Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act

- Legislation or administrative action to open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development or designate ANWR as wilderness including the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act (S. 3004) - 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. - Native Corporation consultation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on details of proposed Proposed Air Quality Rule. - 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. - Department of the Interior's Greater Mooses Tooth 2 project in 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

- 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

- 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.

S. 3203 or federal lands package - Support providing for a land exchange between City and Borough of Juneau and the Secretary of Agriculture (U.S. Forest Service). H.R. 5538/S. 3068, the Interior, Environment Appropriations Bill, 2017 - Support funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program.

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

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service

H.R.1684 - Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2015 H.R.2406 - SHARE Act H.R.5765 - Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016 H.R.5771 - Conserving Our Reefs and Livelihoods Act of 2016 S.1999 - Caribbean Oil Spill Intervention, Prevention, and Preparedness Act S.2949 - Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016 S.3203 - Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act

Client expense: $118,684 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 167 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act H.R. 239 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R.538 - Native American Energy Act H.R. 974 - Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act and Lummis amdt. H.R. 1335 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act HR 1937 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015 H.R. 2386 - Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act H.R. 2430 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 H.R. 3382 - Lake Tahoe Restoration Act H.R. 4037 - Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act H.R. 2316 - Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act H.R. 3650 - State National Forest Management Act of 2015 H.R. 3881 - Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2015 H.R. 4313 - Historic Routes Preservation Act H.R. 4751 - Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act of 2016 H.R. 4579 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act H.R. 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5500 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H.R. 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R.3843 - Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015 H.R. 4900 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) H.R. 5278 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendments #18, 71, 166) S. 437 Improved National Monument Designation Process Act S. 517 - Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S. 890 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 S. 631 - A bill to exempt National Forest System land in the State of Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule S. 1375 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2015 S. 1403 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act S. 1416 - A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument S. 1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act S. 1271- Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 and amendments (#3027, #3033, #3023 #3034, #3126, #3245) S. 2341 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 2383 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act S. 2902 - Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 S. 3066 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S.2328- Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S.2240 - Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act S.2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 S. 3004 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act S. 3005 - Alaska Land Use Council Act S. 3006 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 3202 - A bill to facilitate the transport of additional hydrocarbons to extend the life of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, to further American energy security, and for other purposes. S. 3203 - A bill to provide for economic development and access to resources in Alaska, and for other purposes. S. 3204 - King Cove Road Land Exchange Act S. 3273 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act S. 3068 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3085 - Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 S. ___ - Discussion Draft Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management ActDiscussions on Water Resource Development Act of 2016 (WRDA 2016) S. 3203, Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act S. 3204, the King Cove Road Land Exchange Act S. 3317 - A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Utah except by express authorization of Congress Rulemakings USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for Tongass Land and Resource Plan Amendment at 81 Fed. Reg. 43,198 (July 1, 2016) USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reinstate the North Fork Coal Mining Area exception of the Colorado Roadless Rule at 80 Fed. Reg. 72,665 (Nov. 20, 2015) DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska; Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement; 80 FR 4303, pages 4303-4306 (January 27, 2015) US Department of Commerce; NOAA; New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments: Proposal (Sept. 2015) DOI, Bureau of Land Management; Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; February 8, 2016 (81 FR 6616). DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance; April 5, 2016 EPA, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions. CEQ, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (Aug. 2, 2016)

S.2012 North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; S.3203 Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act; issues related to specialty metals

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- Federal legislation, including H.R. 2387, S. 1955, S. 3004 and S. 3273, to provide for the equitable allotment of land to Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans. - Federal legislation, including S. 3203, to authorize an exchange of Sealaska Corporation subsurface estate on Admiralty Island for U.S. Forest Service subsurface and surface estate on Prince of Wales Island. - Federal legislation, including S. 872, S. 3004, S. 3273 and H.R. 2386, to permit the Native residents of each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Urban Corporations and to receive certain settlement land under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. - Federal legislation, including S. 3004 and S. 3273, to authorize Alaska Native corporations to participate in certain Federal programs under the Tribal Forest Protection Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

- Federal legislation, including S. 3203, to authorize an exchange of Sealaska Corporation subsurface estate on Admiralty Island for U.S. Forest Service subsurface and surface estate on Prince of Wales Island. - Federal legislation, including S. 872, S. 3004, S. 3273 and H.R. 2386, to permit the Native residents of each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Urban Corporations and to receive certain settlement land under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. - Federal legislation, including S. 3004 and S. 3273, to authorize Alaska Native corporations to participate in certain Federal programs under the Tribal Forest Protection Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

- 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

- Legislation or administrative action to open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development or designate ANWR as wilderness including the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act (S. 3004) - 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. - Native Corporation consultation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on details of proposed Proposed Air Quality Rule. - 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. - Department of the Interior's Greater Mooses Tooth 2 project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

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

- 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.

Expressed views in support of H.R. 5758 - Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016; S. 414 - California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015; H.R. 3820 - San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act; S. 1423/H.R. 1865 - Central Coast Heritage Act; S. 2341 - a bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness; S. 2991 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2016; H.R. 2072 - National Park and Wilderness Waters Protection Forever Act; NW California Mountains and Rivers; Antiquities Act; Endangered Species Act; H.R. 675 - To clarify the United States interest in certain submerged lands in the area of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes; Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Proposal legislation; S. 3085 - Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016; S. 2568 - California Desert Conservation, Off-Road Recreation, and Renewable Energy Act; issues related to the Northwest Forest Plan; H.R. 845 - National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act; S. 2706/H.R. 4790 - Recreation Not Red-Tape Act; S. 346 - Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015; S. 2681 - San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act of 2016; S. 3049 - Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act; H.R. 2467 - Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Correction Act; S. 3102 - Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act; S. 3192 - Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016; S. 3316 - Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016; and issues related to forestry legislation and the conservation of public lands. Expressed views on H.R. 5780 - Utah Public Lands Initiative Act; H.R. 5781 - Utah Public Lands Initiative Partner Act; S. 3205 - Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act; H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015; Wyoming Public Lands Initiative; H.R. 538 - SHARE Act; H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015; S. 437 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act; S. 1416 - A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument; S. 3317 - A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Utah except by express authorization of Congress; S. 3203 - Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act; S. 3204 - King Cove Road Land Exchange Act; S. 3273 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2016; H.R. 5129 - GO Act; issues related to the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness area; issues related to the potential transfer of public lands to states; issues regarding national forest legislation; issues related to outdoor recreation and recreational permitting; State-Federal land exchange issues; issues related to the withdrawal of mineral leases in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; and issues related to mountain bike legislation.

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

H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; S.2943 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; S.2012 North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; S.3203 Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act; Issues related to specialty metals and rare earths

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported