Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act

H.R. 900 - To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes. H.R. 1306 - Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 1392 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 1540 - National Flood Insurance Program Affordability Act of 2023 H.R. 3525 - Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program Act of 2023 H.R. 4349 - To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4686 - Flood Insurance Affordability Act H.R. 5473 - Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023 H.R. 5828 - NFIP Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 5843 - To temporarily extend the National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 5490 - Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act H.R. 6311 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act of 2023 H.R. 6944 - Incorporating National Support for Unprecedented Risks and Emergencies (INSURE) Act H.R. 7462 - Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2023 H.R. 7849 - Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2024 H.R. 8790 - Fix Our Forests Act H.R.9375 - Earthquake Resilience Act H.R. ___ - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program reauthorization H.R. 9723 - National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization S. 601 - Flood Insurance Affordability Act S. 602 - Risk Rating 2.0 Transparency Act S. 721 - Flood Insurance Pricing Transparency Act S. 1417 - Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act S. 2108 - Flood Insurance Transparency Act S. 2109 - A bill to ensure that Write Your Own companies can sell private flood insurance products that compete with National Flood Insurance Program products. S. 2110 - Flood Insurance Consumer Choice Act S. 2142 - National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023 S. 2391 - NFIP Extension Act of 2023 S. 2958 - Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023 S. 2968 - NFIP Extension through 2023 Act S. 3261 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 S. 3606 - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 4772 - NFIP Extension Act of 2024 S.5199 - A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S. ___ - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act S. ___ - National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization Climate change legislation Disaster mitigation legislation NFIP Reauthorization, Reform, Debt Cancellation, Risk Sharing, and Reinsurance legislation

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

Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act, opposing provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. S. 2991- Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, concerning carbon sequestration provisions. S. 1719 - FIRESHEDS Act, concerning provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. H.R. 200 - Forest Information Reform Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety S. 199 - Root and Stem, ensuring that collaborations are sufficiently broad to encompass all interests S. 1540 - A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. 5504 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. ___ - To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rices whale, opposing the bill in its entirety. HR 524, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites, opposing the provisions in the legislation that provide a broad exemption to environmental requirements HR 5490, Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, supporting the addition of acreage to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation HR 7408. America's Wildlife Conservation Act, opposing the legislation as weakening protections for threatened and endangered species. H.R. 8467 "Farm, Food, and National Security At of 2024", opposing forest management changes and biomass provisions. H.R. ___ ESA Amendments Act of 2024. Opposing the legislation H.R. 8704 To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species, opposing the legislation H.R. 8790 Fix Our Forests Act opposing the legislation H.R. 7408 Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act opposing the legislation H.R. 6492 "Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act" opposing the legislation. H.R.4366 "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, opposing provisions related to right whales. H.R. 8812, Water Resources Development Act of 2024,opposing language related to New Savannah Lock and Dam. S 1149 / H.R 7408, "Recovering America's Wildlife Act" supporting the legislation. HR 9533, ESA Amendments Act of 2024, opposing the legislation in its entirety. H.R. 8704. To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species, opposing the legislation as inadequate to protect the species. H.R. 8836/S. 4953, Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. H.R. 8632, Biodiversity Oversight Scaled-back And Fully Erased (BIOSAFE) Actm opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867, a bill to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, and for other purposes, opposing the legislation. S. 2991, a bill to improve revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in the United States, and for other purposes, oppsoing the legislation.

