REBECCA CARTER

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy Projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, Section 6 Cooperateive Endangered Species Program Fund, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the Bureau of Land Management budget; S. 3001, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation and funding for fire;the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions, and proposals to amend Quarantine 37 regulations regarding the importation of plant materials; S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 234/ S. 145, Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007; and FY2010 Presidents Budget for Army Corps of Engineers and US Geological Survey, specifically funding for analysis of environmental flows at the Corps of Engineers. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, United States Army; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Chief of Cooperative Forestry Assistance; and Acting Deputy for State and Private Forestry.

Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the proposed Hawaiian exemption from preemption provisions of the Plant Protection Act, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse and Independence Lake; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality

Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy Projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, Section 6 Cooperateive Endangered Species Program Fund, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the Bureau of Land Management budget; S. 3001, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation and funding for fire;the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions, and proposals to amend Quarantine 37 regulations regarding the importation of plant materials; S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 234/ S. 145, Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007; and FY2010 Presidents Budget for Army Corps of Engineers and US Geological Survey, specifically funding for analysis of environmental flows at the Corps of Engineers. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, United States Army; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy Projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, Section 6 Cooperateive Endangered Species Program Fund, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the Bureau of Land Management budget; S. 3001, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation and funding for fire;the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions, and proposals to amend Quarantine 37 regulations regarding the importation of plant materials; S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 234/ S. 145, Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007; and FY2010 Presidents Budget for Army Corps of Engineers and US Geological Survey, specifically funding for analysis of environmental flows at the Corps of Engineers. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, United States Army; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, bird conservation priorities, Section 6 Cooperateive Endangered Species Program Fund, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service invasive species budget; the 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; S. 3001, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation; the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions, and proposals to amend Quarantine 37 regulations regarding the importation of plant materials; S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding and Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program and Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; Funding to implement demonstration projects authorized by the Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act (PL- 109-320);and H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Executive Director, Security Border Initiative, Department of Homeland Security; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Department of the Interior; Counselor to Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Business Management and Wildland Fire, Department of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Associate; Director for Water, United States Geological Survey; Associate Director for Habitat, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Borderlands Coordinator, Department of the Interior; Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief of staff, Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy Projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, Section 6 Cooperateive Endangered Species Program Fund, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the Bureau of Land Management budget; S. 3001, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation and funding for fire;the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions, and proposals to amend Quarantine 37 regulations regarding the importation of plant materials; S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 234/ S. 145, Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007; and FY2010 Presidents Budget for Army Corps of Engineers and US Geological Survey, specifically funding for analysis of environmental flows at the Corps of Engineers. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, United States Army; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Chief of Cooperative Forestry Assistance; and Acting Deputy for State and Private Forestry.

Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the proposed Hawaiian exemption from preemption provisions of the Plant Protection Act, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse and Independence Lake; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA

Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy Projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, Section 6 Cooperateive Endangered Species Program Fund, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the Bureau of Land Management budget; S. 3001, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation and funding for fire;the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions, and proposals to amend Quarantine 37 regulations regarding the importation of plant materials; S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 234/ S. 145, Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007; and FY2010 Presidents Budget for Army Corps of Engineers and US Geological Survey, specifically funding for analysis of environmental flows at the Corps of Engineers. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, United States Army; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, bird conservation priorities, Section 6 Cooperateive Endangered Species Program Fund, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service invasive species budget; the 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; S. 3001, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation; the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions, and proposals to amend Quarantine 37 regulations regarding the importation of plant materials; S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding and Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program and Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; Funding to implement demonstration projects authorized by the Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act (PL- 109-320);and H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Executive Director, Security Border Initiative, Department of Homeland Security; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Department of the Interior; Counselor to Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Business Management and Wildland Fire, Department of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Associate; Director for Water, United States Geological Survey; Associate Director for Habitat, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Borderlands Coordinator, Department of the Interior; Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief of staff, Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior

Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the proposed Hawaiian exemption from preemption provisions of the Plant Protection Act, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse and Independence Lake; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality

Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Chief of Cooperative Forestry Assistance; and Acting Deputy for State and Private Forestry.

Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the proposed Hawaiian exemption from preemption provisions of the Plant Protection Act, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse and Independence Lake; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality

Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Chief of Cooperative Forestry Assistance; and Acting Deputy for State and Private Forestry.

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Action on H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to project authorities and NGOs as cost-share partners; H.R. 2421/S.1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Camp Creek and Willamette River flood plain restoration; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act; and the Presidential Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico.

Action on H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to project authorities and NGOs as cost-share partners; H.R. 2421/S.1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Camp Creek and Willamette River flood plain restoration; and the Presidential Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Mexico.

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Action on H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to project authorities and NGOs as cost-share partners; H.R. 2421/S.1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Camp Creek and Willamette River flood plain restoration; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act; and the Presidential Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico.

Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, United States Geological Survey funding for water management, invasive weed management at Willapa Bay National Wildlife Refuge,

Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, United States Geological Survey funding for water management, invasive weed management at Willapa Bay National Wildlife Refuge,

Action on H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to project authorities and NGOs as cost-share partners; H.R. 2421/S.1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Camp Creek and Willamette River flood plain restoration; and the Presidential Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Mexico.

Action on H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to project authorities and NGOs as cost-share partners; H.R. 2421/S.1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Camp Creek and Willamette River flood plain restoration; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act; and the Presidential Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico.

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to funding to assist fish and wildlife adaptation to climate change (sections 4701 and 4702), trading of forest carbon offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaptation, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program;

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to funding to assist fish and wildlife adaptation to climate change (sections 4701 and 4702), trading of forest carbon offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaptation, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program;

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;

Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, United States Geological Survey funding for water management, invasive weed management at Willapa Bay National Wildlife Refuge,

Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, United States Geological Survey funding for water management, invasive weed management at Willapa Bay National Wildlife Refuge,