Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011

S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011, All Titles H.R. 1452, Uranium Resources Stewardship Act, All Titles H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, All Titles S. 1844, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All TitlesH.R. 3446, Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act, Titles V-VI H.R. 4377, RAPID Act, All Titles H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Act of 2012, All Titles OSM Stream Protection Rule BLM Permitting Federal Coal Leasing Approvals

Client expense: $838,243 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

S.421 Power America's Lithium Production Act of 2011 - research and development of lithium capacity production in the U.S. S.1113 Critical Minerals Polity Act of 2011 - research and development of lithium production in the U.S.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011, All Titles H.R. 1452, Uranium Resources Stewardship Act, All Titles H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, All Titles S. 1844, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles H.R. 3446, Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act, Titles V-VI H.R. 4377, RAPID Act, All Titles H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Act of 2012, All Titles OSM Stream Protection Rule BLM Permitting Federal Coal Leasing Approvals

Client expense: $862,816 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

S. 1113 Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 H.R. 4022 National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2011

Client expense: $331,433 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1367 & S. 734, "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011" To provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy Proposed Energy Acts in House and Senate H.R. 1473: Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011- energy efficiency and renewable energy, ATVM loans H.R. 1367: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 H.R. 2354: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 618: Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2011 H.R. 1388: Rare Earths Supply Chain Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2011 S. 1113: Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 P.L. 112-74: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012: Appropriations for Vehicle Technologies

Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues related to rare earths and critical materials production and recycling; issues related to efficient permitting of rare earth-related projects; monitored the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act (H.R. 4402) and the Critical Minerals Policy Act (S. 1113).

Client expense: $82,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

H.R. 302, Preserve Land Freedom for Americans Act of 2011, All titles H.R. 618, Rare Earths & Critical Materials Promotion Revitalization Act, All titles H.R. 758, National Monument Designation & Transparency Accountability Act, All titles H.R. 817, To Amend the Antiquities Act of 1906, All titles H.R. 845, Montana Land Sovereignty Act, All titles H.R. 952, Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act of 2011, All titles H.R. 1452, Uranium Resources Stewardship Act, All titles H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, All titles H.R. 3446, Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act, Titles V-VI S. 122, National Monuments Act of 2011, All titles S. 407, National Monument Designation and Transparency & Accountability Act, All titles S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011, All titles S. 1087, Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011, All titles S. 1844, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All titles DOI Wild Lands Policy SMCRA Permitting OSM Stream Protection Rule BLM Permitting Federal Coal Leasing Approvals BLM New Mexico Land Exchange

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011, All Titles H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, All Titles S. 1844, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles OSM Stream Protection Rule

Client expense: $1,614,090 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. 97 - Free Industry Act. H.R. 153 - Ensuring Affordable Energy Act. H.R. 199 - Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011. H.R. 253 - Clean Vehicles for Cleaner Air Act of 2011. H.R. 404 - Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011. H.R. 424 - Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act or the LEVEL Act. H.R. 500 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit. H.R. 523 - American Fuel Protection Act of 2011. H.R. 748 - To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10-percent ethanol in certain vehicles, and for other purposes. H.R. 910 - Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. H.R. 1367 - Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 4345 - Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012. H.R. 4471 - Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012. H.R. 4480 - Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. H.R. - 6564 - EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2012 S. 15 - To prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions. S. 152 - Dual Fuel Vehicle Act of 2011. S. 187 - Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011. S. 231 - EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act. S. 232 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit. S. 298 - Charging America Forward Act. S. 482 - Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. S. 493 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011. S. 734 - Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011. S. 847 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2011. S. 937 - American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011. S. 1113 - Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011. S. 2264 - Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. Electric Vehicle Legislation Ethanol Refueling Liability Mid-level Ethanol Blends Rare Earth Minerals

Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office

H.R. 97 - Free Industry Act. H.R. 153 - Ensuring Affordable Energy Act. H.R. 199 - Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011. H.R. 253 - Clean Vehicles for Cleaner Air Act of 2011. H.R. 404 - Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011. H.R. 424 - Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act or the LEVEL Act. H.R. 500 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit. H.R. 523 - American Fuel Protection Act of 2011. H.R. 748 - To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10-percent ethanol in certain vehicles, and for other purposes. H.R. 910 - Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. H.R. 1367 - Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011. H.R. 1687 - Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011. H.R. 4345 - Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012. H.R. 4471 - Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012. H.R. 4480 - Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. S. 15 - To prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions. S. 152 - Dual Fuel Vehicle Act of 2011. S. 187 - Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011. S. 231 - EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act. S. 232 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit. S. 298 - Charging America Forward Act. S. 482 - Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. S. 493 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011. S. 734 - Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011. S. 937 - American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011. S. 1113 - Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011. S. 1603 - Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011. S. 1863 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011. S. 2264 - Domestic Fuels Act of 2012. Electric Vehicle Legislation Ethanol Refueling Liability Mid-level Ethanol Blends Rare Earth Minerals

Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office

Legislation: S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE

HR 2250 - EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 - all sections HR 2018 - Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 - all sections S 231 - EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act - all sections HR 2584 - Department of Interior, Environment & Related Agencies Appropriatiaons Act of 2012 - sections pertaining to EPA S 1867 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 - sections pertaining to Amendment 1115 S 1113 - Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 - all sections HR 2011 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011- all sections S 847 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 - all sections

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Coal Export Terminal Environmental Reviews DOE Hydraulic Fracturing Interim Report Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) EPA proposed New Source Performance Standards Regulations Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act H.R. 4273, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan H.R. 6582, American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act Hydraulic Fracturing Keystone XL Pipeline Rep. Green amendment to H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy & Jobs Act S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 S. 1737, The SAVE Act (Bennet/Isakson) S. 398, re. Energy Efficiency Standards S.A. 157, Hoeven amendment re. Keystone XL pipeline S.A. 1817, Wyden amendment re. Keystone XL pipeline

Client expense: $2,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

EPA proposed CERCLA 108(b) financial assurance requirements for hardrock mining--oppose rule Sage-grouse conservation efforts by BLM & USFS -- oppose BLM efforts and rasie concerns with underlying science and reports Critical & Strategic Minerals legislation, S.1113 (support) and H.R. 4402 (support) Hardrock mining permitting reform--need to improve the time it takes to obtain permits

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service

EPA proosed CERCLA 108(b) financial assurance requirements for hardrock mining--oppose rule Sage-grouse conservation efforts by BLM & USFS -- oppose BLM efforts and rasie concerns with underlying science and reports Critical & Strategic Minerals legislation, S.1113 (support) and H.R. 4402 (support) Hardrock mining permitting reform--need to improve the time it takes to obtain permits

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service

S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, revises the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to offer crude helium for sale for federal, medical, scientific, and commercial uses; authorizes extramural borders of federal research grants, as well as federal agencies, to purchase refined helium for federal uses, including medical and scientific uses, from persons who have entered into enforcement contracts to purchase an equivalent quantity of crude helium from the Secretary (interest for medical imaging, welding uses) S. 1113, Critical Materials Policy Act, legislation to facilitate the restablishment of domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, research, and international capabilities in the United States (applicability to certain critical materials used in the production and operation of certain electrial and medical imaging equipment)

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

HR1388-RESTART Act 2011: S1113- Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act: HR952-Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act 2011: HR618- Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act: HR1314- RARE Act 2011: HR2090- Energy Critical Elements Assessment: S383- Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act 2011: HR2184- Rare Earth Policy Task Force Materials Act: HR2011- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Policy Act; HR4402- National Strategic & Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Briefing Congressional staff regarding business practices and safety protocols of U.S. facilities of Doe Run Company and new refining technology. Rare Earths Supply Chain Technology & Resources Tranformation Act (RESTART) (H.R.1388) Critical Minerals & Materials Promotion Act of 2011(S.383) Resource Assessment of Rare Earths Act (H.R.1314) Rare Earths Critical Materials Revitalization Act (H.R.618) Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 (S.1113)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitoring critical minerals legislation (S.383, S.1113, H.R. 618, H.R. 952, H.R. 1314, H.R. 1388, H.R. 2011, H.R. 2090, H.R. 2184, H.R. 4402)

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

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

Energy Research; Nuclear Power & Proliferation Resistance; Energy Efficiency; Climate Change; Renewable Energy & the Electric Grid; Energy Critical Elements; H.R. 952; H.R. 2090; S. 1113; S. 383; Helium Bill; Open Access

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Congressional outreach on critical minerals legislation; S.1113 and H.R. 2011, National Strategic Minerals Policy; Outreach regarding timeline for EIS for exploration for Buckhorn mine. Water quality issues at Animas River in Colorado. Land use issue regarding NOAA facility adjacent to Fort Knox mine in Alaska. HR 4402, more efficiently develop domestic sources of minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to the US economy, national security and manufacturning competitiveness.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

Materials Research Agencies -- NSF, NIST, DOE Office of Science, Defense Research - FY2013 science budget request and appropriations -- CJS, Energy & Water, Defense. Legislation and issues on critical elements in energy applications, including rare earth elements, H.R.2090, H.R.952, S.1113, and proposed helium legislation, S.2374. Advocate for Administration programs on manufacturing science -- Materials Genome Initiative.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, White House Office

Materials Research Agencies -- NSF, NIST, DOE Office of Science, Defense Research - FY2013 science budget request and appropriations -- CJS, Energy & Water, Defense. Legislation and issues on critical elements in energy applications, including rare earth elements, H.R.2090, H.R.952, S.1113, and proposed helium legislation, S.2374. Advocate for Administration programs on manufacturing science -- Materials Genome Initiative.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, White House Office

Materials Research Agencies -- NSF, NIST, DOE Office of Science, Defense Research - FY2013 science budget request and appropriations -- CJS, Energy & Water, Defense. Legislation and issues on critical elements in energy applications, including rare earth elements, H.R.2090, H.R.952, S.1113, and proposed helium legislation, S.2374. Advocate for Administration programs on manufacturing science -- Materials Genome Initiative.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, White House Office

Materials Research Agencies -- NSF, NIST, DOE Office of Science, Defense Research - FY2013 science budget request and appropriations -- CJS, Energy & Water, Defense. Legislation and issues on critical elements in energy applications, including rare earth elements, H.R.2090, H.R.952, S.1113, and proposed helium legislation, S.2374. Advocate for Administration programs on manufacturing science -- Materials Genome Initiative.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, White House Office

Taxation (S. 26 - Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2011; H.R. 1192 - Soda Ash Royalty Extension, Job Creation, and Export Enhanceent Act of 2011; S. 1144 - Soda Ash Competition Act; H.R. 1192); Critical Minerals (H.R. 2011 National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act; S. 1113 - Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011; H.R. 4402 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012); Waters of the United States (H.R. 4925 - To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for other purposes); Organization of the Minerals Information Function within the Department of the Interior; Energy and Mineral Schools Reinvestment; Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation

Client expense: $14,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Monitor all federal issues related to the Hard Rock mining industry; Monitor legislative activity related to mining law reforms. H.R. 2011, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011; H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012; S. 383, Critical Minerals and Materials Promotion Act of 0211; S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011; S. 3443, Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2012.

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 228, Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act S. 482, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 231, EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act H.R. 517, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to eliminate the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site, and for other purposes. H.R. 618, Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2011 H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2273, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act S. 937, American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011 S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 H.R. 2011, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 S. 383, Critical Minerals and Materials Promotion Act of 2011 H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 H.R. 2273, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act S.1833, Fair Compliance Act of 2011 S.J. RES. 27, A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act. S. 1751, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act S. 1813, MAP-21 H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 H.R. 3408, PIONEERS Act S.J. RES 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.R. 4348, MAP-21 S. 3573, Empower States Act of 2012 H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1. Opposition to the DOI/USDA policies that seek to unilaterally change -- through administrative fiat -- the designation/multiple use of millions of acres of Western federal lands (through land withdrawals, roadless policies, climate adaptation policies, critical habitat designations and other restrictive regulations). Activities include onoing support for various reform initiatives, including: H.R. 1581, H.R. 4716, H.R. 758, H.R. 302, H.R. 817, H.R. 846, H.R. 3147, H.R. 4965, S. 224, S. 1097 and related amendments to 1. (Cont.) other bills designed to constrain federal agencies from engaging in such activities unilaterally. 2. Ongoing support for common sense legal reform, including: H.R. 1996, S. 1061 and H.R. 4078. 3. Stressing the implications of the proposed Executive Branch requirements (i.e. NEPA, GHG, CAA, CWA, climate adaptation, federal land management policies, ESA listings, national ocean policy, etc.) that hamper energy and natural resource developemnt projects across the West. 4. Continued emphasis on responsible development of the nation's domestic energy resoruces, including those on the West's federal lands (see more under the Energy portion of this report). 5. Educating policymakers on the impacts of the Executive Branch's efforts to establish "projected future climate impacts-related species vulnerabilities" as justification for a whole new range of regulatory actions/authority by agencies across the federal government. Included: discussions of the CEQ proposal to insert "future climate impacts" as a required part of analysis under NEPA; FWS' use as a rationale for expansion of critical habitat designations under ESA; use by the USFS in interpretation/implementation of revised Forest Planning Rule. 6. Educating policymakers on the need for a robust domestic minerals policy to support U.S. economic, energy and national security interests. Activities include support for: S. 1113, H.R. 3155, S. 1690, H.R. 2011 and H.R. 1904, H.R. 4402, H.R. 1192. 7. Educating policymakers on issues arising as a result of federal land management agencies' "interim" measures related to Greater Sage Grouse conservation. 8. Supporting ESA reform, including efforts to clarify critical habitat designations, to make the statute work better for the regulated community and to result in improved recovery of species. 9. Support for efforts to continue funding of the Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery programs (H.R. 6060). 10. Opposition to EPA's suggestion that project-specific NEPA reviews should be expanded to include life-cycle cumulative impact analyses (including impacts of use of ultimate products' use by consumers abroad). Oppose effort by EPA and allies to use such a technique to stymie exports of specific U.S. commodities. 11. Support for language added to the FY13 House Appropriations packages that would exempt minor USFS activities from public notice, comment and appeals processes. Language would solve bureacratic requirements dictated by federal court decision.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

1. Educating policymakers on the need to work towards energy independence through a true "all of the above" domestic energy policy which makes responsible use of the full range of the nation's domestic energy resources. Legislation supported: H.R. 1287, H.R. 2016, H.R. 1719, H.R. 3407, H.R. 3408, H.R. 3410, H.R. 4381, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4384, S. 706, S. 629, S. 631. 2. Educating policymakers on the need to strengthen and expand the nation's electric transmission system. 3. Educating policymakers on the cumulative negative consequences of the growing body of regulations being instituted that impact the nation's electric generation fleet's reliability and which inflict growing costs on consumers (further discussed in the Air, Waste and Water pages of this report.) 4. Educating policymakers on the nexus between a robust energy policy and a strong minerals policy. Particular emphasis has been on critical minerals and their importance as inputs to a vast array of clean energy, electronics, high tech, health, defense, transportation and other applications. Past activities have included input for S. 1113 and support for H.R. 2011 and H.R. 4402. 5. Stressing with policymakers the implications of proposed Executive Branch requirements (NEPA, GHG, climate adaptation, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, federal land management policies, etc.) -- that hamper energy and natural resource development projects across the West -- on the nation's energy and economic security. Support for various reform efforts to constrain regulatory overreach (listed under relevant issue pages of this report). 6. Educating policymakers on the need to focus on policies that encourage development of the nation's full range of "clean energy" resources/supporting technologies, including hydropower. 7. Support for H.R. 1996 and S. 1061. 8. Continuing to educate policymakers on the impacts to Western energy consumers of DOE Secretary Chu's proposed shift in the mission of the federal PMAs. 9. Support for House passage of the alternative offshore drilling plan for 2012-17 (H.R. 6082). 10. Support for House passage of the "Stop the War on Coal" Act of 2012 (H.R. 3409, H.R. 910, H.R. 2401, H.R. 2273, H.R. 2018).

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE