Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act of 2026

Legislation and administrative actions related to habitat conservation and restoration, implementation of federally appropriated funds related to such purposes, protection and use of public lands and waters, including responsible development energy development, protection and restoration of special landscapes, reauthorization of programs related to such goals including in federal highway bill (eg: culverts and connectivity programs), western water and drought security, and fish and wildlife management. Protection against blanket federal public land sales and the use of land disposal authority, including the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.718 and Public Lands Integrity Act, H.R.9167/S.4455. Administrative and legislative proposals related to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule including USDA comment period and the Roadless Area Conservation Act, H.R.3930/S.2042 as well as the Wildfire Prevention Act, S.140; To provide that the final rule titled Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes, H.R.7695. Legislation to conserve and manage public lands and waters including: A River Runs Through It Act, H.R.10529; America the Beautiful Act, S. 1547; Chama Basin Watershed Protection Act, H.R.10054/S.5282; Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, S. 764; Defending Our Dams Act, H.R.2073; Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, S.1787; Fix Our Forests Act, H.R.417/S.1462; Great American Outdoors Act 250, H.R.9250; Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act, H.R.3421/S.1791; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S. 1476; Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act, H.R.6788/S.3527; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S.888; Pecos Watershed Protection Act, S. 1319; PUBLIC Lands Act, S.3526; Public Lands Integrity Act. H.R.9167/S.4455; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S.1349; Santini-Burton Modernization Act, H.R.7255/S.3695; Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act, S.1341; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, S.945; Upper Price River Watershed Project Act, H.R.5752/S.3004; Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H.R.5852; Wabeno Economic Development Act, H.R. 3937; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, S.1737; Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act, S.5045. Legislation regarding oil and gas leasing and mineral development and reclamation: Critical Minerals Security Act, S.789; Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act, H.R.9616; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; Local Input Act, H.R. 9924/S.5118; MERICA Act, H.R.3872; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544; Stop Orphaned Wells Act, H.R.10721/S.5630. Legislation to reauthorize a federal highway bill, the BUILD America 250 Act, H.R.8870; particularly programs to support fish and wildlife connectivity including the National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program and the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program, as well as to improve resiliency such as the PROTECT Program. Also to reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund and include the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act, H.R.1494/S.1649. Colorado River, drought, and western water issues. This includes advocacy on current federal funding programs such as the Bureau of Reclamations WaterSMART programs and distribution of funds for the Colorado and other western rivers through the Inflation Reduction Act. Legislation including: Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.7978/S.4041, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, H.R.2025/S.953; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701; Healthy Headwaters, Healthy Communities Act, S.4234; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/S.2437; Water Project Navigators Act, H.R.7408/3792; Western Water Reinvestment Act, S.5402. Legislation influencing fish and wildlife management. Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act, H.R.8876; Fisheries Science Modernization Act, S.5273; To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes, H.R.181;

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

S.91 - A bill to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes. H.R.153 - To provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.164 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to provide certain essential assistance for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, and for other purposes. H.R.168 - To improve the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to carry out forest management actives that reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, and for other purposes. H.R.178 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. H.R.316 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. H.R.403 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.501 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery and relief with respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other purposes. H.R.582 - To establish a community protection and wildfire resilience grant program, and for other purposes. S.120 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a pilot program for the construction of temporary disaster assistance housing, and for other purposes. S.135 - A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters, and for other purposes. H.R.731 - To exempt hazardous fuel reduction activities from certain environmental requirements for a 10-year period. H.R.743 - To reform and enhance the pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters, and for other purposes H.R.744 - To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. H.R.753 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to maintain a program that improves wildfire forecasting and detection, and for other purposes. H.R.836 - Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025 S.258 - A bill to improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and for other purposes. S.279 - A bill to reform and enhance the pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters, and for other purposes. S.306 - A bill to establish and maintain a coordinated program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that improves wildfire, fire weather, fire risk, and wildfire smoke related forecasting, detection, modeling, observations, and service delivery, and for other purposes. S.341 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a grant program for supporting local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating the environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat, and for other purposes. S.372 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize certain preparedness measures, and for other purposes. S.378 - A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive certain requirements for property acquisition and structure demolition or relocation projects. S.388 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other purposes. S.395 - A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to expedite wildfire prevention projects to reduce the risk of wildfire on certain high-risk Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.1070 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain income from providing real property insurance following certain federally declared disasters. H.R.1076 - To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effectiveness of emergency alerting systems, and for other purposes. H.R.1093 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar threshold applicable to information reporting with respect to payments for qualified natural disaster expenses. H.R.1105 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to establish an individual household disaster mitigation program, and for other purposes. H.R.1164 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure that certain applicants for assistance after a declared major disaster do not receive a notice of denial while the applicant has a pending insurance claim for disaster-related losses, and for other purposes. H.R.1245 - To improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes S.441 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan to reorganize Federal wildland fire response, and for other purposes. S.453 - A bill to establish a Wildfire Intelligence Center, and for other purposes H.R.1356 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to establish a pilot grant program to address damage from mudslides that occur after a wildland fire, and for other purposes. H.R.1393 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes. S.647 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes. H.R.1849 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the exclusion from gross income of amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs. S.773 - A bill to amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. H.R.1923 - To provide for the implementation of certain recommendations from the Report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission H.R.1943 - To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters, and for other purposes. H.R.2250 - To reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act, and for other purposes. S.1015 - A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2026. H.R.2296 - To upgrade the communications service used by the National Weather Service, and for other purposes. H.R.2308 - To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency, and for other purposes. H.R.2428 - To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study regarding a Federal buyout program available to homeowners with properties in high-risk catastrophic wildfire disaster areas, and for other purposes. H.R.2568 - Earthquake Resilience Act H.R.3177 - To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure that cost estimates, acquisition of proper materials, and any other activity related to certain projects under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act are performed by professionals licensed in the relevant State, and for other purposes. H.R.3661 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to take certain actions relating to incident periods and extreme weather, and for other purposes. H.R.3759 - To provide for streamlined cost exemptions for public assistance projects by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. S.1963 - A bill to appropriate amounts to the Disaster Relief Fund of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. H.R.2594 - To establish a Water Risk and Resilience Organization to develop risk and resilience requirements for the water sector. H.R.2646 - To require the evaluation of certain criteria relating to locations for deployment of successor radar systems of the National Weather Service, and for other purposes. H.R.2836 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes. H.R.2897 - To amend the Small Business Act to make disaster loans available for damages caused by prolonged power outages, and for other purposes. H.R.3176 - To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System H.R.3251 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for an alternative block grant program for funding public assistance for response to a major disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.3252 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for an alternative block grant program for funding temporary housing in response to a major disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.3347 - To abolish FEMA and establish a block grant program for disaster relief, and for other purposes. H.R.3705 - Fog Observations and Geographic Forecasting Act H.R.3771 - To increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of coastal flooding and storm surge events, to address weather observation gaps in highly vulnerable areas, and for other purposes. H.R.3816 - To improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other purposes. H.R.4073 - To reauthorize the Tsunami Warning and Education Act, and for other purposes. H.R.4141 - To direct the Department of Energy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct collaborative research in order to advance numerical weather and climate prediction in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.4144 - To require the Director of the United States Geological Survey to map future groundwater rise and conduct a study on its potential impacts to infrastructure and public health, and for other purposes. H.R. 4256 - To reauthorize the Digital Coast Act. S.1429 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to provide certain essential assistance for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, and for other purposes. S.1484 - A bill to improve weather research and forecasting by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. S.1958 - A bill to exempt certain positions of the National Weather Service that are necessary for public safety from any Federal Government hiring freeze, and for other purposes. S.2038 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Wildfire Science and Technology Advisory Board. H.R.5610 - Improving Drought Monitoring Act H.R.5648 - To provide for continuity of disaster relief funding in the case of a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. H.R.5652 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.5395 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the expedient disbursement of funds, and for other purposes. H.R.5285 - To amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to expand the goals of the tornado warning improvement and extension program, and for other purposes. H.R.5310 - To amend section 423 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for reimbursement of attorney's fees under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. H.R.5089 - Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5104 - To reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, and for other purposes. H.R.5154 - Resilient Emergency Alert Communications and Training Act H.R.4852 - Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025 H.R.4853 - Saving the Forest Service's Workforce Act H.R.4976 - To improve understanding and policy responses to the impacts of wildfire smoke on children in educational and childcare settings, and for other purposes. H.R.4990 - Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act H.R.4992 - FEMA Critical Staffing Act H.R.5002 - Protect Americans from Climate Disasters Act H.R.5067 - Rapid Disaster Relief Act H.R.5072 - Water Crisis Prevention Act of 2025 H.R.4482 - To impose a moratorium on closing, suspending, terminating leases of, ceasing construction of, consolidating, or otherwise imposing any new limitation on access to facilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.4497 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include extreme heat in the definition of a major disaster. H.R.4669 - To authorize and improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency and reform Federal disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, and for other purposes. H.R.4671 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop a Wildland Fire Management Casualty Assistance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.4560 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide requirements relating to the funding of predisaster hazard mitigation, and for other purposes. H.R.4563 - To require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings, and for other purposes. H.R.5366 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify and extend the rules for personal casualty losses arising from major disasters and the rules for the exclusion from gross income of compensation for losses or damages resulting from certain wildfires. H.R.4338 - To develop weather tools for electricity system planning and operational modeling, expand research on extreme weather event scenarios for energy utility companies and regulators, and for other purposes. S.2856 - A bill to authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires, and for other purposes. S.2895 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States and the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on weather-related hazards and gaps in surface transportation safety, and for other purposes. S.2900 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to improve roadway safety through real-time integration of weather hazard alerts and active work zone data, and for other purposes. S.2901 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to improve the integration of real-time wildfire hazard alerts with State and local transportation closure information systems, and for other purposes. S.2775 - A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish and maintain a database and webpage that is available to the public and contains information on the billion-dollar disasters that occur each year in the United States, and for other purposes. S.2701 - A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to reauthorize and improve the Water Source Protection Program, and for other purposes. S.2744 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify and extend the rules for personal casualty losses arising from major disasters and the rules for the exclusion from gross income of compensation for losses or damages resulting from certain wildfires. S.2430 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study regarding insurance coverage for damages from wildfires, and for other purposes. S.2569 - A bill to provide forbearance assistance during a major disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. S.2633 - A bill to institute a reduction in force moratorium at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. S.2635 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to increase flexibility for emergency relief projects, and for other purposes. S.2331 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include extreme temperature in the definition of a major disaster. S.2247 - Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization Act S.2538 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for hazard mitigation projects in connection with certain working waterfront property. H.R.5735 - Coastal Infrastructure Improvement Act H.R.5777 - To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse certain expenses during a period in which there is a lapse in appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and for other purposes. H.R.5780 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to continue to obligate and disburse covered funds in the Disaster Relief Fund during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. H.R.5782 - Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025. H.R.5794 - FEMA Operations Continuity Act of 2025 H.R.5855 - Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025 H.R.5920 - District of Columbia Flood Prevention Act of 2025 H.R.5963 - To provide for cost-share waivers for projects carried out in response to wildland fires caused by certain Government actions, and for other purposes. H.R.6094 - To direct the establishment of a public-private wildfire technology deployment and demonstration partnership, and for other purposes. H.R.6154 - To provide for the establishment of regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes. H.R.6201 - To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to administer the Next Generation Warning System grant program and disburse obligated funds under such program, and for other purposes. H.R.6342 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes. S.3044 - Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2025 S.3149 - A bill to provide for cost-share waivers for projects carried out in response to wildland fires caused by certain Government actions, and for other purposes. S.3190 - A bill to direct the establishment of a public-private wildfire technology deployment and demonstration partnership, and for other purposes. S.3363 - A bill to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to publish information related to public assistance awards, and for other purposes. S.3372 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude qualified wildfire relief payments from gross income, and for other purposes. S.3403 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to provide assistance for predisaster hazard mitigation measures and adjust the Federal cost share for certain building resilient infrastructure and communities projects, and for other purposes. S.3506 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the use of fire management assistance grants for debris removal, and for other purposes. H.R.7029/S. 3628 - To ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.7459 - To establish the Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund and authorize the use of amounts in such Fund for coastal storm risk management activities of the Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes. H.R.7461 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a monthly report on the status of all projects and activities funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes. H.R.7813 - NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act H.R.7848 - To establish the National Weather Safety Board to investigate certain major disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.7896 - To establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a research program comprising global ocean monitoring and observing, and for other purposes. H.R.7996 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify that utility line technicians qualify as emergency response providers. S.3609 - A bill to establish a community protection and wildfire resilience grant program, and for other purposes. S.3795 - A bill to establish the Radar Next Program, and for other purposes. S.3895 - A bill to require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes. S.3912 - A bill to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006, and for other purposes. S.3919 - A bill to amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 with respect to the hurricane forecast improvement program, and for other purposes. S.3923 - A bill to improve the weather research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, and expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data. S.4075 - A bill to make continuing appropriations for Federal Emergency Management Agency pay and operations in the event of a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes. S.4234 - A bill to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to improve that Act, and for other purposes. H.R.8291 - Reforming Disaster Recovery Act H.R.8307 - Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act H.R.8368 - To appropriate funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes. H.R.8409 - Post-Disaster Protection Act H.R.8439 - Commission on Natural Disaster Risk Management and Insurance Act H.R.8491 - Postal Alert and Weather Preparedness Act H.R.8577 - Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026 H.R.8688 - Forest Health and Wildfire Risk Reduction Act H.R.8695 - No Delays in Disaster Relief Act H.R.8653 - ADAPT Assets Act H.R.8830 - Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2026 H.R.8846 - Tornado Preparedness Act H.R.9056 - Community Flood Resilience Act H.R.9094 - Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026 H.R.9180 - CDBG-DR Automated Assessment Act S.4388 - Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2026 S.4433 - Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026 S.4515 - Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2026 S.4532 - Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act S.4661 - Ensuring Disaster Recovery and Resilience for Specialty Crops Act S.4691 - Disaster Communications Coordination and Preparedness Act S.4732 - Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026 S.4827 - POWER ON Act of 2026

Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation and administrative actions related to habitat conservation and restoration, implementation of federally appropriated funds related to such purposes, protection and use of public lands and waters, including responsible development energy development, protection and restoration of special landscapes, and reauthorization of programs related to such goals including in federal highway bill (eg: culverts and connectivity programs). Protection against blanket federal public land sales and the use of land disposal authority, including the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.718. Administrative and legislative proposals related to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and water protections including USDA comment period and the Roadless Area Conservation Act, H.R.3930/S.2042 as well as the Wildfire Prevention Act, S.140; To provide that the final rule titled Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes, H.R.7695. Legislation to conserve and manage public lands and waters including: America the Beautiful Act, S. 1547; Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, S. 764; Defending Our Dams Act, H.R.2073; Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, S.1787; Fix Our Forests Act, H.R.417/S.1462; Great American Outdoors Act 250, H.R.9250; Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act, H.R.3421/S.1791; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S. 1476; Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act, H.R.6788/S.3527; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S.888; Pecos Watershed Protection Act, S. 1319; PUBLIC Lands Act, S.3526; Public Lands Integrity Act. H.R.9167/S.4455; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S.1349; Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act, S.1341; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, S.945; Upper Price River Watershed Project Act, H.R.5752/S.3004; Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H.R.5852; Wabeno Economic Development Act, H.R. 3937; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, S.1737. Legislation regarding mineral development and reclamation: Critical Minerals Security Act, S.789; Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act, H.R.9616; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; MERICA Act, H.R.3872; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544. Legislation to reauthorize a federal highway bill, the BUILD America 250 Act, H.R.8870; particularly programs to support fish and wildlife connectivity including the National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program and the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program, as well as to improve resiliency such as the PROTECT Program. Colorado River, drought, and western water issues. This includes advocacy on current federal funding programs such as the Bureau of Reclamations WaterSMART programs and distribution of funds for the Colorado and other western rivers through the Inflation Reduction Act. Legislation including: Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.7978/S.4041, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, H.R.2025/S.953; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701; Healthy Headwaters, Healthy Communities Act, S.4234; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/S.2437; Water Project Navigators Act, H.R.7408/3792.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service