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Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act This bill makes special districts eligible for the Coronavirus Relief Fund and the Municipal Liquidity Facility program. Specifically, the bill makes special districts eligible for payments from amounts paid to states from any new appropriations to the fund. A special district must submit a request for payment to the state with information demonstrating that the special district has experienced or is likely to experience during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency reduced revenue or operational funding derived from provided services, taxes, fees, or other sources of revenue; reduced indirect funding from the federal government, the state, or a unit of general government below the state level; or as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, increased expenditures necessary to continue operations. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall include special districts as eligible issuers in the Municipal Liquidity Facility program, which was created in response to the COVID-19 emergency to buy municipal securities.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Funding eligibility for special districts: H.R. 7073/S.4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Agriculture Appropriations: Provisions relating to Summer Food Service Program; Child and Adult Care Food Program; Farmers Market Promotion Program; Farm to School Grant Program. Interior Appropriations: Provisions relating to the Land and Water Conservation Fund; Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program; Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Education Act and Environmental Justice Small Grant Programs; and US Forest Service Community Forest and Open Space and Urban and Community Forestry programs. Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations: Provisions relating to Title IV of the Primary and Secondary Education Act; Prevention and Public Health Fund and other public health prevention programs. CDCs Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO); CDCs Division of Population Health; CDCs National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Drowning Prevention Funding Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations: Provisions relating to Transportation Alternatives Program; Recreational Trails Program; Congestion Mitigation; BUILD Grants; and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). Justice Appropriations: Youth Mentoring Grant Program. S. 4308, H.R. 7073- Support for special units of government being eligible for funding General supplemental appropriations: Provisions concerning access to financial aid for special units of government. H.R. 133 FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act
Client expense: $27,601 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
COVID-19 support for public agency; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (HR 7073)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
COVID-19 support for public agency; HR 7073-Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; HR 133-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
COVID-19 support for public agency; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; HR 7073- Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act and HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
COVID-19 support for public agency; S 4308 Special District Provide Essential Services Act; WIFIA Funding; HR 7612-Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Senate Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7613-Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Senate Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, HR 133-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7073 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
COVID-19 support for public agencies; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; HR 7073 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
COVID-19 support for public agencies; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act: WIFIA Funding; H.R.7612 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Senate Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R.7613 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Senate Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
PFAS; WRDA; Title XVI; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; S. 4049 National Defense Authorization Act; HR 6395 National Defense Authorization Act; H.R.7612 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Senate Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R.7613 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Senate Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
COVID-19 support for public agency; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; WIFIA Funding; HR 7612 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Senate Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7613-Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Senate Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7073-Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; HR 133-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
COVID-19 support for public agency; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; HR 7073-Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; HR 133-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
COVID-19 support for public agency; HR 7612-Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; Senate Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7613-Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, Senate Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, and HR 133-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,500
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
COVID-19 support for public agency; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; HR 7073 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; and HR 133-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,500
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbied in support of public-private partnerships, maintaining tax-exempt status of private activity bonds, removing state caps for bonds, flexibility with financial assurance mechanisms (and not requiring endowments), and for coronavirus paid leave payroll tax credits for local and state governments. Includes lobbying on the following bills from the 116th Congress: H.R. 6021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; S. 4308, A bill to amend the Social Security Act to include special districts in the coronavirus relief fund, to direct the Secretary to include special districts as an eligible issuer under the Municipal Liquidity Facility, and for other purposes; and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Utilities
Lobbied in support of water utility issues, such as water conveyance and supply, infrastructure investment, dam rehabilitation and repair, tax-exempt status, public-private partnerships, permitting and regulatory concerns, utility workforce development, and emergency funding for water utilities. This included lobbying on the following bills in the 116th Congress: S. 40, the Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act; H.R. 1497, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act; H.R. 658, the National Infrastructure Development Bank of 2019; H.R. 1417/S. 611, the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019; H.R. 2473, the Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act; S. 1932, the Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act; S. 403 / H.R. 1159, the Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act; S. 1837 / H.R. 3254, the Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting the Economy Act; H.R. 3091, the National Flood Research and Education Center Act; H.R. 5316, the Move Water Now Act; H.R. 5752, the Conveyance Capacity Correction Act; S. 3811, the Restoration of Essential Conveyance Act; the FUTURE Drought Resiliency Act (H.R. XXXX, Huffman); H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act; H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act; H.R. XXXX, the Coronavirus Stimulus Act Phase 4; H.R. 2, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (INVEST in America Act); H.R. 7073, the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; S. 4308, A bill to amend the Social Security Act to include special districts in the coronavirus relief fund, to direct the Secretary to include special districts as an eligible issuer under the Municipal Liquidity Facility, and for other purposes; S. 2596, the Voluntary Water Partnership for Distressed Communities Act of 2019; and COVID relief legislation.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S. 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Appropriations for library agencies and programs, including Legislative Branch (regarding the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office); Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (regarding the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Department of Education); Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (regarding Community Development Block Grants); Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (regarding the Census Bureau); and coronavirus relief legislation H.R. 2740 - LHHS, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act H.R. 7486 - Library Stabilization Fund Act S. 4181 - Library Stabilization Fund Act H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Emergency Solutions Act and its Amendments H.R.2 - Moving Forward Act H.R. 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act Economic Justice Act S. 4308 and H.R. 7073 - Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act S. 5071 Build Americas Libraries Act
Client expense: $103,415 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY2021 Energy and Water Appropriations - Support funding for: CALFED, Advancing Science in the Bay-Delta, WIIN Desalination Program, WIIN Water Storage projects, WIIN Title XVI water recycling, funding to restore the capacity of California's water delivery system, Colorado River Salinity Control Program, Bureau of Land Management Programs, Moab Uranium Mill Tailing Remedial Action Project, Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance, Army Corps Construction programs, WaterSmart, and Title XVI water recycling and reuse. FY2021 Interior-Environment Appropriations - support funding for: USGS Water and Science Program, EPA Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, WIFIA, support advances in outdoor water use and creation of a new funding source to improve water system reliability and resiliency. FY2021 Agriculture Appropriations - Support funding for the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program. FY2021 COVID-19 Stimulus Packages: Funding to help local governments respond to COVID-19, including H.R. 7073 (Garamendi) and S. 4308 (Sinema), the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act. Phase 1 - H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123), Phase 2 - H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127), Phase 3 - H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136)
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.7613, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, Bureau of Reclamation, Water recycling and ACoE related issues Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division D, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, Bureau of Reclamation, Water recycling and ACOE related issues S.1932, Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act, Water infrastructure issues H.R.3723, Desalination Development Act, generally H.R.1162, Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act, Water infrastructure issues H.R.2, The Moving Forward Act, Water infrastructure issues Monitor H.R.7073/S.4308, Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, Utility related issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S.1932, Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act, Water infrastructure issues H.R.1497, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019, EPA related issues H.R.7613, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, Bureau of Reclamation, Research and Development desalinization; Title XVI; Army Corps of Engineers work plan; and Environmental Infrastructure H.R.7612, Department of the Interior, Environment, and related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, EPA State Revolving Fund funding; and EPA Sewer overflow program H.R.2, Moving Forward Act, Water reclamation issues H.R.1162, Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act, Water infrastructure issues H.R.3723, Desalination Development Act, generally H.R.7073/S.4308, Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, Utility related issues Municipality infrastructure and Water related issues, as follows: Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor the following: H.R.7613, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, Safety of dams issues H.R.7612, Department of the Interior, Environment, and related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, Water/Wastewater issues; and Wildlife refuge issues H.R.7073/S.4308, Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, Utility related issues Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division D, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, Safety of dams issues; and Division G, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, Water/Wastewater issues; and Wildlife refuge issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Energy and Water Appropriations: Bureau of Reclamation budget and specific programs including CALFED, Title XVI, and Quagga muscle research and action plan, Colorado River Salinity Control, Army Corps Budget, WIIN Act (P.L. 14-322) Interior and Environment Appropriations: EPA's SRF program, WIFIA, USGS's streamgage program, geospatial imagery program and water cooperative program, national priority water quality research program funding, forest service budget, US Army Corps of Engineers civil works budget. Agriculture and Rural Development: Farm bill conservation programs and NRCS funding; Colorado River salinity control funding. Municipal bonds/tax reform Alternative financing mechanisms for Reclamation projects, RIFIA, S. 1932 (Gardner/Feinstein) Funding for FEMA dam rehabilitation program established in 2016 WIIN Act and FEMA's national Dam Safety Program COVID-19: infrastructure stimulus, emergency relief funding for public water agencies and disadvantaged communities, relief for associations, Special Districts Legislation (H.R. 7073, Garamendi/S. 4308, Sinema & Cornyn)
Client expense: $105,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Supporting HR 7073 and S. 4308, the "Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act", to amend Section 601 of the Social Security Act to define "special district", require states to direct no less than 5 percent of its future Coronavirus Relief Fund disbursement and expand authorization of the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility, as authorized in the CARES Act, to include special districts. Lobbied for their inclusion in COVID-19 relief legislation.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Supporting HR 7073 and S. 4308, the "Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act", to amend Section 601 of the Social Security Act to define "special district", require states to direct no less than 5 percent of its future Coronavirus Relief Fund disbursement and expand authorization of the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility, as authorized in the CARES Act, to include special districts. Lobbied for their inclusion in COVID-19 relief legislation.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax exempt private activity bonds in: H.R.2772 - Investing in our Communities Act Funding eligibility for special districts: H.R. 7073/S.4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Appropriations for library agencies and programs, including Legislative Branch (regarding the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office); Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (regarding the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Department of Education); Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (regarding Community Development Block Grants); Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (regarding the Census Bureau); and coronavirus relief legislation H.R. 2740 - LHHS, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act H.R. 7486 - Library Stabilization Fund Act S. 4181 - Library Stabilization Fund Act H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Emergency Solutions Act and its Amendments H.R.2 - Moving Forward Act H.R. 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act Economic Justice Act S. 4308 and H.R. 7073 - Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act
Client expense: $103,415 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY2021 Energy and Water Appropriations - Support funding for: CALFED, Advancing Science in the Bay-Delta, WIIN Desalination Program, WIIN Water Storage projects, WIIN Title XVI water recycling, funding to restore the capacity of California's water delivery system, Colorado River Salinity Control Program, Bureau of Land Management Programs, Moab Uranium Mill Tailing Remedial Action Project, Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance, Army Corps Construction programs, WaterSmart, and Title XVI water recycling and reuse. FY2021 Interior-Environment Appropriations - support funding for: USGS Water and Science Program, EPA Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, WIFIA, support advances in outdoor water use and creation of a new funding source to improve water system reliability and resiliency. FY2021 Agriculture Appropriations - Support funding for the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program. FY2021 COVID-19 Stimulus Packages: Funding to help local governments respond to COVID-19, including H.R. 7073 (Garamendi) and S. 4308 (Sinema), the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act. Phase 1 - H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123), Phase 2 - H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127), Phase 3 - H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136)
