Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge Enhancement Act of 2008

Wildlife Conservation Agenda H.R. 2830 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 H.R. 6057 - The Polar Bear Seas Protection Act H.R. 2593 - Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 (Introduced in Senate) Funding for: endangered species protection; National Wildlife Refuge System; land acquisition; State Wildlife Grants; wildlife and habitat protection on public lands; international wildlife conservation; impacts of illegal immigration and related enforcement on SW borderlands. Oppose provisions in the Defense Authorization Act, amendments, numbers 5317 and 5413 Endangered Species Act Regulations S. 2875 - Gray Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act H.R. 1590 Safe Climate Act H.R. 2337 Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act H.R. 6186 Investing in Climate Action and Protection (iCAP) Act H.R. 1975 Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act S. 1680 - Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) S. 300/H.R. 2515 - Lower Colorado River MSCP Bill S. 3213 - Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Plan H.R. 6049 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 Waxman Global Warming Principles Letter Support for the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program authorized in Title VIII, Section 8002 of the recently passed Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 H.R. 7151 - America's Wildlife Heritage Act HR 2801, S. 1680, Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act.Also as included in the omnibus lands bill, SA 5662 to HR 5151 S. 2284 and HR 3121, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act and other flood insurance related bills, HR 920, HR 3355, S, 2310 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. S. 3157 - Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2008 H.R. 21 - Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act

Client expense: $503,913 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

Opposition to S.1680, which would authorize a land exchange and road corridor through the Wilderness area of the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 2008, S.2750 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007, H.R.2262 National Landscape Conservation System Act, H.R. 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, S.3182, Unnumbered House bill Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Unnumbered House bill National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007, S. 725 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H.R. 415 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 868 Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2007, S.1281 Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, S. 647 Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River Act of 2007,H.R.199 Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River Act of 2007, S. 86 Perquimans River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007, H.R.3139 Perquimans River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007, S. 2357 New River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2007, S.1057 Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007, S.802 Owyhee Public Land Management Act of 2008, S. 2833 Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2007, H.R.3224 Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 200, S. 2238 Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act, H.R. 1507 Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act, H.R. 1769 California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act, H.R. 3682 California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act, S. 2109 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2007, H.R. 4113 Copper Salmon Wilderness Act, H.R. 3513 Copper Salmon Wilderness Act, H.R. 2034 Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007, S. 2093 Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007, H.R.3667 Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement Act of 2007, S.1680 Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act, S.1281 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2007, H.R. 4113 Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2008, H.R. 6290 Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2008, S. 647 Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2008, S. 3149 Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008, S. 3148 Oregon Treasures Act of 2008, H.R. 6291 Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007, H.R. 3830 Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007, S. 1522 Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008, S. 2834 Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, H.R. 6577 A joint resolution expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin. - S.J.RES. 45 Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2008, S.3608

H.R. 2801 and S.1680, "Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act"; REPAIR Act (S. 3366)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

H.R. 1590 - Safe Climate Act of 2007 H.R. 2337 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act S. 3036 - Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 Menendez-Kerry Amendment to S. 3036 (international forest protection) Corker Amendment to S. 3036 (redirect all funding to tax rebate) Kerry-Feinstein Amendment to S. 3036 (rapid response scientific review) S. 2204 Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act H.R. 39 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act S. 2316 Permanent protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge S. 2156 SECURE Water Act H.R. 2593 Borderlands Conservation Security Act of 2007 H.R. 6186 Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act H.R. 6316 Climate Matters Act H.R. 6186 Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act S. 2355 Climate Change Adaptation Act S. 950 Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2007 S. 2307 Global Change Research Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 3663 Protect Americas Wildlife Act of 2007 H. Con. Res. 70 H. Con. Res. 312 Funding for: Endangered species protection, National Wildlife Refuge System, land acquisition, state wildlife grants, wildlife and habitat protection on public lands, international wildlife conservation, impacts of illegal immigration and related enforcement on SW borderlands ESA Bill to provide tax incentives for endangered species H.R. 1422 Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 700 Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act H.R. 920 H.R. 3355 National Forest Management Act Regulations H.R. 2801, S. 1680 Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge Wilderness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act H.R. 2515/S. 300 To authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program H.R. 3756 Colorado Wilderness Act Bond-Voinovich Proposal alternative to climate change legislation Bill introduce by Senators Dole, Burr and Rep. Jones to allow off road vehicle use on the Cape Hatteras National Sea Shore

