Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act

Undertook lobbying activities relating to the maintenance/shared use of Johnson Valley Off-highway Recreational Area and Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base in California. Monitored S 1197, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and undertook lobbying activities to include language relative to the maintenance/shared use of the Johnson Valley Off-highway Recreational Area in the final NDAA. Supported passage of HR 3304, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Undertook lobbying activities relating to the restoration and preservation of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Undertook lobbying activities to support efforts and potential legislative proposals to include a more collaborative process in land use designations in the United States. Monitored HR 48, the Open Space Preservation Promotion Act Monitored HR 126, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act Monitored HR 139, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act Monitored HR 445, the National Heritage Area Act Monitored HR 576, the Save Endangered Species Act Monitored HR 638, the National Wildlife Refuge Review Act Monitored HR 758, the Utah Land Sovereignty Act Supported HR 819/S 486, the Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area Opposed HR 1187, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Supported HR 1459, the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act Opposed HR 1630 and S 769, to designate millions of acres of land in Utah as Red Rock wilderness Monitored HR 1633, the Small Land Tracts Conveyance Act Supported HR 1676, to protect the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area Monitored HR 1683, the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act Supported HR 1776, the Clear Creek National recreation Area and Conservation Act Monitored HR 1799, the Arizon1794a Sonoran Desert Heritage Act Monitored HR 1825, the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Monitored HR 1834, the 21st Century Great Outdoors Commission Act Supported HR 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act Monitored HR 2068, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization Monitored HR 2192, the National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act Opposed HR 2490, the Rogue Wilderness Area Expansion Act Opposed HR 2491, the Devils Staircase Wilderness Act Monitored HR 2511/S 1233, the Federal Land Freedom Act Monitored HR 2808, to designate certain National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, as wilderness, to facilitate a land exchange involving certain land in such National Forest, and for other purposes. Monitored HR 3008, the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest Service land in Los Padres National Forest. Monitored HR 3022, the National Discovery Trails Act Monitored S 1572/HR 3287, the Protecting States, Opening Natural Parks Act Monitored HR 3409, the National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act Monitored HR 3533, the Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act Monitored HR 3606, the Emigrant Wilderness Historical Use Preservation Act Monitored HR 3661, the Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act Monitored HR 3704, the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area Act Monitored HR 3806, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act Monitored HR 3922, the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Monitored HR 3962, the Making Public Lands Public Access Act Supported HR 3979, the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 Monitored HR 4166, the Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act Supported HR 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Supported HR 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act Supported HR 4317, the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Supported HR 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Supported HR 4371, add National to Johnson Valley OHV Recreation Area Supported HR 4716, the Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act Monitored HR 4858, the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Act Supported HR 4866, the Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act Supported HR 4886, the National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act Supported HR 5204, the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act Monitored HR5311, the Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act Supported Utah Public Lands Initiative Monitored S 60, the Western States National Historic Trails Study Act Monitored S 61, the California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act Monitored S 341, the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act Monitored S 352, the Devils Staircase Wilderness Act Monitored S 473, ensuring that Federal Register notices submitted to BLM are reviewed in a timely manner Monitored S 801, the Prairie Protection Act Monitored S 974, the Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act Monitored S 1054, the Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act Monitored S 1160, the Complete Americas Great Trails Act Monitored S 1167, the Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act Monitored S 1232, the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act Monitored S 1237, the Omnibus Territories Act Monitored S 1309, a bill to withdraw and reserve certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for military uses, and for other purposes. Monitored S 1415, the Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance Act Monitored S 1430, the Idaho wilderness water Resources Protection Act Monitored S 1520, the York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act Monitored S 1784, the Oregon and California Land Grant Act Monitored S 1794, the Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act+ Monitored S 1805, the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act Monitored S 1829, to modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in New Mexico Monitored S 1888, the Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Act Supported S 2289, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 Supported S 2394, the Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act Supported S 2575, the Sage-Grouse Accountability and Private Conservation Act Monitored S 2623, to prohibit land management modifications relating to the Lesser Prairie Chicken Supported S 2630, a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 Supported S 2635, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Supported S 2677, the Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 473, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles H.R. 761, Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1063, National Strategic Critical Minerals Production Act, All Titles Coal Leasing Program OSM Stream Protection Rule S. 1600, Critical Minerals Policy Act, All Titles S. 2394, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 4716, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles

Client expense: $1,417,636 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

S. 2440, the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2015/public-lands package. Endangered Species Act - The Lesser Prairie Chicken, Northern Long-Eared Bat and Greater Sage Grouse. H.R. 1314, S. 19, H.R. 4716, and S. 2394. H.R. 4315, the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act; S. 2635, The 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act.

Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

S 1844, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles S 2394, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles HR 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles HR 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America Act, All Titles HR 4716, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles HR 5176, To Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, and for other purposes, All Titles OSM Stream Protection Rule BLM Northwestern New Mexico Land Exchange Proposal BLM Coal Leasing Program

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE

S. 473, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles H.R. 761, Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1063, National Strategic Critical Minerals Production Act, All Titles Coal Leasing Program OSM Stream Protection Rule S. 1600, Critical Minerals Policy Act, All Titles S. 2394, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 4716, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles

Client expense: $1,185,776 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Undertook lobbying activities relating to the maintenance/shared use of Johnson Valley Off-highway Recreational Area and Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base in California. Monitored S 1197, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and undertook lobbying activities to include language relative to the maintenance/shared use of the Johnson Valley Off-highway Recreational Area in the final NDAA. Supported passage of HR 3304, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Undertook lobbying activities relating to the restoration and preservation of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Undertook lobbying activities to support efforts and potential legislative proposals to include a more collaborative process in land use designations in the United States. Monitored HR 48, the Open Space Preservation Promotion Act Monitored HR 126, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act Monitored HR 139, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act Monitored HR 445, the National Heritage Area Act Monitored HR 576, the Save Endangered Species Act Monitored HR 638, the National Wildlife Refuge Review Act Monitored HR 758, the Utah Land Sovereignty Act Supported HR 819/S 486, the Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area Opposed HR 1187, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Supported HR 1459, the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act Opposed HR 1630 and S 769, to designate millions of acres of land in Utah as Red Rock wilderness Monitored HR 1633, the Small Land Tracts Conveyance Act Supported HR 1676, to protect the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area Monitored HR 1683, the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act Supported HR 1776, the Clear Creek National recreation Area and Conservation Act Monitored HR 1799, the Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act Monitored HR 1825, the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Monitored HR 1834, the 21st Century Great Outdoors Commission Act Supported HR 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act Monitored HR 2068, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization Monitored HR 2192, the National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act Opposed HR 2490, the Rogue Wilderness Area Expansion Act Opposed HR 2491, the Devils Staircase Wilderness Act Monitored HR 2511/S 1233, the Federal Land Freedom Act Monitored HR 2808, to designate certain National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, as wilderness, to facilitate a land exchange involving certain land in such National Forest, and for other purposes. Monitored HR 3008, the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest Service land in Los Padres National Forest. Monitored HR 3022, the National Discovery Trails Act Monitored S 1572/HR 3287, the Protecting States, Opening Natural Parks Act Monitored HR 3409, the National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act Monitored HR 3533, the Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act Monitored HR 3606, the Emigrant Wilderness Historical Use Preservation Act Monitored HR 3661, the Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act Monitored HR 3704, the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area Act Monitored HR 3806, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act Monitored HR 3922, the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Monitored HR 3962, the Making Public Lands Public Access Act Monitored HR 4166, the Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act Supported HR 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Supported HR 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act Supported HR 4317, the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Supported HR 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Supported HR 4371, add National to Johnson Valley OHV Recreation Area Supported HR 4716, the Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act Monitored HR 4858, the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Act Supported HR 4866, the Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act Supported HR 4886, the National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act Supported HR 5204, the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act Monitored HR5311, the Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act Supported Utah Public Lands Initiative Monitored S 60, the Western States National Historic Trails Study Act Monitored S 61, the California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act Monitored S 341, the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act Monitored S 352, the Devils Staircase Wilderness Act Monitored S 473, ensuring that Federal Register notices submitted to BLM are reviewed in a timely manner Monitored S 801, the Prairie Protection Act Monitored S 974, the Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act Monitored S 1054, the Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act Monitored S 1160, the Complete Americas Great Trails Act Monitored S 1167, the Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act Monitored S 1232, the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act Monitored S 1237, the Omnibus Territories Act Monitored S 1309, a bill to withdraw and reserve certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for military uses, and for other purposes. Monitored S 1415, the Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance Act Monitored S 1430, the Idaho wilderness water Resources Protection Act Monitored S 1520, the York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act Monitored S 1784, the Oregon and California Land Grant Act Monitored S 1794, the Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act+ Monitored S 1805, the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act Monitored S 1829, to modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in New Mexico Monitored S 1888, the Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Act Monitored S 2289, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 Supported S 2394, the Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act Supported S 2575, the Sage-Grouse Accountability and Private Conservation Act Monitored S 2623, to prohibit land management modifications relating to the Lesser Prairie Chicken Supported S 2630, a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 Supported S 2635, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Supported S 2677, the Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act

S. 1844, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles S. 2394, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America Act, All Titles H.R. 4716, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 5176, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, and for other purposes, All Titles OSM Stream Protection Rule BLM Northwestern New Mexico Land Exchange Proposal Coal Leasing Program

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Hydraulic fracturing; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting, changes to the Pennsylvania State Program General Permit-4 (PASPGP-4). Endangered Species Act/Lesser Prairie Chicken, Northern Long-Eared Bat and Greater Sage Grouse. H.R. 1314, S. 19, H.R. 4716 and S. 2394. H.R. 4315, the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act; S. 2635, The 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. The Chemical Safety Improvement Act, S. 1009.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Sage-grouse--oppose listing under ESA Sage-grouse conservation efforts by BLM --oppose land use plan amendments H.R. 4716--support legislation to delay sage-grouse listing decision S. 2394--support legislation to delay sage-grouse listing decision S. 1600 --support critical minerals legislation EPA proposed rule on definition of Waters of the U.S. -- oppose rule

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

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

Hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act. The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, H.R. 1921 and S. 1135. The Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands (FRESH) Act, S. 1234 and H.R. 2513. The Chemical Safety Improvement Act, S. 1009. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting, changes to the Pennsylvania State Program General Permit-4 (PASPGP-4). Endangered Species Act/Lesser Prairie Chicken and Greater Sage Grouse. H.R. 1314, S. 19, H.R. 4716 and S. 2394.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1844, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles OSM Stream Protection Rule BLM Northwestern New Mexico Land Exchange Proposal Coal Leasing ProgramH.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America Act, All Titles H.R. 4716, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles S. 2394, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles

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

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

S. 473, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles H.R. 761, Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1063, National Strategic Critical Minerals Production Act, All TitlesCoal Leasing Program OSM Stream Protection Rule S. 1600, Critical Minerals Policy Act, All Titles S. 2394, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 4716, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles

Client expense: $1,965,716 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H Amendment 490 to Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, sections related the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; HR 1782 Virginia Jobs and Energy Act; HR 1965 Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act, Sections 1111 and 1131; HR 2231 Offshore Energy and Jobs Act; HR 3080 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, Section 146;HR 4716 Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act; HR 4899 Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act; S 1024 Virginia Outer Continental Shelf Energy Production Act; S 1273 FAIR Act; S 2202 Southern Energy Access Jobs Act; S 2394 Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act; S 2440 BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 32197 Environmental Impact Statements, Notice of Availability, EIS No. 20110174, Draft EIS, USFS, 00, George Washington National Forest Land and Resource Management Project, Implementation, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Frederick, Highland, Nelson, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties VA and Hampshire, Hardy, Monroe, and Pendleton Counties, WV; 77 Fed. Reg. 19321 Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Geological and Geophysical Exploration on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 77 Fed. Reg. 56365 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers; 78 Fed. Reg. 31636 Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 78 Fed. Reg. 56273 Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica; 79 Fed. Reg. 10080 Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, Non-federal oil and gas development within the National Wildlife Refuge System; 79 Fed. Reg. 27052 Policy regarding implementation of section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 27060 Definition of Destruction or Adverse Modification of Critical Habitat; 79 Fed. Reg. 27066 Implementing changes to the regulations for designating critical habitat; 79 Fed. Reg. 34349 Request for Information and comments on the preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the development of a National Ocean Policy; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts related to the reauthorization of the BLM Pilot office program; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts concerning oil spill response planning.

Hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act. The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, H.R. 1921 and S. 1135. The Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands (FRESH) Act, S. 1234 and H.R. 2513. The Chemical Safety Improvement Act, S. 1009. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting, changes to the Pennsylvania State Program General Permit-4 (PASPGP-4).Endangered Species Act/Lesser Prairie Chicken and Greater Sage Grouse. H.R. 1314, S. 19, H.R. 4716 and S. 2394.

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE