Conservation Funding Protection Act

H.R. 2139: Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 3225: Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 3409: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019; provisions related to energy. H.R. 4447: Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 5120: Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Environmentally Responsible (SAFER) Pipelines Act of 2019; all provisions of the bill. S. 2299: PIPES Act of 2020; all provisions of the bill. S. 2418: Conservation Of America's Shoreline Terrain and Aquatic Life (COASTAL) Act; provisions related to energy. S. 2580: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; provisions related to energy. S. 2657: Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019; all provisions of the bill. S. 4947: Conservation Funding Protection Act; all provisions of the bill. General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Notice to Lessees on Additional Security Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Regulatory Reform

Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

General resource access (including leasing, permitting, and interagency coordination) in priority areas for offshore oil, gas and wind and related economic and national security benefits. Memoranda on theWithdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition--Presidential withdrawals of acreage for energy leasing S 4947--Conservation Funding Protection Act--Provisions mandating lease sales and permitting decisions in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico. Discussed potential of House companion. Permitting of offshore seismic for the purposes of energy production, including issuance of Incidental Take Authorizations HR 8632--The Oceans Based Climate Solutions Act--Sections related to offshore oil and gas leasing, offshore wind, potential inclusion of sections withdrawn by presidential memorandum, potential impacts on conservation funding Hypothetical comprehensive legislation on offshore energy--Proposals including preserving access to the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas, the Atlantic for wind, and additional items related to wind including revenue share BSEE-2018-0002 190E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000 EEEE500000--The Well Control Rule--Regarding efforts to alter final rule S. 2418--The Coastal Act--Provisions on revenue sharing from offshore energy production S. 3485--The OFFSHORE Act--Provisions on revenue sharing for offshore wind production and disbursement of additional revenue 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program--Importance of resource access 2265 (113th Congress)--More Energy More Jobs Act--Discussed potential re-introduction of bill on offshore energy leasing. Secretarys Duty to Prevent Interference with Reasonable Uses of the Exclusive Economic Zone, the High Seas, and the Territorial Seas in Accordance with Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Subsection 8(p), Alternate Energy-related Uses on the Outer Continental Shelf regarding potential impacts on offshore wind Discussed potential confirmation of Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary and offshore oil, gas, and wind leasing and permitting

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, White House Office

HR __ Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act; HR 6395 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act, provision related to offshore operations; HR 8256 Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making; S __ Oil and Gas Bonding Reform and Orphaned Well Remediation Act; S 2418 COASTAL Act; S 4947 Conservation Funding Protection Act; 82 Fed. Reg. 29212 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals, Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico; 84 Fed. Reg. 21908 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions; 85 Fed. Reg. 55940 Oil and Gas Site Security, Oil Measurement, and Gas Measurement Regulations; 85 Fed. Reg. 5915 Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds; 85 Fed. Reg. 62054 ONRR 2020 Valuation Reform and Civil Penalty Rule; 85 Fed. Reg. 65904 Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the impact of a federal ban on hydraulic fracturing; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to a ban on federal lands leasing; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to orphaned wells; Efforts related to the establishment of the BOEM-BSEE alternative compliance, departures, and time extensions approvals website; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts related to the Gulf of Mexico biological opinion.

Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office