JULIETTE FALKNER

Action on proposed legislation to authorize marine spatial planning, including specific provisions relating to siting renewable and traditional energy offshore and to provide for appropriate marine conservation; Climate Change Adaptation outreach; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 536, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term renewable biomass; S. 636, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; H.R. 1190, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; Greenhouse Cap and Trade legislation; Waxman-Markey discussion draft; Forest carbon provisions; Offset provisions; Adaptation provisions; and H.R. 1790, To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and deforestation in developing countries, to provide incentive for developing countries to increase forest carbon stocks, and for other purposes. Covered officials contacted: Acting Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Ecosystem Services, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and the Arts, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; Special Envoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Deputy Special Enjoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Directors, Council on Environmental Quality; Secretary, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on public land; S. 2593/H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; and the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary, Department of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counsel to Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on the development of the 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Willamette Valley and Camp Creek Army Corps of Engineer Projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, appropriations related to Nestucca, Pacific Northwest Streams, and Hells Canyon acquisition, and Savannah River Comp. Water Resources Study; The fiscal year 2010 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 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, and funding for invasive species, pests and pathogens; the 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; FY10 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for BLM and Forest Service wildland fire management account, funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers, natural resource restoration, coastal habitat restoration and noxious weed control; FY2010 Presidents Budget, specifically support for Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; FY10 appropriations packages; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered officials contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Chief Financial Officer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Manager, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 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, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 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; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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; 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, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects, Bureau of Reclamation projects, and certain New Mexico projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for AmeriCorps, NOAA Restoration projects, border security, and funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; FY2010 Presidents Budget, including the budget to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on the development of the 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Willamette Valley and Camp Creek Army Corps of Engineer Projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, appropriations related to Nestucca, Pacific Northwest Streams, and Hells Canyon acquisition, and Savannah River Comp. Water Resources Study; The fiscal year 2010 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 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, and funding for invasive species, pests and pathogens; the 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; FY10 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for BLM and Forest Service wildland fire management account, funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers, natural resource restoration, coastal habitat restoration and noxious weed control; FY2010 Presidents Budget, specifically support for Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; FY10 appropriations packages; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered officials contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Chief Financial Officer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Manager, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on proposed legislation to authorize marine spatial planning, specific provisions relating to siting renewable energy facilities and traditional energy offshore and provide for appropriate marine conservation; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; proposed House energy legislation, with specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, renewable energy siting issues, and restoration funding; S. 536, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term renewable biomass; S. 636, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; H.R. 1190, Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2009; Greenhouse Cap and Trade legislation; and H.R. 2454/H.R. 2998, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to adaptation funding, forest carbon offsets, cost containment, renewable biomass, international trade, level of emission reductions, and land acquisition funding. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director for Congressional Affairs, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Lands and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; Science Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior; Energy Policy Team Management, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Office of the President; Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Environment, Office of the President; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and the Arts, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Interior Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Environment Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Chief of Staff; Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Commerce; and Legislative Affairs Specialist, Department of Commerce.

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

Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on public land; S. 2593/H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; and the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary, Department of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counsel to Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

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

Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on public land; S. 2593/H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; and the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary, Department of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counsel to Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 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, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 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; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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; 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, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects, Bureau of Reclamation projects, and certain New Mexico projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for AmeriCorps, NOAA Restoration projects, border security, and funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; FY2010 Presidents Budget, including the budget to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 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, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 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; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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; 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, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects, Bureau of Reclamation projects, and certain New Mexico projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for AmeriCorps, NOAA Restoration projects, border security, and funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; FY2010 Presidents Budget, including the budget to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on proposed legislation to authorize marine spatial planning, including specific provisions relating to siting renewable and traditional energy offshore and to provide for appropriate marine conservation; Climate Change Adaptation outreach; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 536, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term renewable biomass; S. 636, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; H.R. 1190, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; Greenhouse Cap and Trade legislation; Waxman-Markey discussion draft; Forest carbon provisions; Offset provisions; Adaptation provisions; and H.R. 1790, To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and deforestation in developing countries, to provide incentive for developing countries to increase forest carbon stocks, and for other purposes. Covered officials contacted: Acting Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Ecosystem Services, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and the Arts, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; Special Envoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Deputy Special Enjoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Directors, Council on Environmental Quality; Secretary, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Action on proposed legislation to authorize marine spatial planning, including specific provisions relating to siting renewable and traditional energy offshore and to provide for appropriate marine conservation; Climate Change Adaptation outreach; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 536, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term renewable biomass; S. 636, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; H.R. 1190, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; Greenhouse Cap and Trade legislation; Waxman-Markey discussion draft; Forest carbon provisions; Offset provisions; Adaptation provisions; and H.R. 1790, To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and deforestation in developing countries, to provide incentive for developing countries to increase forest carbon stocks, and for other purposes. Covered officials contacted: Acting Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Ecosystem Services, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and the Arts, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; Special Envoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Deputy Special Enjoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Directors, Council on Environmental Quality; Secretary, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Action on proposed legislation to authorize marine spatial planning, specific provisions relating to siting renewable energy facilities and traditional energy offshore and provide for appropriate marine conservation; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; proposed House energy legislation, with specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, renewable energy siting issues, and restoration funding; S. 536, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term renewable biomass; S. 636, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; H.R. 1190, Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2009; Greenhouse Cap and Trade legislation; and H.R. 2454/H.R. 2998, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to adaptation funding, forest carbon offsets, cost containment, renewable biomass, international trade, level of emission reductions, and land acquisition funding. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director for Congressional Affairs, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Lands and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; Science Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior; Energy Policy Team Management, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Office of the President; Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Environment, Office of the President; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and the Arts, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Interior Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Environment Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Chief of Staff; Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Commerce; and Legislative Affairs Specialist, Department of Commerce.

Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 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, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 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; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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; 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, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects, Bureau of Reclamation projects, and certain New Mexico projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for AmeriCorps, NOAA Restoration projects, border security, and funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; FY2010 Presidents Budget, including the budget to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture.

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

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

Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on public land; S. 2593/H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; and the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary, Department of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counsel to Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on public land; S. 2593/H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; and the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary, Department of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counsel to Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

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

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

Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 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, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 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; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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; 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, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects, Bureau of Reclamation projects, and certain New Mexico projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for AmeriCorps, NOAA Restoration projects, border security, and funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; FY2010 Presidents Budget, including the budget to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 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, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 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; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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; 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, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects, Bureau of Reclamation projects, and certain New Mexico projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for AmeriCorps, NOAA Restoration projects, border security, and funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; FY2010 Presidents Budget, including the budget to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 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, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 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; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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; 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, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects, Bureau of Reclamation projects, and certain New Mexico projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for AmeriCorps, NOAA Restoration projects, border security, and funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; FY2010 Presidents Budget, including the budget to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 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, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 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; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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; 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, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects, Bureau of Reclamation projects, and certain New Mexico projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for AmeriCorps, NOAA Restoration projects, border security, and funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; FY2010 Presidents Budget, including the budget to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 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, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 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; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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; 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, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects, Bureau of Reclamation projects, and certain New Mexico projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for AmeriCorps, NOAA Restoration projects, border security, and funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; FY2010 Presidents Budget, including the budget to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 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, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 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; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 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; 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, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects, Bureau of Reclamation projects, and certain New Mexico projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for AmeriCorps, NOAA Restoration projects, border security, and funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; FY2010 Presidents Budget, including the budget to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on public land; S. 2593/H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; and the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary, Department of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counsel to Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

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

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

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

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

Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on public land; S. 2593/H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; and the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary, Department of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counsel to Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

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

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

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

Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on public land; S. 2593/H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; and the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary, Department of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counsel to Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

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

Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on public land; S. 2593/H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; and the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary, Department of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counsel to Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

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

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

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

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

Action on S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on public land; S. 2593/H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; S. 1214/H.R. 2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; and the development of a proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary, Department of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Counsel to Secretary, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director, Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.

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

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

Action on proposed legislation to authorize marine spatial planning, including specific provisions relating to siting renewable and traditional energy offshore and to provide for appropriate marine conservation; Climate Change Adaptation outreach; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 536, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term renewable biomass; S. 636, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; H.R. 1190, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; Greenhouse Cap and Trade legislation; Waxman-Markey discussion draft; Forest carbon provisions; Offset provisions; Adaptation provisions; and H.R. 1790, To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and deforestation in developing countries, to provide incentive for developing countries to increase forest carbon stocks, and for other purposes. Covered officials contacted: Acting Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Ecosystem Services, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and the Arts, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; Special Envoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Deputy Special Enjoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Directors, Council on Environmental Quality; Secretary, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Action on proposed legislation to authorize marine spatial planning, specific provisions relating to siting renewable energy facilities and traditional energy offshore and provide for appropriate marine conservation; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; proposed House energy legislation, with specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, renewable energy siting issues, and restoration funding; S. 536, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term renewable biomass; S. 636, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; H.R. 1190, Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2009; Greenhouse Cap and Trade legislation; and H.R. 2454/H.R. 2998, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to adaptation funding, forest carbon offsets, cost containment, renewable biomass, international trade, level of emission reductions, and land acquisition funding. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director for Congressional Affairs, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Lands and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; Science Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior; Energy Policy Team Management, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Office of the President; Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Environment, Office of the President; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and the Arts, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Interior Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Environment Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Chief of Staff; Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Commerce; and Legislative Affairs Specialist, Department of Commerce.

Action on proposed legislation to authorize marine spatial planning, including specific provisions relating to siting renewable and traditional energy offshore and to provide for appropriate marine conservation; Climate Change Adaptation outreach; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 536, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term renewable biomass; S. 636, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; H.R. 1190, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; Greenhouse Cap and Trade legislation; Waxman-Markey discussion draft; Forest carbon provisions; Offset provisions; Adaptation provisions; and H.R. 1790, To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and deforestation in developing countries, to provide incentive for developing countries to increase forest carbon stocks, and for other purposes. Covered officials contacted: Acting Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Ecosystem Services, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and the Arts, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; Special Envoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Deputy Special Enjoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Directors, Council on Environmental Quality; Secretary, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

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

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

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition, with regards to the renewable fuel program; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; H. R. ___, House Climate Change Discussion Draft; H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive Americans Energy and Consumer Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to revenues from oil and gas royalties; the Western Climate Initiative; and S.__, To reduce gas prices, to lessen the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, to strengthen the economy of the United States, and for other purposes. Covered Officials Contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, energy mitigation work on Jonah Field, climate change adaptation; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; and H.R. 5452, the Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to marine spatial planning to site renewable energy projects. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resource and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director of Fluid Minerals, Bureau of Land Management; Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Action on H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; H. R. ___, House Climate Change Discussion Draft; H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive Americans Energy and Consumer Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to revenues from oil and gas royalties; and the Western Climate Initiative. Covered Officials Contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

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

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an immediate Response Act; H.R. 1463, Federal Lands Repair Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Director, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

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

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 1949, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital; Performance and Partnerships, DOI; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, DOI; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, DOI; and Acting Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an immediate Response Act; H.R. 1463, Federal Lands Repair Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Director, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

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

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 1949, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital; Performance and Partnerships, DOI; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, DOI; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, DOI; and Acting Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an immediate Response Act; H.R. 1463, Federal Lands Repair Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Director, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an immediate Response Act; H.R. 1463, Federal Lands Repair Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Director, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

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

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 1949, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital; Performance and Partnerships, DOI; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, DOI; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, DOI; and Acting Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 1949, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital; Performance and Partnerships, DOI; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, DOI; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, DOI; and Acting Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an immediate Response Act; H.R. 1463, Federal Lands Repair Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Director, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

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

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 1949, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital; Performance and Partnerships, DOI; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, DOI; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, DOI; and Acting Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget

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

Action on the development of the 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Willamette Valley and Camp Creek Army Corps of Engineer Projects; Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, block spending to implement a final rule revising the Endangered Species Act Consultation processes, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, the Bureau of Land Management budget, funding for conservation programs related to International Development Assistance at USAID, and appropriations related to Imnaha, Hells Canyon acquisition and Upper Table Rock; The fiscal year 2010 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 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, funding for fire, the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions, and funding for proposals to amend Quarantine 37 regulations regarding the importation of plant materials; the 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, block spending to implement a final rule revising the Endangered Species Act Consultation processes, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 234/ S. 145, Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to a salmon settlement; FY2010 Presidents Budget for Bureau of Reclamation, funding for re-operation of reservoirs and climate change research, Army Corps of Engineers and US Geological Survey, specifically funding for analysis of environmental flows at the Corps of Engineers; FY10 appropriations packages; and advance concepts for natural resource restoration in the context of a proposed Economic Stimulus Package Appropriation bill, including specific provisions relating to funding for coastal habitat restoration, infrastructure investment, and green infrastructure projects in USFS and DOI budgets. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Assistant Director for Endangered Species for Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Chief, Division of Fish and Wildlife Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Assistant Secretary, State Department; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Agriculture Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an immediate Response Act; H.R. 1463, Federal Lands Repair Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Director, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 1949, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital; Performance and Partnerships, DOI; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, DOI; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, DOI; and Acting Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget

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

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition, with regards to the renewable fuel program; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; H. R. ___, House Climate Change Discussion Draft; H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive Americans Energy and Consumer Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to revenues from oil and gas royalties; the Western Climate Initiative; and S.__, To reduce gas prices, to lessen the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, to strengthen the economy of the United States, and for other purposes. Covered Officials Contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Action on H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; H. R. ___, House Climate Change Discussion Draft; H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive Americans Energy and Consumer Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to revenues from oil and gas royalties; and the Western Climate Initiative. Covered Officials Contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, energy mitigation work on Jonah Field, climate change adaptation; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; and H.R. 5452, the Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to marine spatial planning to site renewable energy projects. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resource and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director of Fluid Minerals, Bureau of Land Management; Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 1949, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital; Performance and Partnerships, DOI; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, DOI; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, DOI; and Acting Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 1139, National Landscape Conservation System Act, including specific provisions relating to Cal Desert; Fire Regime Condition Class as a performance measure for the Bureau of Land Management; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species, the Great Basin Restoration Initiative; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; H.R. 1600, EAT Healthy America Act including specific provisions relating to invasive species; H.R. 658, Natural Resource Protection Cooperate Agreement Act; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); National Invasive Species Act reauthorization; Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 1579, Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; Western Land acquisition and easement priorities; Sage Grouse Court Decisions and Implementation of a Department of Interior wide policy for sage grouse and overlap with TNCs ongoing healthy rangeland work; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; Implementation of Endangered Species Act, including specific provisions relating to protection of listed corals; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the prevention of illegal logging practices; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fisheries Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counsel to the Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Director of Planning, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Great Basin Restoration Initiative, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Council for Environmental Quality; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget

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

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition, with regards to the renewable fuel program; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; H. R. ___, House Climate Change Discussion Draft; H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive Americans Energy and Consumer Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to revenues from oil and gas royalties; the Western Climate Initiative; and S.__, To reduce gas prices, to lessen the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, to strengthen the economy of the United States, and for other purposes. Covered Officials Contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Action on H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; H. R. ___, House Climate Change Discussion Draft; H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive Americans Energy and Consumer Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to revenues from oil and gas royalties; and the Western Climate Initiative. Covered Officials Contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, energy mitigation work on Jonah Field, climate change adaptation; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; and H.R. 5452, the Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to marine spatial planning to site renewable energy projects. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resource and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director of Fluid Minerals, Bureau of Land Management; Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

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

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition, with regards to the renewable fuel program; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; H. R. ___, House Climate Change Discussion Draft; H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive Americans Energy and Consumer Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to revenues from oil and gas royalties; the Western Climate Initiative; and S.__, To reduce gas prices, to lessen the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, to strengthen the economy of the United States, and for other purposes. Covered Officials Contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Action on H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; H. R. ___, House Climate Change Discussion Draft; H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive Americans Energy and Consumer Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to revenues from oil and gas royalties; and the Western Climate Initiative. Covered Officials Contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, energy mitigation work on Jonah Field, climate change adaptation; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; and H.R. 5452, the Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to marine spatial planning to site renewable energy projects. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resource and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director of Fluid Minerals, Bureau of Land Management; Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 1930, Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an immediate Response Act; H.R. 1463, Federal Lands Repair Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; and the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Director, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.

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