American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016
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American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016 The bill amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to increase the revenue Gulf states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) receive for energy projects by removing the $500 million cap for FY2027-FY2055.Beginning in FY2027, the bill increases the percentage of federal revenues that Alaska and the Atlantic states (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia) receive from offshore energy projects. The bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to eliminate the deduction from state revenues for administrative costs if the costs incurred by the federal government are less than a specified amount. The Department of the Interior must establish priority areas on federal land for the development of renewable energy generation projects. Additionally, Interior must establish a program to improve federal permit coordination for renewable energy projects. The bill also designates funds in the Treasury for the Tribal Resilience Program in Alaska to assist tribal nations adapt to the impact of climate change and for the National Park Service to address maintenance needs.
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 153. (consideration: CR S6436-6437; text: CR S6436)
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Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S6388-6397)
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to consideration of the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6330; text: CR S6330)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6330)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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| #153 | senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-47, 3/5 majority required) | November 17, 2016 |
2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Urge the designation of national monuments at Bears Ears (UT), Gold Butte (NV), Castner Range (TX), and Greater Grand Canyon Heritage Area (AZ), and Reconstruction-era (SC) and Civil Rights sites (AL). Also urged the expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou and California Coastal National Monuments. Urge opposition to the rider that appeared in this years House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5538) that seeks to prevent our national parks from implementing voluntary, commonsense sustainability policies to eliminate the sale of bottled water and increase access to tap water for park-goers Urge opposition to the inclusion of any policy riders in pending year-end spending legislation that undermine the integrity of our National Wildlife Refuge System. Urge President Obama to permanently protect the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans from the risks of offshore drilling. Urge President Obama to ensure no new leases in the Gulf of Mexico are included in the 2017 - 2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and immediately initiate a plan to pursue a just transition away from the fossil fuel economy and toward a clean energy economy for this region. Oppose the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, S. 3110, which expands revenue sharing from new offshore oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. Oppose all efforts to undermine the Antiquities Act of 1906, including S. 437, S.1416, and S. 3317 Oppose legislative efforts to undermine public lands protections, including attacks on the Antiquities Act such as those contained in the Lee Amendment 3023 to S.2012, and efforts to sell off public lands. Oppose efforts to legislatively delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act, including the Ribble amendment to H.R.2406. Support efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oppose efforts that would prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from finalizing a rule regulating non-subsistence hunting in Alaska wildlife refuges Support ocean planning efforts through the National Ocean Policy Oppose HR 4313, the Historic Route Preservation Act Support H.R.4268, the Castner Range National Monument Act. Support the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)s final methane and waste prevention rule. Support legislation sponsored by Representative James Clyburn (D-SC), which would establish the Penn School Reconstruction Era National Monument on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Oppose draft versions of the Wildfire Budgeting, Response and forest Management Act of 2016, which delays efforts to transition to sustainable management of the Tongass National Forest.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Oppose S. 3110, Senator Cassidys bill that would expand revenue sharing from offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, which creates incentives for activity that damages our climate and coastal communities, businesses, and ecosystems. Urge Senators to oppose any nominee if the individual denies climate science or would seek to gut our bedrock environmental protections or roll back recent climate progress. Urge President Obama to include no new leases in the Gulf of Mexico in the 2017 - 2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and immediately initiate a plan to pursue a just transition away from the fossil fuel economy and toward a clean energy economy for this region Support federal aid to the community of Flint, Michigan in response to the lead contamination Oppose H.R.712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015, which would weaken environmental protections by undermining the federal rulemaking process. Oppose H.R.2406, the SHARE Act of 2015, which contains harmful measures undermining the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Support international climate agreement reached in Paris in December 2015. Oppose S.2533, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act. Oppose H.Con.Res 89, which condemns the use of a carbon tax as a policy mechanism.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 1651 Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization S 890 Land and Water Conservation Fund Authorization and Funding Act HR 894, S 2652 Highlands Conservation Act Extension S 405, S, 659, S 556 Sportsmen's Act HR 1582 Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act HR 167, S 235 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S 390 Making Public Lands Public Access Act HR 799, S 403 North County National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act Public Law 113-291 National Defense Authorization Act, Title XXX S 338 Permanent Reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund HR 470 S 1744 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act S 1 Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S 517 Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S 414 California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act HR 3565, S 908 California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act HR 435, S 361 Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act HR 792 Acres In, Acres Out Act HR 1445 Land Acquisition to Cut National Debt Act HR 1214, S 1712 National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments HR 1814 LWCF Reauthorization HR 2346 North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act HR 2406 SHARE Act HR 1931 American Land Act S 1993 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act S 2101 Extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund S 1925 SRS/PILT/LWCF HR 3382, S 1724 Lake Tahoe Restoration Act HR 3173 SCORE ACT S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act HR 4151 Extension of LWCF HR 3820 San Gabriel Mountains NRA S 2189 FLTFA Reauthorization Act HR 4230, S 2386 Stonewall NHS Protecting America's Recreation and Conservation Act (bill not yet introduced) HR 4680 National Park Service Centennial Act HR 3650 State National Forest Management Act HR 2014, S 1078 Healthy Kids Outdoors Act HR 5278, HR 4900, S 2328 PROMESA HR 5650 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016 S 3110 American Energy and Conservation Act S 3027 Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act HR 686, S 1694 Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Act HR 4790, S 2706 Recreation Not Red-Tape Act HR 2647 Emergency Wildfire of Forest Management Act S 437 Improved National Monument Designation Process Act Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) S 3192 HR 5778 Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 S 3317 A bill to exempt Utah from the Antiquities Act
2016 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 8: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; provisions related to liquefied natural gas exports HR 2028: Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (fka: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017); provisions related to energy HR 5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016; provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard S. 33: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; provisions related to liquefied natural gas exports S. 280: Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015; provisions related to permits S. 577: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015; provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard S. 585: American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to liquefied natural gas exports S. 653: Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015; provisions related to water research S. 859: Crude-By-Rail Safety Act; provisions related to crude by rail S. 934: Phantom Fuel Reform Act; provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard S. 1171: Seismic Moratorium Act; provisions related to energy S. 1201: Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act; provisions related to energy S. 1202: Heat Efficiency through Applied Technology (HEAT) Act; provisions related to energy S. 1208: Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to pipelines S. 1209: Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; provisions related to pipelines S. 1210: Oil and Gas Production and Distribution Reform Act; provisions related to energy S. 1228: North American Energy Infrastructure Act; provisions related to borders and energy infrastructure S. 1230: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program under which the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into memoranda of understanding with States providing for State oversight of oil and gas production activities; provisions related to energy S. 1276: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015; provisions related to energy S. 1278: Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act; provisions related to energy S. 1279: Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act; provisions related to exploration and production S. 1312: Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015; provisions related to exports S. 1462: Eliminating Dangerous Oil Cars and Ensuring Community Safety Act; provisions related to crude by rail S. 1763: Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act; provisions related to petroleum coke S. 2011: Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015 (OPENS); provisions related to energy policy and crude oil exports S. 2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; provisions related to energy S. 2089: American Energy Innovation Act; provisions related to energy policy and revenue and funding S. 2238: Keep It in the Ground Act of 2015; provisions related to energy S. 2996: FAIR Energy Policy Act; provisions related to energy S. 3018: Securing Energy Infrastructure Act; provisions related to energy S. 3110: American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016; provisions related to energy Discussions related to Department of Interior proposed five-year oil and leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf Discussions related to US Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit Update; all provisions Discussions related to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Proposed Venting and Flaring Rules; all provisions Discussions related to offshore Outer Continental Shelf access and offshore seismic, provisions related to energy Discussions related to National Marine Sanctuaries designations and expansions; provisions related to energy Discussions related to outlook for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ratification, provisions related to trade Discussions related to impacts of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Brexit
2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S 3110 American Energy and Conservation Act; 80 Fed. Reg. 22148 Oil and Gas Leasing, Royalty on Production, Rental Payments, Minimum Acceptable Bids, Bonding Requirements, and Civil Penalty Assessments; 80 Fed. Reg. 608 Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform; 81 Fed. Reg. 25888 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control, Final Rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 37576 Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Expansion for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; 81 Fed. Reg. 43337 Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform; 81 Fed. Reg. 46478 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf; 81 Fed. Reg. 50306 Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulation; 81 Fed. Reg. 77972 General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights; 81 Fed. Reg. 79948 Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights; 81 Fed. Reg. 81356 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 81 Fed. Reg. 81462 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Oil; 81 Fed. Reg. 81516 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Gas; 81 Fed. Reg. 84612 Notice of Availability of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program; 81 Fed. Reg. 89580 Resource Management Planning; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to BOEM NTL No. 2016-N01; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Efforts related to the withdrawal of OCS areas off the Atlantic and Alaska coasts under OCSLA Section 12(a); Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.
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| NC |
| Tim Scott | Republican | SC |
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
Client expense: $26,703 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $3,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
Client expense: $1,620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S.33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4909/S.2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 S. 3110, American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Client expense: $18,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Issues related to the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative 2017 report & announcement of OGCI Investment Fund; Issues regarding the CCAC Methane Oil and Gas Partnership; Regulatory issues related to Shell's Alaska Venture; Issues related to draft 2017-2022 OCS Leasing Plans; S. 1278 - Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act, all provisions; S. 1276 - Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1279 - Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act, all provisions; General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues, including Well Control Rule and Offshore Air Quality Monitoring Rule; General Arctic policy issues including the NPC study, Arctic Council and Arctic OCS operating regulations & requirements; S. 2012 - North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, LNG export provision; Issues related to the Title XVII Innovative Clean Energy loan program; General revenue issues, including S. 3110 - American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016 & S. 2938 - Certainty for States and Tribes Act.
Client expense: $2,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
S 338 A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund S 890 Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 S 390 Making Public Lands Public Access Act S 517 Secure Rural Schools and PILT Repair Act S 659, S 405, S 556 Sportsmens Act of 2015 S 1925 A bill to extend the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to make permanent the payment in lieu of taxes program and the land and water conservation fund S 2101 A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund. S 3110 American Energy and Conservation Act HR 1445 Land Acquisition to Cut National Debt Act HR 1582 Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act HR 1814 To Permanently Reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund HR 1931 American Land Act HR 2406 Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 HR 3173 SCORE Act HR 4151 Extension of LWCF Protecting Americas Recreation and Conservation Act (bill not yet introduced)
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Issues related to energy policy including LNG exports; North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, S.2012 and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, P.L.114-328. Issues related to pipelines; PIPES Act of 2016, P.L.114-183. Monitoring energy issues; Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, P.L.114-254. Monitoring energy issues; Water Resources Development Act of 2016, S.2848 and Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act), P.L.114-322. Issues related to the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, S.3110.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
SENATE S. 1042 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act (Support) S. 1276 - Offshore Energy and Jobs Act (Oppose) S. 1278 - Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act (Oppose) S. 1279 - Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act (Oppose) S. 1311 - Oil Spill Deterrent Act (Suppose) S. 1324 - Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act, or ARENA (Oppose) S. 1340 - Coal Reform Act of 2015 (Support) S. 1794 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015 (Support) S. 1803 - Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 (Oppose) S. 2011 - Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act (Oppose) S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act (Oppose) S. 2238 - Keep it in the Ground Act of 2015 (Support) S. 2446 - Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 (Oppose) S. 2804 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (Oppose) S. 2841 - Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act (Support) S. 3110 - American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016 (Oppose) HOUSE H.R. 0702 - To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions (Oppose) H.R. 1027 - Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2015 (Support) H.R. 1734 - Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 (All Sections) H.R. 1977 - Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act (Support) H.R. 2042 - Ratepayer Protection Act (Oppose) H.R. 2576 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Oppose) H.R. 3632 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015 (Support) H.R. 4037 - Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act (Oppose) H.R. 5271 - The Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2014 (Support) H.R. 5630 - Safer Pipelines Act of 2016 (Support) NOT YET INTRODUCED NYI - Senate Coal Ash Bill (All Sections) NYI - Architecture of Abundance (All Sections) NYI - Energy Security Corridors Act (All Sections) NYI - 100% Renewable Energy by 2050 (Support)
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Oppose S. 3110, Senator Cassidys bill that would expand revenue sharing from offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, which creates incentives for activity that damages our climate and coastal communities, businesses, and ecosystems. Urge Senators to oppose any nominee if the individual denies climate science or would seek to gut our bedrock environmental protections or roll back recent climate progress. Urge President Obama to include no new leases in the Gulf of Mexico in the 2017 - 2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and immediately initiate a plan to pursue a just transition away from the fossil fuel economy and toward a clean energy economy for this region Support federal aid to the community of Flint, Michigan in response to the lead contamination Oppose H.R.712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015, which would weaken environmental protections by undermining the federal rulemaking process. Oppose H.R.2406, the SHARE Act of 2015, which contains harmful measures undermining the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Support international climate agreement reached in Paris in December 2015. Oppose S.2533, the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act. Oppose H.Con.Res 89, which condemns the use of a carbon tax as a policy mechanism.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Urge the designation of national monuments at Bears Ears (UT), Gold Butte (NV), Castner Range (TX), and Greater Grand Canyon Heritage Area (AZ), and Reconstruction-era (SC) and Civil Rights sites (AL). Also urged the expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou and California Coastal National Monuments. Urge opposition to the rider that appeared in this years House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5538) that seeks to prevent our national parks from implementing voluntary, commonsense sustainability policies to eliminate the sale of bottled water and increase access to tap water for park-goers Urge opposition to the inclusion of any policy riders in pending year-end spending legislation that undermine the integrity of our National Wildlife Refuge System. Urge President Obama to permanently protect the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans from the risks of offshore drilling. Urge President Obama to ensure no new leases in the Gulf of Mexico are included in the 2017 - 2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and immediately initiate a plan to pursue a just transition away from the fossil fuel economy and toward a clean energy economy for this region. Oppose the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, S. 3110, which expands revenue sharing from new offshore oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. Oppose all efforts to undermine the Antiquities Act of 1906, including S. 437, S.1416, and S. 3317 Oppose legislative efforts to undermine public lands protections, including attacks on the Antiquities Act such as those contained in the Lee Amendment 3023 to S.2012, and efforts to sell off public lands. Oppose efforts to legislatively delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act, including the Ribble amendment to H.R.2406. Support efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oppose efforts that would prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from finalizing a rule regulating non-subsistence hunting in Alaska wildlife refuges Support ocean planning efforts through the National Ocean Policy Oppose HR 4313, the Historic Route Preservation Act Support H.R.4268, the Castner Range National Monument Act. Support the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)s final methane and waste prevention rule. Support legislation sponsored by Representative James Clyburn (D-SC), which would establish the Penn School Reconstruction Era National Monument on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Oppose draft versions of the Wildfire Budgeting, Response and forest Management Act of 2016, which delays efforts to transition to sustainable management of the Tongass National Forest.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Arctic OCS Rule, Offshore Air Quality Rule, Decommissioning Bonding Notice to Lessees, S. 3110 the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, Well Control Rule, S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, OCS 5 Year Plan and seismic permitting, other legislative proposals impacting existing or potential access to offshore energy resources
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 785, The FRAC Act-SELC supported legislation that would close the so-called Halliburton Loophole in the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) that exempts fracking from protections for underground sources of drinking water. H.R. 1515, The SHARED Act-SELC supported legislation that would require testing of water sources near planned oil and gas operations before fracking begins, in order to establish baseline water quality conditions. Sen. Con Res 11, Budget Resolution-SELC opposed various amendments that would encourage offshore drilling. HR 2822, FY16 Interior/ EPA Appropriations-opposing many riders, including potential amendment on drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf. HR 2295, National Energy Security Corridors Act-opposing the legislation that curtails public input on pipeline siting reviews. HR 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, specifically opposing several hydropower provisions and opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2011, Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015, opposing those provisions that require oil drilling in the South Atlantic. S. 2012, The Energy Policy and Modernization Act, SELC opposes provisions on natural gas gathering pipelines, and supports provisions enhancing energy efficiency standards. S. 2012 piece of the report, opposing biomass provisions and additional House added provisions before conference. H. Con. Res. 89, Sentiment of Congress Against Carbon Tax, opposing the legislation as an unnecessary encumbrance on dealing with the issue of climate change. S.2012, HR 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, opposing amendments that would treat biomass combustion for energy as carbon neutral. [S. 2012 already exists, but this is a new version.] S. 3110, American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, opposing attempts to add revenue sharing for offshore drilling.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 1651 Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization S 890 Land and Water Conservation Fund Authorization and Funding Act HR 894, S 2652 Highlands Conservation Act Extension S 405, S, 659, S 556 Sportsmen's Act HR 1582 Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act HR 167, S 235 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S 390 Making Public Lands Public Access Act HR 799, S 403 North County National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act Public Law 113-291 National Defense Authorization Act, Title XXX S 338 Permanent Reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund HR 470 S 1744 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act S 1 Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S 517 Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S 414 California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act HR 3565, S 908 California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act HR 435, S 361 Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act HR 792 Acres In, Acres Out Act HR 1445 Land Acquisition to Cut National Debt Act HR 1214, S 1712 National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments HR 1814 LWCF Reauthorization HR 2346 North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act HR 2406 SHARE Act HR 1931 American Land Act S 1993 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act S 2101 Extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund S 1925 SRS/PILT/LWCF HR 3382, S 1724 Lake Tahoe Restoration Act HR 3173 SCORE ACT S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act HR 4151 Extension of LWCF HR 3820 San Gabriel Mountains NRA S 2189 FLTFA Reauthorization Act HR 4230, S 2386 Stonewall NHS Protecting America's Recreation and Conservation Act (bill not yet introduced) HR 4680 National Park Service Centennial Act HR 3650 State National Forest Management Act HR 2014, S 1078 Healthy Kids Outdoors Act HR 5278, HR 4900, S 2328 PROMESA HR 5650 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016 S 3110 American Energy and Conservation Act S 3027 Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act HR 686, S 1694 Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Act HR 4790, S 2706 Recreation Not Red-Tape Act HR 2647 Emergency Wildfire of Forest Management Act S 437 Improved National Monument Designation Process Act Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) S 3192 HR 5778 Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 S 3317 A bill to exempt Utah from the Antiquities Act
Client expense: $24,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
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.
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 · Economics/Economic Development
- 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.
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 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Expressed views in support of H.R. 167/S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; H.R. 1814 - To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; S. 1177 - Every Student Succeeds Act; and S. 338/H.R. 4151 - To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provide for the use of such funds, and for other purposes. Expressed views on House Interior Appropriations Bills; House Appropriations Bills; Senate Appropriations Bills; Senate Interior Appropriations Bills; potential riders on S. 2943/H.R. 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; S. 3110 - American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016; issues related to the Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act; and issues related to funding levels in the FY18 federal appropriations bills.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 1651 Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization S 890 Land and Water Conservation Fund Authorization and Funding Act HR 894, S 2652 Highlands Conservation Act Extension S 405, S, 659, S 556 Sportsmen's Act HR 1582 Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act HR 167, S 235 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S 390 Making Public Lands Public Access Act HR 799, S 403 North County National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act Public Law 113-291 National Defense Authorization Act, Title XXX S 338 Permanent Reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund HR 470 S 1744 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act S 1 Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S 517 Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S 414 California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act HR 3565, S 908 California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act HR 435, S 361 Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act HR 792 Acres In, Acres Out Act HR 1445 Land Acquisition to Cut National Debt Act HR 1214, S 1712 National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments HR 1814 LWCF Reauthorization HR 2346 North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act HR 2406 SHARE Act HR 1931 American Land Act S 1993 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act S 2101 Extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund S 1925 SRS/PILT/LWCF HR 3382, S 1724 Lake Tahoe Restoration Act HR 3173 SCORE ACT S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act HR 4151 Extension of LWCF HR 3820 San Gabriel Mountains NRA S 2189 FLTFA Reauthorization Act HR 4230, S 2386 Stonewall NHS Protecting America's Recreation and Conservation Act (bill not yet introduced) HR 3556 National Park Service Centennial Act HR 3650 State National Forest Management Act HR 2014, S 1078 Healthy Kids Outdoors Act HR 5278, HR 4900, S 2328 PROMESA HR 5650 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016 S 3110 American Energy and Conservation Act S 3027 Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act HR 686, S 1694 Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Act HR 799, S 403 North County National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act HR 4790, S 2706 Recreation Not Red-Tape Act HR 2647 Emergency Wildfire of Forest Management Act S 437 Improved National Monument Designation Process Act Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) S 3192 Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 S 3317 A bill to exempt Utah from the Antiquities Act
Client expense: $20,241 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 636: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016; provisions related to drones HR 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; provisions related to appropriations HR 2577: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act; provisions related to energy HR 2578: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016; provisions related to energy HR 2685: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016; provisions related to energy HR 4909: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; provisions related to liquefied natural gas and energy security HR 5325: Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act; provisions related to government funding, energy riders, and revenue and funding HR 5994: Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Incentive Extension Act of 2016; provisions related to level playing field S. 779: Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015; provisions related to federal research S. 883: American Mineral Security Act of 2015; provisions related to critical minerals S. 1224: Condensate Act of 2015; provisions related to definition of condensate S. 1226: American Helium Production Act; provisions related to helium S. 1231: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2015; provisions related to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Office S. 1647: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act; provisions related to transportation S. 2040: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act; provisions related to information provided S. 2570: Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2016; provisions related to regulatory reform S. 2837: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; provisions related to appropriations S. 2848: Water Resources Development Act of 2016; provisions related to port/harbor Operations S. 2882: Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016; provisions related to energy S. 2931: Botnet Prevention Act of 2016: provisions related to cybersecurity S. 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; provisions related to liquefied natural gas and energy security S. 3110: American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016; provisions related to energy S. 3179: Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Act; provisions related to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Discussions related to government regulations; provisions related to regulatory efficiency
Client expense: $3,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 2028: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; provisions related to energy HR 4909: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; provisions related to liquefied natural gas, energy security, and exports HR 5055: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; provisions related to regulations HR 5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016; provisions related to Renewable Fuel Standard HR 5393: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; provisions related to regulations HR 5538: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; provisions related to regulations S. 33: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; provisions related to liquefied natural gas exports S. 280: Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015; provisions related to permits S. 577: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015; provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard S. 585: American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to liquefied natural gas exports S. 653: Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015; provisions related to water research S. 859: Crude-By-Rail Safety Act; provisions related to crude by rail S. 934: Phantom Fuel Reform Act; provisions related to Renewable Fuel Standard S. 1171: Seismic Moratorium Act; provisions related to energy S. 1201: Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act; provisions related to energy S. 1202: Heat Efficiency through Applied Technology (HEAT) Act; provisions related to energy S. 1208: Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to pipelines S. 1210: Oil and Gas Production and Distribution Reform Act; provisions related to energy S. 1228: North American Energy Infrastructure Act; provisions related to borders and energy infrastructure S. 1230: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program under which the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into memoranda of understanding with States providing for State oversight of oil and gas production activities; provisions related to energy S. 1276: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015; provisions related to energy S. 1278: Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act; provisions related to energy S. 1279: Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act; provisions related to exploration and production S. 1312: Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015; provisions related to exports S. 1462: Eliminating Dangerous Oil Cars and Ensuring Community Safety Act; provisions related to crude by rail S. 1763: Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act; provisions related to petroleum coke S. 2011: Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015 (OPENS); provisions related to energy policy and crude oil exports S. 2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; all provisions S. 2089: American Energy Innovation Act; provisions related to energy policy and revenue S. 2238: Keep It in the Ground Act of 2016; provisions related to energy S. 2996: FAIR Energy Policy Act; provisions related to energy S. 3018: Securing Energy Infrastructure Act; provisions related to energy S. 3110: American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016; provisions related to energy Discussions related to Department of Interior proposed five-year oil and leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf Discussions related to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA/NMFS) guidance on marine mammal protection Discussions related to BLM Rule: 1004-AE14: Waste Prevention Discussions related to general environmental issues Discussions related to Trans-Pacific Partnership Status (TPP); provisions related to review of Department of Commerce action on TPP
Client expense: $3,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 4909 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, provisions related to the Greater Sage Grouse; HR 5577 Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act; S 2938 Certainty for States and Tribes Act; S 3088 Coastal Coordination Act; S 3110 American Energy and Conservation Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 80 Fed. Reg. 16577 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 80 Fed. Reg. 22148 Oil and Gas Leasing: Royalty on Production, Rental Payments, Minimum Acceptable Bids, Bonding Requirements, and Civil Penalty Assessments; 80 Fed. Reg. 608 Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform; 80 Fed. Reg. 9916 Oil and Gas and Suphur Operators on the Outer Continental Shelf--Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, Proposed Rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 12379 Proposed Revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy; 81 Fed. Reg. 14095 Draft Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing - Acoustic Threshold Levels for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts; 81 Fed. Reg. 14881 Notice of Availability of and Request for Comments on the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program; 81 Fed. Reg. 25888 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control, Final Rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 37576 Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Expansion for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; 81 Fed. Reg. 43337 Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform; 81 Fed. Reg. 50306 Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulation; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas.
Client expense: $1,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 2012 - North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including LNG export provision; General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues, including DOI Well Control Rule and Offshore Air Quality Monitoring Rule; FY 17 Interior and Environment Appropriations bills; S. 3110 - American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, including general revenue sharing issues; S. 2938 - Certainty for States and Tribes Act, including revenue issues; H.R. 5577 - Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $1,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Urge President Obama to permanently protect the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans from the risks of offshore drilling. Urge President Obama to ensure no new leases in the Gulf of Mexico are included in the 2017 - 2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and immediately initiate a plan to pursue a just transition away from the fossil fuel economy and toward a clean energy economy for this region. Oppose the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, S. 3110, which expands revenue sharing from new offshore oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. Oppose all efforts to undermine the Antiquities Act of 1906, including S. 437, S.1416, and S. 3317 Support the designation of new national monuments, including the Papah�naumoku�kea Marine National Monument, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, and the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts National Monument Oppose legislative efforts to undermine public lands protections, including attacks on the Antiquities Act such as those contained in the Lee Amendment 3023 to S.2012, and efforts to sell off public lands. Support Senate Amendment 3176 to S.2012, which would phase out fossil fuel subsidies and favorable tax treatments for coal and large producers of oil and gas over a four year period. Oppose efforts to legislatively delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act, including the Ribble amendment to H.R.2406. Oppose H.R.2406, the SHARE Act. Support efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oppose efforts that would prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from finalizing a rule regulating non-subsistence hunting in Alaska wildlife refuges Support ocean planning efforts through the National Ocean Policy Oppose HR 4313, the Historic Route Preservation Act Support H.R.4268, the Castner Range National Monument Act. Support the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)s proposed methane waste reduction rule. Support the Tsongas amendment to strike language overturning the public planning process for conserving the greater sage grouse from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Oppose iterations of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) that would make significant portions of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge available to developers and gut environmental review in Puerto Rico. Support legislation sponsored by Representative James Clyburn (D-SC), which would establish the Penn School Reconstruction Era National Monument on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Oppose draft versions of the Wildfire Budgeting, Response and forest Management Act of 2016, which delays efforts to transition to sustainable management of the Tongass National Forest.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Urge President Obama to permanently protect the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans from the risks of offshore drilling. Urge President Obama to ensure no new leases in the Gulf of Mexico are included in the 2017 - 2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and immediately initiate a plan to pursue a just transition away from the fossil fuel economy and toward a clean energy economy for this region. Oppose the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, S. 3110, which expands revenue sharing from new offshore oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. Oppose all efforts to undermine the Antiquities Act of 1906, including S. 437, S.1416, and S. 3317 Support the designation of new national monuments, including the Papah�naumoku�kea Marine National Monument, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, and the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts National Monument Oppose legislative efforts to undermine public lands protections, including attacks on the Antiquities Act such as those contained in the Lee Amendment 3023 to S.2012, and efforts to sell off public lands. Support Senate Amendment 3176 to S.2012, which would phase out fossil fuel subsidies and favorable tax treatments for coal and large producers of oil and gas over a four year period. Oppose efforts to legislatively delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act, including the Ribble amendment to H.R.2406. Oppose H.R.2406, the SHARE Act. Support efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oppose efforts that would prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from finalizing a rule regulating non-subsistence hunting in Alaska wildlife refuges Support ocean planning efforts through the National Ocean Policy Oppose HR 4313, the Historic Route Preservation Act Support H.R.4268, the Castner Range National Monument Act. Support the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)s proposed methane waste reduction rule. Support the Tsongas amendment to strike language overturning the public planning process for conserving the greater sage grouse from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Oppose iterations of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) that would make significant portions of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge available to developers and gut environmental review in Puerto Rico. Support legislation sponsored by Representative James Clyburn (D-SC), which would establish the Penn School Reconstruction Era National Monument on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Oppose draft versions of the Wildfire Budgeting, Response and forest Management Act of 2016, which delays efforts to transition to sustainable management of the Tongass National Forest.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Arctic OCS Rule, Offshore Air Quality Rule, Decommissioning Bonding Notice to Lessees, S. 3110 the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, Well Control Rule, S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, OCS 5 Year Plan and seismic permitting, other legislative proposals impacting existing or potential access to offshore energy resources
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
S 338 A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund S 890 Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 S 390 Making Public Lands Public Access Act S 517 Secure Rural Schools and PILT Repair Act S 659, S 405, S 556 Sportsmens Act of 2015 S 1925 A bill to extend the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to make permanent the payment in lieu of taxes program and the land and water conservation fund S 2101 A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund. S 3110 American Energy and Conservation Act S 3192 Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 HR 1445 Land Acquisition to Cut National Debt Act HR 1582 Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act HR 1814 To Permanently Reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund HR 1931 American Land Act HR 2406 Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 HR 3173 SCORE Act HR 4151 Extension of LWCF HR 5650 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2016 Protecting Americas Recreation and Conservation Act (bill not yet introduced)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
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 · third_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
- 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.
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 · Energy/Nuclear
SENATE S. 1042 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act (Support) S. 1276 - Offshore Energy and Jobs Act (Oppose) S. 1278 - Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act (Oppose) S. 1279 - Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act (Oppose) S. 1311 - Oil Spill Deterrent Act (Suppose) S. 1324 - Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act, or ARENA (Oppose) S. 1340 - Coal Reform Act of 2015 (Support) S. 1794 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015 (Support) S. 1803 - Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 (Oppose) S. 2011 - Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act (Oppose) S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act (Oppose) S. 2238 - Keep it in the Ground Act of 2015 (Support) S. 2446 - Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 (Oppose) S. 2804 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (Oppose) S. 2841 - Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act (Support) S. 3110 - American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016 (Oppose) HOUSE H.R. 0702 - To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions (Oppose) H.R. 1027 - Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2015 (Support) H.R. 1734 - Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 (All Sections) H.R. 1977 - Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act (Support) H.R. 2042 - Ratepayer Protection Act (Oppose) H.R. 2576 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Oppose) H.R. 3632 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015 (Support) H.R. 4037 - Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act (Oppose) H.R. 5271 - The Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2014 (Support) H.R. 5630 - Safer Pipelines Act of 2016 (Support) NOT YET INTRODUCED NYI - Senate Coal Ash Bill (All Sections) NYI - Architecture of Abundance (All Sections) NYI - Energy Security Corridors Act (All Sections) NYI - Green Climate Fund Appropriations (All Sections)
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Expressed views in support of H.R. 167/S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; H.R. 1814 - To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; and H.R. 4151 - To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provide for the use of such funds, and for other purposes. Expressed views on House Interior Appropriations Bills; House Appropriations Bills; Senate Appropriations Bills; Senate Interior Appropriations Bills; H.R. 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; S. 2848/H.R. 5303 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016; potential riders on S. 2943/H.R. 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; S. 3110 - American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016; S. 2848 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016; and issues related to the Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Wildfire Budgeting Response and Forest Management Act discussion draft Endangered Species Act legislation H.R. 3630 - PUGET SOS S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 S. Amdt 3286 to S. 2012 - Public Land Renewable Energy Act S. 2848 -Water Resources Development Act of 2016 S. 3110 - American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016 opposed S. 2997 -Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 - Sen. Blunt NEPA amendment S. 2533 - California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act H. R. 5247 - California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act S. 1894 - California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 2902 - Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 Recodification of Title 16 of U.S. Code Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan HR 239: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act S. 2341: A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness H.R. 2406: Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Rule on Management of Non-federal Oil and Gas Rights Fish and Wildlife Service Revision of the ESA Section 4(d) for the African Elephant Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Rule on Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska S. 3004: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act S. 3203: Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act S. 3204: King Cove Road Land Exchange Act H.R. 6075: To clarify the United States Interest in Certain Submerged lands in the Area of Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge Tongass National Forest National Bison Range Havasu National Wildlife Refuge Desert National Wildlife Refuge Currituck National Wildlife Refuge Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Client expense: $59,700 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2016 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 1651 Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization S 890 Land and Water Conservation Fund Authorization and Funding Act HR 894, S 2652 Highlands Conservation Act Extension S 405, S, 659, S 556 Sportsmen's Act HR 1582 Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act HR 167, S 235 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S 390 Making Public Lands Public Access Act HR 799, S 403 North County National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act Public Law 113-291 National Defense Authorization Act, Title XXX S 338 Permanent Reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund HR 470 S 1744 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act S 1 Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S 517 Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S 414 California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act HR 3565, S 908 California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act HR 435, S 361 Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act HR 792 Acres In, Acres Out Act HR 1445 Land Acquisition to Cut National Debt Act HR 1214, S 1712 National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments HR 1814 LWCF Reauthorization HR 2346 North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act HR 2406 SHARE Act HR 1931 American Land Act S 1993 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act S 2101 Extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund S 1925 SRS/PILT/LWCF HR 3382, S 1724 Lake Tahoe Restoration Act HR 3173 SCORE ACT S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act HR 4151 Extension of LWCF HR 3820 San Gabriel Mountains NRA S 2189 FLTFA Reauthorization Act HR 4230, S 2386 Stonewall NHS Protecting America's Recreation and Conservation Act (bill not yet introduced) HR 3556 National Park Service Centennial Act HR 3650 State National Forest Management Act HR 2014, S 1078 Healthy Kids Outdoors Act HR 5278, HR 4900, S 2328 PROMESA HR 5650 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016 S 3110 American Energy and Conservation Act S 3027 Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act HR 686, S 1694 Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Act HR 799, S 403 North County National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act HR 4790, S 2706 Recreation Not Red-Tape Act HR 2647 Emergency Wildfire of Forest Management Act S 437 Improved National Monument Designation Process Act Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) S 3192 Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 S 3317 A bill to exempt Utah from the Antiquities Act
Client expense: $20,241 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
SENATE S. 1042 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act (Support) S. 1276 - Offshore Energy and Jobs Act (Oppose) S. 1278 - Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act (Oppose) S. 1279 - Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act (Oppose) S. 1311 - Oil Spill Deterrent Act (Suppose) S. 1324 - Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act, or ARENA (Oppose) S. 1340 - Coal Reform Act of 2015 (Support) S. 1794 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015 (Support) S. 1803 - Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 (Oppose) S. 2011 - Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act (Oppose) S. 2238 - Keep it in the Ground Act of 2015 (Support) S. 2446 - Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 (Oppose) S. 2804 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (Oppose) S. 2841 - Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act (Support) S. 3110 - American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016 (Oppose) HOUSE H.R. 0702 - To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions (Oppose) H.R. 1027 - Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2015 (Support) H.R. 1734 - Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 (All Sections) H.R. 1977 - Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act (Support) H.R. 2042 - Ratepayer Protection Act (Oppose) H.R. 2576 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Oppose) H.R. 4037 - Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act (Oppose) H.R. 4827 - The Coal Ash Landfill Safety Act (CALSA) (Support) H.R. 5271 - The Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2014 (Support) H.Con.Res.89 - Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States Economy. (Oppose) NOT YET INTRODUCED NYI - Senate Coal Ash Bill (All Sections) NYI - Architecture of Abundance (All Sections) NYI - Energy Security Corridors Act (All Sections) NYI - Green Climate Fund Appropriations (All Sections)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S 3110 American Energy and Conservation Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 80 Fed. Reg. 16577 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 80 Fed. Reg. 22148 Oil and Gas Leasing: Royalty on Production, Rental Payments, Minimum Acceptable Bids, Bonding Requirements, and Civil Penalty Assessments; 80 Fed. Reg. 40767 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 80 Fed. Reg. 58952 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Oil; 80 Fed. Reg. 608 Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform; 80 Fed. Reg. 9916 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, Proposed Rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 12379 Proposed Revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy; 81 Fed. Reg. 14095 Draft Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing - Acoustic Threshold Levels for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts; 81 Fed. Reg. 14881 Notice of Availability of and Request for Comments on the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program; 81 Fed. Reg. 9673 Resource Management Planning; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.
Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
CFTC Proposed Rule on Position limits; Issues related to the Safe Pipes Act (Small Scale LNG facilities); Issues related to the Comprehensive Energy Policy Act (multiple provisions); General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues (includes DOI Well Control Rule and Offshore Air Quality Monitoring Rule); General Arctic policy issues including the NPC study, Arctic Council and Arctic Regulations; S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015; FY 17 Interior and Environment Appropriations bills; S. 3110 - American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, including general revenue sharing issues; General issues related to natural gas; Issues related to the DOI's Alaska specific OCS regulations; General issues related to Atlantic and EGOM offshore access.
Client expense: $2,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Arctic OCS Rule, Offshore Air Quality Rule, Decommissioning Bonding Notice to Lessees, S. 3110 the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016, Well Control Rule, S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, OCS 5 Year Plan and seismic permitting, other legislative proposals impacting existing or potential access to offshore energy resources
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
S 338 A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund S 890 Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 S 390 Making Public Lands Public Access Act S 659, S 405, S 556 Bipartisan Sportsmens Act of 2015 S 2101 A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund. S 1925 A bill to extend the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to make permanent the payment in lieu of taxes program and the land and water conservation fund S 517 Secure Rural Schools and PILT Repair Act S 1712 National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments S 2189 FLTFA Reauthorization Act S 3110 American Energy and Conservation Act HR 1651 Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization HR 1814 To Permanently Reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund HR 2406 Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 HR 3173 SCORE Act HR 1582 Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act HR 1445 Land Acquisition to Cut National Debt Act HR 1214 National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments HR 1931 American Land Act HR 4151 Extension of LWCF HR 5650 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2016
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
- 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.
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 · 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
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 · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
HR 1651 Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization S 890 Land and Water Conservation Fund Authorization and Funding Act HR 894, S 2652 Highlands Conservation Act Extension S 405, S, 659, S 556 Sportsmen's Act HR 1582 Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act HR 167, S 235 Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S 390 Making Public Lands Public Access Act HR 799, S 403 North County National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act Public Law 113-291 National Defense Authorization Act, Title XXX S 338 Permanent Reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund HR 470 S 1744 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act S 1 Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S 517 Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S 414 California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act HR 3565, S 908 California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act HR 435, S 361 Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act HR 792 Acres In, Acres Out Act HR 1445 Land Acquisition to Cut National Debt Act HR 1214, S 1712 National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments HR 1814 LWCF Reauthorization HR 2346 North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act HR 2406 SHARE Act HR 1931 American Land Act S 1993 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act S 2101 Extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund S 1925 SRS/PILT/LWCF HR 3382, S 1724 Lake Tahoe Restoration Act HR 3173 SCORE ACT S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act HR 4151 Extension of LWCF HR 3820 San Gabriel Mountains NRA S 2189 FLTFA Reauthorization Act HR 4230, S 2386 Stonewall NHS Protecting America's Recreation and Conservation Act (bill not yet introduced) HR 3556 National Park Service Centennial Act HR 3650 State National Forest Management Act HR 2014, S 1078 Healthy Kids Outdoors Act HR 5278, HR 4900, S 2328 PROMESA HR 5650 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016 S 3110 American Energy and Conservation Act S 3027 Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act
Client expense: $36,558 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)