WARD & SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACH

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2022–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	2	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	5	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE FERGUSON GROUP	—	19

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	11
SENATE	11
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	8

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	12
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	9
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	9
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	4
Utilities	Utilities	1
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R. 2437

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R. 2437

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H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R. 2437

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R. 2437

H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R. 2437

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R. 2437

H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2437

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2437

H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2437

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2437

H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 524118th Congress

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 524

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2437

H.R. 2437119th Congress

EASE Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R. 2437

H.R. 2437118th Congress

Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R. 2437

Source: Senate LDA

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