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Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
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NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2008 · first_quarter · Q1
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Source: Senate LDA
Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
To designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest in the State of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
National Landscape Conservation System Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the proposed Hawaiian exemption from preemption provisions of the Plant Protection Act, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse and Independence Lake; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the proposed Hawaiian exemption from preemption provisions of the Plant Protection Act, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse and Independence Lake; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality
Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Expanding Education for Military Families Act of 2003
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, bird conservation priorities, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service invasive species budget; the 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation; the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, and use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions; the 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding and Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program and Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; Fish and Wildlife Service funding for Santa Cruz Island eradication of invasive feral pigs; Funding to implement demonstration projects authorized by the Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act (PL- 109-320); H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; Endangered species funding; Army Corps of Engineers Ecosystem Restoration; and Department of Defense Conservation Buffer funding. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Executive Director, Security Border Initiative, Department of Homeland Security; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Department of the Interior; Counselor to Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Business Management and Wildland Fire, Department of the Interior; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator, Department of Commerce; Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget
Consumer Credit Score Disclosure Act of 2001
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the proposed Hawaiian exemption from preemption provisions of the Plant Protection Act, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse and Independence Lake; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality
A bill to provide for a special application of section 1034 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the proposed Hawaiian exemption from preemption provisions of the Plant Protection Act, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse and Independence Lake; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality
Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the proposed Hawaiian exemption from preemption provisions of the Plant Protection Act, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse and Independence Lake; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality
Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, bird conservation priorities, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service invasive species budget; the 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation; the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, and use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions; the 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding and Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program and Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; Fish and Wildlife Service funding for Santa Cruz Island eradication of invasive feral pigs; Funding to implement demonstration projects authorized by the Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act (PL- 109-320); H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; Endangered species funding; Army Corps of Engineers Ecosystem Restoration; and Department of Defense Conservation Buffer funding. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Executive Director, Security Border Initiative, Department of Homeland Security; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Department of the Interior; Counselor to Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Business Management and Wildland Fire, Department of the Interior; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator, Department of Commerce; Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
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Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), 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), SENATE