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Federal assistance for special district governments to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in in the next coronavirus relief package and/or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act (H.R 6800); support for the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (H.R. 7073/ H.R. 7073/S. 4308). Tax relief and refundable credits to public sector employers to cover emergency leave requirements mandated by enactment of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127). The law reimburses private sector and non-profit employers through refundable tax credits on payroll taxes, but it contains the limitations on governmental employers in Sections 7001(e)(4) and 7003(e)(4). Urging Congress to revisit the issue and advocate for parity through the immediate amendment or removal of Sections 7001(e)(4) and 7003(e)(4) that limit the reimbursement of emergency leave for government employers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $6,249
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Federal assistance for special district governments to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in in the next coronavirus relief package and/or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act (H.R 6800); support for the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (H.R. 7073/ H.R. 7073/S. 4308) Tax relief and refundable credits to public sector employers to cover emergency leave requirements mandated by enactment of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127). The law reimburses private sector and non-profit employers through refundable tax credits on payroll taxes, but it contains the limitations on governmental employers in Sections 7001(e)(4) and 7003(e)(4). Urging Congress to revisit the issue and advocate for parity through the immediate amendment or removal of Sections 7001(e)(4) and 7003(e)(4) that limit the reimbursement of emergency leave for government employers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $6,249
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Federal assistance for special district governments to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in next coronavirus relief package or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act (H.R 6800); support for the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (H.R. 7073/S. 4308).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Federal assistance for special district governments to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in next coronavirus relief package or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act (H.R 6800); support for the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (H.R. 7073/S. 4308).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Federal assistance for special district governments to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in next coronavirus relief package or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act (H.R 6800); support for the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (H.R. 7073/S. 4308).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · third_quarter · Urban Development/Municipalities
Federal assistance for special district governments to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in next coronavirus relief package or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act (H.R 6800); support for the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (H.R. 7073/S. 4308).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Federal assistance for special district governments to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in next coronavirus relief package or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act (H.R 6800); support for the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (H.R. 7073/S. 4308).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Federal assistance for special district governments to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in next coronavirus relief package or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act (H.R 6800); support for the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (H.R. 7073/S. 4308).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · third_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Federal assistance for special district governments to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in next coronavirus relief package or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act (H.R 6800); support for the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (H.R. 7073/S. 4308).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · third_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
Federal assistance for special district governments to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in next coronavirus relief package or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act (H.R 6800); support for the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (H.R. 7073/S. 4308).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Agriculture Appropriations: Provisions relating to Summer Food Service Program; Child and Adult Care Food Program; Farmers Market Promotion Program; Farm to School Grant Program. Interior Appropriations: Provisions relating to the Land and Water Conservation Fund; Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program; Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Education Act and Environmental Justice Small Grant Programs; and US Forest Service Community Forest and Open Space and Urban and Community Forestry programs. Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations: Provisions relating to Title IV of the Primary and Secondary Education Act; Prevention and Public Health Fund and other public health prevention programs. CDCs Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO); CDCs Division of Population Health; CDCs National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Drowning Prevention Funding Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations: Provisions relating to Transportation Alternatives Program; Recreational Trails Program; Congestion Mitigation; BUILD Grants; and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). Justice Appropriations: Youth Mentoring Grant Program. S. 4308, H.R. 7073- Support for special units of government being eligible for funding General supplemental appropriations: Provisions concerning access to financial aid for special units of government.
Client expense: $26,265 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Discussions about revisions to the Endangered Species Act. S. 3590 (Barrasso), "Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020" S. 4431 (Feinstein), "Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020" S. 4308 (Sinema), "Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor the following: H.R.7613, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, Bureau of Reclamation, Water recycling and ACoE related issues S.1932, Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act, Water infrastructure issues H.R.3723, Desalination Development Act, generally H.R.1162, Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act, Water infrastructure issues H.R.2, The Moving Forward Act, Water infrastructure issues Future COVID-19 relief and recovery related issues H.R.7073/S.4308, Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, Utility related issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S.1932, Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act, Water infrastructure issues H.R.1497, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019, EPA related issues H.R.7613, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, Bureau of Reclamation, Research and Development desalinization; Title XVI; Army Corps of Engineers work plan; and Environmental Infrastructure H.R.7612, Department of the Interior, Environment, and related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, EPA State Revolving Fund funding; and EPA Sewer overflow program H.R.2, Moving Forward Act, Water reclamation issues H.R.1162, Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act, Water infrastructure issues H.R.3723, Desalination Development Act, generally H.R.7073/S.4308, Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, Utility related issues Municipality infrastructure and Water related issues, as follows: Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Future COVID-19 legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor the following: H.R.7613, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, Safety of dams issues H.R.7612, Department of the Interior, Environment, and related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, Water/Wastewater issues; and Wildlife refuge issues H.R.7073/S.4308, Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, Utility related issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation
2020 · third_quarter · Utilities
Lobbied in support of water utility issues, such as water conveyance and supply, infrastructure investment, dam rehabilitation and repair, tax-exempt status, public-private partnerships, permitting and regulatory concerns, utility workforce development, and emergency funding for water utilities. This included lobbying on the following bills in the 116th Congress: S. 40, the Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act; H.R. 1497, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act; H.R. 658, the National Infrastructure Development Bank of 2019; H.R. 1417/S. 611, the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019; H.R. 2473, the Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act; S. 1932, the Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act; S. 403 / H.R. 1159, the Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act; S. 1837 / H.R. 3254, the Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting the Economy Act; H.R. 3091, the National Flood Research and Education Center Act; H.R. 5316, the Move Water Now Act; H.R. 5752, the Conveyance Capacity Correction Act; S. 3811, the Restoration of Essential Conveyance Act; the FUTURE Drought Resiliency Act (H.R. XXXX, Huffman); H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act; H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act; H.R. XXXX, the Coronavirus Stimulus Act Phase 4; H.R. 2, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (INVEST in America Act); H.R. 7073, the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act; S. 4308, A bill to amend the Social Security Act to include special districts in the coronavirus relief fund, to direct the Secretary to include special districts as an eligible issuer under the Municipal Liquidity Facility, and for other purposes; and S. 2596, the Voluntary Water Partnership for Distressed Communities Act of 2019.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbied in support of public-private partnerships, maintaining tax-exempt status of private activity bonds, removing state caps for bonds, flexibility with financial assurance mechanisms (and not requiring endowments), and for coronavirus paid leave payroll tax credits for local and state governments. Includes lobbying on the following bills from the 116th Congress: H.R. 6021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; S. 4308, A bill to amend the Social Security Act to include special districts in the coronavirus relief fund, to direct the Secretary to include special districts as an eligible issuer under the Municipal Liquidity Facility, and for other purposes; and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Energy and Water Appropriations: Bureau of Reclamation budget and specific programs including CALFED, Title XVI, and Quagga muscle research and action plan, Colorado River Salinity Control, Army Corps Budget, WIIN Act (P.L. 14-322) Interior and Environment Appropriations: EPA's SRF program, WIFIA, USGS's streamgage program, geospatial imagery program and water cooperative program, national priority water quality research program funding, forest service budget, US Army Corps of Engineers civil works budget. Agriculture and Rural Development: Farm bill conservation programs and NRCS funding; Colorado River salinity control funding. Municipal bonds/tax reform Alternative financing mechanisms for Reclamation projects, RIFIA, S. 1932 (Gardner/Feinstein) Funding for FEMA dam rehabilitation program established in 2016 WIIN Act and FEMA's national Dam Safety Program COVID-19: infrastructure stimulus, emergency relief funding for public water agencies and disadvantaged communities, relief for associations, Special Districts Legislation (H.R. 7073, Garamendi/S. 4308, Sinema & Cornyn)
Client expense: $105,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2020 · third_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
COVID-19 support for public agency; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (HR 7073)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Reclamation, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
COVID-19 support for public agency; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act (HR 7073)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Reclamation, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
COVID-19 support for public agency; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
COVID-19 support for public agency; S 4308 Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
COVID-19 support for public agency; S 4308 Special District Provide Essential Services Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of