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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions ; H.R.702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, all provisions of the bill; S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 720, Energy Saving and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry and for other purposes; H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster Americas energy, security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability and for other purposes; S.2011, Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for reforms of the administration of the Outer Continential Shelf of the United States, and for other purposes; S.J.Res.24/ H.J.Res.72, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. S.J.Res.23/H.J.Res.71, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rul submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. [no bill number] Offshore energy, "offshore mitigation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI/BOEM) preparation of policy platform - internal TNC"; Funding of Green Climate Fund International (Paris Climate Change Agreement 2015);
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NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R.22, FAST Act, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, highway transit programs, and for other purposes, specific provisions relating to: habitat connectivity & resilience, federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, metropolitan planning, non-metropolitan planning, advanced programmatic mitigation, advanced programmatic mitigation, definitions and declaration of policy, National Highway Performance program, Highway Safety Improvement program, National goals and performance management measures, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement, climate change resiliency, and advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, and resilience in a re-authorization of transportation funding. The transportation bill that was passed contains measure that for the first-time allow state DOTs and MPOs the flexibility to include resilience and storm-water management planning into their long-term transportation plans. This will open up significant opportunities for natural infrastructure and vulnerability assessments in infrastructure planning to prepare Americas infrastructure to protect local communities for future generations. As well, the transportation bill strengthens programmatic advanced mitigation in the planning process, a concept TNC has successfully implemented in multiple states across America.
Source: Senate LDA
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions ; H.R.702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, all provisions of the bill; S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 720, Energy Saving and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry and for other purposes; H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster Americas energy, security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability and for other purposes; S.2011, Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for reforms of the administration of the Outer Continential Shelf of the United States, and for other purposes; S.J.Res.24/ H.J.Res.72, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. S.J.Res.23/H.J.Res.71, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rul submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. [no bill number] Offshore energy, "offshore mitigation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI/BOEM) preparation of policy platform - internal TNC"; Funding of Green Climate Fund International (Paris Climate Change Agreement 2015);
Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relieft, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board Reform Act, adds new peer-review requirements to the US Environmental Protection Agencys Science Advisory Board (SAB). [no number yet] Bill to make adjustments to science disclosure procedures by the Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] U.S. Department of Agriculture Groundwater Directive; [no bill number] Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015, support for appropriation under Title 1;
Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Inter-basin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; H.R.2346, North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relief, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; S.2194, Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act, to promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule; National Marine Fisheries Service Floodplain development; [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) re-authorization, resilience, issues related to emergency disaster responses, and other measures through WRDA; President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency rule, Clean Power Plan, historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change;
Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; H.S. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; S.1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, a bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and for all other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1207, Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under that Act, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1826, Fishing Economy Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutes by the agency; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership; [no bill number] Cooperative fisheries management, Program development and implementation; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards;
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.1, Keystone XL Pipeline Act, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, S. Amdt. 92, to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and, amendments related to energy efficiency, climate, and land use; H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Digital Coast Act, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program that collects priority coastal geospatial data and supports an information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision support tools, training, and best practices to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region; [no bill number] Ocean acidification, draft bill discussion; [no bill number yet] Asian Carp Prevention Act, requires the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act, a bill to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number yet] Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act, to authorize states to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the forest legacy program; [no bill number yet] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutues by the agency, not just one bill; [no bill number yet] Resilience, Agency implementation related to resilience and hazard mitigation; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation;
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; H.S. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; S.1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, a bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and for all other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1207, Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under that Act, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1826, Fishing Economy Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutes by the agency; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership; [no bill number] Cooperative fisheries management, Program development and implementation; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards;
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; H.S. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; S.1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, a bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and for all other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1207, Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under that Act, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1826, Fishing Economy Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutes by the agency; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership; [no bill number] Cooperative fisheries management, Program development and implementation; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards;
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
H.R.22, FAST Act, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, highway transit programs, and for other purposes, specific provisions relating to: habitat connectivity & resilience, federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, metropolitan planning, non-metropolitan planning, advanced programmatic mitigation, advanced programmatic mitigation, definitions and declaration of policy, National Highway Performance program, Highway Safety Improvement program, National goals and performance management measures, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement, climate change resiliency, and advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, and resilience in a re-authorization of transportation funding. The transportation bill that was passed contains measure that for the first-time allow state DOTs and MPOs the flexibility to include resilience and storm-water management planning into their long-term transportation plans. This will open up significant opportunities for natural infrastructure and vulnerability assessments in infrastructure planning to prepare Americas infrastructure to protect local communities for future generations. As well, the transportation bill strengthens programmatic advanced mitigation in the planning process, a concept TNC has successfully implemented in multiple states across America.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relief, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; S.2194, Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act, to promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule; National Marine Fisheries Service Floodplain development; [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) re-authorization, resilience, issues related to emergency disaster responses, and other measures through WRDA; President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency rule, Clean Power Plan, historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change;
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relieft, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board Reform Act, adds new peer-review requirements to the US Environmental Protection Agencys Science Advisory Board (SAB). [no number yet] Bill to make adjustments to science disclosure procedures by the Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] U.S. Department of Agriculture Groundwater Directive; [no bill number] Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015, support for appropriation under Title 1;
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Inter-basin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; H.R.2346, North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Inter-basin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; H.R.2346, North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relieft, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relief, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; S.2194, Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act, to promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule; National Marine Fisheries Service Floodplain development; [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) re-authorization, resilience, issues related to emergency disaster responses, and other measures through WRDA; President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency rule, Clean Power Plan, historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change;
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board Reform Act, adds new peer-review requirements to the US Environmental Protection Agencys Science Advisory Board (SAB). [no number yet] Bill to make adjustments to science disclosure procedures by the Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] U.S. Department of Agriculture Groundwater Directive; [no bill number] Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015, support for appropriation under Title 1;
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Inter-basin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; H.R.2346, North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Coral Reef Conservation Act, internal preparation of policy and outreach on implementation and possible reauthorization of the Act; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] DOI funded Post Sandy coastal resilience work; [no bill number] FEMA support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards; [no bill number] CEQ Climate Adaption policy, specifically risk and resilience;
Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia, spefically GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Re-authorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S.508, FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, specific provisions under Title I, Flame Act Amendments and Title II, Forest Treatment Projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund,; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, all provisions related to sage grouse and other endangered species; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Department of Interior (DOI) funded Post Sandy coastal resilience work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards; [no bill number] Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) Climate Adaption policy, specifically risk and resilience;
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Coral Reef Conservation Act, internal preparation of policy and outreach on implementation and possible reauthorization of the Act; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] DOI funded Post Sandy coastal resilience work; [no bill number] FEMA support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards; [no bill number] CEQ Climate Adaption policy, specifically risk and resilience;
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; H.S. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; S.1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, a bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and for all other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1207, Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under that Act, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1826, Fishing Economy Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutes by the agency; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership; [no bill number] Cooperative fisheries management, Program development and implementation; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards;
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia, spefically GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Re-authorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S.508, FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, specific provisions under Title I, Flame Act Amendments and Title II, Forest Treatment Projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund,; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, all provisions related to sage grouse and other endangered species; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Department of Interior (DOI) funded Post Sandy coastal resilience work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards; [no bill number] Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) Climate Adaption policy, specifically risk and resilience;
Better Accounting for Medicaid Costs Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
[no bill number yet] Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization (draft versions of House and Senate Transportation Bills, previous bill H.R. 5021, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act), a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to: Habitat Connectivity & Resilience, potential to add RAMP provision to legislation, Federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, Section 101 Definitions and declaration of policy, Section 119 National Highway Performance program, Section 134 Metropolitan transportation planning, Section 135 Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning, Section 148 Highway Safety Improvement program, Section 150 National goals and performance management measures, Section 328, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement; [no bill number] Transportation funding reauthorization, advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, resilience in a reauthorization of transportation funding; [no bill number] House and Senate Draft Transportation Bills, planning and safety provisions related to State Department of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO); [no bill number] Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, Grow America Act, the multi-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal by the executive branch; [no bill number] Legislation to establish, expand or replenish Transportation Bill and Budget riders, including energy, Clean Air Act regulations, Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations;
Better Accounting for Medicaid Costs Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
[no bill number yet] Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization (draft versions of House and Senate Transportation Bills, previous bill H.R. 5021, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act), a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to: Habitat Connectivity & Resilience, potential to add RAMP provision to legislation, Federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, Section 101 Definitions and declaration of policy, Section 119 National Highway Performance program, Section 134 Metropolitan transportation planning, Section 135 Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning, Section 148 Highway Safety Improvement program, Section 150 National goals and performance management measures, Section 328, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement; [no bill number] Transportation funding reauthorization, advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, resilience in a reauthorization of transportation funding; [no bill number] Drive Act, habitat connectivity and resilience in long-term planning process; [no bill number] Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, Grow America Act, the multi-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal by the executive branch;
Better Accounting for Medicaid Costs Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
[no bill number yet] Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization (draft versions of House and Senate Transportation Bills, previous bill H.R. 5021, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act), a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to: Habitat Connectivity & Resilience, potential to add RAMP provision to legislation, Federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, Section 101 Definitions and declaration of policy, Section 119 National Highway Performance program, Section 134 Metropolitan transportation planning, Section 135 Statewide and non-metropolitan transportation planning, Section 148 Highway Safety Improvement program, Section 150 National goals and performance management measures, Section 328, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement; [no bill number] Transportation funding reauthorization, advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, resilience in a reauthorization of transportation funding; [no bill number] House and Senate Draft Transportation Bills, planning and safety provisions related to State Department of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO); [no bill number] Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, Grow America Act, the multi-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal by the executive branch; [no bill number] Legislation to establish, expand or replenish Transportation Bill and Budget riders, including energy, Clean Air Act regulations, Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations;
To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions ; H.R.702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, all provisions of the bill; S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 720, Energy Saving and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry and for other purposes; H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster Americas energy, security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability and for other purposes; S.2011, Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for reforms of the administration of the Outer Continential Shelf of the United States, and for other purposes; S.J.Res.24/ H.J.Res.72, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. S.J.Res.23/H.J.Res.71, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rul submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. [no bill number] Offshore energy, "offshore mitigation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI/BOEM) preparation of policy platform - internal TNC"; Funding of Green Climate Fund International (Paris Climate Change Agreement 2015);
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions ; H.R.702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, all provisions of the bill; S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 720, Energy Saving and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry and for other purposes; H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster Americas energy, security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability and for other purposes; S.2011, Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for reforms of the administration of the Outer Continential Shelf of the United States, and for other purposes; S.J.Res.24/ H.J.Res.72, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. S.J.Res.23/H.J.Res.71, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rul submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. [no bill number] Offshore energy, "offshore mitigation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI/BOEM) preparation of policy platform - internal TNC"; Funding of Green Climate Fund International (Paris Climate Change Agreement 2015);
S.1, Keystone XL Pipeline Act, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, S. Amdt. 92, to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and, amendments related to energy efficiency, climate, and land use; H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Digital Coast Act, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program that collects priority coastal geospatial data and supports an information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision support tools, training, and best practices to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region; [no bill number] Ocean acidification, draft bill discussion; [no bill number yet] Asian Carp Prevention Act, requires the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act, a bill to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number yet] Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act, to authorize states to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the forest legacy program; [no bill number yet] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutues by the agency, not just one bill; [no bill number yet] Resilience, Agency implementation related to resilience and hazard mitigation; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation;
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Act, specific provision relating to Land Water Conservation Fund; [no bill number yet] Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; [no bill number yet] Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including agency priorities for State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Reauthroization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number yet] Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015, support for appropriation under Title 1; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations for FY16, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife peaching and trafficking; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels; [no bill number yet] Department of Defense Appropriations Act, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program; [no bill number yet] Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project;
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; H.S. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; S.1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, a bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and for all other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1207, Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under that Act, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1826, Fishing Economy Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutes by the agency; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership; [no bill number] Cooperative fisheries management, Program development and implementation; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards;
Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions and specific provision relating to miscellaneous FERC and transport issues, legislation to establish, expand or replenish (from various budget and other riders) energy Clean Air Act regulations- Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations; S.1407, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act, a bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes, all provisions of the bill, specific provisions regarding programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS);
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia, spefically GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Re-authorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S.508, FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, specific provisions under Title I, Flame Act Amendments and Title II, Forest Treatment Projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund,; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, all provisions related to sage grouse and other endangered species; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Department of Interior (DOI) funded Post Sandy coastal resilience work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards; [no bill number] Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) Climate Adaption policy, specifically risk and resilience;
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
E.O. 13604 Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects, S. 338, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, a bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, all provisions of the bill, including recruitment of cosponsors; S. 556/S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Actof 2015, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes, specifically Title II, Habitat Conservation, and inclusion of National Fish Habitat Conservation Act in bipartisan sportsmen package; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, whole bill Sections 1 & 2; S.1744, Chattachoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, a bill to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia; [no bill number] Habitat Conservation Planning, Endangered Species Act implementation; [no bill number] U.S Fish Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Manual Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior National Environmental Policy Act Mitigation Guidance; [no bill number] Bureau of Land Management mitigation manual and handbook; [no bill number] U.S. Forest Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Secretarial Order on Mitigation;
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relieft, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relief, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; S.2194, Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act, to promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule; National Marine Fisheries Service Floodplain development; [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) re-authorization, resilience, issues related to emergency disaster responses, and other measures through WRDA; President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency rule, Clean Power Plan, historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change;
Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions ; H.R.702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, all provisions of the bill; S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 720, Energy Saving and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry and for other purposes; H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster Americas energy, security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability and for other purposes; S.2011, Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for reforms of the administration of the Outer Continential Shelf of the United States, and for other purposes; S.J.Res.24/ H.J.Res.72, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. S.J.Res.23/H.J.Res.71, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rul submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. [no bill number] Offshore energy, "offshore mitigation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI/BOEM) preparation of policy platform - internal TNC"; Funding of Green Climate Fund International (Paris Climate Change Agreement 2015);
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions ; H.R.702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, all provisions of the bill; S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 720, Energy Saving and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry and for other purposes; H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster Americas energy, security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability and for other purposes; S.2011, Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for reforms of the administration of the Outer Continential Shelf of the United States, and for other purposes; S.J.Res.24/ H.J.Res.72, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. S.J.Res.23/H.J.Res.71, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rul submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. [no bill number] Offshore energy, "offshore mitigation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI/BOEM) preparation of policy platform - internal TNC"; Funding of Green Climate Fund International (Paris Climate Change Agreement 2015);
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions and specific provision relating to miscellaneous FERC and transport issues, legislation to establish, expand or replenish (from various budget and other riders) energy Clean Air Act regulations- Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations; S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; [no bill number] Offshore energy, offshore mitigation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI/BOEM) preparation of policy platform;
Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relief, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; S.2194, Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act, to promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule; National Marine Fisheries Service Floodplain development; [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) re-authorization, resilience, issues related to emergency disaster responses, and other measures through WRDA; President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency rule, Clean Power Plan, historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change;
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
E.O. 13604 Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects, S. 338, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, a bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, all provisions of the bill, including recruitment of cosponsors; S. 556/S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Actof 2015, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes, specifically Title II, Habitat Conservation, and inclusion of National Fish Habitat Conservation Act in bipartisan sportsmen package; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, whole bill Sections 1 & 2; S.1744, Chattachoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, a bill to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia; [no bill number] Habitat Conservation Planning, Endangered Species Act implementation; [no bill number] U.S Fish Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Manual Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior National Environmental Policy Act Mitigation Guidance; [no bill number] Bureau of Land Management mitigation manual and handbook; [no bill number] U.S. Forest Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Secretarial Order on Mitigation;
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2016
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; H.S. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; S.1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, a bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and for all other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1207, Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under that Act, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1826, Fishing Economy Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutes by the agency; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership; [no bill number] Cooperative fisheries management, Program development and implementation; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards;
A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
E.O. 13604 Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects, S. 338, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, a bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, all provisions of the bill, including recruitment of cosponsors; S. 556/S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Actof 2015, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes, specifically Title II, Habitat Conservation, and inclusion of National Fish Habitat Conservation Act in bipartisan sportsmen package; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, whole bill Sections 1 & 2; S.1744, Chattachoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, a bill to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia; [no bill number] Habitat Conservation Planning, Endangered Species Act implementation; [no bill number] U.S Fish Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Manual Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior National Environmental Policy Act Mitigation Guidance; [no bill number] Bureau of Land Management mitigation manual and handbook; [no bill number] U.S. Forest Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Secretarial Order on Mitigation;
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Coral Reef Conservation Act, internal preparation of policy and outreach on implementation and possible reauthorization of the Act; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] DOI funded Post Sandy coastal resilience work; [no bill number] FEMA support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards; [no bill number] CEQ Climate Adaption policy, specifically risk and resilience;
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
S.1, Keystone XL Pipeline Act, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, S. Amdt. 92, to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and, amendments related to energy efficiency, climate, and land use; H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Digital Coast Act, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program that collects priority coastal geospatial data and supports an information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision support tools, training, and best practices to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region; [no bill number] Ocean acidification, draft bill discussion; [no bill number yet] Asian Carp Prevention Act, requires the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act, a bill to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number yet] Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act, to authorize states to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the forest legacy program; [no bill number yet] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutues by the agency, not just one bill; [no bill number yet] Resilience, Agency implementation related to resilience and hazard mitigation; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation;
E.O. 13604 Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects, S. 338, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, a bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, all provisions of the bill, including recruitment of cosponsors; S. 556/S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Actof 2015, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes, specifically Title II, Habitat Conservation, and inclusion of National Fish Habitat Conservation Act in bipartisan sportsmen package; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, whole bill Sections 1 & 2; S.1744, Chattachoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, a bill to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia; [no bill number] Habitat Conservation Planning, Endangered Species Act implementation; [no bill number] U.S Fish Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Manual Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior National Environmental Policy Act Mitigation Guidance; [no bill number] Bureau of Land Management mitigation manual and handbook; [no bill number] U.S. Forest Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Secretarial Order on Mitigation;
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Act, specific provision relating to Land Water Conservation Fund; [no bill number yet] Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; [no bill number yet] Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including agency priorities for State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Reauthroization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number yet] Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015, support for appropriation under Title 1; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations for FY16, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife peaching and trafficking; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels; [no bill number yet] Department of Defense Appropriations Act, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program; [no bill number yet] Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project;
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia, spefically GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Re-authorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S.508, FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, specific provisions under Title I, Flame Act Amendments and Title II, Forest Treatment Projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund,; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, all provisions related to sage grouse and other endangered species; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Department of Interior (DOI) funded Post Sandy coastal resilience work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards; [no bill number] Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) Climate Adaption policy, specifically risk and resilience;
H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; H.S. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; S.1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, a bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and for all other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1207, Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under that Act, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1826, Fishing Economy Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutes by the agency; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership; [no bill number] Cooperative fisheries management, Program development and implementation; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards;
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relief, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; S.2194, Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act, to promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule; National Marine Fisheries Service Floodplain development; [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) re-authorization, resilience, issues related to emergency disaster responses, and other measures through WRDA; President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency rule, Clean Power Plan, historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change;
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board Reform Act, adds new peer-review requirements to the US Environmental Protection Agencys Science Advisory Board (SAB). [no number yet] Bill to make adjustments to science disclosure procedures by the Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] U.S. Department of Agriculture Groundwater Directive; [no bill number] Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015, support for appropriation under Title 1;
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relieft, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Inter-basin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; H.R.2346, North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
E.O. 13604 Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects, S. 338, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, a bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, all provisions of the bill, including recruitment of cosponsors; S. 556/S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Actof 2015, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes, specifically Title II, Habitat Conservation, and inclusion of National Fish Habitat Conservation Act in bipartisan sportsmen package; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, whole bill Sections 1 & 2; S.1744, Chattachoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, a bill to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia; [no bill number] Habitat Conservation Planning, Endangered Species Act implementation; [no bill number] U.S Fish Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Manual Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior National Environmental Policy Act Mitigation Guidance; [no bill number] Bureau of Land Management mitigation manual and handbook; [no bill number] U.S. Forest Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Secretarial Order on Mitigation;
Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relieft, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board Reform Act, adds new peer-review requirements to the US Environmental Protection Agencys Science Advisory Board (SAB). [no number yet] Bill to make adjustments to science disclosure procedures by the Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] U.S. Department of Agriculture Groundwater Directive; [no bill number] Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015, support for appropriation under Title 1;
Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Inter-basin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; H.R.2346, North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relief, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; S.2194, Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act, to promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule; National Marine Fisheries Service Floodplain development; [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) re-authorization, resilience, issues related to emergency disaster responses, and other measures through WRDA; President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency rule, Clean Power Plan, historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change;
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions and specific provision relating to miscellaneous FERC and transport issues, legislation to establish, expand or replenish (from various budget and other riders) energy Clean Air Act regulations- Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations; [no bill number] Mercnet, re-authorization and expansion of the program to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife discussed; [no bill number] To provide direction to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the establishment of standards for emissions of any greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, and for other purposes; [no bill number] Offshore Energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); [no bill number] Department of Interior Secretarial Order on Mitigation;
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions and specific provision relating to miscellaneous FERC and transport issues, legislation to establish, expand or replenish (from various budget and other riders) energy Clean Air Act regulations- Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations; S.1407, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act, a bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes, all provisions of the bill, specific provisions regarding programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS);
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions ; H.R.702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, all provisions of the bill; S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 720, Energy Saving and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry and for other purposes; H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster Americas energy, security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability and for other purposes; S.2011, Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for reforms of the administration of the Outer Continential Shelf of the United States, and for other purposes; S.J.Res.24/ H.J.Res.72, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. S.J.Res.23/H.J.Res.71, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rul submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. [no bill number] Offshore energy, "offshore mitigation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI/BOEM) preparation of policy platform - internal TNC"; Funding of Green Climate Fund International (Paris Climate Change Agreement 2015);
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions and specific provision relating to miscellaneous FERC and transport issues, legislation to establish, expand or replenish (from various budget and other riders) energy Clean Air Act regulations- Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations; S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; [no bill number] Offshore energy, offshore mitigation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI/BOEM) preparation of policy platform;
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relief, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; S.2194, Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act, to promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule; National Marine Fisheries Service Floodplain development; [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) re-authorization, resilience, issues related to emergency disaster responses, and other measures through WRDA; President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency rule, Clean Power Plan, historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change;
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia, spefically GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Re-authorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S.508, FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, specific provisions under Title I, Flame Act Amendments and Title II, Forest Treatment Projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund,; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, all provisions related to sage grouse and other endangered species; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Department of Interior (DOI) funded Post Sandy coastal resilience work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards; [no bill number] Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) Climate Adaption policy, specifically risk and resilience;
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions ; H.R.702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, all provisions of the bill; S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 720, Energy Saving and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry and for other purposes; H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster Americas energy, security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability and for other purposes; S.2011, Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for reforms of the administration of the Outer Continential Shelf of the United States, and for other purposes; S.J.Res.24/ H.J.Res.72, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. S.J.Res.23/H.J.Res.71, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rul submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. [no bill number] Offshore energy, "offshore mitigation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI/BOEM) preparation of policy platform - internal TNC"; Funding of Green Climate Fund International (Paris Climate Change Agreement 2015);
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2015 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Coral Reef Conservation Act, internal preparation of policy and outreach on implementation and possible reauthorization of the Act; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] DOI funded Post Sandy coastal resilience work; [no bill number] FEMA support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards; [no bill number] CEQ Climate Adaption policy, specifically risk and resilience;
E.O. 13604 Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects, S. 338, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, a bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, all provisions of the bill, including recruitment of cosponsors; S. 556/S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Actof 2015, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes, specifically Title II, Habitat Conservation, and inclusion of National Fish Habitat Conservation Act in bipartisan sportsmen package; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, whole bill Sections 1 & 2; S.1744, Chattachoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, a bill to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia; [no bill number] Habitat Conservation Planning, Endangered Species Act implementation; [no bill number] U.S Fish Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Manual Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior National Environmental Policy Act Mitigation Guidance; [no bill number] Bureau of Land Management mitigation manual and handbook; [no bill number] U.S. Forest Service Mitigation Policy; [no bill number] Department of Interior Secretarial Order on Mitigation;
[no bill number yet] Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization (draft versions of House and Senate Transportation Bills, previous bill H.R. 5021, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act), a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to: Habitat Connectivity & Resilience, potential to add RAMP provision to legislation, Federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, Section 101 Definitions and declaration of policy, Section 119 National Highway Performance program, Section 134 Metropolitan transportation planning, Section 135 Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning, Section 148 Highway Safety Improvement program, Section 150 National goals and performance management measures, Section 328, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement; [no bill number] Transportation funding reauthorization, advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, resilience in a reauthorization of transportation funding; [no bill number] Drive Act, habitat connectivity and resilience in long-term planning process; [no bill number] Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, Grow America Act, the multi-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal by the executive branch;
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; S. 1894, California Emergency Drought Relieft, a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, all provisions; [no bill number yet] Drought Policy, principles and recommendations for improving water resource resilience; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions and specific provision relating to miscellaneous FERC and transport issues, legislation to establish, expand or replenish (from various budget and other riders) energy Clean Air Act regulations- Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations; S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; [no bill number] Offshore energy, offshore mitigation with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (DOI/BOEM) preparation of policy platform;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2015 · second_quarter · Q2
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Inter-basin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; H.R.2346, North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] Waters of the U.S., urging no votes on any amendments that slowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) process on Waters on the U.S. rule;
[no bill number yet] Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization (draft versions of House and Senate Transportation Bills, previous bill H.R. 5021, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act), a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to: Habitat Connectivity & Resilience, potential to add RAMP provision to legislation, Federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, Section 101 Definitions and declaration of policy, Section 119 National Highway Performance program, Section 134 Metropolitan transportation planning, Section 135 Statewide and non-metropolitan transportation planning, Section 148 Highway Safety Improvement program, Section 150 National goals and performance management measures, Section 328, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement; [no bill number] Transportation funding reauthorization, advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, resilience in a reauthorization of transportation funding; [no bill number] House and Senate Draft Transportation Bills, planning and safety provisions related to State Department of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO); [no bill number] Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, Grow America Act, the multi-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal by the executive branch; [no bill number] Legislation to establish, expand or replenish Transportation Bill and Budget riders, including energy, Clean Air Act regulations, Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations;
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions and specific provision relating to miscellaneous FERC and transport issues, legislation to establish, expand or replenish (from various budget and other riders) energy Clean Air Act regulations- Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations; S.1407, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act, a bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes, all provisions of the bill, specific provisions regarding programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS);
H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; H.S. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; S.1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, a bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and for all other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1207, Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under that Act, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.1826, Fishing Economy Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutes by the agency; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership; [no bill number] Cooperative fisheries management, Program development and implementation; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
S.1, Keystone XL Pipeline Act, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, S. Amdt. 92, to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and, amendments related to energy efficiency, climate, and land use; H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Digital Coast Act, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program that collects priority coastal geospatial data and supports an information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision support tools, training, and best practices to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region; [no bill number] Ocean acidification, draft bill discussion; [no bill number yet] Asian Carp Prevention Act, requires the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act, a bill to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number yet] Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act, to authorize states to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the forest legacy program; [no bill number yet] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutues by the agency, not just one bill; [no bill number yet] Resilience, Agency implementation related to resilience and hazard mitigation; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation;
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency,Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions and specific provision relating to miscellaneous FERC and transport issues, legislation to establish, expand or replenish (from various budget and other riders) energy Clean Air Act regulations- Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations; [no bill number] Mercnet, re-authorization and expansion of the program to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife discussed; [no bill number] To provide direction to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the establishment of standards for emissions of any greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, and for other purposes; [no bill number] Offshore Energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); [no bill number] Department of Interior Secretarial Order on Mitigation;
S. 462/ H.R. 243, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water, all provisions of the bill; S. 589/ H.R. 1135, Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015, a bill to provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species, all provisions of the bill; H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, all provisions of the bill; [no bill number] Aquatic invasive species in the Chicago area waterways system and the Mississippi River basin; [no bill number] Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board Reform Act, adds new peer-review requirements to the US Environmental Protection Agencys Science Advisory Board (SAB). [no number yet] Bill to make adjustments to science disclosure procedures by the Enivornmental Protection Agency (EPA) [no bill number] Water Resources Reform Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies, make revisions to the air permitting process and would excuse manufacturers from complying with new National Ambient Air Quality Standards until EPA issues implementation guidelines or regulations; [no bill number] North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; [no bill number] U.S. Department of Agriculture Groundwater Directive; [no bill number] Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015, support for appropriation under Title 1;
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Act, specific provision relating to Land Water Conservation Fund; [no bill number yet] Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; [no bill number yet] Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including agency priorities for State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Reauthroization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number yet] Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015, support for appropriation under Title 1; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations for FY16, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife peaching and trafficking; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels; [no bill number yet] Department of Defense Appropriations Act, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program; [no bill number yet] Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project;
[no bill number yet] Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization (draft versions of House and Senate Transportation Bills, previous bill H.R. 5021, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act), a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to: Habitat Connectivity & Resilience, potential to add RAMP provision to legislation, Federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, Section 101 Definitions and declaration of policy, Section 119 National Highway Performance program, Section 134 Metropolitan transportation planning, Section 135 Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning, Section 148 Highway Safety Improvement program, Section 150 National goals and performance management measures, Section 328, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement; [no bill number] Transportation funding reauthorization, advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, resilience in a reauthorization of transportation funding; [no bill number] House and Senate Draft Transportation Bills, planning and safety provisions related to State Department of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO); [no bill number] Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, Grow America Act, the multi-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal by the executive branch; [no bill number] Legislation to establish, expand or replenish Transportation Bill and Budget riders, including energy, Clean Air Act regulations, Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), reauthorization, specific provisions relating to funding for the land and water conservation fund, provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes, discussed full funding and reauthorization; H.R.152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes; HR3080, S601, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, respectively, authority for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs (Section 1030); H.R. 5171, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, special provision relating to Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service forest management and fire accounts; S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, specific provisions relating to Conservation and Forestry Titles; H.R. 3992/ S. 1875, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act 2013 and 2014, a bill that would fund a portion of the US Forest Service and Department of Interior wildfire suppression costs through a budget cap adjustment similar to the budget cap adjustment currently in use by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, including general provisions for funding wildfire suppression costs while minimizing adverse impacts on other important natural resource programs,a budget fix to the Interior appropriations bill that would fund wildfire disasters like other natural disasters, which would decrease the impacts of increasing suppression costs on the other programs and services funded by the Interior appropriations bill, and enactment; S. 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to natural infrastructure in the final bill; H.R. 4660/S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title I, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provisions, makes appropriations for FY2015 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015, including appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Urban Development and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Septemeber 30, 2015, and for other purposes, specifically amendment on resiliency and infrustracture; H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015, including funding to continue construction of the Hamilton City Flood Damage; H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; S. 2593, FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes; H.R.83, Conslidated and Further Continuing Approporiations Act, 2015, (omnibus spending bill), making consolidate appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to: sustaining funding for LWCF, WDFA, Wildfire Suppression Funding, Fish and Wildlife programs, NOAA, Flood Control and Navigation, International Conservation, Agriculture conservation programs, and Defense, Appropriation for Engery and Water, Bureau of Land Management, National Parks Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; H.R.2713 Capital Gains Easement Act of 2013, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or grant of conservation easements and to allow the sale or grant of conservation easements in the case of the special estate tax valuation provisions for certain farm and other trade or business real property; H.R. 3979, Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, special provisions relating to Title XXX-Natural Resources Related General Provisions; H.R.5013, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, approval of conservation provisions with the FY15 Foreign Opeartions appropriation; H.R. 2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, specific provision regarding NRCS Sage Grouse Initiative; H.R. 3304, National Defense Authorization Act 2014, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to public lands for Montana, Rhode Island, Washington, and Delaware; [Bills without numbers] [no bill number] President's Budget Release for 2016 which will influence appropriations legislation for 114th Congress and for U.S.Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management; [no bill number] Appropriations Bills ( including Agriculture, Interior, Foreign Operations, Justice,), specific provisions relating to: Bureau of Land Management programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs, Environmental Protection Agency programs, and agency requests for Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Adminstration, Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service; [no bill number yet] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations FY2016 budget development; [no bill number] Approrpiations for Flood Damange Reduction project;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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2014 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2174, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration;S. 338 -- Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2013 including specific provisions relating to permanent conservation funding, remove the current 2015 expiration date, allocate funds for Land Water Conservation Fund, make monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation and require not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; S. 368, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2013, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act for another ten years; H.R. 2208, North American Wetlands Conservation Act reauthorization to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; S. 2080, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, a bill to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, improve the quality of life of the United States, enhance fish and wildlife-dependent recreation, and for other purposes; S. 1996/ S. 2363, Bipartisan Sportsmens Act of 2014, provision related to Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act; North American Wetlands Conservation Act; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to Section 202, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act; H.R. 3105, Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to exempt from such Act animals accidentally included in shipments of aquatic species produced in commercial aquaculture, and for other purposes; S. 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, opportunity to reduce environmental impacts from transportation facilities, which advancing important policy initiatives such as natural infrastructure resiliency and smart development; H.R. 3992/ S. 1875, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act 2013 and 2014, a bill that would fund a portion of the US Forest Service and Department of Interior wildfire suppression costs through a budget cap adjustment similar to the budget cap adjustment currently in use by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, including provisions for funding wildfire suppression costs while minimizing adverse impacts on other important natural resource programs, including hazardous fuel management; H.R. 2280, Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013; S2080, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, to establish regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorize the National Fish Habitat Action Plan and provide the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [bills without numbers] [no bill number] Great Lakes Ecosystems Restoration Act; [no bill number] Americas Great Outdoors (AGO) Initiative, Conceptual discussion of funding source authorization within the Department of the Interior and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; [no bill number] Draft Strategic Growth Plan for the National Wildlife Refuge System (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service); [no bill number] Mitigation policy revision and candidate species conservaton rulemaking and in connection with development on public and private lands, military buffer program;[no bill number] Bureau of Land Management Resource Management Plan and Fish and Wildlife mitigation framework for Sage Grouse; [no bill number] Endangered Species Act, listing of Lesser Prairie-Chicken under special 4(d) rule; [no bill number] Bureau of Land Management Energy siting and mitigation policies;
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2014 · first_quarter · Q1
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), specific provisions relating to funding for the land and water conservation fund, and for other purposes, including, appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Super storm Sandy;HR152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2013 to specified federal agencies and programs for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy; HR3080, S601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including specific provisions relating to authorization for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs, and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program; HR 1960 and S1997 National Defense Authorization Act relating to appropriations for the funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program and an amendment to section 103A of the Sikes Act; S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, specific provisions relating to Conservation and Forestry Titles; H.R. 2935/ S. 1005, Conservation Reform Act of 2013, to establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation; HR 2397/S 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; H.R. 3992/ S. 1875, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; [Bills without numbers] Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Department of Defense and Department of Environmental Protection Agency Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership in proximity of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; President's Budget Release for Land and Water Conservation Fund Accounts for U.S.Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management, U.S. Forest Service, and Department of Interior Programs, including budget request for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management, Endangered Species Grant Programs and National Blueway Program; Agencies priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.s. Fish and Wildlife Services and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; Appropriations Bills ( including Agriculture, Interior, Foreign Operations, Commerce, Justice, Science), specific provisions relating to: US Department of Agriculture Plant Health and Forest Service Health Management and Research programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs, Bureau of Land Management programs, U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs, Environmental Protection Agency programs, and agency requests for Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Adminstration, Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Survey, and National Park Service; Budget Conference Committee Bill tasked with merging the budget plans passed earlier in the year by each chamber; The Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Act Appropriations; Wildlife Disaster Funding Act of 2014; Interior, Enviornment and Related Agencies Appropriations, specific provisions relating to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Land and Water Conservation Fund;
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2013 · fourth_quarter · Q4
HR3391, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act including specific provisions relating to the authorization and expansion of the MERCNET program to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife;HR 3080/S601, Water Resources Development Act, authorizes and defines water and other restoration activities by the US Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies; to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the implementation of U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers programs, mitigation, ecosystem restoration and impact on dam operations, authorizations for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs, environmental review policy, mitigation policy and disaster risk reduction policy; Transportation Bill reauthorization;
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a bill to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding for land and water conservation fund, and for other purposes, including, appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Super storm Sandy.HR2713 Capital Gains Easement Act; S.601, Water Resources Development Act, specific provisions relating to conservation initiatives; S.10, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Farm Bill), specific provisions related to the Conservation Title; HR152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2013 to specified federal agencies and programs for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy; HR 2397, S1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2014; HR 1960 and S1997, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014; HR3080, S601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including specific provisions relating to authorization for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs, and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program; H.Res.288, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2609) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; HR 2609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including Title II, Department of Interior appropriations for the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration; HR 2397/S 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, HR 1960 and S1997 National Defense Authorization Act relating to appropriations for the funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program; [BILLS WITHOUT NUMBERS] Department of Defense and Department of Environmental Protection Agency Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership in proximity of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; President's Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, including budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Land and Water Conservation Fund accounts for Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management, Endangered Species Grant Programs and National Blueway Program; Appropriations Bill ( including Agriculture, Interior, Foreign Operations, Commerce, Justice), including specific provisions relating to agency requests for Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture (also APHIS and Forest Service), FEMA, Housing and Urban Development, and U.S. Geological Survey. Continuing Resolution, including specific provisions relating to conservation issues, the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and US Fish and Wildlife Services; FY14 Budget Conference Committee Bill for the merging of budget plans passed earlier in the year by each chamber; Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; State and Foreign Operations Bill, for increased level of conservation funding within USAID budget, primarily within the biodiversity account, which was $190 M per year and for FY14 has been raised to $ 227.5 M; Conservation budget; The Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Act;
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2013 · third_quarter · Q3
FY14 Interior, House Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, including specific appropriations relating to Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and US Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, US Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species grant programs;FY14 Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY14 House and Senate Budget Resolutions; FY14 Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric; FY13 Agency Priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, UIS Fish and Wildlife Service and US Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; FY14 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill; FY13 Federal Budget with specific emphasis on Function 300 (Natural Resource) activities, including programs within Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, Transportation, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Budget Control Act of 2011; The Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a bill to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of LWCF, and to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes, including, appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Superstorm Sandy. HR.152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 appropriations for specified federal agencies and programs for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy; S1005, Conservation Reform Act; S.2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; [no bill number yet] Continuing Resolution, including specific provisions relating to conservation issues, the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and US Fish and Wildlife Services; The Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Act; Department of Defense and Department of Environmental Protection Agency Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership in proximity of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida;
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2013 · second_quarter · Q2
HR.1080 To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities and Title 10, U.S. Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs (10 USC 670c-1, 10 USC 2684a), and Cooperative Agreements for Land Management on Department of Defense Installations (16 USC 670c-1); Executive Branch mitigation policies relating to conservation;S.338 -- Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2013 including specific provisions relating to permanent conservation funding (Land and Water Conservation Fund, forest legacy and wild and scenic rivers) and remove the current 2015 expiration date, and allocation of funds for LWCF; S.170, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act; S1153 The Invasive Fish and Wildlife Act - a bill to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife; S. 338, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2013, to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund and remove the current 2015 expiration date; S. 368, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2013, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act for another ten years; [no bill number yet] Healthy Habitat Coalition proposed bill for the coordination and funding of on-the-ground management of invasive species on federal lands and through state program. US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service rule governing imports of plants which might introduce non-native insects and diseases; [bills without numbers yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, to establish regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorize the National Fish Habitat Action Plan and provide the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; Americas Great Outdoors (AGO) Initiative, Conceptual discussion of funding source authorization within the Department of the Interior and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide, related landscape scale conservation, and declaration of national monuments; Mitigation policy for siting of development on public lands, for jurisdiction of Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act, solar energy zones, oil and gas issues; Great Lakes Ecosystem Restoration Act; [no bill number] Sportsmen's Act, provisions related to Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, resolution of appraisal issues for Forest Legacy Program, Allocation of funds for Land and Water Conservation Fund in 2013; [no bill number yet] Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund;
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2013 · first_quarter · Q1
S601, Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the implementation of U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers programs, support for dam optimization provision, provisions including Water Supply, Project Acceleration and Natural Infrastructure, funding and streamlining infrastructure, dam optimization provision, optimize US Army Corps of Engineers operations for environmental and other socioeconomic benefits;HR3391, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act including specific provisions relating to the authorization and expansion of the MERCNET program to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife; [No bill number] Great Lakes Restoration Initiative [no bill number yet]Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm Recovery Act, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged in 2011 by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee, in particular bill to addresses mitigation for citizens and ecosystems victimized by extreme flooding and redesign culverts for wildlife connectivity Flood Insurance; [no bill number yet] Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011, including specific provisions that will discourage and guide development away from our nations freshwater and coastal floodplains, inform the public and provide mapping funding, especially for taking into consideration climate change; [no bill number yet] Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, including specific provisions relating to aquatic connectivity and advance mitigation and RESTORE provisions to provide funding for Gulf restoration and mitigation activities; Comprehensive ecosystem restoration plan as defined in The Resources and ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States of 2012
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H 5857 and S 3241 State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, including specific provisions relating to USAID funding for conservation grants to work internationally and related funding including the US quota to the Global Environment Facility and for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; S.3525 -- Sportsmen's Act of 2012 provisions related to Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act and Title II, National Fish Habitat; H.R.6385 Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act, including specific provisions relating to a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries, and for other purposes; S.2323/ H.R.5326 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including, budget for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, specifically relating to the Habitat Conservation and Restoration, Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Program, National Catch Share Program, Stock Assessments under the National Marine Fisheries Service, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Ocean Partnerships, and Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program under the National Ocean Service; HR3325, Livable Communities Act of 2011, including specific provisions relating to the Presidential Budget Proposals in and attendant offsetting provisions in the context of the Budget Control Act (BCA), under which Congress and the Administration must achieve $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction; S3254, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, specifically supplemental appropriations for Disaster Assistance. S.3215 -- Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013; S.1813, Moving Ahead in the 21st Century MAP-21, Senates Transportation 2-year extender of Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), TEA-21 and SAFETEA-LU to include the The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourism Opportunities and Revived Economy of the Gulf Coast Act of 2011 (RESTORE Act) and Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), including specific provisions relating to the inclusion of funding for Title F Gulf Coast Restoration and Title G, Land Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, provisions related to aquatic connectivity and regional advanced mitigation planning; HR3096/S. 861, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011, including specific provisions relating to the dedication of Clean Water Act Fines to Gulf of Mexico Restoration in conjunction with S 862, Comprehensive Gulf of Mexico Recovery, Restoration and Resiliency Act, S1140 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, HR56 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, H.R.480 Gulf of Mexico Economic and Environmental Restoration Act of 2011; S3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (Farm Bill), including specific provisions relating to fundraising easement programs, miscellaneous spending issues under the US Department of Agriculture, and Sec 1108 (of Senate bill) relating to the Adjusted Gross Income waiver for conservation programs; HR 6091, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, and FY14 including Agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy (USDA), Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Everglades Headwaters National Refuge and Conservation Area, the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (HR5872), including provisions to make funds available to the Department of the Interior; HR5325, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY13 & FY14, including specific provisions relating to Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species barrier feasibility study in NY, provide North Atlantic Division-wide authority for coastal management by Corps of Engineers, funding for the Army Corps of Engineers, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project and funding for community-based fishery associations; S2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; S. 1265, To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes; HR4310, National Defense Authorization Act for FY13 and HR5856, Defense Appropriations Act for FY13, including specific provisions relating to the provisions of and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) under 10 USC 2684a, amendments to section 103a of the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1) and issues related to the Department of Defense energy programs, including the development of renewable energy on Department of Defense lands, and issues related to the role of Department of Defense in addressing climate change and climate change adaptation nationally and overseas; H.R. 4408, To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such Act for land management related to Department of Defense installations and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs, potential revision to the Sikes Act relating to management of lands under the jurisdiction of Department of Defense, Interior, and the Department of Agriculture; H.R.5856, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, specific provisions relating to the funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative. [No Bill Number] Presidents FY14 Budget, including specific provisions related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund Accounts for Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Forest Service; [No Bill Number] Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), specific provisions relating to appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Super storm Sandy; Funding for the Forest Legacy Program (FLP), a Federal program in partnership with States, supporting State efforts to protect environmentally sensitive forest lands, Cooperative agreement relating to the Department of Defense project near Elgin Air Force Base, Florida; [No Bill Number] Agency Priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; President's Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs; COVERED OFFICIALS: Principal Assistant Deputy for Natural Resources Program, Office of Management and Budget Director of Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Deputy Director of N-45 and Navy Task Force Energy, US Navy; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (I&E), U.S. Department of Defense; Director Training Readiness and Strategy, Department of Defense; Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Airspace and Range Manager, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense; Assistant Secretary, Air Force, Department of Defense; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, Department of Defense; Chief, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Chief, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Associate Director for Land and Water, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director Region 1, Fish and Wildlife Service. Department of Interior; Science Advisor, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior;
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), reauthorization, specific provisions relating to funding for the land and water conservation fund, provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes, discussed full funding and reauthorization;HR152; Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes; HR3080, S601, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, respectively, authority for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs (Section 1030); S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, specific provisions relating to Conservation and Forestry Titles; H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R. 4435, National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2015, funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program and an amendment to section 103A of the Sikes Act; H.R. 3992/ S. 1875, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act 2013 and 2014, a bill that would fund a portion of the US Forest Service and Department of Interior wildfire suppression costs through a budget cap adjustment similar to the budget cap adjustment currently in use by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, including provisions for funding wildfire suppression costs while minimizing adverse impacts on other important natural resource programs, including hazardous fuel management; S. 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, including specific provisios realting to natural infrastructure in the final bill; H.R. 4660/S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title I, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provisions; H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015, including appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Urban Development and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Septemeber 30, 2015, and for other purposes; H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015, including funding to continue construction of the Hamilton City Flood Damage, Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration project, and for the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Restoration Fund; HR2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; [Bills without numbers] [no bill number] President's Budget Release for Land and Water Conservation Fund Accounts for U.S.Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management, U.S. Forest Service, and Department of Interior Programs, agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.s. Fish and Wildlife Services and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts;[no bill number] Appropriations Bills ( including Agriculture, Interior, Foreign Operations, Transportation, Commerce, Justice, Science, Environmental), specific provisions relating to: US Department of Agriculture Plant Health and Forest Service Health Management and Research programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs, Food and Drug Administration programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Bureau of Land Management programs, U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs, Environmental Protection Agency programs, and agency requests for Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Adminstration, Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, and Dakota Grasslands Conservation area; [no bill number] The Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Act Appropriations; [no bill number] Interior, Enviornment and Related Agencies Appropriations, specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
HR1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 including specific provisions relating to Title II Conservation and the Conservation Reserve Program;S.10 and S. 954-- Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Farm Bill), including specific provisions relating to the Forestry and Conservation titles, Stewardship contracting, State and private forestry programs, the Nature Resources Conservation Program Conservation Title, the Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, the Grassland Reserve Program, the Wetlands Reserve Program, the Energy Title, and other specific provisions to include Sodsaver and conservation compliance; HR2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; S1301, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2013; S. 1875/ H.R. 3992, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013; HR1526, S.1784, Oregon and California Lands Act;
HR1877 the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013, regarding amending the Clean Water Act for setting amounts and authorizing grants for water quality control;HR 3080/S601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013,to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the implementation of U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers programs, mitigation and ecosystem restoration and impact on dam operations, authorizations for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs, environmental review policy, mitigation policy and disaster risk reduction policy; HR3391, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act including specific provisions relating to the authorization and expansion of the MERCNET program to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife; HR 2935, Conservation Reform Act of 2013, to establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation; S. 1153, Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act, authorizes any person, entity, or the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Requires the Director to determine whether the proposal should be approved within 180 days; HR3025 Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm Recovery Act of 2013 a bill to address mitigation for citizens and ecosystems victimized by extreme flooding and redesign culverts for wildlife connectivity; HR 4005, Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard and other purposes including specific provisions relating to ballast water; H.R. 4001, Defending Against Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2014; to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out certain activities to prevent the interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River, and for other purposes; H.R. 3080 Water Resources Development Act of 2013, relating to the impact on dam operations, mitigation and ecosystem restoration, Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] US Army Corps of Engineers strategy for recovery of Gulf of Mexico ecosystems, watershed budgeting and analysis of water infrastructure assets; [no bill number] international hydropower efforts; [no bill number] Transportation Bill reauthorization; Chicago Area Waterways System; H.R. 3370 Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
H.R.686, Protect our Prairies Act, a "Sodsaver" Bill to reduce crop insurance subsidies to farmers who farm native grasslands;S.10 and S. 954-- Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Farm Bill), specific provisions relating to the implementation of Conservation Title programs which fund voluntary easement programs, including amendments: 2438 Conservation Crop Insurance, 2313-Forest Legacy, 2293-to impose an adjusted gross income cap for conservation projects, 2291-to eliminate International Forestry Programs at the U.S. Forest Service, 2292-to eliminate the Urban and Community Forestry (U & CF) program, and 2371- to expand the Forest Legacy program, Stewardship contracting, State and private forestry programs, Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, the Grassland Reserve Program, the Wetlands Reserve Program, Energy Title and Forestry Title; HR2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, including specific provisions related to Title II Conservation and the Conservation Reserve Program; HR 1807, The Residential Energy and Economic Savings (TREES) Act, an act to help lower energy usage and utility bills through the targeted planning of residential shade trees; [No bill number] Funding for Forest Restoration Economic Study; [no bill number] Natural Resources Conservation Service, Bureau of Land Management and US Fish and Wildlife Service funding for Sage Grouse; [no bill number] Implementation of large landscape focus for agricultural producers in the Northern Everglades and the southeastern longleaf pine landscape; [no bill number yet] A bill to provide to the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture expedited authority to remove geese that threaten aircraft;
HR985, Asian carp Prevention Act of 2013, to require the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins;HR644, Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2013, To direct the Secretary of Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes. S1153, Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act, a bill to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife; S338, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2013 including specific provisions relating to permanent conservation funding (Land and Water Conservation Fund, forest legacy and wild and scenic rivers) and remove the current 2015 expiration date S170, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act; S368, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2013, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act for another ten years; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, to establish regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, provide the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration [no bill number yet] US Department of Agriculture Animal and Health Inspection Service proposed rule governing imports of plants which might introduce non-native insects and diseases [no bill number] Sportsmen's Act, provisions related to Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, resolution of appraisal issues for Forest Legacy Program, Allocation of funds for Land and Water Conservation Fund in 2013; [no bill number] Sportmans Act of 2013, specific provisions relating to the Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North America Wetlands Conservation Act, and National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; [no bill number yet] Healthy Habitats bill to coordinate and pay for on-the-ground management of invasive species on federal lands and through state grant program; Mitigation policy revision and candidate species conservation rulemaking, including decision on Lesser Prairie-Chicken ESA listing; Gulf of Mexico restoration; Americas Great Outdoors (AGO) Initiative, Conceptual discussion of funding source authorization within the Department of the Interior and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide, related landscape scale conservation, and declaration of national monuments; Mitigation policy for siting of development on public lands, for jurisdiction of Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act, solar energy zones, oil and gas issues; Great Lakes Ecosystem Restoration Act;
S601, Water Resources Development Act, to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to advance public/private partnership with the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers programs;HR3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA), to reform the process by which the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) selects and completes water resource projects, specific provisions include, Section 103 that attempts to streamline processes related to environmental reviews, and other provisions relating to natural infrastructure, mitigation and modernizing dam operations; S1232, HR2773, Great Lakes Ecological & Economic Protection Act of 2013, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect and restore the Great Lakes; [HR3391, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act including specific provisions relating to the authorization and expansion of the MERCNET program to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife; HR1877 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorized appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes; S1528, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act, including specific provisions relating to the authorization and expansion of the MERCNET program to monitor toxicity levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife HR1877 the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013, including specific provisions for amending the CWA for setting amounts and authorizing grants for water quality control; [no bill number yet] Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm Recovery Act, a bill to address mitigation for citizens and ecosystems victimized by extreme flooding and redesign culverts for wildlife connectivity; [no bill number yet] To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] Legislation to establish, expand or replenish energy (from various budget and other riders) Clean Air Act regulations, Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations [no bill number yet] Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act, including specific provisions related to the expansion of the MERCNET program to monitor toxicity levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife [no bill number] Implementation of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act; [no bill number yet] Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm Recovery Act, a bill to address mitigation for citizens and ecosystems victimized by extreme flooding and redesign culverts for wildlife connectivity; US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) alternative financing options, asset management and regulatory permitting procedures for programmatic permits; Comprehensive ecosystem restoration plan as defined in The Resources and ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States of 2012;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
HR3391, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act including specific provisions relating to the authorization and expansion of the MERCNET program to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife;S601, Water Resources Development Act, to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the implementation of U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers programs, modernize flood an coastal storm recovery options, improve ability to work with non-profits, optimize the use of USACE dams, increase authorization levels for continuing authority programs, begin to implement alternative finance approaches, enhance the ability for USACE to participate with interagency federal or international organizations and foreign governments, budget based on watershed analysis; HR1877 the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013, regarding amending the Clean Water Act for setting amounts and authorizing grants for water quality control; Comprehensive ecosystem restoration plan as defined in The Resources and ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States of 2012; [no bill number yet] Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, including specific provisions relating to aquatic connectivity and advance mitigation and RESTORE provisions to provide funding for Gulf restoration and mitigation activities; [no bill number yet] Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm Recovery Act, a bill to address mitigation for citizens and ecosystems victimized by extreme flooding and redesign culverts for wildlife connectivity;
H.R.686, Protect our Prairies Act, a "Sodsaver" Bill to reduce crop insurance subsidies to farmers who farm native grasslands; H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 including specific provisions related to Title II Conservation and the Conservation Reserve Program;S.10 and S. 954-- Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Farm Bill), specifically, implementation of Conservation Title programs which funds voluntary easement programs, including amendments: 2438 Conservation Crop Insurance, 2313-Forest Legacy, 2293-to impose an adjusted gross income cap for conservation projects, 2291-to eliminate International Forestry Programs at the U.S. Forest Service, 2292-to eliminate the Urban and Community Forestry (U & CF) program, and 2371- to expand the Forest Legacy program, Stewardship contracting, State and private forestry programs, Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, the Grassland Reserve Program, the Wetlands Reserve Program, Energy Title and Forestry Title; Natural Resources Conservation Service, Bureau of Land Management and US Fish and Wildlife Service funding for Sage Grouse; [no bill number yet] Implementation of large landscape focus for agricultural producers in the Northern Everglades; [no bill number yet] Oregon and California Lands Act; [no bill number yet] A bill to provide to the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture expedited authority to remove geese that threaten aircraft;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
S1775, Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011, including specific provisions for Renewable Energy Siting;S.279 and HR. 596, Public Land Renewable Energy Act of 2013; [no bill number yet] Legislation to establish, expand or replenish (from various budget and other riders) energy Clean Air Act regulations, Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations; [no bill number yet], Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act including specific provisions relating to the authorization and expansion of the MERCNET program to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife; [no bill number yet] bills relating to energy siting
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), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
HR6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012, including specific provisions relating to the Forest Legacy program, the Adjusted Gross Income waiver for conservation programs, funding for easement programs, and the reform and continuation of agriculture and other programs of USDA through FY2017 (specifically Title II, Conservation and Section 8204, Stewardship end result contracting project authority); S.2377, A Bill to Provide to the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture Expedited Authority to Remove Geese that Threaten Aircraft; S.3240 Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (Farm Bill), specifically, SA2438 Conservation Crop Insurance, 2313-Forest Legacy, 2293-to impose an adjusted gross income cap for conservation projects, 2291-to eliminate International Forestry Programs at the U.S. Forest Service, 2292-to eliminate the Urban and Community Forestry (U & CF) program, and 2371- to expand the Forest Legacy program. Re-authorization for Title II - Conservation for environmental stewardship contracting, voluntary easement programs (including Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Wild Life Habitat Incentives Program, Wetlands Reserve Program ), the Energy and Forestry Title, and Section 8204, Stewardship end result contracting project authority; [No Bill Number Yet] Omnibus Public Lands Bill of 2012, specifically H.R.1408 -- Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act, S.220 -- Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2011, and S.1470 -- Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act; Developed questionnaire on invasive species for the candidates for President. [No Bill Number] Oregon and California Lands Act, specifically the 'Two Trust' proposal for Oregon and California forest lands owned by Bureau of Land Management in Western Oregon; COVERED OFFICIALS: Under Secretary, Natural Resources and the Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Administrator, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment; Executive Director, Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison, US Department of Agriculture ; Deputy Administrator, APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine Program, US Department of Agriculture; Special advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Services, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service