ELIZABETH FORSBURG

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

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

Action on 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 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 H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, Farm Service Agency, US Department of Agriculture;Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture;Chief Economist, US Department of Agriculture Assistant Director, Wildlife, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, Agriculture Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; and Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior.

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

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

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

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

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

Action on H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, Farm Service Agency, US Department of Agriculture;Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture;Chief Economist, US Department of Agriculture Assistant Director, Wildlife, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, Agriculture Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; and Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior.

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

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

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

Action on H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, Farm Service Agency, US Department of Agriculture;Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture;Chief Economist, US Department of Agriculture Assistant Director, Wildlife, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, Agriculture Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; and Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior.

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

S. Res. 30, Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act; H.R. 1506, