Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 1949, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital; Performance and Partnerships, DOI; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, DOI; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, DOI; and Acting Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

- Climate Change Adaptation Act (S.2355) - supported - FOARAM Act (S. 1581) - supported - Global Change Research Improvement Act (S. 2307) - supported - America's Climate Security Act of 2007 (S.2191) - supported - Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. 3036) - supported - Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008 (H.R. 1464/S. 1033) - supported - Wildlife Without Borders Authorization Act (H.R. 4455) - supported - Oceans 21 (H.R.21) - supported - MATTERS Act (H.R.6316) - supported - Crane Conservation Act (H.R. 1771/S. 1048) - supported - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 6) supported section 526 on oil shale and tar sands - Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (H.R. 2185/ S. 2020) - supported - Bristol Bay Protection Act (H.R. 1957/S 1311) - supported - Polar Bear Seas Protection Act (H.R. 6057) - supported - 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. (S. 2568) supported - 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 (H.R.5058) - supported - To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from offering for oil and gas leasing or any related activity any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region. (H.R.5588) - supported - International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act (S 2907) - supported - Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 (H.R. 1205/S. 1580) - supported - Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007 (S. 1930) - supported - Legal Timber Protection Act (HR 1497) - supported - Bill to expand the boundaries of the Little River Canyon National Preserve in the State of Alabama (H.R. 5486) supported - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Treaty 103-39) - supported - Legislation on international forest conservation and carbon funds developed by Rep. Betty McCollum (H. Res. 1268) supported Res. on International Arctic Fisheries Negotiations (S.J.R. 17) - supported - Biodiversity Resolution (S. Res. 598) supported - Resolution in support of Earth Hour (H. Res. 1105) - supported - Climate policy supported development of climate legislation including mitigation, adaptation, and technology transfer funding - Forestry and climate legislation supported development of legislation on forestry and forest carbon, including reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) - Species conservation - supported new legislation for multinational species conservation - Marine/Fisheries encouraged US support for the Coral Triangle Initiative, measures to address bycatch (including WWFs Smart Gear program), sustainable fisheries management globally, and promote governance of arctic resources - Polar Bear Conservation encouraged US support for polar bear conservation efforts - Florida conservation programs encouraged US support for Florida conservation programs - Wildlife Trafficking encouraged US support for efforts to reduce wildlife trafficking, specifically support coalition against wildlife trafficking (CAWT) - Sense of the Senate Resolution on Biodiversity Conservation working with Biden staff to move forward the resolution in the Senate expressing the importance of global biodiversity conservation and support for efforts to protect species worldwide

S. 39, The Ocean and Coastal Exploration and NOAA Act, all provisions. S. 950, Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act of 2007, all provisions. S. 582, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, all provisions. S. 1580 Coral Reef conservation Amendments Act of 2007, all provisions. S. 1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

HR 5618, Sea Grant reauthorization bill, especially pertaining to authorization levels and language. H.R.21, Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act, all provisions. S. 39, The Ocean and Coastal Exploration and NOAA Act, all provisions. S. 950, Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act of 2007, all provisions. S. 582, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, all provisions. S. 1580 Coral Reef conservation Amendments Act of 2007, all provisions. S. 1142, Coastal and Estaurine Land Protection Act, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R.21, Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act, all provisions. HR 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008, all provisions. S. 39, The Ocean and Coastal Exploration and NOAA Act, all provisions. S. 950, Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act of 2007, all provisions. S. 582, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, all provisions. S. 1580 Coral Reef conservation Amendments Act of 2007, all provisions. S. 1142, Coastal and Estaurine Land Protection Act, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget

Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 21); Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R. 3093, S. 1745), for issues related to ocean conservation and management, in particular programs under the National Marine Fisheries Service and National Ocean Service within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007 (S. 1609); Interior and the Environment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R. 2643, S. 1696), issues related to marine National Wildlife Refuges and the Multinational Species Conservation Fund; efforts to reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries Act; the Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 (H.R. 1205, S. 1580); accession in the Senate to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; Ballast Water Management Act of 2007 (S. 1578). Also worked on several bills relating to the effects of climate change on the oceans, and to create and fund strategies for ocean adaptation to climate change, including: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 (H.R. 3221, the natural resources adaptation title), Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 (H.R. 2337); Global Warming and Acidification Coastal and Ocean Resiliency Act (S. 2211); Climate Change Adaptation Act (S. 2355).

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 21); Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R. 3093, S. 1745), for issues related to ocean conservation and management, in particular programs under the National Marine Fisheries Service and National Ocean Service within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007 (S. 1609); Interior and the Environment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R. 2643, S. 1696), issues related to marine National Wildlife Refuges and the Multinational Species Conservation Fund; efforts to reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries Act; the Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 (H.R. 1205, S. 1580); accession in the Senate to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; Ballast Water Management Act of 2007 (S. 1578). Also worked on several bills relating to the effects of climate change on the oceans, and to create and fund strategies for ocean adaptation to climate change, including: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 (H.R. 3221, the natural resources adaptation title), Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 (H.R. 2337); Global Warming and Acidification Coastal and Ocean Resiliency Act (S. 2211); Climate Change Adaptation Act (S. 2355).

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 21); Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R. 3093, S. 1745), for issues related to ocean conservation and management, in particular programs under the National Marine Fisheries Service and National Ocean Service within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007 (S. 1609); Interior and the Environment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R. 2643, S. 1696), issues related to marine National Wildlife Refuges and the Multinational Species Conservation Fund; efforts to reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries Act; the Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 (H.R. 1205, S. 1580); accession in the Senate to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; Ballast Water Management Act of 2007 (S. 1578). Also worked on several bills relating to the effects of climate change on the oceans, and to create and fund strategies for ocean adaptation to climate change, including: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 (H.R. 3221, the natural resources adaptation title), Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 (H.R. 2337).

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Coast Guard Auth. Act - S.1892/HR2830 C-TPAT Program (CBP) Food and Drug Import Safety Act Ballast Water Managemt Act - s.1578 Ratification of MARPOL Annex VI - HR802 Financing Rail Infrastructure -S.1125 Coral Reef Amendments Act - S.1580 Maritime Security/Safety Regs Cargo Liability reform Vessel Emissions Reduction Act - S.1499 Cargo/Supply Chain Security Regs

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

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Coast Guard Authorization Act - S.1892/HR2830 Vessel Emissions Reduction Act - S.1499 Ballast Water Management Act - S.1578 Ratification of MARPOL Annex VI - HR802 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act - S.4/HR1 Cargo liability treaty Coral Reef Amendments Act - S.1580/HR 1205 Maritime and cargo security regs

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

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection