Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009
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2010 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S.561 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 1404 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 2565 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act S. 1214 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act H.R. 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 721 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 817 - Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009 H.R. 1593 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 635 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2781 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 1369 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2890 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act S. 1271 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2009 Unnumbered Rogue River bill H.R. 2888 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 S. 1272 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 H.R. 2889 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 1270 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 853 - White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 3113 - Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act H.R. 3105 - Turn on the Pumps Act S. 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 1759 - Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 S. 1787 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 H.R. 3339 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 Unnumbered House and Senate bills - Klamath River Restoration Agreement Authorization Act Unnumbered Volcano Country bill H.R. 4924 - To allow the Secretary of the Interior to clear a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, and for other purposes. H.R. 4996 - Preserve Land Freedom for Americans Act of 2010 H.R. 4814 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress H.R. 4754 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Montana except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4716 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Colorado, except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4703 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in California except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4675 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress. S. 3041 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4651 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress. S. 3016 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4192 - Stornetta Public Lands Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2009 H.R. 4003 - Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act S. 3131- Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act S. 3075 - North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5580 National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 S. 3488 Chetco River Protection Act H.R. 5526 Chetco River Protection Act H.R. 5130 Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act S. 3075 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2011
Client expense: $15,343 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S 2762/HR 3914 - San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act S 1571-HR1043 - Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act S 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 868 - Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009 S 799/HR 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act S 721/HR 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions S 183/HR 170 - Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 HR 146 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act HR 39 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act HR 980 - The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 765 - Nellis Dunes National OHV Recreation Area Act of 2009 HR 689 - Interchange of administrative jurisdiction between FS and BLM HR 192 - Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act HR 3914 - San Juan HR 4289 - Colorado Wilderness S 3016 - Extensions in Utah S 472 - National Monuments Act of 2009 HR 5580 - National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 HR 5125 - Oregon/HR 4996 - Preserve land Freedom/HR 4814 - Arizona/HR 4754 - Montana/HR 4716 - Colorado/HR 4703 - California/HR 4675 - Nevada HRES 1406/HRES 1254 - for DOI to turn over documents to Congress on Monuments S2921 - CA Desert/S1328 - Shasta-Trinity/ 'Wild lands' policy from USDOI Forest Service Proposed Planning Rule
Client expense: $96,554 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
FRAC Act, HR 2766, S. 1215; American Clean Energy and Security Act, HR 2454; Clean Water Restoration Act, S. 787; National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, HR 2565, S. 1214; Salmon Strongeholds Act, S. 817, HR 2055; Interior and Environment Appropriations bill; Agriculture Appropriations bill; Commerce appropriations bill. Montana Forest Jobs and Recreation bill, S. 1470. Consolidated Land Energy and Aquatic Resources Act, HR 3534; Omnibus Lands and Waters Act
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S.561 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 1404 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 2565 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act S. 1214 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act H.R. 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 721 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 817 - Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009 H.R. 1593 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 635 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2781 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 1369 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2890 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act S. 1271 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2009 Unnumbered Rogue River bill H.R. 2888 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 S. 1272 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 H.R. 2889 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 1270 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 853 - White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 3113 - Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act H.R. 3105 - Turn on the Pumps Act S. 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 1759 - Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 S. 1787 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 H.R. 3339 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 Unnumbered House and Senate bills - Klamath River Restoration Agreement Authorization Act Unnumbered Volcano Country bill H.R. 4924 - To allow the Secretary of the Interior to clear a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, and for other purposes. H.R. 4996 - Preserve Land Freedom for Americans Act of 2010 H.R. 4814 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress H.R. 4754 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Montana except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4716 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Colorado, except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4703 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in California except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4675 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress. S. 3041 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4651 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress. S. 3016 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4192 - Stornetta Public Lands Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2009 H.R. 4003 - Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act S. 3131- Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act S. 3075 - North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5580 National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 S. 3488 Chetco River Protection Act H.R. 5526 Chetco River Protection Act H.R. 5130 Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act S. 3075 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2011 S. 3528 - Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010 H.R. 4914 - Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010 S. Amendment to S. 303- America's Great Outdoors Act of 2010. Unnumbered House Bill - Omnibus Public Lands Bill
2010 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
See attached Opposed HR 1925, "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Opposed HR 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Monitored HR 3914, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness. Monitored S. 1470, the "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act," to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions. Monitored S. 2921, the "California Desert Protection Act," to designate certain lands as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions. Opposed S 3294, to create new wilderness reserves in central Idaho, as overyly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Monitored S. 303 and other potential omnibus land use legislation. Undertook lobbying activity to maintain public off highway vehicle access to Johnson Valley (CA) and Tellico (NC). BLM & US Forest Service travel management plans for off-road vehicle: advocated working with local communities to complete mapping and reach consensus on OHV roads/trails.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
Client expense: $26,676 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2010 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HOUSE H.R. 0564-Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 1329-CLEAN TEA-(To build support for transportation in climate legislation) H.R. 1618-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 3026-Hazard Mitigation for All Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3027-Predisaster Mitigation Enhancement Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3028-First Responder Innovation and Support Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 5209-Healthy CHOICES Act-(Moving Outdoors in Nature Act) H.R. 6426-Moving Outdoors in Nature Act-(All sections, identifying co-sponsors) SENATE S. 0779-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) S. 1470-Forest Jobs and Recreation Act-(wilderness and logging provisions) S. 1816-Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 2783- No Title-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Trans-Pacific Partnership-(All Sections) Moving Outdoors in Nature Act-(this would be a stand alone bill that is similar to the Moving Outdoors in Nature section of the Healthy CHOICES Act) Draft fiscal Year 2011 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations-(Against amendment impairing EPA authority) Korea Free Trade Act-(All Sections)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 5205; S 3294 - Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act S 1470 Forest Jobs and Restoration Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.787, Clean Water Restoration Act; S.2921, California Desert Protection Act of 2010; S.1470, Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S.881, Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act. Issues related to hunting and conservation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 699 To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands S. 503 No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Security Act H.R. 39 Arctic Wilderness Bill S. 261 Arctic Wilderness Bill H.R. 2766 FRAC Act S. 1215 FRAC Act S. 796 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 H.R, 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 785 Southeast Alaska Timber Industry Retooling and Restructuring Act S. 881 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act H.R. 2099 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act H.R. 3534 the CLEAR Act S. 1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act S. 1733 Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act H.R. 3692 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 1738 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act S. 1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 2895 Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Oldgrowth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009 S. 2798 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 H.R. 4398 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 S.1777 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009 S. 3075 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2010 H.R.2847 Jobs for Main Street Act 2010 Interior, EPA, and related agencies budget proposal FY2011 S. 3516 - OCS Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 S.3305, The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S. 3597 Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act S. 3661 Safe Dispersants Act S. 3815 Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 FY 2011 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill Rulemakings USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Final Rule at 74 CFR 67059 (December 18, 2009) USDA; Forest Service, National Forest System Land Management System, Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 74 FR 67165 (December 18, 2009) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Record of Decisions for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts at 74 FR 829-830 (January 8, 2009). 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, Final Rule at 73 FR 61456 (October 16, 2008). USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the Tongass National Forest, Alaska at 68 FR 75136 (December 30, 2003) USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Final Rule at 66 FR 3244 ( January 12, 2001) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Environmental Impact Statement at 72 FR 48636 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) Other CEQ; Final Guidance, Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting. Notice of Availability at 75 Fed. Reg. 63,823 (Oct. 18, 2010. USDA; Secretarys Memorandum 1042-155 Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands Administered by the Forest Service (May 28, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, Consideration of Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8046 (February 23, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, NEPA Mitigation and Monitoring. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8046 (February 23, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, Establishing, Applying, and Revising Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8045 (February 23, 2010) USDA; Secretarys Memorandum 1042-154; Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands Administered by the Forest Service (May 28, 2009) NOAA; Department of Commerce, 74 FR 207; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Seismic Surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska (October 21, 2009) Department of the Interior oil and gas leasing reforms, January 6, 2010 DOI; Minerals Management Service, 40 CFR 1501.7; Notice of Intent to Prepare and Scope an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20122017; 75 FR 16828 (April 2, 2010) DOI; Minerals Management Service, Preliminary Revised 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20072012; Notice of availability and request for comments, 75 FR 16833 (April 2, 2010) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 75 FR 44277, Integrated Activity Plan and EIS for National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska, (July 28, 2010)
Client expense: $78,796 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Americas Great Outdoors recommendations Climate Legislation and Natural Resources Adaptation Community strategy and update on energy, climate, and oil spill legislation pending Discussed BLM travel management planning Discussed Forest Service Legacy Road rightsizing initiative in CA Discussed Forest Service Road Transportation System and Trails Program Discussed implementation of Forest Service road rightsizing initiative Discussed Off-Road Vehicles concepts Discussed potential overlaps between climate program and watersheds/roads initiatives Discussed potential Senate climate bills Discussed proposal for pilot RS2477 negotiation process in Iron County, UT Discussed the possibility of Senator Feinstein introducing a wilderness bill for Beauty Mountain and Agua Tibia proposed wilderness areas California Wilderness Legislation Drafted comments to EPA on their Clean Air Act Tailoring Rule HR 2099 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act HR 39 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act HR 5965 Monogahela Conservation Legacy Act HR 6129 Mono County Economic Development Act of 2010 S. 3294 Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act S. 881 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act S.1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act S.1933 Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act S.2921 California Desert Protection Act of 2010 S.2976 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act S.3470 Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2010 San Juan Wildernss bill Colorado Wilderness Legislation
Client expense: $171,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S 2762/HR 3914 - San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act S 1571-HR1043 - Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act S 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 868 - Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009 S 799/HR 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act S 721/HR 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions S 183/HR 170 - Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 HR 146 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act HR 39 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act HR 980 - The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 765 - Nellis Dunes National OHV Recreation Area Act of 2009 HR 689 - Interchange of administrative jurisdiction between FS and BLM HR 192 - Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act HR 3914 - San Juan HR 4289 - Colorado Wilderness S 3016 - Extensions in Utah S 472 - National Monuments Act of 2009 HR 5580 - National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 HR 5125 - Oregon/HR 4996 - Preserve land Freedom/HR 4814 - Arizona/HR 4754 - Montana/HR 4716 - Colorado/HR 4703 - California/HR 4675 - Nevada HRES 1406/HRES 1254 - for DOI to turn over documents to Congress on Monuments S2921 - CA Desert/S1328 - Shasta-Trinity/
Client expense: $111,116 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
FRAC Act, HR 2766, S. 1215; American Clean Energy and Security Act, HR 2454; Clean Water Restoration Act, S. 787; National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, HR 2565, S. 1214; Salmon Strongeholds Act, S. 817, HR 2055; Interior and Environment Appropriations bill; Agriculture Appropriations bill; Commerce appropriations bill. Montana Forest Jobs and Recreation bill, S. 1470. Consolidated Land Energy and Aquatic Resources Act, HR 3534
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S.561 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 1404 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 2565 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act S. 1214 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act H.R. 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 721 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 817 - Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009 H.R. 1593 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 635 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2781 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 1369 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2890 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act S. 1271 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2009 Unnumbered Rogue River bill H.R. 2888 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 S. 1272 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 H.R. 2889 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 1270 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 853 - White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 3113 - Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act H.R. 3105 - Turn on the Pumps Act S. 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 1759 - Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 S. 1787 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 H.R. 3339 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 Unnumbered House and Senate bills - Klamath River Restoration Agreement Authorization Act Unnumbered Volcano Country bill H.R. 4924 - To allow the Secretary of the Interior to clear a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, and for other purposes. H.R. 4996 - Preserve Land Freedom for Americans Act of 2010 H.R. 4814 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress H.R. 4754 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Montana except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4716 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Colorado, except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4703 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in California except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4675 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress. S. 3041 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4651 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress. S. 3016 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4192 - Stornetta Public Lands Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2009 H.R. 4003 - Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act S. 3131- Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act S. 3075 - North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5580 National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 S. 3488 Chetco River Protection Act H.R. 5526 Chetco River Protection Act H.R. 5130 Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act S. 3075 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2011 S. 3528 - Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010 H.R. 4914 - Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010 Unnumbered Senate Bill - Ombibus Public Lands Bill Unnumbered House Bill - Omnibus Public Lands Bill
Client expense: $18,057 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HOUSE H.R. 0564-Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 1329-CLEAN TEA-(To build support for transportation in climate legislation) H.R. 1618-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 3026-Hazard Mitigation for All Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3027-Predisaster Mitigation Enhancement Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3028-First Responder Innovation and Support Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 5209-Healthy CHOICES Act-(Moving Outdoors in Nature Act) SENATE S. 0779-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) S. 1470-Forest Jobs and Recreation Act-(wilderness and logging provisions) S. 1816-Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 2783- No Title-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Trans-Pacific Partnership-(All Sections) Moving Outdoors in Nature Act-(this would be a stand alone bill that is similar to the Moving Outdoors in Nature section of the Healthy CHOICES Act) Draft fiscal Year 2011 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations-(Against amendment impairing EPA authority) Korea Free Trade Act-(All Sections)
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Americas Great Outdoors recommendations Climate Legislation and Natural Resources Adaptation Community strategy and update on energy, climate, and oil spill legislation pending Discussed BLM travel management planning Discussed Forest Service Legacy Road rightsizing initiative in CA Discussed Forest Service Road Transportation System and Trails Program Discussed implementation of Forest Service road rightsizing initiative Discussed Off-Road Vehicles concepts Discussed potential overlaps between climate program and watersheds/roads initiatives Discussed potential Senate climate bills Discussed proposal for pilot RS2477 negotiation process in Iron County, UT Discussed the possibility of Senator Feinstein introducing a wilderness bill for Beauty Mountain and Agua Tibia proposed wilderness areas California Wilderness Legislation Drafted comments to EPA on their Clean Air Act Tailoring Rule HR 2099 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act HR 39 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act HR 5965 Monogahela Conservation Legacy Act HR 6129 Mono County Economic Development Act of 2010 S. 3294 Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act S. 881 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act S.1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act S.1933 Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act S.2921 California Desert Protection Act of 2010 S.2976 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act S.3470 Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2010 San Juan Wildernss bill Colorado Wilderness Legislation
Client expense: $126,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 699 To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands S. 503 No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Security Act H.R. 39 Arctic Wilderness Bill S. 261 Arctic Wilderness Bill H.R. 2766 FRAC Act S. 1215 FRAC Act S. 796 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 H.R, 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 785 Southeast Alaska Timber Industry Retooling and Restructuring Act S. 881 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act H.R. 2099 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act H.R. 3534 the CLEAR Act S. 1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act S. 1733 Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act H.R. 3692 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 1738 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act S. 1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 2895 Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Oldgrowth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009 S. 2798 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 H.R. 4398 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 S.1777 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009 S. 3075 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2010 H.R.2847 Jobs for Main Street Act 2010 Interior, EPA, and related agencies budget proposal FY2011 S. 3516 - OCS Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 S.3305, The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S. 3597 Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act S. 3661 Safe Dispersants Act S. 3815 Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 FY 2011 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill Rulemakings USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Final Rule at 74 CFR 67059 (December 18, 2009) USDA; Forest Service, National Forest System Land Management System, Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 74 FR 67165 (December 18, 2009) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Record of Decisions for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts at 74 FR 829-830 (January 8, 2009). 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, Final Rule at 73 FR 61456 (October 16, 2008). USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the Tongass National Forest, Alaska at 68 FR 75136 (December 30, 2003) USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Final Rule at 66 FR 3244 ( January 12, 2001) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Environmental Impact Statement at 72 FR 48636 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) Other USDA; Secretarys Memorandum 1042-155 Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands Administered by the Forest Service (May 28, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, Consideration of Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8046 (February 23, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, NEPA Mitigation and Monitoring. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8046 (February 23, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, Establishing, Applying, and Revising Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8045 (February 23, 2010) USDA; Secretarys Memorandum 1042-154; Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands Administered by the Forest Service (May 28, 2009) NOAA; Department of Commerce, 74 FR 207; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Seismic Surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska (October 21, 2009) Department of the Interior oil and gas leasing reforms, January 6, 2010 DOI; Minerals Management Service, 40 CFR 1501.7; Notice of Intent to Prepare and Scope an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20122017; 75 FR 16828 (April 2, 2010) DOI; Minerals Management Service, Preliminary Revised 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20072012; Notice of availability and request for comments, 75 FR 16833 (April 2, 2010)
Client expense: $76,353 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 5205; S 3294 - Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act S 1470 Forest Jobs and Restoration Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
See attached Opposed HR 1925, "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Opposed HR 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Monitored HR 3914, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness. Monitored S. 1470, the "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act," to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions. Monitored S. 2921, the "California Desert Protection Act," to designate certain lands as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions. Opposed S 3294, to create new wilderness reserves in central Idaho, as overyly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Undertook lobbying activity to maintain public off highway vehicle access to Johnson Valley (CA) and Tellico (NC). BLM & US Forest Service travel management plans for off-road vehicle: advocated working with local communities to complete mapping and reach consensus on OHV roads/trails.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S2747, Land Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009; Action on America's Great Outdoors Initiative including specific provisions relating to landscape scale conservation; Action on S1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, including specific provisions relating to the Oil Spill, climate change programs, and US energy policy for reduction of greenhouse gas producing fossil fuel consumption, international climate change programs, climate change assessment and information sharing specifically relating to the change in temperature and precipitation, Title II Emissions Reduction from Reduced Deforestation Parts D&E domestic and international offset provisions, including specifically provisions to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding, ocean trust, and Gulf Restoration; HR2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to adaptation funding, renewable energy on public lands, forest impacts, alternative energy environmental implications and siting of alternative energy facilities as addressed (i.e. solar and wind) including: Energy Policy Act, Solar EIS, Energy by Design, Wyden Bill, Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, Alternate Energy Bill and the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee;HR4227, Incentives to Increase Use of Renewable Biomass Act of 2009; S1933, Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act, with specific provisions relating to a new framework and dedicated support to help people adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, here in America;S1576, Forest Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009;S1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to energy efficiency and alternative energy; S2877, Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act, including specific provisions to curb carbon emissions and return revenues to consumers, and permanent authorization for Land and Water Conservation Fund; S2835, International Climate Change Investment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title III, international climate change adaptation; S2729, Clean Energy Partnership Act of 2009, specifically relating to Title II, Carbon Conservation Program; Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, for the development of recommendations for adapting to climate change impacts both domestically and internationally S3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act, and the Environmental Protection Agencys authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases, generally. Discussion on S1470, Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009. CONTACTED COVERED OFFICIALS: Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, United States Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Interior Strategic Planner, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Assistant Director, Renewable Resources & Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for the Rocky Mountains and Southwest, United States Department of Interior; Director, Legislative Affairs, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, United States Department of Interior; Director, Ecosystem Management, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement; Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Environment; Deputy Director, Council of Environmental Quality
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.787, Clean Water Restoration Act; S.2921, California Desert Protection Act of 2010; S.1470, Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S.881, Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act. Issues related to hunting and conservation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
FRAC Act, HR 2766, S. 1215; American Clean Energy and Security Act, HR 2454; Clean Water Restoration Act, S. 787; National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, HR 2565, S. 1214; Salmon Strongeholds Act, S. 817, HR 2055; Interior and Environment Appropriations bill; Agriculture Appropriations bill; Commerce appropriations bill. Montana Forest Jobs and Recreation bill, S. 1470. Consolidated Land Energy and Aquatic resources Act, HR 3534
Client expense: $38,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Policy California Legislation Colorado Legislation Colville National Forest Management and Wilderness Discussed Forest Legacy Discussed Land and Water Conservation Fund Discussed Legacy Roads and Trails Program Discussed National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Planning Proposal Discussed Proposed Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Discussed Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement at Department of Interior H.R. 1769 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions & Pratt & Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act H.R. 39 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R. 4558 Sleeping Bear Dunes national Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act Letter to Forest Service on Management of Wilderness Recommended Lands Maine Coastal Island Wilderness Montana Legislation National Environmental Policy Act Climate Guidance RS 2477 Policy Issues S. 1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act S. 1933 Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act S. 2099 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act S. 2747 Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization Act S. 2921 California Desert Protection Act of 2010 S. 2993 10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Act of 2010 S. 721 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions & Pratt & Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act S. 881 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act Tongass National Forest Management Transition Utah Wilderness
Client expense: $66,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 699 To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands S. 503 No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Security Act H.R. 39 Arctic Wilderness Bill S. 261 Arctic Wilderness Bill H.R. 2766 FRAC Act S. 1215 FRAC Act S. 796 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 H.R, 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 785 Southeast Alaska Timber Industry Retooling and Restructuring Act S. 881 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act H.R. 2099 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act H.R. 3534 the CLEAR Act S. 1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act S. 1733 Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act H.R. 3692 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 1738 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act S. 1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 2895 Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Oldgrowth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009 S. 2798 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 H.R. 4398 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 S.1777 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009 S. 3075 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2010 H.R.2847 Jobs for Main Street Act 2010 Interior, EPA, and related agencies budget proposal FY2011 S. 3516 - OCS Reform Act of 2010 Senate Commerce bill discussion draft of Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 S.3305, The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 Rulemakings USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Final Rule at 74 CFR 67059 (December 18, 2009) USDA; Forest Service, National Forest System Land Management System, Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 74 FR 67165 (December 18, 2009) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Record of Decisions for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts at 74 FR 829-830 (January 8, 2009). 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, Final Rule at 73 FR 61456 (October 16, 2008). USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the Tongass National Forest, Alaska at 68 FR 75136 (December 30, 2003) USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Final Rule at 66 FR 3244 ( January 12, 2001) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Environmental Impact Statement at 72 FR 48636 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) Other CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, Consideration of Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8046 (February 23, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, NEPA Mitigation and Monitoring. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8046 (February 23, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, Establishing, Applying, and Revising Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8045 (February 23, 2010) USDA; Secretarys Memorandum 1042-154; Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands Administered by the Forest Service (May 28, 2009) NOAA; Department of Commerce, 74 FR 207; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Seismic Surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska (October 21, 2009) Department of the Interior oil and gas leasing reforms, January 6, 2010 DOI; Minerals Management Service, 40 CFR 1501.7; Notice of Intent to Prepare and Scope an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20122017; 75 FR 16828 (April 2, 2010) DOI; Minerals Management Service, Preliminary Revised 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20072012; Notice of availability and request for comments, 75 FR 16833 (April 2, 2010)
Client expense: $101,092 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HOUSE H.R. 0055-Commuter Act of 2009-(Transit/Transportation) H.R. 0564-Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 0890-The American Renewable Energy Act-(Building cosponsorship) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 1329-CLEAN TEA-(To build support for transportation in climate legislation) H.R. 1618-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) H.R. 2751-Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act-(Fuel Economy) H.R. 3026-Hazard Mitigation for All Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3027-Predisaster Mitigation Enhancement Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3028-First Responder Innovation and Support Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 4879-Global Democracy Promotion Act-(Repeal the Global Gag Rule so international family planning clinics and agencies can receive funding from the US government and provide contraceptives and sexual health services to women around the world.) H.R. 4880-Copper Basin Jobs Act-(Opposed) H.R. 5209-Healthy CHOICES Act-(Moving Outdoors in Nature Act) SENATE S. 0779-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) S. 1470-Forest Jobs and Recreation Act-(wilderness and logging provisions) S. 1816-Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 2783- No Title-(All Sections) S. 3209-Safe Chemicals Act of 2010-(To require chemical manufacturers to demonstrate the safety of all chemicals they make by publicly disclosing information about their health and environmental hazards and potential exposures.) S. 3234-Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010-(Support the establishment of a program to award grants to states to establish veterans conservation corps to give veterans volunteer and employment opportunities under state conservation projects) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) House Agriculture Appropriations Bill-(Advocating to defund the use and purchase of sodium cyanide M-44s and Compound 1080 by USDA's Wildlife Services program.) Trans-Pacific Partnership-(All Sections)
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S 2762/HR 3914 - San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act S 1571-HR1043 - Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act S 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 868 - Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009 S 799/HR 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act S 721/HR 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions S 183/HR 170 - Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 HR 146 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act HR 39 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act HR 980 - The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 765 - Nellis Dunes National OHV Recreation Area Act of 2009 HR 689 - Interchange of administrative jurisdiction between FS and BLM HR 192 - Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act HR 3914 - San Juan HR 4289 - Colorado Wilderness S 3016 - Extensions in Utah S 472 - National Monuments Act of 2009 HR 5580 - National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 HR 5125 - Oregon/HR 4996 - Preserve land Freedom/HR 4814 - Arizona/HR 4754 - Montana/HR 4716 - Colorado/HR 4703 - California/HR 4675 - Nevada HRES 1406/HRES 1254 - for DOI to turn over documents to Congress on Monuments S2921 - CA Desert/S1328 - Shasta-Trinity/
Client expense: $109,040 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
See attached Opposed HR 1925, "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Opposed HR 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Monitored HR 3914, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness. Monitored S. 1470, the "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act," to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions. Monitored S. 2921, the "California Desert Protection Act," to designate certain lands as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions. Opposed S 3294, to create new wilderness reserves in central Idaho, as overyly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Undertook lobbying activity to maintain public off highway vehicle access to Johnson Valley (CA) and Tellico (NC). BLM & US Forest Service travel management plans for off-road vehicle: advocated working with local communities to complete mapping and reach consensus on OHV roads/trails.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2010 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S.561 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 1404 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 2565 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act S. 1214 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act H.R. 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 721 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 817 - Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009 H.R. 1593 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 635 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2781 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 1369 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2890 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act S. 1271 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2009 Unnumbered Rogue River bill H.R. 2888 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 S. 1272 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 H.R. 2889 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 1270 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 853 - White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 3113 - Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act H.R. 3105 - Turn on the Pumps Act S. 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 1759 - Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 S. 1787 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 H.R. 3339 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 Unnumbered House and Senate bills - Klamath River Restoration Agreement Authorization Act Unnumbered Volcano Country bill H.R. 4924 - To allow the Secretary of the Interior to clear a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, and for other purposes. H.R. 4996 - Preserve Land Freedom for Americans Act of 2010 H.R. 4814 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress H.R. 4754 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Montana except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4716 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Colorado, except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4703 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in California except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4675 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress. S. 3041 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4651 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress. S. 3016 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4192 - Stornetta Public Lands Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2009 H.R. 4003 - Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act S. 3131- Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act S. 3075 - North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5580 National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 S. 3488 Chetco River Protection Act H.R. 5526 Chetco River Protection Act H.R. 5130 Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act S. 3075 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2011
Client expense: $15,343 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Climate Change and Adaptation Policy Climate change and energy legislation Colorado Roadless Petition Discuss Forest Service Subpart A progress Discuss proposal for wilderness legislation for San Gabriel Mountains Discussed roads rightsizing initiative Discussed Sacramento River legislation Discussed Stehekin Road in North Cascades National Park Discussed upcoming Berryessa Snow Mountain legislation Discussed wind and solar development on public lands Discussion with Forest Service regarding land acquisition criteria in FY11 and FY12 HR 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act HR 2099 Southeast Alaska Native Land entitlement Finalization Act HR 2806 - To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park Issue HR 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act HR 3534 - Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 HR 39 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act HR 4040 - Big Sur Forest Service Management Unit Act of 2009 HR 4304 Beauty Mountain and Agua Tibia Wilderness Act of 2009 HR 4588- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act HR 5009 - Wasatch Wilderness and Watershed Protection Act of 2010 HR 5194 - Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2010 HR 5388 Cibola National Forest Boundary Expansion Letter to Senate asking Senators to encourage the Administration to delay new exploratory drilling in the Arctic Maine Wilderness Issues Oregon Wilderness bills Rogue River and Monongahela National Forest RS2477 Issues S 721 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act S. 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 1689 The Organ Mountains Desert Peaks Wilderness Act S. 1933 Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act S. 2921 California Desert Protection Act 2010 S. 2976 - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act S. 3294 - Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act S. 874 - Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act S. 881 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act S.J. Res. 26 A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the EPA relating the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute finding for green house gases. San Juan Wilderness Issue Discussed Utah Legislation Washington Wilderness and federal land issues
Client expense: $89,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2010 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.787, Clean Water Restoration Act; S.2921, California Desert Protection Act of 2010; S.1470, Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S.881, Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act. Issues related to hunting and conservation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 5205; S 3294 - Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act S 1470 Forest Jobs and Restoration Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
FRAC Act, HR 2766, S. 1215; American Clean Energy and Security Act, HR 2454; Clean Water Restoration Act, S. 787; National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, HR 2565, S. 1214; Salmon Strongeholds Act, S. 817, HR 2055; Interior and Environment Appropriations bill; Agriculture Appropriations bill; Commerce appropriations bill. Montana Forest Jobs and Recreation bill, S. 1470.
Client expense: $39,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
S 2762/HR 3914 - San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act S 1571-HR1043 - Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act S 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 868 - Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009 S 799/HR 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act S 721/HR 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions S 183/HR 170 - Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 HR 146 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act HR 39 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act HR 980 - The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 765 - Nellis Dunes National OHV Recreation Area Act of 2009 HR 689 - Interchange of administrative jurisdiction between FS and BLM HR 192 - Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act HR 3914 - San Juan HR 4289 - Colorado Wilderness HR 1925 - Red Rock
Client expense: $119,191 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HOUSE H.R. 0055-Commuter Act of 2009-(Transit/Transportation) H.R. 0564-Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 0890-The American Renewable Energy Act-(Building cosponsorship) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 1329-CLEAN TEA-(To build support for transportation in climate legislation) H.R. 1612-Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 1618-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) H.R. 2751-Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act-(Fuel Economy) H.R. 3026-Hazard Mitigation for All Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3027-Predisaster Mitigation Enhancement Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3028-First Responder Innovation and Support Act of 2009-(All Sections) SENATE S. 0779-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) S. 1470-Forest Jobs and Recreation Act-(wilderness and logging provisions) S. 1816-Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 2783- No Title-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Authorizing Bill - no name (Authorize NOAA's Bay-Watershed Education Training and Environmental Literacy Grants programs)-(All Sections) House Agriculture Appropriations Bill-(Advocating to defund the use and purchase of sodium cyanide M-44s and Compound 1080 by USDA's Wildlife Services program.)
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 222 - Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Promotion Act S 1470 Fores Jobs and Restoration Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 170, Dominquez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominquez Canyon Area Act: Establishes the Doninquez-Escalante National Conservation Area in Colorado. H.R. 715, Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2009: Amends the Saguaro National Park Establishment Act of 1994 to modify further the boundaries of the Saguaro National Park to include specified land. H.R. 980, Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act: Designates the following land in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. H.R. 1054, Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972: A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R. 1769, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Designates certain land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the state of Washington, considered to become a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. H.R. 1925, America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009: Designates specified land in areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. H.R. 2100, Mohave Valley, Mohave County, Arizona: A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Mohave Valley, Mohave County, Arizona, administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, for use as a public shooting range. H.R. 2888, Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009: Designates certain federal land in Oregon as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as a wilderness area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. H.R. 3749, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: A bill to recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal public lands and ensure continued opportunities for these activities. H.R. 3914, San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009: Designates specified lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests and the San Juan Resource Area of the BLM in Colorado as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. H.R. 4289, Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009: Designates specified lands in Colorado, administered by the BLM of the U.S. Forest Service, as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. H.R. 4524, Blue Ridge Protection Act: A bill to authorize funding to protect and conserve lands contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway to serve the public, and for other purposes. S. 1470, Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009: Designates specified forest and public lands in Montana as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. S. 1702, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain states. S. 1770, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: A bill to recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal public lands and ensure continued opportunities for these activities. S. 2951, Blue Ridge Parkway Protection Act: A billl to authorize funding to protect and conserve lands contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway6 to serve the public, and for other purposes. S. 2963, Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2010: A bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land, and for other purposes. Hidden Gems - No bill number yet
Client expense: $515,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 222 - Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Promotion Act S 1470 Forest Jobs and Restoration Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 222-- Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Promotion Act S. 1470 -- Forest Jobs and Restoration Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · first_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
See attached Opposed HR 1925, "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Opposed HR 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Monitored HR 3914, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness. Monitored S. 1470, the "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act," to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions. Monitored S. 2921, the "California Desert Protection Act," to designate certain lands as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions. Undertook lobbying activity to maintain public off highway vehicle access to Johnson Valley (CA) and Tellico (NC). BLM & US Forest Service travel management plans for off-road vehicle: advocated working with local communities to complete mapping and reach consensus on OHV roads/trails.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2010 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
S.561 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 1404 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 2565 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act S. 1214 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act H.R. 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 721 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 817 - Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009 H.R. 1593 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 635 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2781 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 1369 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2890 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act S. 1271 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2009 Unnumbered Rogue River bill H.R. 2888 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 S. 1272 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 H.R. 2889 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 1270 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 853 - White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 3113 - Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act H.R. 3105 - Turn on the Pumps Act S. 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 1759 - Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 S. 1787 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 H.R. 3339 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 Unnumbered House and Senate bills - Klamath River Restoration Agreement Authorization Act Unnumbered Volcano Country bill H.R. 4924 - To allow the Secretary of the Interior to clear a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, and for other purposes. H.R. 4996 - Preserve Land Freedom for Americans Act of 2010 H.R. 4814 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress H.R. 4754 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Montana except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4716 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Colorado, except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4703 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in California except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4675 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4651 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress. H.R. 4192 - Stornetta Public Lands Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2009 H.R. 4003 - Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act S. 3131- Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act S. 3075 - North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2010
Client expense: $24,224 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.787, Clean Water Restoration Act; S.2921, California Desert Protection Act of 2010; S.1470, Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S.881, Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act. Issues related to hunting and conservation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Policy California Legislation Colorado Legislation Colville National Forest Management and Wilderness Discussed Forest Legacy Discussed Land and Water Conservation Fund Discussed Legacy Roads and Trails Program Discussed National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Planning Proposal Discussed Proposed Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Discussed Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement at Department of Interior H.R. 1769 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions & Pratt & Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act H.R. 39 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R. 4558 Sleeping Bear Dunes national Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act Letter to Forest Service on Management of Wilderness Recommended Lands Maine Coastal Island Wilderness Montana Legislation National Environmental Policy Act Climate Guidance RS 2477 Policy Issues S. 1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act S. 1933 Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act S. 2099 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act S. 2747 Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization Act S. 2921 California Desert Protection Act of 2010 S. 2993 10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Act of 2010 S. 721 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions & Pratt & Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act S. 881 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act Tongass National Forest Management Transition Utah Wilderness
Client expense: $51,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 699 To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands S. 503 No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Security Act H.R. 39 Arctic Wilderness Bill S. 261 Arctic Wilderness Bill H.R. 2766 FRAC Act S. 1215 FRAC Act S. 796 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 H.R, 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 785 Southeast Alaska Timber Industry Retooling and Restructuring Act S. 881 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act H.R. 2099 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act H.R. 3534 the CLEAR Act S. 1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act S. 1733 Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act H.R. 3692 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 1738 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act S. 1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 2895 Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Oldgrowth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009 S. 2798 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 H.R. 4398 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 S.1777 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009 S. 3075 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2010 H.R.2847 Jobs for Main Street Act 2010 Interior, EPA, and related agencies budget proposal FY2011 AMD No. 3528 to H.R. 1586 Faa Reauthorization Bill Function 300 of the House Budget Resolution Rulemakings USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Final Rule at 74 CFR 67059 (December 18, 2009) USDA; Forest Service, National Forest System Land Management System, Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 74 FR 67165 (December 18, 2009) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Record of Decisions for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts at 74 FR 829-830 (January 8, 2009). 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, Final Rule at 73 FR 61456 (October 16, 2008). USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the Tongass National Forest, Alaska at 68 FR 75136 (December 30, 2003) USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Final Rule at 66 FR 3244 ( January 12, 2001) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Environmental Impact Statement at 72 FR 48636 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) Other CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, Consideration of Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8046 (February 23, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, NEPA Mitigation and Monitoring. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8046 (February 23, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, Establishing, Applying, and Revising Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8045 (February 23, 2010) USDA; Secretarys Memorandum 1042-154; Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands Administered by the Forest Service (May 28, 2009) NOAA; Department of Commerce, 74 FR 207; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Seismic Surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska (October 21, 2009) Department of the Interior oil and gas leasing reforms, January 6, 2010 DOI; Minerals Management Service, 40 CFR 1501.7; Notice of Intent to Prepare and Scope an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20122017; 75 FR 16828 (April 2, 2010) DOI; Minerals Management Service, Preliminary Revised 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20072012; Notice of availability and request for comments, 75 FR 16833 (April 2, 2010)
Client expense: $66,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2010 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 192 Central Idaho National Forest Public Lands Management Act S. 881 Alaska Native land claims Tongass National Forest conservation issues Colville National Forest conservation issues S 1470 Montana Forest Jobs and Recreation Act S 2762 San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009 HR 3914 San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009 S 874 - Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act S 1689 Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act S 2921 California Desert Protection Act of 2010 HR 3444 Pinnacles National Park Act HR 4040 Big Sur Forest Service Management Unit Act of 2009 HR 4304 Beauty Mountain and Agua Tibia Wilderness Act of 2009
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2009 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
FRAC Act, HR 2766, S. 1215; American Clean Energy and Security Act, HR 2454; Clean Water Restoration Act, S. 787; National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, HR 2565, S. 1214; Salmon Strongeholds Act, S. 817, HR 2055; Interior and Environment Appropriations bill; Agriculture Appropriations bill; Commerce appropriations bill. Montana Forest Jobs and Recreation bill, S. 1470.
