Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act of 2025

Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (S. 1408) and Great Americans Outdoors Act (implementation, Land and Water Conservation Fund).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Authorizations & Implementation Farm Bill - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (S. 1408) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 1470/H.R. 2877) De minimis tax eligibility exclusion for fishing and archery equipment Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R. 262/S.1141) Executive Order: Make American Beautiful Again Exploring Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act (EXPLORE Act) - implementation Farmland Access Act Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (S. 1050/H.R. 3476) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 2771/S. 2566) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 (H.R. 284/S.528) Incentivizing REPI Sales Act (S. 439/H.R. 1083) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) - implementation Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act of 2025 (H.R. 1808) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act (H.R. 2977) Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act (MAPLand) - implementation National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 2296/H.R. 3838) - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program New Producer Economic Security Act (H.R. 2536/S. 1237) North American Grasslands Conservation Act - proposed legislation Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve (OMNP&P) Establishment Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2345) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) - public land disposal; Forest Legacy Program; producer safety net Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494/S. 1649) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill - Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program; National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program; Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program; Surface Transportation Block Grant Program; Federal Lands Transportation Program; Statewide and Metropolitan Planning Processes; National Goals and Performance Measures, Threshold Guidance, and Inventory/Inspection Standards; Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund; County Road Access and Mapping Program; Transportation Alternatives, Recreational Trails Program, Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program, Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program, Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. U.S. Department of Agriculture Nominations - Richard Fordyce to serve as Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of Agriculture Re-organization U.S. Department of the Interior Nominations - Brian Nesvik to serve as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Working Waterfront Act of 2025 (S.1968) Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 2316) Working Waterfronts Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act (H.R. 4861/S. 4871)

Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (S. 1408) and Great Americans Outdoors Act (implementation, Land and Water Conservation Fund).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Authorizations & Implementation Farm Bill - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (S. 1408) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 1470/H.R. 2877) De minimis tax eligibility exclusion for fishing and archery equipment Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R. 262/S.1141) Farmland Access Act Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (S. 1050/H.R. 3476) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 2771) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 (H.R. 284/S.528) Incentivizing REPI Sales Act (S. 439/H.R. 1083) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) - implementation Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act (H.R. 1808) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act (H.R. 2977) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program New Producer Economic Security Act (H.R. 2536/S. 1237) North American Grasslands Conservation Act - proposed legislation Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve (OMNP&P) Establishment Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2345) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) - public land disposal; Forest Legacy Program; producer safety net Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494/S. 1649) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill - Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program; National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program; Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program; Surface Transportation Block Grant Program; Federal Lands Transportation Program; Statewide and Metropolitan Planning Processes; National Goals and Performance Measures, Threshold Guidance, and Inventory/Inspection Standards; Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund; County Road Access and Mapping Program. U.S. Department of Agriculture Nominations - Richard Fordyce to serve as Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior Nominations - Brian Nesvik to serve as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Katharine MacGregor to serve as Deputy Secretary of the Interior Working Waterfront Preservation Act Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 2316) Working Waterfronts Tax Credit Act

Authorizations & Implementation Farm Bill - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (S. 1408) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 1470/H.R. 2877) De minimis tax eligibility exclusion for fishing and archery equipment Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R. 262/S.1141) Farmland Access Act Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (S. 1050/H.R. 3476) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 2771) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 (H.R. 284/S.528) Incentivizing REPI Sales Act (S. 439/H.R. 1083) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) - implementation Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act (H.R. 1808) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act (H.R. 2977) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program New Producer Economic Security Act (H.R. 2536/S. 1237) North American Grasslands Conservation Act - proposed legislation Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve (OMNP&P) Establishment Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2345) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) - public land disposal; Forest Legacy Program; producer safety net Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494/S. 1649) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill - Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program; National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program; Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program; Surface Transportation Block Grant Program; Federal Lands Transportation Program; Statewide and Metropolitan Planning Processes; National Goals and Performance Measures, Threshold Guidance, and Inventory/Inspection Standards; Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund; County Road Access and Mapping Program. U.S. Department of Agriculture Nominations - Richard Fordyce to serve as Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior Nominations - Brian Nesvik to serve as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Katharine MacGregor to serve as Deputy Secretary of the Interior Working Waterfront Preservation Act Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 2316) Working Waterfronts Tax Credit Act

Authorizations & Implementation  Accelerating Appraisals and Conservation Efforts Act (P.L. 118-230) Farm Bill - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; 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, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (S. 1408) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 1470/H.R. 2877) De minimis tax eligibility exclusion for fishing and archery equipment Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R. 262/S.1141) Farmland Access Act Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (S. 1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 (H.R. 284/S.528) Incentivizing REPI Sales Act (S. 439/H.R. 1083) Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act (H.R. 1808) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program North American Grasslands Conservation Act - proposed legislation Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve (OMNP&P) Establishment Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2345) Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation U.S. Department of Agriculture Nominations - Brooke Rollins to serve as Secretary; Richard Fordyce to serve as Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior Nominations - Doug Burgum to serve as Secretary; Brian Nesvik to serve as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Working Waterfront Preservation Act Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 2316) Working Waterfronts Tax Credit Act

Joined with the Choose Clean Water Collation for federal lobby day. Chesapeake Bay Program funding, USFWS Chesapeake WILD - H.R.4770, USGS Chesapeake Science & Monitoring program funding, Farm Bill 2025, SEEE Act-H.R. 4770, Chesapeake National Recreation Area - S.1408

Client expense: $15,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE