Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008

Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on public land; S. 2593/H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; 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; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; and the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary, Department of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; 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; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counsel to Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; 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; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

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 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 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 HR 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 HR 6899, Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 7151 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act 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, 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) USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Final Rule at 73 CFR 21468 (April 21, 2008) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 43 CFR Parts 3900, 3910, 3920 and 3930; Oil Shale management General; Final rule at 73 FR 69414 (November 18, 2008) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 43 CFR Part 2300; Land Withdrawals; Amendment of Regulations Regarding Emergency Withdrawals; Final rule at 73 FR 74039 (December 5, 2008)

S 647, Mt. Hood Wilderness; Northwest forest plan implementation S. 2034, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act; provisions related to wilderness designations. HR 3513, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act; provisions related to wilderness designations. HR 5541, FLAME Act. HR 6291, Oregon Treasures Act of 2008; S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008. HR 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act; provisions for management. Monitor HR 1365, Secure Rural Schools and County Self Determination Act; ESA rulemakings and recovery plans for Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet. Monitor agency action on Western Oregon Plan Revisions. S. 3149, Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; S. 3148, Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act; HR 5151, Omnibus public lands package; Pacific Northwest Forest Legacy Act draft legislation; Oregon Forest Restoration and Old Growth Protection Act draft legislation; HR 6291, Oregon Treasures Act; all regarding management and impact on forestry.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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 fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; 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; 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 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; 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 and the Central Pacific; 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. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, 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; 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; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

S. 647, Mt. Hood Wilderness; Northwest forest plan implementation. S. 2034, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act; provisions related to wilderness designations. H.R. 3513, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act; provisions related to wilderness designations. H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R.6291, Oregon Treasures Act of 2008; S.2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; H.R.5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act; provisions for management. Monitor H.R. 1365, Secure Rural Schools and County Self determination Act; ESA rulemakings and recovery plans for Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet. Monitor agency action on Western Oregon Plan revisions. S. 3149, Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; S. 3148, Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 5151, Omnibus public lands package; Pacific Northwest Forest Legacy Act draft legislation; Oregon Forest Restoration and Old Growth Protection Act draft legislation; H.R. 6291, Oregon Treasures Act; all regarding management and impact on forestry.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

HR 5236, Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act, 2008, All titles. S 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act, 2008, All titles.

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.2593, Omnibus Public Land Management Act, regarding Mt. Hood, Spring Basin and Badlands.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 647, Mt. Hood Wilderness; Northwest Forest Plan implementation S. 2034, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act, provisions related to wilderness designations. HR 3513, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act; provisions related to wilderness designations. HR 5541, FLAME Act; HR 6291, Oregon Treasurers Act of 2008; S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; HR 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act; provisions for management Monitor HR 1365, Secure Rural Schools and County Self-determination Act; ESA rulemakings and recovery plans for Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet. Monitor agency action on Western Oregon Plan Revisions. S. 3149, Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ; S. 3148, Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act; HR 5151, Omnibus public lands package; Pacific Northwest Legacy Act draft legislation; Oregon Forest Restoration and Old Growth Protection Act draft legislation; HR 6291, Oregon Treasurers Act; all regarding management and impact on forestry

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 647, Mt. Hood Wilderness; Northwest forest plan implementation. S. 2034, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act; provisions related to wilderness designations. H.R. 3513, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act; provisions related to wilderness designations. H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R.6291, Oregon Treasures Act of 2008; S.2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; H.R.5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act; provisions for management. Monitor H.R. 1365, Secure Rural Schools and County Self determination Act; ESA rulemakings and recovery plans for Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet. Monitor agency action on Western Oregon Plan revisions. S. 3149, Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; S. 3148, Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 5151, Omnibus public lands package; Pacific Northwest Forest Legacy Act draft legislation; Oregon Forest Restoration and Old Growth Protection Act draft legislation; H.R. 6291, Oregon Treasures Act; all regarding management and impact on forestry.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

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 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 HR 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 HR 6899, Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 7151 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act 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)

HR 5236, Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act, 2008, All titles. S 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act, 2008, All titles.

Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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 (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; 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; 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 7 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. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an immediate Response Act; H.R. 1463, Federal Lands Repair Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Director, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department 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 Assistant, Programs and Budget, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; 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; Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Draft Tribal federal forest land management legislation HR 3513 Copper Salmon Wilderness S2593 Federal Forest land thinning bill.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 647, Mt. Hood Wilderness; Northwest forest plan implemenation S. 2034, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act; provisions related to wilderness designations. HR 3513, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act; provisions related to wilderness designations. HR 5541, FLAME Act; HR 6291, Oregon Treasures Act of 2008; S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; HR 5263, Forest Restoration Act; provisions for management Monitor HR 1365, Secure Rural Schools and County Self Determination Act; ESA rulemakings and recovery plans for Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet. Monitor agency action on Western Oregon Plan Revisions.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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)

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.

S. 647, Mt. Hood Wilderness; Northwest forest plan implementation. S. 2034, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act; provisions related to wilderness designations. H.R. 3513, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act; provisions related to wilderness designations. H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R.6291, Oregon Treasures Act of 2008; S.2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; H.R.5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act; provisions for management. Monitor H.R. 1365, Secure Rural Schools and County Self determination Act; ESA rulemakings and recovery plans for Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet. Monitor agency action on Western Oregon Plan revisions.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

Forestry Health S. 2593, H.R. 5263 Sen. Wyden's draft Forestry legislation S. Con. Res 70 H. Con. Res. 312, Interior & Environment Appropriations

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2419, Food and Energy Security Act, 2007, All titles. HR 5236, Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act, 2008, All titles. HR 5263/S 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act, 2008, All titles. HR 5541, FLAME Act, All titles. HR 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act, All titles. S 2390, Fire-Safe Communities Act, All titles.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 5236, Renewable Biomas Facilitation Act, 2008, All titles. HR 5541, FLAME Act, All titles. HR 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act, All titles. S 2390, Fire-Safe Communities Act, All titles. S 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act, 2008, All titles.

Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 2593, H.R. 5263 Landscape Restoration Act

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

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 # yet, Pacific Northwest Forest Legacy Act, full bill. S 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act, full bill. N. Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan, disscussed w/ PNW Congressional delegation scientific peer review of draft plan & requested public comment period & peer review of revised draft. Revision of BLM LRMP, WOPR, met w/ PNW Congressional delegation, conducted grassroots lobbying to oppose draft plan that would increase old-growth logging by over 700%. HR 5541, FLAME Act, full bill.

Client expense: $14,381 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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)

HR 5236, Renewable Biomas Facilitation Act, 2008, All titles. HR 5541, FLAME Act, All titles. HR 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act, All titles. S 2390, Fire-Safe Communities Act, All titles. S 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act, 2008, All titles.

Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 647, Mt. Hood Wilderness, Northwest Forest Plan implementation S. 2034, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act, provisions related to wilderness designations, HR 3513, Copper Salmon Wilderness Act, provisions related to wilderness designations Monitor HR 1365, Secure Rural Schools and County Self-determination Act HR 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 ESA status reviews and recovery plans for Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

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 (All Sections) H.R. 1187 - Gulf of the Farallones & Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Act (All Sections) H.R. 2016 - National Landscape Conservation System Act (All Sections) H.R. 2593 - Borderless Conservation & Security Act (All Sections) H.R. 3022 - Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 3287 - Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act (All Sections) H.R. 3513 - Copper Salmon Widerness Act (All Sections) H.R. 3682 - California Desert & Mountian Heritage Act (All Sections) H.R. 5610 - Protecting America's Wild Places Act (AKA: House Wilderness Package) (All Sections) SENATE S. 493 - California Wild Heritage Act (All Sections) S. 570 - Virginia Ridge & Valley Act (All Sections) S. 647 - Lewis & Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act (All Sections) S. 802 - Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act (All Sections) S. 1770 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act (All Sections) S. 1774 - Sequoia Kings Canyon Wilderness (All Sections) S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act (All Sections) S. 2229 - Wyoming Range Legacy Act (All Sections) S. 2483 - National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act (AKA: Omnibus Wilderness Bill) (All Sections) S. 2568 - Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (AKA: Kerry polar Bear Bill) (All Sections) S. 2593 - The Borderlands Conservation and Security Act (All Sections) S. 2616 - National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act (All Sections) (AKA: Senate Wilderness Package 2) S. 2739 - Consolidated Natural Resources Act (All Sections) (AKA: Senate Wilderness Package 3) NYI (Not Yet Introduced) Eastern Sierra Bill (All Sections) Mining (All Sections) Nevada Wilderness (All Sections) Pacific Northwest Legacy Act (Forest Thinning Proposal) (All Sections) Softwood Lumber Agreement/Forests (All Sections) Utah Wilderness (All Sections) Western Arctic (All Sections) Teshekpuk Lake Authorization Bill (All Sections) Interior Appropriations - Teshekpuk Lake funding limitations

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

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported