Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376 and Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program; USDA agriculture conservation programs and technical assistance; New Markets Tax Credit; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act; urban parks funding Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act (H.R. 6707) The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2023 (2023 Farm Bill). USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program; USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program; USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service: Rural Business Development Grants; USDA: Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program, Local Agriculture Market Program. American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 4995/H.R. 5118) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Disaster Reforestation Act (S. 2768/H.R. 4210) Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) - implementation (conservation and recreation programs) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Landowner Easement Rights Act (S. 3989/ H.R. 7021) Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act (H.R. 4202) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (S. 2792/H.R. 7900) - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investing in Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience funding - implementation Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act (H.R. 7801) Rural Outdoor Investment Act (S. 3583) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - implementation U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) USDA Farm Service Agency Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Grant program - implementation USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Request for Public Input About Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act Funding (Docket ID: NRCS-2022-0015) U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Laura Daniel-Davis as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding Compensatory Mitigation Mechanisms U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act document on Migratory Bird Permits, Authorizing Incidental Take of Migratory Birds (Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2021_0105). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Wide Mitigation Policies U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Compensatory Mitigation Policy White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service