Montana Water Rights Protection Act

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: federal funding for international wildlife conservation; the Arctic region; endangered species; international conservation-related programs and funding; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; wildlife trafficking; and climate change. Other Specific Activities: Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019 (H.R. 864) - support Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1446/S. 652) - support SAVE Right Whales Act (H.R. 1568) - support Big Cat Public Safety Act (H.R. 1380/S. 2561) - support Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019 (H.R. 2795) - support Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act (H.R. 1806/S. 804) - neutral, advocate for changes PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019 (H.R.4348) - support Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act (H.R.4341) - support SALAMANDER Act (H.R.4340) - support Wild Bird Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R.2685) - support Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2019 (H.R.3742) - support U.S. Policy on Black-footed Ferret Incentive Recovery Program - support additional agency funding H.R. 5493 (USFWS Safeguards bill) - neutral, advocate for changes Mirador-Calakmul Basin Maya Security and Conservation Partnership Act of 2019 (S. 3131) - oppose Global Wildlife Health and Pandemic Prevention Act (S. 3759) - support Growing Climate Solutions Act (S. 3894) - support Trillion Trees Act (H.R. 5859) - neutral, advocate for changes Deforestation/reforestation legislation (not yet introduced) - support Montana Water Rights Protection Act (S. 3019) - support

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), 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), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 4348/S. 2491 - PAW and FIN Conservation Act H.R.1146 - Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act S. 2461 - Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2795/S.1499 - Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act H.R. 2748/S. 1482 - Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act (SAFE Act) FY2021 Interior Appropriations (No bill number) - funding for ESA and National Wildlife Refuge System and other funding for FWS, BLM, FS, and USGS, sage-grouse rider, Recovery program report language FY2021 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations (No bill number) - North Atlantic right whale FY 2021 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (No bill number) - Border wall Stimulus funding legislation - Funding for various FWS, BLM, FS, USDA, Transportation, and NOAA programs H.R. 2956 - Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge legislation H.R. 2854 - Protect Our Refuges Act H.R. 1337 - Saving Americas Pollinators Act H.R. 2473 - Securing Access for the Central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act S. 1932 - Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act H.R. 6395-FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act - Desert National Wildlife Refuge military withdrawal Senate FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (No bill number) - Desert National Wildlife Refuge military withdrawal S. 3051/H.R. 925 - Americas Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act S. 3145/H.R. 5606 - Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act S. 3019 - Montana Water Rights Protection Act H.R. 183 - Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge bill Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act (Draft - no bill number) H.R. 5127 - Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2019 S. 2302-Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 H.R. 5153 - Indian Buffalo Management Act Amendment to extend subtitle J of the 2016 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act) H.R. 5999 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R. 5217 - Water Optimization for the West Act Aquaculture permitting legislation (No bill number) H.R.6889 - Northern Nevada Economic Development, Conservation and Military Modernization Act of 2020 H.R.7273 - To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program. H.R. 2 - Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act H.R 2 - Moving Forward Act S.3422/ H.R.7092-Great American Outdoors Act S. 4057 - A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are not required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan or land use plan under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. S. Res. 372 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030. H. Res. 835 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030.

Montana Water Rights Protection Act, S. 3019

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

Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

H.R. 4348/S. 2491 - PAW and FIN Conservation Act H.R.1146 - Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act S. 2461 - Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2795/S.1499 - Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act H.R. 2748/S. 1482 - Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act (SAFE Act) FY2021 Interior Appropriations (No bill number) - funding for ESA and National Wildlife Refuge System and other funding for FWS, BLM, FS, and USGS, sage-grouse rider, Recovery program report language FY2021 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations (No bill number) - North Atlantic right whale FY 2021 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations (No bill number) - Border wall H.R. 2956 - Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge legislation H.R. 2854 - Protect Our Refuges Act H.R. 1337 - Saving Americas Pollinators Act H.R. 2473 - Securing Access for the Central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act S. 1932 - Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act H.R. 6395-FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act - Desert National Wildlife Refuge military withdrawal Senate FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (No bill number) - Desert National Wildlife Refuge military withdrawal Western Caucus Discussion Draft ESA Modernization Package for the 116th Congress: The LIST Act (H.R. 5579); The EMPOWERS Act (H.R. 5594); The PETITION Act (no bill number); The LAMP Act (H.R. 4483); The WHOLE Act (H.R. 5588); The Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act (H.R. 5694); The FISH Act (H.R. 548); Listing Reform Act (H.R. 5585); The SAVES Act (H.R. 30); Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act (H.R. 5580); Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 5601); Increasing Access and Multiple Use Act (H.R. 5705); Critical Habitat Improvement Act (H.R. 5591); Critical Infrastructure Act (H.R. 5445); American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act (H.R. 5638); Threatened Species Protection Improvement Act (H.R. 5557) S. 3051/H.R. 925 - Americas Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act S. 3145/H.R. 5606 - Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act S. 3019 - Montana Water Rights Protection Act H.R. 183 - Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge bill Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act (Draft - no bill number) H.R. 5127 - Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2019 S. 2302-Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 H.R. 5153 - Indian Buffalo Management Act Amendment to extend subtitle J of the 2016 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act) H.R. 5999 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R. 5217 - Water Optimization for the West Act

H.R. 4348 - PAW and FIN Conservation Act S. 2491 - PAW and FIN Conservation Act H.R.1146 - Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act S. 2461 - Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2795/S.1499 - Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act H.R. 2748/S. 1482 - Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act (SAFE Act) H.R. 3052 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 (subsequently rolled into H.R. 3055) -- funding for FWS, BLM, FS, USGS and National Wildlife Refuge System - sage-grouse, Mexican wolf, grizzly bear, Panama City Crayfish, gray wolf, polar bears S. 2580 -- FY 2020 Interior Appropriations - funding for FWS, BLM, FS, USGS and National Wildlife Refuge System, sage-grouse H.R. 3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2956 - Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge legislation H.R. 2854 - Protect Our Refuges Act H.R. 1337 - Saving Americas Pollinators Act Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2019 (Barrasso has not yet released discussion draft) H.R. 2473 - Securing Access for the Central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act S. 1932 - Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (No bill number) - Desert National Wildlife Refuge military withdrawal U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Nominee - Aurelia Skipwith U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Assistant Secretary Nominee - Susan Combs Western Caucus Discussion Draft ESA Modernization Package for the 116th Congress (No bill numbers): The LIST Act; The EMPOWERS Act; The PETITION Act; The LAMP Act; The WHOLE Act; The Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act; The FISH Act; Listing Reform Act; The SAVES Act; Section 4d Improvement Act; Section 7 Improved Consultation Act; Listing and Habitat Improvement Act; Property Rights Protection Act; Increasing Access and Multiple Use Act; Improving Species Health Through Active Management Act; Critical Habitat Improvement Act; Critical Infrastructure Act; American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act; Encouraging Voluntary Conservation Activities Through Regulatory Certainty Act S. 3051 - ACE Act S. 3145 - Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act S. 3019 - Montana Water Rights Protection Act H.R. 183 - Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge bill Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act (Draft - no bill number) H.R. 1158 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 Arctic Refuge legislation