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Community Protection Act of 2014
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2014 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 1946, To Amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations. Work on behalf of NWRA members to support efforts that ensure the Bureau of Reclamation has the tools necessary to maintain the structural integrity and safety of federal dams. S. 2010/ H.R. 1963, The Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act. Work to support efforts that would lead to the production of more clean, renewable energy developed through small hydropower. S. 2019, The Secure Water Amendments Act. Encourage enactment of legislation that would help water users address current and future droughts by providing water supply options like water recycling. S. 2084, The Community Protection Act. Discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 3189, The Water Rights Protection Act. Support efforts to protect western water rights and the role of states in western water law. H.R. 3980, The Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act. Advocate for improving the permitting process to ensure environmental compliance, improve efficiency and provide opportunities to increase water supply that will help address drought and climate variability. H.R. 3981, The Accelerated Revenue, Repayment and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act. Encourage Congress to provide creative funding opportunities that would drive revenue to help create additional water supply to meet growing water needs. H.R. 4315, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 4136, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 4137, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 4138, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, the "American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act"; H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; H.R. 267, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R. 367, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act"; H.R. 540, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 580, the Expedited LNG for American Allies Act; H.R. 596, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; H.R. 835, the Energy Assistance for American Families Act (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); H.R. 1211, the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014; H.R. 1422, the EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 1465, the "Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act "; H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1582, the Energy Consumer Relief Act; H.R. 1616, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 1659, the Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013; H.R. 1900, the "Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act"; H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 2126, the Better Buildings Act of 2013" (building energy benchmarking); H.R. 2128, the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 (HOMES Act); H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013; H.R. 2576, To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2641, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act; H.R. 2689, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 2803, to establish a natural gas turbine RD&D program; H.R. 2804, the "All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act" (ALERT Act); H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act (permitting for cross-border energy infrastructure projects); H.R. 3654, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; H.R. 3760, the Export American Natural Gas Act of 2013; H.R. 3860, the Low Income Heating Improvement Act; H.R. 3963, the Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act of 2014; H.R. 3985, the Expand Act; H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; H.R. 4066, to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; H.R. 4092, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act; H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; H.R. 4327, regarding FERC decisions affecting electricity costs; H.R. 4419, the "Sage-Grouse and Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Act"; H.R. 4536, the Department of Defense Energy Security Act; H.R. 4553, the Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014; H.R. 4801, directs the Department of Energy to report on using thermal insulation to save energy and water with water heating devices; H.R. 4874, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations That are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 (SCRUB Act); H.R. 5072, the "American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act," to establish federal RES and EERs; H.R. 5205, the Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act; H.R. 5301, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act; H.R. 5335, the "Marine and Hydrokinectic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2014"; S. 15, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act"; S. 52, the Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act (Federal Building energy efficiency); S. 157, the Denali National Park Improvement Act; S. 192, the Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; S. 279, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; S. 306, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; S. 362, the Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2013; S. 363, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 545, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; S. 552, the Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013; S. 570, the Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 (energy efficiency; clean energy and carbon reduction measures); S. 714, the "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act"; S. 717, the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act; S. 761, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 763, the The Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act; S. 974, the Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2013; S. 1020, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act; S. 1030, the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act; S. 1084, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013; S. 1106, the SAVE Act; S. 1191, the Better Buildings Act (building energy benchmarking); S. 1199, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1200, the Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013; S. 1205, the Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013; S. 1206, a bill to encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings; S. 1218, the Senate Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013; S. 1230, the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013; S. 1261, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); S. 1308, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 1397, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 1595, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; S. 1627, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (Energy Efficiency Resource Standard; RES); S. 1739, a bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; S. 1767, the Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act of 2013; S. 1768, the Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; S. 2074, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; S. 2084, the Community Protection Act; S. 2112, the Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2152, the Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our Nation (ACCTION) Act; S. 2161, the EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act; S. 2165, the Access to Consumer Energy Information Act; S. 2189, the Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act; S. 2198, the Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014; S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 2273, the Department of Defense Energy Security Act; S. 2287, the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act; S. 2288, the Expanding Carbon Capture through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act; S. 2379, the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014; S. 2440, the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; S. 2479, the "Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act"; S. 2480, the Nevada Native Nations Land Act; S. 2494, The Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014; S. 2613, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014; S. 2727, the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014; S. 2776, A bill to establish a Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Acceleration Fund to promote the establishment of not fewer than 10 commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration units in the United States during the next 10 years, and for other purposes.; S. 2823, the "North American Infrastructure Act"; S. 2901, to provide rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems; S. 2971, the "Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014"; Advocacy related to natural gas supply and related issues; Advocacy related to transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity; Advocacy related to public/tribal lands renewables project siting, leasing, permitting, and management issues generally; Extension of Presidential memorandum on implementation of energy savings projects and performance-based contracting for energy savings.
2014 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 2226, the Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 696, the Safe Chemicals Act of 2013; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 1240, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act; S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; S. 2322, the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act; Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); Advocacy related to Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, coal ash rule-making; Advocacy related to transmission right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S 19: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements; all provisions related to energy S 192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; all provisions of the bill S 199: Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act; all provisions relating to energy transport S 601: Water Resource Development Act of 2013-provisions related to Corp of Engineers and Ocean Policy language in bill S 1103: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013; all provisions of the bill S 1175: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy S 1731: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act; all provisions relating to energy S 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act; all provisions related to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and natural gas S 2084: Community Protection Act of 2014; all provisions relating to energy S 2365: A Bill to Prohibit The Long-Term Storage of Rail Cars on Certain Railroad Tracks Unless the Surface Transportation Board has Approved the Rail Carrier's Rail Car Storage Plan; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail S 2784: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail S 2858: Toxics by Rail Accountability and Community Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail HR 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; all provisions related to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and natural gas HR 576: Save Endangered Species Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy HR 580: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; provisions related to exports of LNG HR 1314: To Amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to Establish a Procedure for Approval of Certain Settlements; all provisions relating to energy HR 2202: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013; all provisions related to taxes on LNG and natural gas HR 2280: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy HR 2471: Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013; all provisions related to exports of LNG and natural gas HR 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; all provisions relating to energy HR 3533: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act; all provisions relating to energy HR 4139: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Act; all provisions related to LNG and natural gas HR 4440: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail HR 4834: To Authorize Highway Infrastructure and Safety, Transit, Motor Carrier, Rail, and Other Surface Transportation Programs, and for Other Purposes; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail HR 4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014; all provisions relating to energy G̲e̲n̲e̲r̲a̲l̲ ̲D̲i̲s̲c̲u̲s̲s̲i̲o̲n̲s̲ ̲R̲e̲l̲a̲t̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲E̲N̲G̲ ̲(̲n̲o̲ ̲s̲p̲e̲c̲i̲f̲i̲c̲ ̲B̲i̲l̲l̲ ̲#̲)̲:̲ Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Exports FAIR Act of 2013 - Revenue Sharing Bill; all provisions related to energy Liquefied Natural Gas Exports (LNG) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making; all provisions relating to energy Crude Oil Rail Transportation; Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Keystone XL Pipeline Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Rail Safety Proposed Rule Renewable Fuel Standard; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Rulemakings Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Fraud Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Cellulosic Volume Mandate Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Hydraulic Fracturing Study Energy Facility Cyber Security Refinery Process Safety Crude Oil Exports National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Guidelines Revision Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upstream Venting and Flaring Issues Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development Oil Sands
2014 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 935: The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 Preventing duplicative regulation of pesticide application.Issues related to the following ESA legislation: H.R. 1314, S. 19: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. H.R. 4315: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316: Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317: State Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318: Endangered Species Litigation and Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319: The Common Sense in Species Protection Act S. 2084: The Community Protection Act H.R. 2218: Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 Issues related to coal combustion residuals regulation. Issues related to Endangered Species Act Listings Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Sage Grouse and Northern Long-Eared Bat for DOI/Fish & Wildlife Service Issues related to NMFS/USFWS proposed rulemaking on critical habitat designation. Issues related to permitting/utility access to federal electricity rights of way for vegetation management and routine maintenance.
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
Client expense: $1,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues; Proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition; S 696: The Safe Chemicals Act; S 1009: Chemical Safety Improvement Act; S 1961: Chemical Safety and Waters Protection Act; H.R. 3080 Water Resources Reform and Development Act;S.601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013; H.R. 475, FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to NHTSA Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards); H.R. 3547, FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act (budget issues generally, regional haze issues, Low Income Home Energy Assistance); H.R. 4800, FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA re-authorization, including deminimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); H.R. 4870, FY 2015 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to electric transportation, micro grids and grid security, smart meters, energy efficiency/renewable energy and Troops to Energy Jobs program); H.R. 4903, FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to industry/government coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity and industry partnerships with DHS, including ES-C2M2, Threat Scenario project, ICS-CERT, CRISP and RRAP); H.R. 4923, FY 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE/FERC/industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, grid resilience, fossil energy, nuclear energy, electric transportation, smart gird, energy innovation HUBs, transmission and renewable energy); H. Con. Res. 96, FY 2015 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally); H.J. Res. 106, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (budget issues generally);FY 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule making, and GHG NSPS for new and existing sources); FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); S. 2389, FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA re-authorization, including deminimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); S. 2437, FY 2015 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to public safety broadband network, NIST smart grid interoperability, cyber security standards and NSF STEM funding); S. 2438, FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to NHTSA Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards); S. 2534, FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to industry/government coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity and industry partnerships with DHS, including ES-C2M2, Threat Scenario project, ICS-CERT, CRISP and RRAP); Draft legislation pertaining to the proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition; Draft legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA); S. 2768, the Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014 to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues; S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014; H.R. 5078 Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act; S 1009: Chemical Safety Improvement Act; Draft legislation related to emissions; Draft legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA).
Client expense: $281,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 1731 Endangered Species Management Self- Determination Act H.R. 3533: Endangered Species Management Self Determination ActH.R. 4315: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316: Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency Act H.R. 4318: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 2084: Community Protection Act S. 2016: California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 3964: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act H.R. 2642: Agricultural Act of 2014 [final farm bill conference report] H.R. 3590: Sportsmens Heritage and Recreation Act H.R. 2954: Public Access and Lands Improvement Act H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division G --DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, H.R. 2775 FY 2014 Continuing Appropriations Act H.R. 3547 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 S. 2198 Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 H.R.4923: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.4660: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.4800 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5171 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 4315: Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 1314: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 1927: More Water and Security for Californians Act H.R. 4256: Endangered Species Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4284: ESA Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4319: Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4866: Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act of 2014 H.R. 5781: California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 Section 122 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 83) Rulemakings 50 CFR Part 402 Interagency Cooperation Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Amended; Definition of Destruction or Adverse Modification of Critical Habitat 50 CFR Chapters I and II Final Policy on Interpretation of the Phrase Significant Portion of Its Range in the Endangered Species Acts Definitions of Endangered Species and Threatened Species; Final Rule 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Maintaining Protections for the Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi ) by Listing It as Endangered; Proposed Revision to the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Wolf; Proposed Rules
Client expense: $43,444 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act HR 576: Save Endangered Species Act of 2013 HR 580: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 HR 875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use ofmid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. HR 1314/S 19: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. HR 1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act HR 1462: RFS Reform Act of 2013 HR 1469: Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act HR 2202: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 HR 2280/S 1175: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013 HR 2471: Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013 HR 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act HR 3533/S 1731: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act HR 3773: (112th Congress) Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2012 HR 4139: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act HR 4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 S 192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 S 199: Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act S 251: Phantom Fuel Reform Act S 344: A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes S 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013; URDA/Bill Corp of Engineer Language/Ocean policy language in bill only S 977: Foreign Fuels Reduction Act S 1103: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 S 1273: FAIR Act of 2013 S 1807: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013 S 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act S 2084: Community Protection Act of 2014 Senator Cardin/Senator Vitter/Senator Udall draft Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) reform bill Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Natural Gas, crude oil and petroleum product exports Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Venting and Flaring Issues Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007: Renewable fuel standard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) fraud, Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) cellulosic volume mandate Farm bill Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) amendments European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive Keystone XL Pipeline Oil sands Tier III gasoline Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development EPAs Hydraulic Fracturing Study Energy Facility Cyber Security Refinery process safety Crude oil transportation; Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Energy Regulatory Commission
Client expense: $2,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S 19: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements; all provisions related to energy S 192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; all provisions related to taxes on LNG and natural gas S 199: Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act; all provisions relating to energy transportS 251: Phantom Fuel Reform Act; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) S 344: A Bill to Prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from Approving the Introduction into Commerce of Gasoline that contains Greater Than 10-Volume-Percent Ethanol, and for Other Purposes; all provisions relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) S 601: Water Resource Development Act of 2013-provisions related to Corp of Engineers and Ocean Policy language in bill S 977: Foreign Fuels Reduction Act; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) S 1103: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013; all provisions related to taxes on LNG and natural gas S 1175: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy S 1731: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act; all provisions relating to energy S 1807: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) S 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act; all provisions related to Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and natural gas S 2084: Community Protection Act of 2014; all provisions relating to energy S 2365: A Bill to Prohibit The Long-Term Storage of Rail Cars on Certain Railroad Tracks Unless the Surface Transportation Board has Approved the Rail Carrier's Rail Car Storage Plan; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail S 2784: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail S 2858: Toxics by Rail Accountability and Community Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail Senator Ben Cardin's Draft Renewable Fuel Standard bill (not yet introduced); all provisions relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Senators Vitter-Cardin-Udall Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform Draft bill (not yet introduted); all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) HR 6: Domestic Properity and Global Freedom Act; all provisions related to Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and natural gas HR 576: Save Endangered Species Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy HR 580: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; provisions related to taxes on LNG and natural gas HR 875: To Provide for a Comprehensive Assessment of the Scientific and Technical Research on the Implications of the Use of Mid-level Ethanol Blends, and for Other Purposes; all provisions related to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) HR 1314: To Amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to Establish a Procedure for Approval of Certain Settlements; all provisions relating to energy HR 1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; all provisions related to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) HR 1462: RFS Reform Act of 2013; all provisions related to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) HR 1469: Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; all provisions related to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) HR 2202: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013; all provisions related to taxes on LNG and natural gas HR 2280: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy HR 2471: Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013; all provisions related to taxes on LNG and natrual gas HR 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; all provisions relating to energy HR 3533: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act; all provisions relating to energy HR 4139: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Act; all provisions related to LNG and natural gas HR 4440: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail HR 4834: To Authorize Highway Infrastructure and Safety, Transit, Motor Carrier, Rail, and Other Surface Transportation Programs, and for Other Purposes; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail HR 4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014; all provisions relating to energy Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Exports FAIR Act of 2013 - Revenue Sharing Bill; all provisions related to energy Liquefied Natural Gas Exports (LNG) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making; all provisions relating to energy Crude Oil Rail Transportation; Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Keystone XL PipelinePipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Rail Safety Proposed Rule Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 (EISA) - Renewable Fuel Standard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Rulemaking Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Indentification Number (RIN) Fraud Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Cellulosic Volume Mandate Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Hydraulic Fracturing Study Energy Facility Cyber Security Refinery Process Safety Crude Oil Exports National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Guidelines Revision Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upstream Venting and Flaring Issues Hyrdaulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development Tier III Gasoline Oil Sands European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive
Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 1731 Endangered Species Management Self- Determination Act H.R. 3533: Endangered Species Management Self Determination ActH.R. 4315 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316 - Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317 - State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency Act H.R. 4318 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 2084 - Community Protection Act S. 2016 - California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 3964 - Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act H.R. 2642 - Agricultural Act of 2014 [final farm bill conference report] H.R. 3590 - Sportsmens Heritage and Recreation Act H.R. 2954 - Public Access and Lands Improvement Act H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division G --DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, H.R. 2775 FY 2014 Continuing Appropriations Act H.R. 3547 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 H.R. 935 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 S. 2198 Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 H.R.4923 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.4800 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agebcues Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 4315 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 1314 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 1927 - More Water and Security for Californians Act H.R. 4256 - Endangered Species Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4284 - ESA Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4319 - Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4866 - Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act of 2014 Rulemakings 50 CFR Part 402 Interagency Cooperation Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Amended; Definition of Destruction or Adverse Modification of Critical Habitat 50 CFR Chapters I and II Final Policy on Interpretation of the Phrase Significant Portion of Its Range in the Endangered Species Acts Definitions of Endangered Species and Threatened Species; Final Rule 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Maintaining Protections for the Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi ) by Listing It as Endangered; Proposed Revision to the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Wolf; Proposed Rules
Client expense: $85,801 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues);S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues; Proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition; S 696: The Safe Chemicals Act; S 1009: Chmical Safety Improvement Act; S 1961: Chemical Safety and Waters Protection Act; H.R. 3080 Water Resources Reform and Development Act;S.601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013; H.R. 475, FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to NHTSA Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards); H.R. 3547, FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act (budget issues generally, regional haze issues, Low Income Home Energy Assistance); H.R. 4800, FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA reauthorization, including deminimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); H.R. 4870, FY 2015 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to electric transportation, micro grids and grid security, smart meters, energy efficiency/renewable energy and Troops to Energy Jobs program); H.R. 4903, FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to industry/government coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity and industry partnerships with DHS, including ES-C2M2, Threat Scenario project, ICS-CERT, CRISP and RRAP); H.R. 4923, FY 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE/FERC/industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, grid resilience, fossil energy, nuclear energy, electric transportation, smart gird, energy innovation HUBs, transmission and renewable energy); H. Con. Res. 96, FY 2015 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally); H.J. Res. 106, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (budget issues generally); FY 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, Effluent Limitation Guidelines rulemaking, and GHG NSPS for new and existing sources); FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); S. 2389, FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA reauthorization, including deminimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); S. 2437, FY 2015 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to public safety broadband network, NIST smart grid interoperability, cyber security standards and NSF STEM funding); S. 2438, FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to NHTSA Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards); S. 2534, FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to industry/government coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity and industry partnerships with DHS, including ES-C2M2, Threat Scenario project, ICS-CERT, CRISP and RRAP); Draft legislation pertaining to the proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition; Draft legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA); S. 2768, the Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014 to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues; S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014; H.R. 5078 Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act; S 1009: Chemical Safety Improvement Act; Draft legislation related to emissions; Draft legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA).
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 2226, the Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 696, the Safe Chemicals Act of 2013; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 1240, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act; S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; S. 2322, the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act; Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); Advocacy related to Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, coal ash rule-making; Advocacy related to transmission right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; H.R. 267, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R. 367, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act"; H.R. 540, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 580, the Expedited LNG for American Allies Act; H.R. 596, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; H.R. 835, the Energy Assistance for American Families Act (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); H.R. 1211, the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014; H.R. 1422, the EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 1465, the "Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act "; H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1582, the Energy Consumer Relief Act; H.R. 1616, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 1659, the Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013; H.R. 1900, the "Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act"; H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 2126, the Better Buildings Act of 2013" (building energy benchmarking); H.R. 2128, the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 (HOMES Act); H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013; H.R. 2576, To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2641, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act; H.R. 2689, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 2803, to establish a natural gas turbine RD&D program; H.R. 2804, the "All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act" (ALERT Act); H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act (permitting for cross-border energy infrastructure projects); H.R. 3654, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; H.R. 3760, the Export American Natural Gas Act of 2013; H.R. 3860, the Low Income Heating Improvement Act; H.R. 3963, the Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act of 2014; H.R. 3985, the Expand Act; H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; H.R. 4066, to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; H.R. 4092, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act; H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; H.R. 4327, regarding FERC decisions affecting electricity costs; H.R. 4419, the "Sage-Grouse and Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Act"; H.R. 4536, the Department of Defense Energy Security Act; H.R. 4553, the Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014; H.R. 4801, directs the Department of Energy to report on using thermal insulation to save energy and water with water heating devices; H.R. 4874, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations That are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 (SCRUB Act); H.R. 5072, the "American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act," to establish federal RES and EERs; H.R. 5205, the Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act; H.R. 5301, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act; H.R. 5335, the "Marine and Hydrokinectic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2014"; S. 15, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act"; S. 52, the Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act (Federal Building energy efficiency); S. 157, the Denali National Park Improvement Act; S. 192, the Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; S. 279, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; S. 306, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; S. 362, the Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2013; S. 363, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 545, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; S. 552, the Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013; S. 570, the Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 (energy efficiency; clean energy and carbon reduction measures); S. 714, the "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act"; S. 717, the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act; S. 761, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 763, the The Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act; S. 974, the Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2013; S. 1020, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act; S. 1030, the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act; S. 1084, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013; S. 1106, the SAVE Act; S. 1191, the Better Buildings Act (building energy benchmarking); S. 1199, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1200, the Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013; S. 1205, the Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013; S. 1206, a bill to encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings; S. 1218, the Senate Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013; S. 1230, the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013; S. 1261, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); S. 1308, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 1397, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 1595, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; S. 1627, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (Energy Efficiency Resource Standard; RES); S. 1739, a bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; S. 1767, the Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act of 2013; S. 1768, the Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; S. 2074, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; S. 2084, the Community Protection Act; S. 2112, the Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2152, the Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our Nation (ACCTION) Act; S. 2161, the EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act; S. 2165, the Access to Consumer Energy Information Act; S. 2189, the Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act; S. 2198, the Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014; S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 2273, the Department of Defense Energy Security Act; S. 2287, the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act; S. 2288, the Expanding Carbon Capture through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act; S. 2379, the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014; S. 2440, the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; S. 2479, the "Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act"; S. 2480, the Nevada Native Nations Land Act; S. 2494, The Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014; S. 2613, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014; S. 2727, the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014; S. 2776, A bill to establish a Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Acceleration Fund to promote the establishment of not fewer than 10 commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration units in the United States during the next 10 years, and for other purposes.; S. 2823, the "North American Infrastructure Act"; S. 2901, to provide rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems; Advocacy related to natural gas supply and related issues; Advocacy related to transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity; Advocacy related to public/tribal lands renewables project siting, leasing, permitting, and management issues generally; Extension of Presidential memorandum on implementation of energy savings projects and performance-based contracting for energy savings.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 935: The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 Preventing duplicative regulation of pesticide application.Issues related to the following ESA legislation: H.R. 1314, S. 19: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. H.R. 4315: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316: Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317: State Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318: Endangered Species Litigation and Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319: The Common Sense in Species Protection Act S. 2084: The Community Protection Act H.R. 2218: Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 Issues related to coal combustion residuals regulation. Issues related to Endangered Species Act Listings Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Sage Grouse and Northern Long-Eared Bat for DOI/Fish & Wildlife Service. Issues related to NMFS/USFWS proposed rulemaking on critical habitat designation. Issues related to permitting/utility access to federal electricity rights of way for vegetation management and routine maintenance.
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
AGR: H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. Ensure congressional members and staff are aware of NWRA members support for H.R. 935 and their concern about unnecessarily duplicative and costly regulations. (Also TRA) Food Safety Modernization Act. Work with FDA and Congress to ensure that the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act will safeguard food supply and consider the importance of currently applied irrigation and on farm best practices. Reach out to FDA to get updates on status of proposal. BUD: FY 2015 Budget Proposals and Appropriations. Advocate for funding that will help meet current and future water needs, attend to our nations aging water infrastructure, and help address extreme drought. Track appropriations bill progress in both House and Senate. Bureau of Reclamation Loan Guarantee Program. Met with congressional staff to discuss this program and aging infrastructure needs. CAW: Clean Water Act. Work with Congress and federal agency partners to make sure that water users are able to continue delivering clean water and determine the appropriate extent of federal jurisdiction. H.R. 5078 , Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act. Met with Congressional staff to gain better understanding of bill and how it would affect water supply and water users. NAT: S.1800, Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act. Discussed aging infrastructure with congressional and agency staff to determine this legislations potential effects on water users. S. 1946, To Amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations. Work on behalf of NWRA members to support efforts that ensure the Bureau of Reclamation has the tools necessary to maintain the structural integrity and safety of federal dams. S. 2010/ H.R. 1963, The Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act. Work to support efforts that would lead to the production of more clean, renewable energy developed through small hydropower. S. 2019, The Secure Water Amendments Act. Encourage enactment of legislation that would help water users address current and future droughts by providing water supply options like water recycling. S. 2034, Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014. Met with Congressional staff to discuss the possible implications of this legislation for water users interested in title transfer. S. 2084, The Community Protection Act. Discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 3189, The Water Rights Protection Act. Support efforts to protect western water rights and the role of states in western water law. H.R. 3980, The Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act. Advocate for improving the permitting process to ensure environmental compliance, improve efficiency and provide opportunities to increase water supply that will help address drought and climate variability. H.R. 3981, The Accelerated Revenue, Repayment and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act. Encourage Congress to provide creative funding opportunities that would drive revenue to help create additional water supply to meet growing water needs. Nomination of Estevan Lopez for Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner. Drafted letter of support for Mr. Lopezs nomination to be the next Reclamation Commissioner, communicated this support to Senate staff and agency personnel. H.R. 4315, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4136, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4137, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4138, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. Bureau of Reclamation Manual Temporary Release (PEC TRMR-63). Talked to agency staff to gain a better understanding of this proposal and how it would affect water delivery. U.S. Forest Service Groundwater Management Best Management Practices. Drafted comment letter requesting an extension to the comment period on this proposal in order to gain a better understanding of how this legislation could affect water supply. U.S. Forest Service Groundwater Management Directive. Met with congressional and agency staff to discuss this proposal and determine how it would affect water users. U.S. Forest Service Ski Area Water Rights Directives on National Forest Service Lands. Met with congressional staff to discuss this proposal and note that there are potential impacts that go beyond ski areas to water users. TRA: S.601/H.R. 3080 The Water Resources Development Act of 2013. Advocate for passage of legislation that will help meet current and future water supply needs and address aging infrastructure concerns.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
AGR: H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. Ensure congressional members and staff are aware of NWRA members support for H.R. 935 and their concern about unnecessarily duplicative and costly regulations. (Also TRA) Food Safety Modernization Act. Work with FDA and Congress to ensure that the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act will safeguard food supply and consider the importance of currently applied irrigation and on farm best practices. Reach out to FDA to get updates on status of proposal. BUD: FY 2015 Budget Proposals and Appropriations. Advocate for funding that will help meet current and future water needs, attend to our nations aging water infrastructure, and help address extreme drought. Track appropriations bill progress in both House and Senate. Bureau of Reclamation Loan Guarantee Program. Met with congressional staff to discuss this program and aging infrastructure needs. CAW: Clean Water Act. Work with Congress and federal agency partners to make sure that water users are able to continue delivering clean water and determine the appropriate extent of federal jurisdiction. H.R. 5078 , Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act. Met with Congressional staff to gain better understanding of bill and how it would affect water supply and water users. NAT: S.1800, Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act. Discussed aging infrastructure with congressional and agency staff to determine this legislations potential effects on water users. S. 1946, To Amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations. Work on behalf of NWRA members to support efforts that ensure the Bureau of Reclamation has the tools necessary to maintain the structural integrity and safety of federal dams. S. 2010/ H.R. 1963, The Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act. Work to support efforts that would lead to the production of more clean, renewable energy developed through small hydropower. S. 2019, The Secure Water Amendments Act. Encourage enactment of legislation that would help water users address current and future droughts by providing water supply options like water recycling. S. 2034, Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014. Met with Congressional staff to discuss the possible implications of this legislation for water users interested in title transfer. S. 2084, The Community Protection Act. Discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 3189, The Water Rights Protection Act. Support efforts to protect western water rights and the role of states in western water law. H.R. 3980, The Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act. Advocate for improving the permitting process to ensure environmental compliance, improve efficiency and provide opportunities to increase water supply that will help address drought and climate variability. H.R. 3981, The Accelerated Revenue, Repayment and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act. Encourage Congress to provide creative funding opportunities that would drive revenue to help create additional water supply to meet growing water needs. Nomination of Estevan Lopez for Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner. Drafted letter of support for Mr. Lopezs nomination to be the next Reclamation Commissioner, communicated this support to Senate staff and agency personnel. H.R. 4315, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4136, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4137, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4138, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. Bureau of Reclamation Manual Temporary Release (PEC TRMR-63). Talked to agency staff to gain a better understanding of this proposal and how it would affect water delivery. U.S. Forest Service Groundwater Management Best Management Practices. Drafted comment letter requesting an extension to the comment period on this proposal in order to gain a better understanding of how this legislation could affect water supply. U.S. Forest Service Groundwater Management Directive. Met with congressional and agency staff to discuss this proposal and determine how it would affect water users. U.S. Forest Service Ski Area Water Rights Directives on National Forest Service Lands. Met with congressional staff to discuss this proposal and note that there are potential impacts that go beyond ski areas to water users. TRA: S.601/H.R. 3080 The Water Resources Development Act of 2013. Advocate for passage of legislation that will help meet current and future water supply needs and address aging infrastructure concerns.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Agriculture
AGR: H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. Ensure congressional members and staff are aware of NWRA members support for H.R. 935 and their concern about unnecessarily duplicative and costly regulations. (Also TRA) Food Safety Modernization Act. Work with FDA and Congress to ensure that the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act will safeguard food supply and consider the importance of currently applied irrigation and on farm best practices. Reach out to FDA to get updates on status of proposal. BUD: FY 2015 Budget Proposals and Appropriations. Advocate for funding that will help meet current and future water needs, attend to our nations aging water infrastructure, and help address extreme drought. Track appropriations bill progress in both House and Senate. Bureau of Reclamation Loan Guarantee Program. Met with congressional staff to discuss this program and aging infrastructure needs. CAW: Clean Water Act. Work with Congress and federal agency partners to make sure that water users are able to continue delivering clean water and determine the appropriate extent of federal jurisdiction. H.R. 5078 , Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act. Met with Congressional staff to gain better understanding of bill and how it would affect water supply and water users. NAT: S.1800, Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act. Discussed aging infrastructure with congressional and agency staff to determine this legislations potential effects on water users. S. 1946, To Amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations. Work on behalf of NWRA members to support efforts that ensure the Bureau of Reclamation has the tools necessary to maintain the structural integrity and safety of federal dams. S. 2010/ H.R. 1963, The Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act. Work to support efforts that would lead to the production of more clean, renewable energy developed through small hydropower. S. 2019, The Secure Water Amendments Act. Encourage enactment of legislation that would help water users address current and future droughts by providing water supply options like water recycling. S. 2034, Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014. Met with Congressional staff to discuss the possible implications of this legislation for water users interested in title transfer. S. 2084, The Community Protection Act. Discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 3189, The Water Rights Protection Act. Support efforts to protect western water rights and the role of states in western water law. H.R. 3980, The Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act. Advocate for improving the permitting process to ensure environmental compliance, improve efficiency and provide opportunities to increase water supply that will help address drought and climate variability. H.R. 3981, The Accelerated Revenue, Repayment and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act. Encourage Congress to provide creative funding opportunities that would drive revenue to help create additional water supply to meet growing water needs. Nomination of Estevan Lopez for Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner. Drafted letter of support for Mr. Lopezs nomination to be the next Reclamation Commissioner, communicated this support to Senate staff and agency personnel. H.R. 4315, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4136, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4137, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4138, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. Bureau of Reclamation Manual Temporary Release (PEC TRMR-63). Talked to agency staff to gain a better understanding of this proposal and how it would affect water delivery. U.S. Forest Service Groundwater Management Best Management Practices. Drafted comment letter requesting an extension to the comment period on this proposal in order to gain a better understanding of how this legislation could affect water supply. U.S. Forest Service Groundwater Management Directive. Met with congressional and agency staff to discuss this proposal and determine how it would affect water users. U.S. Forest Service Ski Area Water Rights Directives on National Forest Service Lands. Met with congressional staff to discuss this proposal and note that there are potential impacts that go beyond ski areas to water users. TRA: S.601/H.R. 3080 The Water Resources Development Act of 2013. Advocate for passage of legislation that will help meet current and future water supply needs and address aging infrastructure concerns.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
AGR: H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. Ensure congressional members and staff are aware of NWRA members support for H.R. 935 and their concern about unnecessarily duplicative and costly regulations. (Also TRA) Food Safety Modernization Act. Work with FDA and Congress to ensure that the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act will safeguard food supply and consider the importance of currently applied irrigation and on farm best practices. Reach out to FDA to get updates on status of proposal. BUD: FY 2015 Budget Proposals and Appropriations. Advocate for funding that will help meet current and future water needs, attend to our nations aging water infrastructure, and help address extreme drought. Track appropriations bill progress in both House and Senate. Bureau of Reclamation Loan Guarantee Program. Met with congressional staff to discuss this program and aging infrastructure needs. CAW: Clean Water Act. Work with Congress and federal agency partners to make sure that water users are able to continue delivering clean water and determine the appropriate extent of federal jurisdiction. H.R. 5078 , Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act. Met with Congressional staff to gain better understanding of bill and how it would affect water supply and water users. NAT: S.1800, Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act. Discussed aging infrastructure with congressional and agency staff to determine this legislations potential effects on water users. S. 1946, To Amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations. Work on behalf of NWRA members to support efforts that ensure the Bureau of Reclamation has the tools necessary to maintain the structural integrity and safety of federal dams. S. 2010/ H.R. 1963, The Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act. Work to support efforts that would lead to the production of more clean, renewable energy developed through small hydropower. S. 2019, The Secure Water Amendments Act. Encourage enactment of legislation that would help water users address current and future droughts by providing water supply options like water recycling. S. 2034, Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014. Met with Congressional staff to discuss the possible implications of this legislation for water users interested in title transfer. S. 2084, The Community Protection Act. Discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 3189, The Water Rights Protection Act. Support efforts to protect western water rights and the role of states in western water law. H.R. 3980, The Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act. Advocate for improving the permitting process to ensure environmental compliance, improve efficiency and provide opportunities to increase water supply that will help address drought and climate variability. H.R. 3981, The Accelerated Revenue, Repayment and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act. Encourage Congress to provide creative funding opportunities that would drive revenue to help create additional water supply to meet growing water needs. Nomination of Estevan Lopez for Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner. Drafted letter of support for Mr. Lopezs nomination to be the next Reclamation Commissioner, communicated this support to Senate staff and agency personnel. H.R. 4315, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4136, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4137, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4138, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. Bureau of Reclamation Manual Temporary Release (PEC TRMR-63). Talked to agency staff to gain a better understanding of this proposal and how it would affect water delivery. U.S. Forest Service Groundwater Management Best Management Practices. Drafted comment letter requesting an extension to the comment period on this proposal in order to gain a better understanding of how this legislation could affect water supply. U.S. Forest Service Groundwater Management Directive. Met with congressional and agency staff to discuss this proposal and determine how it would affect water users. U.S. Forest Service Ski Area Water Rights Directives on National Forest Service Lands. Met with congressional staff to discuss this proposal and note that there are potential impacts that go beyond ski areas to water users. TRA: S.601/H.R. 3080 The Water Resources Development Act of 2013. Advocate for passage of legislation that will help meet current and future water supply needs and address aging infrastructure concerns.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S.1800, Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act. Discussed aging infrastructure with congressional and agency staff to determine this legislations potential effects on water users. S. 1946, To Amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations. Work on behalf of NWRA members to support efforts that ensure the Bureau of Reclamation has the tools necessary to maintain the structural integrity and safety of federal dams. S. 2010/ H.R. 1963, The Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act. Work to support efforts that would lead to the production of more clean, renewable energy developed through small hydropower. S. 2019, The Secure Water Amendments Act. Encourage enactment of legislation that would help water users address current and future droughts by providing water supply options like water recycling. S. 2034, Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014. Met with Congressional staff to discuss the possible implications of this legislation for water users interested in title transfer. S. 2084, The Community Protection Act. Discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 3189, The Water Rights Protection Act. Support efforts to protect western water rights and the role of states in western water law. H.R. 3980, The Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act. Advocate for improving the permitting process to ensure environmental compliance, improve efficiency and provide opportunities to increase water supply that will help address drought and climate variability. H.R. 3981, The Accelerated Revenue, Repayment and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act. Encourage Congress to provide creative funding opportunities that would drive revenue to help create additional water supply to meet growing water needs. Nomination of Estevan Lopez for Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner. Drafted letter of support for Mr. Lopezs nomination to be the next Reclamation Commissioner, communicated this support to Senate staff and agency personnel. H.R. 4315, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4136, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4137, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. H.R. 4138, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. Wrote a letter of support for legislation and encouraged members in the House of Representatives to support its enactment. Bureau of Reclamation Manual Temporary Release (PEC TRMR-63). Talked to agency staff to gain a better understanding of this proposal and how it would affect water delivery. U.S. Forest Service Groundwater Management Best Management Practices. Drafted comment letter requesting an extension to the comment period on this proposal in order to gain a better understanding of how this legislation could affect water supply. U.S. Forest Service Groundwater Management Directive. Met with congressional and agency staff to discuss this proposal and determine how it would affect water users. U.S. Forest Service Ski Area Water Rights Directives on National Forest Service Lands. Met with congressional staff to discuss this proposal and note that there are potential impacts that go beyond ski areas to water users.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Animals
HR 4319 - Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014. Support passage of making draft economic analysis at the time of a listing available for public comment S 2084 - Community Protection Act of 2014 - support passage of make a draft economic analysis done at the time of a proposal to designate critical habitat for public comment
Client expense: $50,277 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act HR 576: Save Endangered Species Act of 2013 HR 580: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 HR 875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use ofmid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. HR 1314/S 19: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. HR 1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act HR 1462: RFS Reform Act of 2013 HR 1469: Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act HR 2202: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 HR 2280/S 1175: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013 HR 2471: Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013 HR 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act HR 3533/S 1731: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act HR 3773: (112th Congress) Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2012 HR 4139: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act HR 4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 S 192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 S 199: Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act S 251: Phantom Fuel Reform Act S 344: A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes S 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013; URDA/Bill Corp of Engineer Language/Ocean policy language in bill only S 977: Foreign Fuels Reduction Act S 1103: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 S 1273: FAIR Act of 2013 S 1807: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013 S 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act S 2084: Community Protection Act of 2014 Senator Cardin/Senator Vitter/Senator Udall draft Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) reform bill Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Natural Gas, crude oil and petroleum product exports Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Venting and Flaring Issues Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007: Renewable fuel standard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) fraud, Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) cellulosic volume mandate Farm bill Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) amendments European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive Keystone XL Pipeline Oil sands Tier III gasoline Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development EPAs Hydraulic Fracturing Study Energy Facility Cyber Security Refinery process safety Crude oil transportation; Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Energy Regulatory Commission
Client expense: $2,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 2226, the Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013;H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 696, the Safe Chemicals Act of 2013; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 1240, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act; S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; S. 2322, the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act HR 576: Save Endangered Species Act of 2013 HR 580: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 HR 875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use ofmid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. HR 1314/S 19: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. HR 1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act HR 1462: RFS Reform Act of 2013 HR 1469: Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act HR 2202: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 HR 2280/S 1175: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013 HR 2471: Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013 HR 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act HR 3533/S 1731: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act HR 3773: (112th Congress) Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2012 HR 4139: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act HR 4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 S 192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 S 199: Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act S 251: Phantom Fuel Reform Act S 344: A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes S 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013; URDA/Bill Corp of Engineer Language/Ocean policy language in bill only S 977: Foreign Fuels Reduction Act S 1103: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 S 1273: FAIR Act of 2013 S 1807: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013 S 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act S 2084: Community Protection Act of 2014 Senator Cardin/Senator Vitter/Senator Udall draft Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) reform bill Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Natural Gas, crude oil and petroleum product exports Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Venting and Flaring Issues Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007: Renewable fuel standard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) fraud, Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) cellulosic volume mandate Farm bill Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) amendments European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive Keystone XL Pipeline Oil sands Tier III gasoline Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development EPAs Hydraulic Fracturing Study Energy Facility Cyber Security Refinery process safety Crude oil transportation; Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Energy Regulatory Commission
Client expense: $2,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues);S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues; Proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition; S 696: The Safe Chemicals Act; S 1009: Chmical Safety Improvement Act; S 1961: Chemical Safety and Waters Protection Act; H.R. 3080 Water Resources Reform and Development Act;S.601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013; H.R. 475, FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to NHTSA Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards); H.R. 3547, FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act (budget issues generally, regional haze issues, Low Income Home Energy Assistance); H.R. 4800, FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA reauthorization, including deminimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); H.R. 4870, FY 2015 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to electric transportation, micro grids and grid security, smart meters, energy efficiency/renewable energy and Troops to Energy Jobs program); H.R. 4903, FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to industry/government coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity and industry partnerships with DHS, including ES-C2M2, Threat Scenario project, ICS-CERT, CRISP and RRAP); H.R. 4923, FY 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE/FERC/industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, grid resilience, fossil energy, nuclear energy, electric transportation, smart gird, energy innovation HUBs, transmission and renewable energy); H. Con. Res. 96, FY 2015 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally); H.J. Res. 106, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (budget issues generally); FY 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, Effluent Limitation Guidelines rulemaking, and GHG NSPS for new and existing sources); FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); S. 2389, FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA reauthorization, including deminimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); S. 2437, FY 2015 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to public safety broadband network, NIST smart grid interoperability, cyber security standards and NSF STEM funding); S. 2438, FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to NHTSA Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards); S. 2534, FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to industry/government coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity and industry partnerships with DHS, including ES-C2M2, Threat Scenario project, ICS-CERT, CRISP and RRAP); Draft legislation pertaining to the proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition; Draft legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA).
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: $2,050,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Coal Ash issues generally; Sue and settle issues generally;H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues; Draft legislation pertaining to the proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition. S 696: The Safe Chemicals Act S 1009: Chemical Safety Improvement Act S 1961: Chemical Safety and Waters Protection Act H.R. 4024: Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014 Draft legislation related to emissions Draft legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Coal Ash issues generally; Sue and settle issues generally;H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues; Draft legislation pertaining to the proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition. S 696: The Safe Chemicals Act S 1009: Chemical Safety Improvement Act S 1961: Chemical Safety and Waters Protection Act H.R. 4024: Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014 Draft legislation related to emissions Draft legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.332, A bill to address climate disruptions, reduce carbon pollution, enhance the use of clean energy, and promote resilience in the infrastructure of the Unites States, and for other purposes H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act", to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals;H.R. 4315, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act" to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened;" "CLEAN Energy Producers Act" H.R. 4316, the "Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act" (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act" requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the "Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act" to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 1009, the "Chemical Safety Improvement Act", for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the "Community Protection Act 2014" requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of "Chemicals in Commerce Act" for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues. S. 696: The Safe Chemicals Act S. 1961: Chemical Safety and Waters Protection Act H.R. 4024: Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014 Draft legislation related to emmissions Draft legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
Client expense: $1,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 1731 Endangered Species Management Self- Determination Act H.R. 3533: Endangered Species Management Self Determination ActH.R. 4315: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316: Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency Act H.R. 4318: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 2084: Community Protection Act S. 2016: California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 3964: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act H.R. 2642: Agricultural Act of 2014 [final farm bill conference report] H.R. 3590: Sportsmens Heritage and Recreation Act H.R. 3964: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act H.R. 2954: Public Access and Lands Improvement Act H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division G --DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, H.R. 2775 FY 2014 Continuing Appropriations Act H.R. 3547 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 H.R.4923: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.4660: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S.2437: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.4800: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Rulemakings 50 CFR Part 402 Interagency Cooperation Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Amended; Definition of Destruction or Adverse Modification of Critical Habitat 50 CFR Chapters I and II Final Policy on Interpretation of the Phrase Significant Portion of Its Range in the Endangered Species Acts Definitions of Endangered Species and Threatened Species; Final Rule 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Maintaining Protections for the Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi ) by Listing It as Endangered; Proposed Revision to the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Wolf; Proposed Rules
Client expense: $160,903 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 935: The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 Preventing duplicative regulation of pesticide application.Issues related to the following ESA legislation: H.R. 1314, S. 19: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. H.R. 4315: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316: Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317: State Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318: Endangered Species Litigation and Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319: The Common Sense in Species Protection Act S. 2084: The Community Protection Act H.R. 2218: Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 Issues related to coal combustion residuals regulation. Issues related to Endangered Species Act Listings Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Sage Grouse and Northern Long-Eared Bat for DOI/Fish & Wildlife Service Issues related to NMFS/USFWS proposed rulemaking on critical habitat designation. Issues related to permitting/utility access to federal electricity rights of way for vegetation management and routine maintenance.
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218; H.R. 4315; H.R. 4316; H.R. 4317; H.R. 4318; S. 1009; S. 2084; General discussion regarding Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218; Discussion draft of "Chemicals in Commerce Act"; General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues; Draft legislation pertabing to "Waters of the U.S."; S. 696; S. 1961; H.R. 4024; Draft legislation related to emissions; Draft legislation related to TSCA.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 1946, To Amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations. Work on behalf of NWRA members to support efforts that ensure the Bureau of Reclamation has the tools necessary to maintain the structural integrity and safety of federal dams. S. 2010/ H.R. 1963, The Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act. Work to support efforts that would lead to the production of more clean, renewable energy developed through small hydropower. S. 2019, The Secure Water Amendments Act. Encourage enactment of legislation that would help water users address current and future droughts by providing water supply options like water recycling. S. 2084, The Community Protection Act. Discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 3189, The Water Rights Protection Act. Support efforts to protect western water rights and the role of states in western water law. H.R. 3980, The Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act. Advocate for improving the permitting process to ensure environmental compliance, improve efficiency and provide opportunities to increase water supply that will help address drought and climate variability. H.R. 3981, The Accelerated Revenue, Repayment and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act. Encourage Congress to provide creative funding opportunities that would drive revenue to help create additional water supply to meet growing water needs. H.R. 4315, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 4136, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 4137, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 4138, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 2226, Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 2279, Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013;H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 696, Safe Chemicals Act of 2013; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 1240, Nuclear Waste Administration Act; S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act HR 576: Save Endangered Species Act of 2013 HR 580: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 HR 875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use ofmid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. HR 1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act HR 1314/S 19: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. HR 1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act HR 1462: RFS Reform Act of 2013 HR 1469: Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act HR 2202: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 HR 2280/S 1175: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013 HR 2471: Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013 HR 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act HR 3533/S 1731: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act HR 3773: (112th Congress) Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2012 HR 4139: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act S 192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 S 199: Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act S 2084: Community Protection Act of 2014 S 251: Phantom Fuel Reform Act S 344: A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes S 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013; URDA/Bill Corp of Engineer Language/Ocean policy language in bill only S 977: Foreign Fuels Reduction Act S 1103: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 S 1273: FAIR Act of 2013 S 1807: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013 S 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act Senator Cardin/Senator Vitter/Senator Udall draft Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) reform bill Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Natural Gas, crude oil and petroleum product exports Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007: Renewable fuel standard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) fraud, Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) cellulosic volume mandate Farm bill Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) amendments European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive Keystone XL Pipeline Oil sands Tier III gasoline Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development EPAs Hydraulic Fracturing Study Energy Facility Cyber Security Refinery process safety Crude oil transportation; Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order
Client expense: $2,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Coal Ash issues generally; Sue and settle issues generally;H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Animals
HR 4319 - Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014. Support passage of making draft economic analysis at the time of a listing available for public comment S 2084 - Community Protection Act of 2014 - support passage of make a draft economic analysis done at the time of a proposal to designate critical habitat for public comment
Client expense: $54,255 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act," to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 4315, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act" to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures);H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: $2,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.332, A bill to address climate disruptions, reduce carbon pollution, enhance the use of clean energy, and promote resilience in the infrastructure of the United States, and for other purposes H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act", to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals;H.R. 4315, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act" to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; " "CLEAN Energy Producers Act" H.R. 4316, the "Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act" (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the "State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act" requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the "Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act" to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 1009, the "Chemical Safety Improvement Act", for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the "Community Protection Act 2014" requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of "Chemicals in Commerce Act", for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues. S. 696, The Safe Chemicals Act S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Waters Protection Act
Client expense: $2,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 935: The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 Preventing duplicative regulation of pesticide application.Issues related to the following ESA legislation: HR 1314, S. 19: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. H.R. 4315: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316: Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317: State Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318: Endangered Species Litigation and Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319: The Common Sense in Species Protection Act S. 2084: The Community Protection Act H.R. 2218: Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 Issues related to coal combustion residuals regulation. Issues related to Endangered Species Act Listings Lesser Prairie-Chicken and Sage Grouse for DOI/Fish & Wildlife Service. Issues related to legislation to restore transparency to the Equal Access to Justice Act.
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Animals
Legislation S. 1731 Endangered Species Management Self- Determination Act H.R. 3533: Endangered Species Management Self Determination ActH.R. 4315: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316: Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency Act H.R. 4318: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 2084: Community Protection Act S. 2016: California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 3964: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act H.R. 2642: Agricultural Act of 2014 [final farm bill conference report] H.R. 3590: Sportsmens Heritage and Recreation Act H.R. 3964: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act H.R. 2954: Public Access and Lands Improvement Act H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division G --DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, H.R. 2775 FY 2014 Continuing Appropriations Act H.R. 3547 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 Rulemakings 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Maintaining Protections for the Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi ) by Listing It as Endangered; Proposed Revision to the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Wolf; Proposed Rules
Client expense: $137,571 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218; H.R. 4315; H.R. 4316; H.R. 4317; H.R. 4318; S. 696; S. 1009; S. 1961; S. 2084; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218; Discussion draft of "Chemicals in Commerce Act"; General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR2273, S1751 Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2012; H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013; H.R. 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013; H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals;H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues; Proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition; S 696: The Safe Chemicals Act; S 1009: Chmical Safety Improvement Act; S 1961: Chemical Safety and Waters Protection Act; H.R. 3080 Water Resources Reform and Development Act;S.601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act," to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 4315, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act" to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures);H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: $723,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures); H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act requiring information disclosure to states and to ensure use of information; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law; S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); S. 2084, the Community Protection Act of 2014 requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be published at the same time; General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation); Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 1946, To Amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations. Work on behalf of NWRA members to support efforts that ensure the Bureau of Reclamation has the tools necessary to maintain the structural integrity and safety of federal dams. S. 2010/ H.R. 1963, The Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act. Work to support efforts that would lead to the production of more clean, renewable energy developed through small hydropower. S. 2019, The Secure Water Amendments Act. Encourage enactment of legislation that would help water users address current and future droughts by providing water supply options like water recycling. S. 2084, The Community Protection Act. Discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 3189, The Water Rights Protection Act. Support efforts to protect western water rights and the role of states in western water law. H.R. 3980, The Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act. Advocate for improving the permitting process to ensure environmental compliance, improve efficiency and provide opportunities to increase water supply that will help address drought and climate variability. H.R. 3981, The Accelerated Revenue, Repayment and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act. Encourage Congress to provide creative funding opportunities that would drive revenue to help create additional water supply to meet growing water needs. H.R. 4315, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 4136, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 4137, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users. H.R. 4138, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. Meet with congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its effects on water users.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 6Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013To reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes -- AGREES. 1060; Honoring All Veterans Act of 2011--To improve education, employment, independent living services, and health care for veterans, to improve assistance for homeless veterans, and to improve the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes SUPPORT S. 2084; A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist veterans to acquire commercial drivers licenses, and for other purposes.--Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist Armed Forces veterans to acquire commercial drivers licenses. Requires such procedures to apply to any veteran attempting to acquire a commercial drivers license who, during military service, obtained driving experience that makes the use of accelerated licensing procedures appropriate SUPPORT
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service