Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009

LEGISLATION S. 787 Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009. H.R. 5088 America's Commitment to Clean Water Act S. 1816 Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act H.R. 3852 Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act H.R.1262 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. S. 696 Appalachian Restoration Act S. 1005 Water Infrastructure Financing Act S. 937 Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act S. 2995 Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 S. 1777 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act 2009 H.R. 3081 Appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. (continuing resolution) S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 RULEMAKINGS: EPA; Water Quality Standards for the State of Floridas Lakes and Flowing Waters; Proposed Rule (40 CFR Part 131), 75 Fed. Reg. 4174 (January 26, 2010) EPA; Polychlorinated Biphenyls: Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC, Proposed Rule, 73 Fed. Reg. 12053 (March 6, 2008). EPA; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: General Provisions; Proposed Rule, 72 Fed. Reg. 69 (January 3, 2007). EPA; Proposed Rule on The Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional Events,'' 72 FR 13560. March 22, 2007). EPA; National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, Proposed Rule, 40 C.F.R. Part 50, July 19, 2010 EPA; Revision of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) increment modeling procedures, 72 Fed.Reg. 31,372-9, July 6th, 2007 DOI; Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement, 30 CFR Parts 780, 784, 816, and 817; Excess Spoil, Coal Mine Waste, and Buffers for Perennial and Intermittent Streams; Final rule at 73 FR 75814 (December 12, 2008) EPA: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry. Proposed May 6, 2009 EPA Regulatory Docket, Surface Coal Mining Permit Review, No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0627 EPA: 40 CFR Part 257, [EPAHQRCRA20080329; FRL87585] RIN 2050AG44: Identification of Non-Hazardous Materials That Are Solid Waste EPA, Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste, Final Rule, 73 Fed. Reg. 64.668 (October 30, 2008) EPA, Proposed Rule regarding Regulation of Coal Combustion Waste (not yet issued) EPA: 40 CFR 63, RIN: 2060AP48, SAN No. 5329: National Emissions Standard For Hazardous Air Pollutants For Gold Mine Ore Processing EPA: 40 CFR 63, [EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790] RIN: 2060-AM44: Combined Rulemaking For Industrial, Commercial, And Institutional Boilers And Process Heaters At Major Sources Of Hap And Industrial, Commercial, And Institutional Boilers At Area Sources EPA: 40 CFR Parts 60, 62, [EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119] RIN: 2060-AO12: Commercial And Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units; Response To Remand Of New Source Performance Standards And Emission Guidelines EPA: 40 CFR 63, [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234] RIN: 2060-AP52: National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants For Coal- And Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units EPA: National Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities. Final rule. 71 FR 42724, July 27, 2006. EPA: 40 CFR Part 51 [EPA-HQ_OAR_2008-0462] RIN2060-AP30: Proposed Rule to Implement the 1997 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: new Source Review Anti-Backsliding Provisions for Former 1-Hour Ozone Standard, 75 Fed. Reg. 51960 (2010). EPA, 40 CFR Part 52, Finding of Failure to Submit State Implementation Plans Required by the 1999 Regional Haze Rule, 74 Fed. Reg. 2392 (2009). EPA, 40 CFR Parts 50 and 58 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172] RIN 2060-AP98, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, 75 Fed. Reg. 2938 (2010) EPA, 40 CFR Parts 51, 52, 72, 78, and 97 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491] RIN 2060-AP50, Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone, 75 Fed. Reg. 45210 (2010) EPA: Standards of Performance for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units for Which Construction Is Commenced After September 18, 1978; Standards of Performance for Industrial- Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units; and Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units. Final rule, February 27, 2006 EPA: Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuel Exclusion. Final rule. 73 FR 77954, December 19, 2008. EPA: Regulation of Oil-Bearing Hazardous Secondary Materials From the Petroleum Refining Industry Processed in a Gasification System To Produce Synthesis Gas. Final rule. 73 FR 57, January 2, 2008. EPA: Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide, proposed rule, 74 Fed. Reg. 64810 (12-8-09). EPA: Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5) Increments, Significant Impact Levels (SILs) and Significant Monitoring Concentration (SMC), proposed rule,72 Fed. Reg. 54112 (9-21-09) EPA: Implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5); Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Repeal Grandfathering Provision and End the PM10 Surrogate Policy, 75 Fed. Reg. 6827 (2-11-10). EPA: Environmental Protection Agency, Proposed Determination to Prohibit, Restrict, or Deny the Specification, or the Use for Specification (Including Withdrawal of Specification), of an Area as a Disposal Site; Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine, Logan County, WV, 75 Fed. Reg. 16,788 (Apr. 2, 2010). NOAA: Comments on Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources in the Gulf of Mexico, 74 Fed. Reg. 69322 (Dec. 31, 2009), and the National Marine Fisheries Services Proposed Rule to Implement Amendment 31, 75 Fed. Reg. 2469 (Jan. 15, 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

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)

HR 699 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009; S. 796 -- Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009; Monitoring development of other mining law and mining reclamation legislaton - including good samaritan mining legislation and coral conservation and Alaska land use issues. S. 1777, A bill to facilitate the remediation of abandoned hardrock mines.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

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)

HOUSE H.R. 0669-Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act-(All Sections) H.R. 1191-Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 1310-Clean Water Protection Act-(All Sections) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 4132-Clean Renewable Water Supply Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 4202-Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 4715-Clean Estuaries Act of 2010-(All Sections) H.R. 4805-Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act-(All Sections) H.R. 5088-America's Commitment to Clean Water Act-(All Sections) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS H.J. Res. 45-Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt-(Senator Murkowski's disapproval resolution to the Congressional Review Act) SENATE S. 0433-Federal Renewable Electricity Standard-(All Sections) S. 0548-Save American Energy Act-(All Sections) S. 0575-CLEAN TEA-(All Sections) S. 0696-Appalachia Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 0787-Clean Water Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 0796-Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009-(All Sections) S. 1054-Senate Interior Appropriations Bill-(Oppose effects to restrict EPA's ability to regulate GHG's/implement endangerment finding) S. 1371-Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act of 2009-(All Sections) S. 1777-Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009-(All Sections) SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS S.J. Res. 26-Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Clean Water Restoration Act (both House and Senate)-(All Sections) Kerry-Graham-Lieberman-(Clean Air Act)

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 699 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009; S. 796 -- Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009; Monitoring development of other mining law and mining reclamation legislaton - including good samaritan mining legislation and coral conservation and Alaska land use issues. S. 1777, A bill to facilitate the remediation of abandoned hardrock mines.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

HR 699 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009; S. 796 -- Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009; Monitoring development of other mining law and mining reclamation legislaton - including good samaritan mining legislation and coral conservation and Alaska land use issues. S. 1777, A bill to facilitate teh remediation of abandoned hardrock mines.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

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)

Greenhouse Gas Regulation under CAA CWA, Section 404 permits Definition of waters of the US and navigable waters definition H.R.1310, Clean Water Protection Act, All Titles S.696, Appalachia Restoration Act, All Titles S.787, Clean Water Restoration Act, All Titles S.1777, Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009, All Titles Discussion Draft, Clean Air Planning Act of 2009 (Carper) Discussion Draft, Satisfaction of Requirements Through Emissions Trading (Voinovich) Carper-Alexander-Klobuchar-Collins Staff Working Draft: To Amend the Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector. Murkowski CRA action to discharge EPA endangerment finding. Murkowski budget amendment to delay Clean Air Act greenhouse gas regulation at stationary sources for one year.

Client expense: $708,752 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 699, Hardrock Mining and Relamation Act of 2007 S. 796, Hardrock Mining and Reclmation Act of 2009 S. 1777 Good Samaritan Sprawl of land around the Grand Canyon from patenting

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

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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)

GHG Regulation under CAA CWA, Section 404 permits Definition of waters of the US and navigable waters definition H.R.1310, Clean Water Protection Act, All Titles S.696, Appalachia Restoration Act, All Titles S.787, Clean Water Restoration Act, All Titles S.1777, Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009, All Titles Discussion Draft, Clean Air Planning Act of 2009 (Carper) Discussion Draft, Satisfaction of Requirements Through Emissions Trading (Voinovich)

Client expense: $743,025 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 699, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 S. 796, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 S. 1777, Good Samaritan

Client expense: $17,202 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)