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 H.R.2925/S. 1281 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 S.1622/HR 3377 - End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 S. 282/H.R. 724 Arctic Refuge Protection Act H.R.3397 - To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 H. Res. 195 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations H.R. 4141 - Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining Act H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 S. 2991 Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023 H.R. 3195 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act S. 2269- Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715- Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808- Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452- Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031- Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023; H.R. 4821- Interior Appropriations Circular Economy Advocacy (Levin bill) H.R. 4936 Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act H.R. 4916 Comprehensive Legislation for Expanding and Advancing Nonrestrictive Energy Act or the CLEAN Energy Act. Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ Phase II NEPA regulations: 88 FR 49924 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [21X.LLAK930100.L16100000.PN0000] (Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska) Framing the National Nature Assessment (Document Number 2022-23593) National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (CEQ-2022-0005) BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 88 FR 19583 US Forest Service Climate Resilience Rule (Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions) 36 CFR 200 Proposed Rule Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, Permitting Council Docket Number 2023-001, 88 Fed. Reg. 65350 (Sept. 22, 2023) Department of Energys (DOE or Department) solicitation of comments on DOEs Loan Programs Offices Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program . 87 Fed. Reg. 33,141 (June 1, 2022). DE-FOA-0003085: Request for Information to Provide Feedback on Critical Materials Assessment Bureau of Land Management Proposed Rule Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Processes (88 FR 47562, July 24, 2023) Bureau of Land Management, Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 FR 62025, September 8, 2023) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOtice of the Availability of the 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (88 FR 67798, Oct. 2, 2023) Endangered and Threatened Species: Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2023-0018-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing and Designating Critical Habitat (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0107-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0104-0001) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 60 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072; FRL-8536-02- OAR] RIN 2060-AV09 New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. 88 FR 33240 ( May 23, 2023) Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

H.R. 4936, NOW Act, all provisions H.R. 4821, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2024, Sections 464, 472 S. 2605, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2024, opposing any mandated offshore oil and gas lease sales Possible Senate legislation delinking offshore wind lease sales from offshore oil and gas lease sales Discussed executive branch activities with congressional offices: Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements offshore wind proposals Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements Proposed Rule: Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations

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