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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting State or Indian land, and for other purposes.
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This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow a permittee under the Act to satisfy compensatory mitigation requirements for discharging dredged or fill material into the waters of the United States (permitted activity) by entering into a preservation lease with a state or Indian tribe whose wetlands are affected. A preservation lease is an agreement under which a permittee leases wetlands or other aquatic sites on state or Indian land for the sole purpose of preserving the wetlands or other aquatic sites in an undisturbed state during the term of the lease to mitigate for a permitted activity. The term of the lease must not be less than the life of the permitted activity and must be adjusted to account for the cessation of the impacts caused by such activity. If a permittee enters into a preservation lease and subsequently ceases to maintain the permitted activity, or seeks to abandon the permitted activity without a good faith transfer, the permittee must obtain a permit modification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which may require restoration and rehabilitation of the area.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
- Changes to the rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Corps of Engineers defining the term waters of the United States as applied under the Clean Water Act. The firm has advocated for changes to S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, including changes focused on requiring consultation with Indian tribes and including consideration of permafrost soils. - Consideration of Alaska Native and Alaska business priorities in the context of the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. - Federal revenue sharing legislation, S. 1278, S. 2011, and S. 3110, and specifically, that such legislation should include provisions for the sharing of revenues with Alaska coastal communities. - Federal legislation, including S. 2732 and H.R. 3270, that would exempt Indian and Alaska Native lands in certain instances from compensatory mitigation requirements under the Clean Water Act, and federal legislation, including S. 2727 and H.R. 3271, that would allow preservation leasing on Indian and Alaska Native lands as a non-permanent form of compensatory mitigation. - Department of the Interior's Greater Mooses Tooth 2 project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. - Federal legislation, including S. 3203, that would authorize oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and certain areas closed to leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, as well as extend Arctic outer Continental Shelf lease terms. - Department of the Interiors Regional Mitigation Strategy for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
- Changes to the rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Corps of Engineers defining the term waters of the United States as applied under the Clean Water Act. The firm has advocated for changes to S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, including changes focused on requiring consultation with Indian tribes and including consideration of permafrost soils. - Amendments to the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and other federal statutory amendments to take into account the concerns and needs of Alaska Native villages and Native landowners. - Consideration of Alaska Native and Alaska business priorities in the context of the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. - Federal revenue sharing legislation, S. 1278, S. 2011, and S. 3110, and specifically, that such legislation should include provisions for the sharing of revenues with Alaska coastal communities. - Federal legislation, including S. 2732 and H.R. 3270, that would exempt Indian and Alaska Native lands in certain instances from compensatory mitigation requirements under the Clean Water Act, and federal legislation, including S. 2727 and H.R. 3271, that would allow preservation leasing on Indian and Alaska Native lands as a non-permanent form of compensatory mitigation. - Department of the Interior's Greater Mooses Tooth 2 project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. - Legislation, including S. 2728, the Alaska Native Access Card Act, that would facilitate the import of marine mammal products into the United States by Alaska Natives. - Communications with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Marine Mammal Commission, Members of Congress, and Congressional Committees to ensure that any regulations promulgated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under Title V of the Marine Mammal Protection Act to implement a polar bear subsistence harvest quota are based on, and issued after taking into consideration, sound science as well as the historical and cultural reliance of the Alaska Native community on the polar bear harvest. - Matters related to the conveyance of lands to Alaska Native corporations pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act (S. 3004). - Federal legislation, including S. 3273 and S. 3203, that would authorize certain conveyances of land to Native corporations under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, including subsurface estate within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to ASRC. - Federal legislation to set aside New Markets Tax Credit funds for Indian tribes. - Discretionary set aside of New Markets Tax Credit funds for Indian tribes. - Federal legislation, including S. 2012, that would reform NEPA review of Indian energy projects, limit federal incentives for filing litigation again Indian energy projects, limit attorney fees to plaintiffs filing suit against Indian energy projects, and ensure timely resolution of litigation against Indian energy projects. - Department of the Interiors Regional Mitigation Strategy for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
- Changes to the rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Corps of Engineers defining the term waters of the United States as applied under the Clean Water Act. The firm has advocated for changes to S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, including changes focused on requiring consultation with Indian tribes and including consideration of permafrost soils. - Consideration of Alaska Native and Alaska business priorities in the context of the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. - Federal revenue sharing legislation, S. 1278, S. 2011, and S. 3110, and specifically, that such legislation should include provisions for the sharing of revenues with Alaska coastal communities. - Federal legislation, including S. 2732 and H.R. 3270, that would exempt Indian and Alaska Native lands in certain instances from compensatory mitigation requirements under the Clean Water Act, and federal legislation, including S. 2727 and H.R. 3271, that would allow preservation leasing on Indian and Alaska Native lands as a non-permanent form of compensatory mitigation. - Department of the Interior's Greater Mooses Tooth 2 project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. - Federal legislation, including S. 3203, that would authorize oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and certain areas closed to leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, as well as extend Arctic outer Continental Shelf lease terms. - Department of the Interiors Regional Mitigation Strategy for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
- Changes to the rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Corps of Engineers defining the term waters of the United States as applied under the Clean Water Act. The firm has advocated for changes to S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, including changes focused on requiring consultation with Indian tribes and including consideration of permafrost soils. - Amendments to the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and other federal statutory amendments to take into account the concerns and needs of Alaska Native villages and Native landowners. - Consideration of Alaska Native and Alaska business priorities in the context of the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. - Federal revenue sharing legislation, S. 1278, S. 2011, and S. 3110, and specifically, that such legislation should include provisions for the sharing of revenues with Alaska coastal communities. - Federal legislation, including S. 2732 and H.R. 3270, that would exempt Indian and Alaska Native lands in certain instances from compensatory mitigation requirements under the Clean Water Act, and federal legislation, including S. 2727 and H.R. 3271, that would allow preservation leasing on Indian and Alaska Native lands as a non-permanent form of compensatory mitigation. - Department of the Interior's Greater Mooses Tooth 2 project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. - Legislation, including S. 2728, the Alaska Native Access Card Act, that would facilitate the import of marine mammal products into the United States by Alaska Natives. - Communications with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Marine Mammal Commission, Members of Congress, and Congressional Committees to ensure that any regulations promulgated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under Title V of the Marine Mammal Protection Act to implement a polar bear subsistence harvest quota are based on, and issued after taking into consideration, sound science as well as the historical and cultural reliance of the Alaska Native community on the polar bear harvest. - Matters related to the conveyance of lands to Alaska Native corporations pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act (S. 3004). - Federal legislation, including S. 3273 and S. 3203, that would authorize certain conveyances of land to Native corporations under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, including subsurface estate within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to ASRC. - Federal legislation to set aside New Markets Tax Credit funds for Indian tribes. - Discretionary set aside of New Markets Tax Credit funds for Indian tribes. - Federal legislation, including S. 2012, that would reform NEPA review of Indian energy projects, limit federal incentives for filing litigation again Indian energy projects, limit attorney fees to plaintiffs filing suit against Indian energy projects, and ensure timely resolution of litigation against Indian energy projects. - Department of the Interiors Regional Mitigation Strategy for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · second_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
- Changes to the rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Corps of Engineers defining the term waters of the United States as applied under the Clean Water Act. The firm has advocated for changes to S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, including changes focused on requiring consultation with Indian tribes and including consideration of permafrost soils. - Amendments to the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and other federal statutory amendments to take into account the concerns and needs of Alaska Native villages and Native landowners. - Consideration of Alaska Native and Alaska business priorities in the context of the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. - Federal revenue sharing legislation, S. 1278, S. 2011, and S. 3110, and specifically, that such legislation should include provisions for the sharing of revenues with Alaska coastal communities. - Federal legislation, including S. 2732 and H.R. 3270, that would exempt Indian and Alaska Native lands in certain instances from compensatory mitigation requirements under the Clean Water Act, and federal legislation, including S. 2727 and H.R. 3271, that would allow preservation leasing on Indian and Alaska Native lands as a non-permanent form of compensatory mitigation. - Department of the Interior's Greater Mooses Tooth 1 project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. - Legislation, including S. 2728, the Alaska Native Access Card Act, that would facilitate the import of marine mammal products into the United States by Alaska Natives. - Communications with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Marine Mammal Commission, Members of Congress, and Congressional Committees to ensure that any regulations promulgated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under Title V of the Marine Mammal Protection Act to implement a polar bear subsistence harvest quota are based on, and issued after taking into consideration, sound science as well as the historical and cultural reliance of the Alaska Native community on the polar bear harvest. - Matters related to the conveyance of lands to Alaska Native corporations pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act (S. 3004).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2016 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
- Changes to the rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Corps of Engineers defining the term waters of the United States as applied under the Clean Water Act. The firm has advocated for changes to S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, including changes focused on requiring consultation with Indian tribes and including consideration of permafrost soils. - Consideration of Alaska Native and Alaska business priorities in the context of the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. - Federal revenue sharing legislation, S. 1278, S. 2011, and S. 3110, and specifically, that such legislation should include provisions for the sharing of revenues with Alaska coastal communities. - Federal legislation, including S. 2732 and H.R. 3270, that would exempt Indian and Alaska Native lands in certain instances from compensatory mitigation requirements under the Clean Water Act, and federal legislation, including S. 2727 and H.R. 3271, that would allow preservation leasing on Indian and Alaska Native lands as a non-permanent form of compensatory mitigation. - Department of the Interior's Greater Mooses Tooth 1 project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
2016 · first_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
- Changes to the rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Corps of Engineers defining the term waters of the United States as applied under the Clean Water Act. The firm has advocated for changes to S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, including changes focused on requiring consultation with Indian tribes and including consideration of permafrost soils. - Amendments to the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and other federal statutory amendments to take into account the concerns and needs of Alaska Native villages and Native landowners. - Consideration of Alaska Native and Alaska business priorities in the context of the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. - Federal revenue sharing legislation, S. 1278, and specifically, that such legislation should include provisions for the sharing of revenues with Alaska coastal communities. - Federal legislation, including S. 2732 and H.R. 3270, that would exempt Indian and Alaska Native lands in certain instances from compensatory mitigation requirements under the Clean Water Act, and federal legislation, including S. 2727 and H.R. 3271, that would allow preservation leasing on Indian and Alaska Native lands as a non-permanent form of compensatory mitigation. - Department of the Interior's Greater Mooses Tooth 1 project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. - Legislation, including S. 2728, the Alaska Native Access Card Act, that would facilitate the import of marine mammal products into the United States by Alaska Natives. - Communications with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Marine Mammal Commission, Members of Congress, and Congressional Committees to ensure that any regulations promulgated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under Title V of the Marine Mammal Protection Act to implement a polar bear subsistence harvest quota are based on, and issued after taking into consideration, sound science as well as the historical and cultural reliance of the Alaska Native community on the polar bear harvest.
2016 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
- Changes to the rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Corps of Engineers defining the term waters of the United States as applied under the Clean Water Act. The firm has advocated for changes to S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, including changes focused on requiring consultation with Indian tribes and including consideration of permafrost soils. - Consideration of Alaska Native and Alaska business priorities in the context of the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. - Federal revenue sharing legislation, S. 1278, and specifically, that such legislation should include provisions for the sharing of revenues with Alaska coastal communities. - Federal legislation, including S. 2732 and H.R. 3270, that would exempt Indian and Alaska Native lands in certain instances from compensatory mitigation requirements under the Clean Water Act, and federal legislation, including S. 2727 and H.R. 3271, that would allow preservation leasing on Indian and Alaska Native lands as a non-permanent form of compensatory mitigation. - Department of the Interior's Greater Mooses Tooth 1 project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)