Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007

HR 1011, the Virginia Ridge and Valley Act (and S.570) The entire bill, which establishes new wilderness and national secenic areas in southwestern Virginia, as well as makes additionals to existing wilderness areas. FY2009 Interior Appropriation - Funding for various land acquisition projects in the Southeast. HR 6233, to reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashores, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road use by National Park Services. (S.3113) HR 2516., the Roadless Area Conservation Act (and S. 1478) the entire bill which seeks to protect roadless areas. S. 2191, the Climate Security Act Emphasis on biofuel and renewable resources in the Southeast. HR 2410. Farm bill Funding for forests.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

Legislation S. 1478, Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007 H.R. 2516, National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R.3757, Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act Legislation H.R. 5263 Forest Landscape Restoration Act S. 2593 Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 H.R. 5058 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary... S. 2568 To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met. HR 2016 - National Landscape Conservation System Act HR 39 - Arctic Wilderness Bill S.CON.RES.70 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. H.R. 2337 Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3058, the Public Land Communities Transition Act of 2007 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 S. 1478, Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007 HR. 6057, Polar Bear Seas Protection Act S. 3213 Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2008 S. 2879 Roan Plateau Oil and Gas Leasing Improvement Act of 2008 HR 5851 Roan Plateau Oil and Gas Leasing Improvement Act of 2008 H. R. 6251, Use it or lose it Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Rulemakings DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts, at 72 FR 45062 (August 10, 2007) USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Notice of Proposed Rule at 72 FR 48514 (August 23, 2007). USDA; Forest Service, Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Colorado; Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 72 FR 72982 (December 26, 2007). USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Idaho at 73 FR 1135 (January 7, 2008). DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Environmental Impact Statement at 72 FR 48636 USDA; Forest Service, Record of Decision, Final Environmental Impact Statement and 2008 Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Tongass National Forest at http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/ (January 23, 2008)

H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007, entire bill; H.R. 2516 and S. 1478 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act; and Biofuels Safeguards, Izembek Wilderness protection, Tongass National Forest subsidy amendment.

Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR 1011, the Virginia Ridge and Valley Act (and S. 981570) The entire bill, which establishes new wilderness and national scenic areas in southwestern Virginia, as well as makes additionals to existing wilderness areas. FY2009 Interior Appropriation - Funding for various land acquisition projects in the Southeast. HR 6223, to reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashores, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service. (S. 3113) HR 2516., the Roadless Area Conservation Act (and S. 1478) the entire bill which seeks to protect roadless areas. S. 2191, the Climate Security Act Emphasis on biofuel and renewable resources in the Southeast. HR 2410, Farm bill Funding for forests.

Client expense: $5,109 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

No #, PNWFLA, all. HR5541, FLAME Act, all. S2593 & HR5263, FLRA, all. HR5218 & S2390, Fire-Safe Communities Act, all. HR5216, Wildfire Risk Reduction & Renewable Biomass Utilization Act, all. HR5241, Colorado Forest Insect Emergency Response Act, all. S2739, Consolidated Natural Resources Act, all. HR2516 & S1478, Roadless Area Conservation Act, all. Climate Change, titles w/forest management & carbon sequestration. Renewable energy, titles w/forest management, biomass, or biofuels.

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No #, PNWFLA, all. HR5541, FLAME Act, all. S2593 & HR5263, FLRA, all. HR5218 & S2390, Fire-Safe Communities Act, all. HR5216, Wildfire Risk Reduction & Renewable Biomass Utilization Act, all. HR5241, Colorado Forest Insect Emergency Response Act, all. S2739, Consolidated Natural Resources Act, all. HR2516 & S1478, Roadless Area Conservation Act, all. Climate Change, titles w/forest management & carbon sequestration. Renewable energy, titles w/forest management, biomass, or biofuels.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

No #, PNWFLA, all. HR5541, FLAME Act, all. S2593 & HR5263, FLRA, all. HR5218 & S2390, Fire-Safe Communities Act, all. HR5216, Wildfire Risk Reduction & Renewable Biomass Utilization Act, all. HR5241, Colorado Forest Insect Emergency Response Act, all. S2739, Consolidated Natural Resources Act, all. HR2516 & S1478, Roadless Area Conservation Act, all. Climate Change, titles w/forest management & carbon sequestration. Renewable energy, titles w/forest management, biomass, or biofuels.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

No #, PNWFLA, all. HR5541, FLAME Act, all. S2593 & HR5263, FLRA, all. HR5218 & S2390, Fire-Safe Communities Act, all. HR5216, Wildfire Risk Reduction & Renewable Biomass Utilization Act, all. HR5241, Colorado Forest Insect Emergency Response Act, all. S2739, Consolidated Natural Resources Act, all. HR2516 & S1478, Roadless Area Conservation Act, all. Climate Change, titles w/forest management & carbon sequestration. Renewable energy, titles w/forest management, biomass, or biofuels.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Legislation S. 1478, Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007 H.R. 2516, National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R.3757, Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act Legislation H.R. 5263 Forest Landscape Restoration Act S. 2593 Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 H.R. 5058 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary... S. 2568 To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met. HR 2016 - National Landscape Conservation System Act HR 39 - Arctic Wilderness Bill S.CON.RES.70 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. H.R. 2337 Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 Rulemakings DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts, at 72 FR 45062 (August 10, 2007) USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Notice of Proposed Rule at 72 FR 48514 (August 23, 2007). USDA; Forest Service, Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Colorado; Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 72 FR 72982 (December 26, 2007). USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Idaho at 73 FR 1135 (January 7, 2008). DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Environmental Impact Statement at 72 FR 48636 USDA; Forest Service, Record of Decision, Final Environmental Impact Statement and 2008 Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Tongass National Forest at http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/ (January 23, 2008)

H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007, entire bill; H.R. 2516 and S. 1478 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act; H.R. 2016, the National Landscape Conservation System Act; S. 2739 The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, specifically the Wild Sky Wilderness Act; H.R. 5151, The Wild Mononghela Act; H.R. 3513, The Copper Salmon Wilderness Act.

Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

HR 1011, the Virginia Ridge and Valley Act (and S. 981570) The entire bill, which establishes new wilderness and national scenic areas in southwestern Virginia, as well as makes additionals to existing wilderness areas. FY2009 Interior Appropriation - Funding for various land acquisition projects in the Southeast. HR 2516., the Roadless Area Conservation Act (and S. 1478) the entire bill which seeks to protect roadless areas. Defense Authorization Legislation ( S. 1305) Specifically, those issues relating to the construction by the Navy of an Outlying Landing Field in North Carolina. Any attempt to use the defense authorization bill to avoid environmental laws, such as NEPA. S. 2191, the Climate Security Act Emphasis on biofuel and renewable resources in the Southeast. HR2410, Farm bill Funding for forests.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

S. 1478 National Forest Roadless Conservation Act of 2007 - Support H.R. 2262 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 - Support H.R. 1507 Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act - Support

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, UNDETERMINED

Legislation S. 1478, Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007 H.R. 2516, National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R.3757, Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Conservation efforts Abandoned Mines reclamation reform Threatened and Endangered Species H.R. 2516 and S. 1478 the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act

Client expense: $78,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 H.R. 2516 and S. 1478, National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act S. 700, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, NMA supports Congressional Actions: --Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regulations --Support for updating the National Environmental Policy Act Executive Actions: --Mining Law Administration --Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Administration --Mineral Leasing Act Administration --Federal Land Policy Management Administration --Regulation of Mining on Public Lands --Energy Policy Act/Coal Leasing Amendments

Client expense: $1,661,923 · Firm income: Not reported

LEGISLATION: S. 1478 Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007 H.R. 2516 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 2643 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 1696 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 39 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R. 2208 Coal Liquid Fuel Act H.R. 2262 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 H.R. 2337 Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 H.R. 308 R.S. 2477 Rights-Of-Way Recognition Act RULEMAKINGS: USDA-FS; Final Rule; 36 CFR Part 219; National Forest System Land and Resource Management Planning; January 5, 2005 at 70 FR 1023 USDOI; Final Rule; Grazing Administration—Exclusive of Alaska; July 12, 2006 at 70 FR 39452 USDOI; RS2477 Policy and Guidance USDA-FS; Final directive; NEPA implementing procedures; National Environmental Policy Act Documentation Needed for Developing, Revising or Amending Land Management Plans; Categorical Exclusion; December 15, 2006 at 71 FR 75481 BLM-DOI; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Amended Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement; December 4, 2006 at 71 FR 70422 tUSDA-FS; Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment; January 12, 2007 at 72 FR 1513 NOMINATIONS: Nomination of James Caswell to be Chief of the Bureau of Land Management LEGISLATION: H.Con.Res 99 FY08 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res 21 FY08 Budget Resolution H.R. 6 CLEAN Energy Act of 2007

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Colorado Wilderness Issues Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program Eastern Sierra Wilderness bill Forest Legacy Healthy Forest Reserve Program in 2007 Farm Bill Highlands Conservation Act HR 1219 - Farm Bill HR 1551 – Healthy Farms and Food Act HR 17 – Secure Rural Schools & County Self Determination Act HR 1919 – America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act HR 2016 – National Landscape Conservation System HR 2516 – Roadless Area Conservation Bill HR 39 – Arctic Wilderness Act HR 707 – Chattahoochee National Forest Act HR 886 – Wild Sky Wilderness Ave HT 1011 – Virginia Ridge and Valley Act Izembek MT. Hood Wilderness Bill National Landscape Conservation System Overview Old Growth Legislation Owyhee Legislation Roadless Area Conservation Bill S. 1169 – America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act S. 1478 – Roadless Area Conservation Bill S. 520 – Wild Sky Wilderness Act S. 570 – Virginia Ridge and Valley Act S. 779 – Reauthorization Act of 2007 Skokomish Watershed Restoration Upper Green River Valley Oil & Gas Issues Utah Wilderness Alaska Rainforest Protection Legislature Strategy America’s Redrock Wilderness Act Arctic Wilderness Bill California Wilderness Proposals

Client expense: $205,000 · Firm income: Not reported