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Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
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THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2021 · third_quarter · Q3
FY2022 Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Agricultural Research Service; Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs (in general). Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Great Lakes Observing System, Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program, Sea Grant College Program, Coastal Zone Management Grants, Marine Debris Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: efforts to combat Asian carp. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution Fund, State Small Business Credit Initiative. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Interagency efforts to combat Asian carp; Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management: land acquisition; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Program; National Park Service: land acquisition, State Assistance Grants Program, Chesapeake Gateways and Watertrails Program; Federal land acquisition programs, generally - reprogramming; U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding; Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Program. Department of Agriculture - U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Program. Environmental Protection Agency - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Advisory Board, Great Lakes National Program Office, Great Lakes Regional Collaboration, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program, Chesapeake Bay Program.
Source: Senate LDA
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program. Migratory Bird Protection Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program. Migratory Bird Protection Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2022
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2022
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program. Migratory Bird Protection Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program. Migratory Bird Protection Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program. Migratory Bird Protection Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Intelligence Community Congressional Whistleblowing Improvement Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Intelligence Community Congressional Whistleblowing Improvement Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Intelligence Community Congressional Whistleblowing Improvement Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Intelligence Community Congressional Whistleblowing Improvement Act
Client: THE CONSERVATION FUND · Firm: THE CONSERVATION FUND
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833) National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792/H.R. 4350) National Park Service - confirmation of Charles F. Sams III as Director National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmations of: Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006) - TCF submitted comments U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Winnie Stachelberg as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies - letter to Shannon Estenoz, DOI Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2021 · second_quarter · Q2
FY2022 Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Agricultural Research Service; Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs (in general). Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Great Lakes Observing System, Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program, Sea Grant College Program, Coastal Zone Management Grants, Marine Debris Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: efforts to combat Asian carp. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution Fund, State Small Business Credit Initiative. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Interagency efforts to combat Asian carp; Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management: land acquisition; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Program; National Park Service: land acquisition, State Assistance Grants Program, Chesapeake Gateways and Watertrails Program; Federal land acquisition programs, generally - reprogramming; U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding; Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Program. Department of Agriculture - U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Program. Environmental Protection Agency - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Advisory Board, Great Lakes National Program Office, Great Lakes Regional Collaboration, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program, Chesapeake Bay Program.
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation Bureau of Land Management - confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806) COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach. Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation, such as the American Jobs Plan) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance; USDA-Rural Development. Migratory Bird Protection Act National 30x30 goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 National Climate Bank Act (S. 283) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773) Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Robert Bonnie as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmations of: Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary; Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Robert Anderson as Solicitor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - confirmation of Radhika Fox as Assistant Administrator for Water White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2021 · first_quarter · Q1
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154) Infrastructure package (future potential legislation) - Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Sec. 221 Sewer Overflow and Storm Reuse Municipal Grants, Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Public Water System Supervision Grant Program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program, Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program. Migratory Bird Protection Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - letter opposing elimination of program and urging legislation to permanently authorize program New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321) Paycheck Protection Program Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Urban Waters Federal Partnership - letter urging member agencies to strengthen U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Urban Waters Program initiatives. U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities. White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities in membership, funding, and programmatic opportunities.
FY2022 Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Agricultural Research Service; Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Great Lakes Observing System, Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program, Sea Grant College Program, Coastal Zone Management Grants, Marine Debris Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: efforts to combat Asian carp. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution Fund, State Small Business Credit Initiative. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Interagency efforts to combat Asian carp; Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management: land acquisition; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Program; National Park Service: land acquisition, State Assistance Grants Program, Chesapeake Gateways and Watertrails Program; Federal land acquisition programs, generally - reprogramming; U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding; Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Program. Department of Agriculture - U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Program. Environmental Protection Agency - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Advisory Board, Great Lakes National Program Office, Great Lakes Regional Collaboration, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program, Chesapeake Bay Program.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2020 · fourth_quarter · Q4
FY 2021 and FY2022 Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill:  Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative); Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and urban agriculture data collection initiative. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.  Department of Commerce:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab; Great Lakes Observing System; Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program; Competitive External research grants; Sea Grant; Coastal Zone Management Grants; Marine Debris Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill.  Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material;  Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations.  U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution Fund programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.  Department of Interior:  Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program; aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.  Land acquisition programs, generally - recreational access funding; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program; Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding. Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (portion of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)): Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act (S. 2555) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2020 · third_quarter · Q3
FY 2021 and FY2022 Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill:  Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative); Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and urban agriculture data collection initiative. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.  Department of Commerce:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab; Great Lakes Observing System; Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program; Competitive External research grants; Sea Grant; Coastal Zone Management Grants; Marine Debris Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill.  Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material;  Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations.  U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution Fund programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.  Department of Interior:  Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program; aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.  Land acquisition programs, generally - recreational access funding; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program; Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding. Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance.  Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Recovering Americas Wildlife Act, and relief for state and local governments to continue funding conservation programs.  Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853)  Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) H-2B Guest Workers and Exemptions for Conservation and Forest-Related Jobs comments Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081). Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Classic APF (FY20/21) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500) Legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2020 · second_quarter · Q2
1.Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative); Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and urban agriculture data collection initiative. 2.Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab; Great Lakes Observing System; Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program; Competitive External research grants; Sea Grant; Coastal Zone Management Grants; Marine Debris Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. 3.Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration 4.Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program 5.Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution Fund programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. 6.Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program; aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program; Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding. 7.Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2020 · first_quarter · Q1
FY 2021 Appropriations 1.Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative); Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and urban agriculture data collection initiative. 2.Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab; Great Lakes Observing System; Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program; Competitive External research grants; Sea Grant; Coastal Zone Management Grants; Marine Debris Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. 3.Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration 4.Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program 5.Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution Fund programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. 6.Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program; aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program; Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding. 7.Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
2020 Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative); Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and urban agriculture data collection initiative. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab; Great Lakes Observing System; Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program; Competitive External research grants; Sea Grant; Coastal Zone Management Grants; Marine Debris Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program; aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program; Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding. Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2019 · second_quarter · 2A
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (S. 1081) Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY20 (H.R. 2500)(S. 1790) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) 2018 Farm Bill: Comments to USDA-NRCS regarding the Miscellaneous Conservation Provisions Interim Rule, Healthy Forests Reserve Program section
2020 Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative); Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and urban agriculture data collection initiative. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab; Great Lakes Observing System; Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program; Competitive External research grants; Sea Grant; Coastal Zone Management Grants; Marine Debris Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program; aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program; Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding. Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2019 · third_quarter · Q3
2020 Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative); Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and urban agriculture data collection initiative. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab; Great Lakes Observing System; Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program; Competitive External research grants; Sea Grant; Coastal Zone Management Grants; Marine Debris Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program; aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program; Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding. Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2019 · second_quarter · Q2
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (S. 1081) Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY20 (H.R. 2500)(S. 1790) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) 2018 Farm Bill: Comments to USDA-NRCS regarding the Miscellaneous Conservation Provisions Interim Rule, Healthy Forests Reserve Program section
2020 Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative); Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and urban agriculture data collection initiative. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab; Great Lakes Observing System; Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program; Competitive External research grants; Sea Grant; Coastal Zone Management Grants; Marine Debris Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program; aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program; Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding. Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2019 · first_quarter · Q1
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (S. 47) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (S. 1081) Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization (S. 302) LWCF Parity for Territories Act (H.R. 1353). 1353 is the bill# for this Congress, 2019 Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY20 National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act
FY2019/2020 Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative); Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and urban agriculture data collection initiative. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab; Great Lakes Observing System; Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program; Competitive External research grants; Sea Grant; Coastal Zone Management Grants; Marine Debris Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program; aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program; Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding. Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
FY2019/2020 Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program and Conservation Innovation Grants), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative). Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures; National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2018 · third_quarter · Q3
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program and Conservation Innovation Grants), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative). Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures; National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2018 · second_quarter · Q2
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program and Conservation Innovation Grants), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative). Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures; National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
THE CONSERVATION FUND via THE CONSERVATION FUND
2018 · first_quarter · Q1
Consolidated Omnibus Appropriations 2018 (H.R. 1625) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, and Conservation Innovation Grants), Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures; National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program; Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization; Wildfire Suppression Funding and Forest Management Activities Act Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service. FY2019 Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program and Conservation Innovation Grants), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative). Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Community-based Restoration Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program); Economic Development Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative; Small Business Administration Regional Innovation Cluster Program. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures; National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program Labor, Health and Human Service, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Corporation for National and Community Service.
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act (S. 3684) America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) CARES Act implementation re USDA and farmers and producers direct financial assistance. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) COVID-19 potential 4th stimulus package, re: Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Water State Revolving, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, nature-based/green infrastructure solutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3590) FEMA's proposed policy on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program comments Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) (H.R. 7092)(H.R.1957) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) (H.R. 6800) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Regional Conservation Partnership Program Interim Rule Comments Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Submitted comments to the Interim Rule America's Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 9025/S. 3051) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 5853) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (H.R.3195/S. 1081) Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.5552) Migratory Bird Treaty Act: submitted comments to the proposed rule Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY21 (H.R. 6395) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225). Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature (H. Res. 835/S. Res. 372)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Forest Renewal Act (H.R. 5311) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (S. 1081)(H.R. 3195) Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY20 (H.R. 2500)(S. 1790) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
2018 Farm Bill: Comments to USDA-NRCS regarding the Miscellaneous Conservation Provisions Interim Rule, Healthy Forests Reserve Program section. Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1992)(S. 170) Forest Recovery Act (H.R. 1444)(S. 1686) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 (S. 2295/H.R. 4031). Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act (S. 1081) Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 877) National Defense Authorization Act for FY20 (H.R. 2500)(S. 1790) National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (S. 754) and (H.R. 1747; S. 754) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 (S. 750/H.R. 1680) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 926; S. 261) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 580) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Restore Our Parks (and Public Lands) Act (H.R. 1225) Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500). Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018: Comments to FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure Communities grant program.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R. 2 and S. 3042) Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act (S. 571)(H.R. 1434) Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 (S. 1460) Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act (S. 569)(H.R. 6759) Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization (S.896)(H.R. 502) LWCF Parity for Territories Act (H.R. 4179) Local FARMS Act (H.R. 3941/S. 1947) Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrows Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 2591) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 (S. 1571) National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017 (S. 384/H.R. 1098) North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act (S. 363)(H.R. 1026) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Extension Act (H.R. 1099) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 3223) (H.R. 4647) Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2017 (H.R. 4459)(S. 2436) Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act (H.R. 6682) Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 2018 (S. 3034)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office