Client expense: $36,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S 2762/HR 3914 - San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act S 1571-HR1043 - Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act S 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 868 - Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009 S 799/HR 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act S 721/HR 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions S 183/HR 170 - Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 HR 146 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act HR 39 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act HR 980 - The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 765 - Nellis Dunes National OHV Recreation Area Act of 2009 HR 689 - Interchange of administrative jurisdiction between FS and BLM HR 192 - Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act
Client expense: $105,117 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2009 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
See attached Opposed HR 1925, "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Opposed HR 980, the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" as overly-broad in scope, lacking threshold local/state support, and unnecessarily threatening closure of roads and trails for off-road vehicles. Monitored HR 3914, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness. Monitored S. 1470, the "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act," to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions. Monitored S. 2921, the "California Desert Protection Act," to designate certain lands as wilderness and to establish off-highway vehicle recreation areas, among other actions. Undertook lobbying activity to maintain public off highway vehicle access to Johnson Valley (CA) and Tellico (NC). BLM & US Forest Service travel management plans for off-road vehicle: advocated working with local communities to complete mapping and reach consensus on OHV roads/trails.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2009 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations for FY 2009 S. Con. Res. 13 FY 2010 Budget Resolution H.Con. Res. 85 FY 2010 Budget Resolution H.R. 699 To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands S. 503 No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Security Act H.R. 39 Arctic Wilderness Bill S. 261 Arctic Wilderness Bill H.R. 2766 FRAC Act S. 1215 FRAC Act S. 796 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 H.R, 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 785 Southeast Alaska Timber Industry Retooling and Restructuring Act H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act H.R. 2996 FY 10 Interior Appropriations Bill H.R. 2996 Conference Report 111-316 FY 2010 Interior Approriations H.R. 2847 FY 10 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill H.Con.Res. 85 FY10 Budget Resolution H.R. 3534 the CLEAR Act S. 1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act H.R. 1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act S. 1733 Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act H.R. 2892 Conference Report 111-298 FY 10 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 3692 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 1738 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act S. 1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 2895 Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Oldgrowth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009 S. 2798 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 H.R. 4398 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 S.1777 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009 Rulemakings USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Final Rule at 74 CFR 67059 (December 18, 2009) USDA; Forest Service, National Forest System Land Management System, Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 74 FR 67165 (December 18, 2009) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Record of Decisions for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts at 74 FR 829-830 (January 8, 2009). 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, Final Rule at 73 FR 61456 (October 16, 2008). USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the Tongass National Forest, Alaska at 68 FR 75136 (December 30, 2003) USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Final Rule at 66 FR 3244 ( January 12, 2001) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Environmental Impact Statement at 72 FR 48636 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) Other USDA; Secretarys Memorandum 1042-154; Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands Administered by the Forest Service (May 28, 2009) NOAA; Department of Commerce, 74 FR 207; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Seismic Surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska (October 21, 2009)
Client expense: $20,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2009 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 222 - Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Promotion Act S 1470 Forest Jobs and Restoration Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S.561 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 1404 - Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act H.R. 2565 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act S. 1214 - National Fish Habitat Conservation Act H.R. 1769 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 721 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Wild Pratt River Act of 2009 S. 817 - Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009 H.R. 1593 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 635 - Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2781 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act S. 1369 - Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act H.R. 2890 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act S. 1271 - Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2009 H.R. 2888 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 S. 1272 - Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 H.R. 2889 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 1270 - Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 853 - White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 3113 - Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act H.R. 3105 - Turn on the Pumps Act S. 1470 - Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 1759 - Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009 S. 1787 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 H.R. 3339 - Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Reauthorization of 2009 Unnumbered House and Senate bills - Klamath River Restoration Agreement Authorization Act
Client expense: $18,689 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service