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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2019–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	5	2
2025	—	8	2
2024	—	8	2
2023	—	8	2
2022	—	8	2
2021	—	8	2
2020	—	8	2
2019	—	11	2

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CULTIVATING CONSERVATION	—	32
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP	—	32

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	47
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	46
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	27
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	24
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	6
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	5
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	2
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)	2
Bureau of Reclamation	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	34
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	30
Agriculture	Agriculture	28
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	23
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 133116th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration, Tijuana River Valley and New River Restoration and Cleanup; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 133 Consolidation Appropriations Act 2020, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: HR 133

H.R. 133116th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration; New River Restoration; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: HR 133

H.R. 7575116th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2020

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration, Tijuana River Valley and New River Restoration and Cleanup; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 133 Consolidation Appropriations Act 2020, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: HR 7575

H.R. 7575116th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2020

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration; New River Restoration; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: HR 7575

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H.R. 8337116th Congress

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration, Tijuana River Valley and New River Restoration and Cleanup; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 133 Consolidation Appropriations Act 2020, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: H.R.8337

H.R. 8337116th Congress

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration; New River Restoration; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: HR 8337

H.R. 8775116th Congress

Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act of 2020

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration; New River Restoration; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: HR 8775

H.R. 8775116th Congress

Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act of 2020

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration, Tijuana River Valley and New River Restoration and Cleanup; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 133 Consolidation Appropriations Act 2020, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: HR 8775

S. 3591116th Congress

America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration, Tijuana River Valley and New River Restoration and Cleanup; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 133 Consolidation Appropriations Act 2020, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: S. 3591

S. 3591116th Congress

America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration; New River Restoration; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: S. 3591

S. 4352116th Congress

Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration; New River Restoration; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: S. 4352

S. 4352116th Congress

Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration, Tijuana River Valley and New River Restoration and Cleanup; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act, HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, HR 133 Consolidation Appropriations Act 2020, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $29,733

Matched citations: S. 4352

H.R. 7575116th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2020

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration; New River Restoration; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: HR 7575

H.R. 7575116th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2020

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration, Tijuana River Valley and New River Restoration and Cleanup; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: HR 7575

S. 3591116th Congress

America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration, Tijuana River Valley and New River Restoration and Cleanup; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 3591

S. 3591116th Congress

America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration; New River Restoration; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 3591

S. 4352116th Congress

Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration; New River Restoration; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 4352

S. 4352116th Congress

Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Salton Sea Restoration, Tijuana River Valley and New River Restoration and Cleanup; S. 4352 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); House Energy & Water and Interior & Environment Appropriations bills; Federal Investments in Ecosystem Restoration; S. 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 4352

H.R. 2030116th Congress

Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 2030 (2019)-2020) Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act; and S 1057 (2019-2020) Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $8,441

Matched citations: HR 2030

H.R. 2030116th Congress

Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 2030 (2019)-2020) Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act; and S 1057 (2019-2020) Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $8,441

Matched citations: HR 2030

S. 1057116th Congress

Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 2030 (2019)-2020) Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act; and S 1057 (2019-2020) Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $8,441

Matched citations: S 1057

S. 1057116th Congress

Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 2030 (2019)-2020) Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act; and S 1057 (2019-2020) Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $8,441

Matched citations: S 1057

H.R. 2030116th Congress

Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

2019 · first_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 2030 and S 1057

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2030

H.R. 2030116th Congress

Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

2019 · first_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 2030 and S 1057

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2030

S. 1057116th Congress

Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

2019 · first_quarter · Firm: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 2030 and S 1057

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1057

Source: Senate LDA

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