Ruby Mountains Protection Act

technical input and support for forestry related legislative proposals; technical input and support for proposed public land conservation and designation bills, including: S. 609, Ruby Mountains Protection Act S. 3266, America's Outdoor Recreation Act S. 2828, Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act S. 2372, Recovering America's Wildlife Act

Client expense: $135,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Land and Water Conservation Fund implementation; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act implementation; conservation funding mechanisms; the conservation of landscape priorities; Arctic Refuge Protection Act, HR 815, S 282; 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 a land resource management plan or land use plan approved, amended, or revised under those Acts shall not be considered to be a continuing Federal agency action or constitute a discretionary Federal involvement or control for a distinct Federal purpose, and for other purposes, S 2461; America's Outdoor Recreation Act, S 3266; Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act, HR 6366, S 4080; Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, S 1493; Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act HR 2794; Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, HR 973; Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act, HR 2522; Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act, HR 5608, S 4111; Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act, HR 7580, S 4083; CORE Act, HR 577, S 173; End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act, HR 2986, S 607; Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, S 3571; Grand Canyon Protection Act, HR 1052, S 387; HOUSES Act, S 4062; Landowner Easement Rights Act, HR 7021, S 3989; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S 3129; MAPLand Act, HR 3113, S 904; Montana Headwaters Legacy Act, S 2254; Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act, HR 878; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S 1589; Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, HR 803; Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act, HR 3326, HR 3330; PUBLIC Lands Act, S 1459; Recovering America's Wildlife Act, HR 2773, S 2372; Refuge System Protection Act, HR 4780; RETURN Our Constitutional Rights Now Act, HR 8167; Rivers Democracy Act S 192; Roadless Area Conservation Act, HR 279; Root and Stem Act, S 3046; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S 609; San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, HR 693; Save Our Sequoias Act, HR 8168; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, HR 7329, S 1538; Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act, HR 980; Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act, HR 5001; Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act, HR 5001, S 3693; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, HR 999, S 455; Wild Rogue Conservation and Recreation Enhancement Act, HR 7509; Wildlife Refuge Conservation and Recreation for the Community Act, HR 972

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Land and Water Conservation Fund implementation; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act implementation; conservation funding mechanisms; the conservation of landscape priorities; Arctic Refuge Protection Act, HR 815, S 282; 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 a land resource management plan or land use plan approved, amended, or revised under those Acts shall not be considered to be a continuing Federal agency action or constitute a discretionary Federal involvement or control for a distinct Federal purpose, and for other purposes, S 2461; America's Outdoor Recreation Act, S 3266; Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act, HR 6366, S 4080; Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, S 1493; Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act HR 2794; Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, HR 973; Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act, HR 2522; Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act, HR 5608, S 4111; Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act, HR 7580, S 4083; CORE Act, HR 577, S 173; End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act, HR 2986, S 607; Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, S 3571; Grand Canyon Protection Act, HR 1052, S 387; HOUSES Act, S 4062; Landowner Easement Rights Act, HR 7021, S 3989; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S 3129; MAPLand Act, HR 3113, S 904; Montana Headwaters Legacy Act, S 2254; Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act, HR 878; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S 1589; Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, HR 803; Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act, HR 3326, HR 3330; PUBLIC Lands Act, S 1459; Recovering America's Wildlife Act, HR 2773, S 2372; Refuge System Protection Act, HR 4780; RETURN Our Constitutional Rights Now Act, HR 8167; Rivers Democracy Act S 192; Roadless Area Conservation Act, HR 279; Root and Stem Act, S 3046; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S 609; San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, HR 693; Save Our Sequoias Act, HR 8168; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, HR 7329, S 1538; Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act, HR 980; Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act, HR 5001; Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act, HR 5001, S 3693; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, HR 999, S 455; Wild Rogue Conservation and Recreation Enhancement Act, HR 7509; Wildlife Refuge Conservation and Recreation for the Community Act, HR 972

Specific lobbying issues: S.282/H.R.815 - Arctic Refuge Protection Act Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (No bill number) S.1420/H.R.2872 - Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act (SAFE Act) H.R. 4372 - FY2022 Interior Appropriations - funding for ESA and National Wildlife Refuge System and other funding for FWS (including Office of Law Enforcement and Multinational Species Conservation Fund), BLM, FS, and USGS, sage-grouse rider, Tongass logging subsidies, Recovery program report language H.R. 7667 - FY2022 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale, ESA funding, Unusual Mortality Event Funding/manatees FY 2022 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - Border wall (No bill number) Stimulus funding legislation - Funding for various FWS, BLM, FS, USDA, Transportation, and NOAA programs (No bill number) Energy Infrastructure Act (No bill number) H.R. 972 - Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge legislation Support To Rehydrate the Environment, Agriculture, and Municipalities Act (STREAM Act) (No bill number) H.R. 737 - Responsible, No-Cost Extension of Western Water Infrastructure Improvements Act (RENEW WIIN Act) H.R. 1563 - To extend the authorities under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016 providing operational flexibility, drought relief, and other benefits to the State of California Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act (No bill number) H.R. 151/S. 37 - Preventing Future Pandemics Act, 2021 H.Res.69 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a National Biodiversity Strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations. S. 877/H.R. 279 - Roadless Area Conservation Act S.567/H.R. 1597 - Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act S. 609 - Ruby Mountains Protection Act S.487/H.R.1162 - 21st Century Conservation Corps Act S.1057/H.R. 2241 - Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021 S.1248/H.R.2682 - Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act S. 1244/H.R.2670 - The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act H.R. 3684 - INVEST in America Act S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 S.1072/H.R.2534 - Climate Stewardship Act of 2021 S.1337/H.R.2803 - Agriculture Resilience Act FY2022 budget reconciliation (No bill number) Infrastructure legislation (No bill number) Tongass Congressional Review Act resolution (No bill number) Legislation to repeal waiver authority under REAL ID Act of 2005 (No bill number) H.R. 2773 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Legislation to authorize breaching of Lower Snake River dams, habitat restoration, and economic development (No bill number) H.R. 2816 - Legacy Roads and Trails Act S. 1855/H.R. 3534 - Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 S. 609 - Ruby Mountains Protection Act S. 554 - Hawaii National Forest Study S. 1686 - Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act S. 567 - Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act

HOUSE: H.R.1149: Atlantic Coastal Economies Protection Act (Support) H.R.1162: 21st Century Conservation Corps Act (Support) H.R. 1050: ANTIQUITIES Act (Support) H.R. 815: Arctic Refuge Protection Act (Support) H.R. 1606: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act (Support) H.R. 577: Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act (Support) H.R. 2546: Colorado Wilderness Act of 2019 (Support) H.R. 1052: Grand Canyon Protection Act (Support) H.R. 1678: Parks, Jobs and Equity Act (Support) H.R. 693: San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act (Support) H.R. 1884: Save Oak Flat (Support) H.R. 544: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act (Support) H.R. 2642: Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Support) SENATE: S.487: 21st Century Conservation Corps Act (Support) S. 254: A bill to rescind the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive Federal law to facilitate the construction of border barriers (Support) S. 173: Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act (Support) S. 607:End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021 (Support) S. 624 : Fair Return for Public Lands Act of 2021 (Support) S. 609: Ruby Mountains Protection Act (Support) S. 58: West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021 (Support) S. 455: Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act(Support) NOT YET INTRODUCED: NYI: Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act (Support) NYI: COAST Anti-Drilling Act (Support) NYI : Protecting and Securing Floridas Coastline Act (Support)

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S.282/H.R.815 - Arctic Refuge Protection Act Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (No bill number) Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act (SAFE Act) (No bill number) FY2022 Interior Appropriations - funding for ESA and National Wildlife Refuge System and other funding for FWS (including Office of Law Enforcement and Multinational Species Conservation Fund), BLM, FS, and USGS, sage-grouse rider, Tongass logging subsidies, Recovery program report language (No bill number) FY2022 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale, ESA funding (No bill number) FY 2022 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - Border wall (No bill number) Stimulus funding legislation - Funding for various FWS, BLM, FS, USDA, Transportation, and NOAA programs (No bill number) H.R. 972 - Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge legislation Support To Rehydrate the Environment, Agriculture, and Municipalities Act (STREAM Act) (No bill number) H.R. 737 - Responsible, No-Cost Extension of Western Water Infrastructure Improvements Act (RENEW WIIN Act) H.R. 1563 - To extend the authorities under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016 providing operational flexibility, drought relief, and other benefits to the State of California 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 (No bill number) 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 (No bill number) Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act (No bill number) H.R. 151/S. 37 - Preventing Future Pandemics Act, 2021 H.Res.69 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a National Biodiversity Strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations. S. 877/H.R. 279 - Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 405 - LEAD Act S.567/H.R. 1597 - Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act S. 609 - Ruby Mountains Protection Act S.487/H.R.1162 - 21st Century Conservation Corps Act S.1057/H.R. 2241 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Civilian Climate Corps, and for other purposes. Outdoor Restoration Force Act (No bill number) Farmers Fighting Climate Change Act (No bill number) Surface transportation reauthorization (No bill number) Infrastructure legislation (No bill number) Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 (No bill number) Tongass Congressional Review Act resolution (No bill number) Legislation to authorize Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation program (No bill number) Legislation to repeal waiver authority under REAL ID Act of 2005 (No bill number) Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act (No bill number) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (No bill number) Confirmation of Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Legislation to authorize breaching of Lower Snake River dams, habitat restoration, and economic development (No bill number)