To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.

Legislation and administrative actions related to habitat conservation and restoration, implementation of federally appropriated funds related to such purposes, protection and use of public lands and waters, including responsible development energy development, protection and restoration of special landscapes, reauthorization of programs related to such goals including in federal highway bill (eg: culverts and connectivity programs), western water and drought security, and fish and wildlife management. Protection against blanket federal public land sales and the use of land disposal authority, including the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.718 and Public Lands Integrity Act, H.R.9167/S.4455. Administrative and legislative proposals related to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule including USDA comment period and the Roadless Area Conservation Act, H.R.3930/S.2042 as well as the Wildfire Prevention Act, S.140; To provide that the final rule titled Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes, H.R.7695. Legislation to conserve and manage public lands and waters including: A River Runs Through It Act, H.R.10529; America the Beautiful Act, S. 1547; Chama Basin Watershed Protection Act, H.R.10054/S.5282; Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, S. 764; Defending Our Dams Act, H.R.2073; Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, S.1787; Fix Our Forests Act, H.R.417/S.1462; Great American Outdoors Act 250, H.R.9250; Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act, H.R.3421/S.1791; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S. 1476; Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act, H.R.6788/S.3527; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S.888; Pecos Watershed Protection Act, S. 1319; PUBLIC Lands Act, S.3526; Public Lands Integrity Act. H.R.9167/S.4455; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S.1349; Santini-Burton Modernization Act, H.R.7255/S.3695; Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act, S.1341; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, S.945; Upper Price River Watershed Project Act, H.R.5752/S.3004; Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H.R.5852; Wabeno Economic Development Act, H.R. 3937; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, S.1737; Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act, S.5045. Legislation regarding oil and gas leasing and mineral development and reclamation: Critical Minerals Security Act, S.789; Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act, H.R.9616; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; Local Input Act, H.R. 9924/S.5118; MERICA Act, H.R.3872; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544; Stop Orphaned Wells Act, H.R.10721/S.5630. Legislation to reauthorize a federal highway bill, the BUILD America 250 Act, H.R.8870; particularly programs to support fish and wildlife connectivity including the National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program and the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program, as well as to improve resiliency such as the PROTECT Program. Also to reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund and include the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act, H.R.1494/S.1649. Colorado River, drought, and western water issues. This includes advocacy on current federal funding programs such as the Bureau of Reclamations WaterSMART programs and distribution of funds for the Colorado and other western rivers through the Inflation Reduction Act. Legislation including: Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.7978/S.4041, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, H.R.2025/S.953; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701; Healthy Headwaters, Healthy Communities Act, S.4234; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/S.2437; Water Project Navigators Act, H.R.7408/3792; Western Water Reinvestment Act, S.5402. Legislation influencing fish and wildlife management. Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act, H.R.8876; Fisheries Science Modernization Act, S.5273; To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes, H.R.181;

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

HR 3872 MERICA Act

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

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

S. 1130 / H.R. 2457, Mining Schools Act, All Titles S. 544 / H.R. 1366, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles S. 859 / H.R. 1865, Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act, All Titles S. 714 / H.R. 755, Critical Mineral Consistency Act, All Titles H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, All Titles Excess Claims Maintenance Fees Mining Research and Development Federal Coal Leasing Fair Market Value Mining Land Access Mineral Reserve and Price Support to Counter China, including Project Vault Federal Coal Leasing Royalty Relief Permitting Timelines of Mining Projects H.R. 4068, Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act, All Titles H.R. 4090, Critical Mineral Dominance Act, All Titles S. 1463 / H.R. 2969, Finding ORE Act, All Titles S. 3511, Permit Reform In Mining for Energy and Defense Act (PRIMED) Act, All Titles H.R. 5929, Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act, All Titles H.R. 7872 / S. 4410, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act, All Titles S. 3659 / H.R. 7126, Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements Minerals (SECURE) Act of 2026, All Titles S. 3612 / H.R. 7021, Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026, All Titles H.J. Res. 140, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. H.R. 1897, ESA Amendments Act of 2025, All Titles H.R. 1501, Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025, All Titles H.R. 4781, RESCUE Act of 2025, All Titles H.R. 7458, Domestic ORE Act, All Titles S. 1463 / H.R. 2969, Finding ORE Act, All Titles Uranium Domestic Production - Enrichment Licensing Modernization Act of 2026 (Draft) H.R. 4370, Securing Americas Mineral Supply (SAMS) Act, All Titles H.R. 3717, Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, All Titles H.R. 3059, Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act, All Titles National Critical Minerals Council Act (Draft) H.R. 9616, Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act (EMRTAI), All Titles H.R. 9617, Coordinating and Harnessing Americas Recovery of Minerals (CHARM) Act, All Titles S. 4765, Let America Build Act of 2026, All Titles H.R. 9460 / S. 4870, Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026, All Titles Fairness and Safety in Reclamation Act (Draft) S. 4944, American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act, All Titles S. 4795, Fighting for Reliable Energy and Ending Doubt for Open Markets (FREEDOM) Act, All Titles American Mineral Strategy & Security Act (Draft) H.R. 3872, MERICA Act of 2025, All Titles

Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE