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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
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NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2010 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Source: Senate LDA
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; HR5541, FLAME Act; HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act; and HR1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Chief, Division of Realty, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on HR1831/S812, Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to tax incentives for donated conservation easements and a draft estate tax reform bill; HR5475, Family Farm Estate Tax Relief Act of 2010 including specific provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax, and for other purposes.
Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on HR1831/S812, Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to tax incentives for donated conservation easements and a draft estate tax reform bill.
Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; HR5541, FLAME Act; HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act; and HR1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Chief, Division of Realty, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
National Fish Habitat Conservation Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
National Fish Habitat Conservation Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Action on S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; HR5541, FLAME Act; HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act; and HR1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Chief, Division of Realty, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; HR5541, FLAME Act; HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act; and HR1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Chief, Division of Realty, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; HR5541, FLAME Act; HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act; and HR1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Chief, Division of Realty, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Family Farm Estate Tax Relief Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on HR1831/S812, Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to tax incentives for donated conservation easements and a draft estate tax reform bill; HR5475, Family Farm Estate Tax Relief Act of 2010 including specific provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax, and for other purposes.
Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
National Fish Habitat Conservation Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
National Fish Habitat Conservation Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
National Fish Habitat Conservation Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S3454/HR5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 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, energy programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to United States Geological Survey funding for research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Americas Great Outdoors, Forest Legacy projects, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; the 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; the 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; S3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Act projects; and support of S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Rear Admiral, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Acting Director of Readiness, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense Liaison to the Department of the Interior; Rear Admiral, Oceanographer of the Navy; Rear Admiral, Director, Energy and Environmental Readiness, United States Navy; Major General, Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Director, Center for Climate Change, Central Intelligence Agency; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Climate Policy, Council on Environmental Quality; Program Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Director, Lands and Realty, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, 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 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire management funding, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; FY11 appropriations research on natural resources adaptation and land and water conservation fund funding sources and funding opportunities for Treasured Landscapes; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; The 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, coral reef conservation programs, and marine spatial planning; 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers projects, and Bureau of Reclamation projects; H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; and support of S. 2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Under Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Directors of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Policy Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Fire, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, BLM, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Recovery Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; and Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; HR5541, FLAME Act; HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act; and HR1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Chief, Division of Realty, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, 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 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire management funding, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; FY11 appropriations research on natural resources adaptation and land and water conservation fund funding sources and funding opportunities for Treasured Landscapes; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; The 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, coral reef conservation programs, and marine spatial planning; 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers projects, and Bureau of Reclamation projects; H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; and support of S. 2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Under Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Directors of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Policy Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Fire, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, BLM, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Recovery Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; and Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S3454/HR5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 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, energy programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to United States Geological Survey funding for research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Americas Great Outdoors, Forest Legacy projects, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; the 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; the 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; S3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Act projects; and support of S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Rear Admiral, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Acting Director of Readiness, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense Liaison to the Department of the Interior; Rear Admiral, Oceanographer of the Navy; Rear Admiral, Director, Energy and Environmental Readiness, United States Navy; Major General, Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Director, Center for Climate Change, Central Intelligence Agency; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Climate Policy, Council on Environmental Quality; Program Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Director, Lands and Realty, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; HR5541, FLAME Act; HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act; and HR1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Chief, Division of Realty, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; HR5541, FLAME Act; HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act; and HR1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Chief, Division of Realty, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S3454/HR5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 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, energy programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to United States Geological Survey funding for research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Americas Great Outdoors, Forest Legacy projects, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; the 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; the 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; S3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Act projects; and support of S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Rear Admiral, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Acting Director of Readiness, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense Liaison to the Department of the Interior; Rear Admiral, Oceanographer of the Navy; Rear Admiral, Director, Energy and Environmental Readiness, United States Navy; Major General, Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Director, Center for Climate Change, Central Intelligence Agency; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Climate Policy, Council on Environmental Quality; Program Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Director, Lands and Realty, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to improve a provision relating to Federal procurement of recycled materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on HR1831/S812, Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to tax incentives for donated conservation easements and a draft estate tax reform bill.
Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2009
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on HR1831/S812, Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to tax incentives for donated conservation easements and a draft estate tax reform bill; HR5475, Family Farm Estate Tax Relief Act of 2010 including specific provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax, and for other purposes.
To amend title 5, United States Code, relating to the use of the leave transfer program by wounded veterans who are Federal employees.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
To amend title 5, United States Code, relating to the use of the leave transfer program by wounded veterans who are Federal employees.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, 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 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire management funding, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; FY11 appropriations research on natural resources adaptation and land and water conservation fund funding sources and funding opportunities for Treasured Landscapes; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; The 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, coral reef conservation programs, and marine spatial planning; 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers projects, and Bureau of Reclamation projects; H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; and support of S. 2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Under Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Directors of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Policy Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Fire, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, BLM, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Recovery Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; and Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
To amend title 5, United States Code, relating to the use of the leave transfer program by wounded veterans who are Federal employees.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S3454/HR5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 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, energy programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to United States Geological Survey funding for research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Americas Great Outdoors, Forest Legacy projects, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; the 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; the 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; S3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Act projects; and support of S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Rear Admiral, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Acting Director of Readiness, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense Liaison to the Department of the Interior; Rear Admiral, Oceanographer of the Navy; Rear Admiral, Director, Energy and Environmental Readiness, United States Navy; Major General, Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Director, Center for Climate Change, Central Intelligence Agency; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Climate Policy, Council on Environmental Quality; Program Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Director, Lands and Realty, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Military Retiree Dislocation Assistance Act of 2007
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Action on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, 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 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire management funding, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; FY11 appropriations research on natural resources adaptation and land and water conservation fund funding sources and funding opportunities for Treasured Landscapes; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; The 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, coral reef conservation programs, and marine spatial planning; 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers projects, and Bureau of Reclamation projects; H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; and support of S. 2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Under Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Directors of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Policy Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Fire, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, BLM, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Recovery Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; and Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
For the relief of Theresa and Stefan Sajac.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S3454/HR5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 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, energy programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to United States Geological Survey funding for research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Americas Great Outdoors, Forest Legacy projects, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; the 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; the 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; S3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Act projects; and support of S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Rear Admiral, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Acting Director of Readiness, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense Liaison to the Department of the Interior; Rear Admiral, Oceanographer of the Navy; Rear Admiral, Director, Energy and Environmental Readiness, United States Navy; Major General, Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Director, Center for Climate Change, Central Intelligence Agency; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Climate Policy, Council on Environmental Quality; Program Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Director, Lands and Realty, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
For the relief of Theresa and Stefan Sajac.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, 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 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire management funding, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; FY11 appropriations research on natural resources adaptation and land and water conservation fund funding sources and funding opportunities for Treasured Landscapes; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; The 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, coral reef conservation programs, and marine spatial planning; 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers projects, and Bureau of Reclamation projects; H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; and support of S. 2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Under Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Directors of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Policy Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Fire, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, BLM, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Recovery Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; and Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
To authorize appropriations for the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, and for other purposes.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
To authorize appropriations for the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, and for other purposes.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, 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 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire management funding, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; FY11 appropriations research on natural resources adaptation and land and water conservation fund funding sources and funding opportunities for Treasured Landscapes; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; The 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, coral reef conservation programs, and marine spatial planning; 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers projects, and Bureau of Reclamation projects; H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; and support of S. 2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Under Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Directors of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Policy Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Fire, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, BLM, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Recovery Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; and Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
To authorize appropriations for the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, and for other purposes.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S3454/HR5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 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, energy programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to United States Geological Survey funding for research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Americas Great Outdoors, Forest Legacy projects, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; the 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; the 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; S3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Act projects; and support of S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Rear Admiral, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Acting Director of Readiness, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense Liaison to the Department of the Interior; Rear Admiral, Oceanographer of the Navy; Rear Admiral, Director, Energy and Environmental Readiness, United States Navy; Major General, Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Director, Center for Climate Change, Central Intelligence Agency; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Climate Policy, Council on Environmental Quality; Program Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Director, Lands and Realty, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Energy Efficient Appliance Tax Credit for Washers and Dryers Act of 2007
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metals produced in the United States for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all United States origin precious metals incorporated in the article.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Action on S3454/HR5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 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, energy programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to United States Geological Survey funding for research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Americas Great Outdoors, Forest Legacy projects, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; the 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; the 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; S3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Act projects; and support of S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Rear Admiral, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Acting Director of Readiness, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense Liaison to the Department of the Interior; Rear Admiral, Oceanographer of the Navy; Rear Admiral, Director, Energy and Environmental Readiness, United States Navy; Major General, Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Director, Center for Climate Change, Central Intelligence Agency; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Climate Policy, Council on Environmental Quality; Program Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Director, Lands and Realty, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Action on S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; HR5541, FLAME Act; HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act; and HR1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Chief, Division of Realty, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulation development for Quarantine 37 relating to importation restrictions of invasive plants from abroad; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restoration; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009, to conserve and restore Oregons eastside forests , increase old growth forest stands and trees, and mitigate the effects of climate change; Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA), regarding renewable energy in the Mojave desert, and the potential implications thereof for siting and mitigation of renewable energy on public lands; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003). S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11; Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; S2593/HR5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S1816, Cheasapeake Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act within the Cardin Water Omnibus Bill; S1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009; S3587 Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act; HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Associate Administrator, for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, National Forest System, US Forest Service; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services; Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Quality; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President; Acting State Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Policy, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Chief, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; President, United States.
Action on HR1831/S812, Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to tax incentives for donated conservation easements and a draft estate tax reform bill.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2010 · third_quarter · Q3
Action on HR1831/S812, Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to tax incentives for donated conservation easements and a draft estate tax reform bill; HR5475, Family Farm Estate Tax Relief Act of 2010 including specific provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax, and for other purposes.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2010 · second_quarter · Q2
Action on S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; HR5541, FLAME Act; HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act; and HR1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Chief, Division of Realty, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
Action on S3454/HR5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 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, energy programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to United States Geological Survey funding for research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Americas Great Outdoors, Forest Legacy projects, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; the 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; the 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; S3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Act projects; and support of S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Rear Admiral, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Acting Director of Readiness, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense Liaison to the Department of the Interior; Rear Admiral, Oceanographer of the Navy; Rear Admiral, Director, Energy and Environmental Readiness, United States Navy; Major General, Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Director, Center for Climate Change, Central Intelligence Agency; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Climate Policy, Council on Environmental Quality; Program Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Director, Lands and Realty, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2010 · first_quarter · Q1
Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; S. 2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; H.R. 4233, Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act including provisions relating to high Priority Project proposals; H.R. 4398/S. 2798, National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, specific provisions relating to funding for fisheries protection and restoration; S. 3119, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; and H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary; United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service; and Deputy Chief, National Forest System, US Forest.
Action on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, 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 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 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 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire management funding, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; FY11 appropriations research on natural resources adaptation and land and water conservation fund funding sources and funding opportunities for Treasured Landscapes; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; The 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, coral reef conservation programs, and marine spatial planning; 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers projects, and Bureau of Reclamation projects; H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; and support of S. 2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Under Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Directors of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Policy Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Fire, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, BLM, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Recovery Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; and Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office