Issues related to coastal storm risk in the FY 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization (H.R. 8812/S. 4367), coastal barrier resource legislation (H.R. 5490), designating the Chesapeake Bay as a National Recreation Area (H.R. 5045/S. 2620), and federal programs related to environmental forecasting.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support passage of H.R. 2437, H.R. 5490, and S. 2958 to amend and make technical corrections to the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06 in North Topsail Beach.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support passage of H.R. 2437, H.R. 5490, and S. 2958 to amend and make technical corrections to the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06 in North Topsail Beach.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act, opposing provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. S. 2991- Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, concerning carbon sequestration provisions. S. 1719 - FIRESHEDS Act, concerning provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. H.R. 200 - Forest Information Reform Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety S. 199 - Root and Stem, ensuring that collaborations are sufficiently broad to encompass all interests S. 1540 - A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. 5504 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. ___ - To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rices whale, opposing the bill in its entirety. HR 524, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites, opposing the provisions in the legislation that provide a broad exemption to environmental requirements HR 5490, Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, supporting the addition of acreage to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation HR 7408. America's Wildlife Conservation Act, opposing the legislation as weakening protections for threatened and endangered species. H.R. 8467 "Farm, Food, and National Security At of 2024", opposing forest management changes and biomass provisions. H.R. ___ ESA Amendments Act of 2024. Opposing the legislation H.R. 8704 To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species, opposing the legislation H.R. 8790 Fix Our Forests Act opposing the legislation H.R. 7408 Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act opposing the legislation H.R. 6492 "Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act" opposing the legislation. H.R.4366 "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, opposing provisions related to right whales. H.R. 8812, Water Resources Development Act of 2024,opposing language related to New Savannah Lock and Dam. S 1149 / H.R 7408, "Recovering America's Wildlife Act" supporting the legislation.

Support passage of H.R. 2437, H.R. 5490, and S. 2958 to amend and make technical corrections to the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06 in North Topsail Beach. Support completion of the Surf City Coastal Storm Risk Management Project General Reevaluation Report so the project can proceed to construction. Support for modification of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers policy to allow the borrowing of sand from within the Coastal Barrier Resources System for use outside the Coastal Barrier Resources System for beach nourishment. Support for possible future effort to utilize sand from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway maintenance dredging disposal area for beach nourishment purposes.

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

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support passage of H.R. 2437, H.R. 5490, and S. 2958 to amend and make technical corrections to the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06 in North Topsail Beach. Support for modification of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers policy to allow the borrowing of sand from within the Coastal Barrier Resources System for use outside the Coastal Barrier Resources System for beach nourishment. Support for possible future effort to utilize sand from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway maintenance dredging disposal area for beach nourishment purposes.

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

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to coastal storm risk in the FY 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization (H.R.8812/S. 4367), aquaculture in the 2023 Farm Bill, coastal barrier resource legislation (H.R. 5490), designating the Chesapeake Bay as a National Recreation Area (H.R. 5045/S.2620), and federal programs related to environmental forecasting.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

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

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act, opposing provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. S. 2991- Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, concerning carbon sequestration provisions. S. 1719 - FIRESHEDS Act, concerning provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. H.R. 200 - Forest Information Reform Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety S. 199 - Root and Stem, ensuring that collaborations are sufficiently broad to encompass all interests S. 1540 - A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. 5504 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. ___ - To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rices whale, opposing the bill in its entirety. HR 524, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites, opposing the provisions in the legislation that provide a broad exemption to environmental requirements HR 5490, Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, supporting the addition of acreage to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation HR 7408. America's Wildlife Conservation Act, opposing the legislation as weakening protections for threatened and endangered species.

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act, opposing provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. S. 2991- Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, concerning carbon sequestration provisions. S. 1719 - FIRESHEDS Act, concerning provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. H.R. 200 - Forest Information Reform Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety S. 199 - Root and Stem, ensuring that collaborations are sufficiently broad to encompass all interests S. 1540 - A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. 5504 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. ___ - To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rices whale, opposing the bill in its entirety. HR 524, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites, opposing the provisions in the legislation that provide a broad exemption to environmental requirements HR 5490, Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, supporting the addition of acreage to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation HR 7408. America's Wildlife Conservation Act, opposing the legislation as weakening protections for threatened and endangered species.

Issues related to coastal storm risk in the FY 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization, aquaculture in the 2023 Farm Bill, coastal barrier resource legislation (H.R. 5490), designating the Chesapeake Bay as a National Recreation Area (H.R. 5045/S.2620), and federal programs related to environmental forecasting.

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

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE

Issues related to coastal storm risk in the FY 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization, aquaculture in the 2023 Farm Bill, coastal barrier resource legislation (BEACH Act, H.R. 5490), designating the Chesapeake Bay as a National Recreation Area (H.R. 5045/S.2620), and federal programs related to environmental forecasting.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

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

Issues related to coastal storm risk in the FY 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization, aquaculture in the 2023 Farm Bill, coastal barrier resource legislation (BEACH Act, H.R. 5490), and designating the Chesapeake Bay as a National Recreation Area (H.R. 5045/S. 2620).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE