Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2001

S. 350 - "Brownfields Revitalization and Environment Restoration Act" - provisions providing liability relief for innocent property owners, increased funding for brownfields cleanup and redevelopment, and recognition of the finality of successful state hazardous waste cleanup efforts. H.R. 2869 - "Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act" - Brownfields provisions H.R. 701 - "Conservation and Reinvestment Act" H.R. 1428 - "Two Floods and You are Out of the Taxpayers Pocket Act" S. 911 - "Endangered Species Recovery Act" H.R. 1474 - "American Wetland Restoration Act" Environmental Protection Agency - Issues regarding lead paint, brownfields, wetlands, Effluent Limitation Guidelines, Total Maximum Daily Load regulations, mold U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Issues regarding wetlands Federal Emergency Management Agency - Issues regarding flood insurance The Forest Service - Issues regarding the Roadless Initiative and CARA/LWCF spending Department of Interior - Issues regarding the Endangered Species Act and Essential Fish Habitat regulations Council on Environmental Quality - Issues regarding SWANCC/wetlands Department of Housing and Urban Development - Lead paint Department of Commerce/National Marine Fisheries Service - Endangered Species Act

Client expense: $5,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

-S.911, the Endangered Species Improvement Act and general education on ESA regulatory issues affecting the utility industry -Transmission siting and permit issues -Fee issues associated with rights-of-way across federal lands including BLM and U.S. Forest Service right-of-way rental fees and appraisals for fiber optics -Energy policy provisions related to transmission -National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration policy on fiber optic rights-of-way across National Marine Sanctuaries -Uniform appraisal standards for Federal land acquisition -Meetings to promote legislation to better coordinate federal agency review of transmission line rights-of-way on public lands -S.1590, "Environmental Streamlining of Energy Facilities Act of 2001" -Executive Order 13212 to facilitate the siting of new power plants and transmission lines

Client expense: $7,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Regulatory Improvement: advocating, updating and modernizing the Federal regulatory process and programs, especially environmental, health and safety regulations. This would be accomplished through more deliberate use of risk analysis, benefit-cost analysis, peer review, and prioritization of programs by Federal agencies. The following legislation would accomplish various aspects of this agenda: -H.R.54, Mandates Information Act -H.R. 64, a bill to establish a Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology at EPA -H.R.472, Endangered Species Act Amendments -S.347, the Listing and Delisting Reform Act of 2001 -S.556, to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from electric power plants -S.911, Endangered Species Improvement Act -Funding for Truth in Regulating Act -John Graham, nomination to be Administrator of OIRA -Executive Order 13211, Analysis of Significant Energy Impacts

Client expense: $7,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office