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 2008, S.2750 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007, H.R.2262 National Landscape Conservation System Act, H.R. 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, Unnumbered House bill Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Unnumbered House bill National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007, S. 725 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H.R. 415 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 868 Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act, H.R. 986 Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act, S. 553 Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2007, S.1281 Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, S. 647 Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River Act of 2007,H.R.199 Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River Act of 2007, S. 86 Perquimans River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007, H.R.3139 Perquimans River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007, S. 2357 New River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2007, S.1057 Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007, S.802 Owyhee Public Land Management Act of 2008, S. 2833 Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2007, H.R.3224 Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 200, S. 2238 Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act, H.R. 1507 Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act, H.R. 1769 National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, S. 2179 Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007, S. 2180 National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, S. 2483 National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2008, S.2616 California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act, H.R. 3682 California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act, S. 2109 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2007, H.R. 4113 Copper Salmon Wilderness Act, H.R. 3513 Copper Salmon Wilderness Act, H.R. 2034 Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007, S. 2093 Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007, H.R.3667 Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement Act of 2007, S.1680 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, S. 2739 Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act, S.1281 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2007, H.R. 4113 Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2008, H.R. 6290 Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2008, S. 647 Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2008, S. 3149 Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008, S. 3148 Oregon Treasures Act of 2008, H.R. 6291 Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007, H.R. 3830 Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007, S. 1522

HOUSE H.R. 39 - The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 359 - Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act (All Sections) H.R. 860 - California Wild Heritage Act (All Sections) HOUSE (continued) H.R. 886 - Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 1187 - Guld of the Farallones & Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Act (All Sections) H.R. 1919 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 2016 - National Landscape Conservation System Act (All Sections) H.R. 2593 - Borderless Conservation & Security Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 2632 - Sabinoso Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 3022 - Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 3287 - Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) H.R. 3513 - Copper Salmon Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 3682 - California Desert & Mountain Heritage Act (All Sections) H.R. 4292 - Superior National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2007 (Sections: Polymet Land-Swap) H.R. 6156 - Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act (All Sections especially boundary issues) SENATE S. 570 - Virginia Ridge & Valley Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 647 - Lewis & Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 802 - Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 1170 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 1680 - Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement Act of 2007 (Sections: Izembek Road - Oppose) S. 1774 - Sequoia Kings Canyon Wilderness (All Sections) S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act (aka: Whitehouse-Boxer) (All Sections) S. 2229 - Wyoming Range Legacy Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 2284 - Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 (All Sections) S. 2568 - Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (aka: Kerry Polar Bear Bill) (All Sections) S. 2635 - Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act (All Sections) S. 2739 - Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (All Sections) (aka: Senate Wilderness Package 3 Wild Sky Wilderness & Chavez National park) S. 2833 - Owyhee Public Land Management Act of 2008 (All Sections) S. 2834 - Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008 (All Secitons - Oppose) S. 3069 - Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act (All Sections) NYI (Not Yet Introduced) Mining (All Sections) Interior Appropriations Bill Funding for National Parks, Funding for Tongass national forest, Funding Limitations for Teshekpuk Lake, Limitations for oil shale developments and offshore drilling Preston Amdt Nevada Wilderness (All Sections) Utah Wilderness (All Sections) Western Arctic (All Sections) Softwood lumber agreements/ forests (All Sections)

Support for S. 2739, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 Support for H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act Opposition to S.1680, which would authorize a land exchange and road corridor through the Wilderness area of the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Opposition to Ryan motion to the Budget Resolution (S. Con Res 70), which would authorize drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Client expense: $14,866 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2801 and S.1680, "Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act"

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3663 - The protect America's Wildlife Act National Wildlife Refuge System Issues H.R. 1551 and S. 919 - Healthy Farms, Foods and Fuels Act H.R. 1600 - EAT Healthy America Act Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR) - not yet introduced in Senate; H.R.767 in House Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wildnerness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act - H.R. 2801, S1680 H.R. 2593 - Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 Removal of northern Rockies wolves from the Endangered Species Act Refuge policy Endangered Species Act - oversight on expected new regulations, integrity of science, and wolf delisting rule H.R. 1422 and S. 700 - The Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007 H.R. 2338 Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act provisions H.R. 1464 and S. 1033 - The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 H.R. 3459 - Transparent Reporting under ESA Listing Act H.R. 3847 and S. 2165 - a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act Implementation of the Endangered Species Act H.R. 2515 and S. 300 - a bill to authorize appropiations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program General polar bear protection H.R. 1497 - The Legal Timber Protection Act Combat Illegal logging Act/Prevention of Illegal Logging Practices Aquatic invasive species legislation Global warming/tropical deforestation National Forest Management Act regulations H.R. 39 - Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness S. 2316 - Permanent Protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge H.R. 4088 - Save Act of 2007 - Border Fencing and Studies H.R. 5610 - Protecting America's Wild Places Act S. 2739 - Consolidated National Resources Act of 2007 H.R. 2338, H.R. 2337, H.R. 322 and S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act and provisions S. 2483 National Forests, Parks, Public Land and Recreation Projects Act of 2007 Oversight on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wolf Delisting Rule (House) H. Con Res 70 - Sessions Amendment (S.A. 4231) to fund the border fence

HR 2801 and S 1680; proposed road through Izembek NWR

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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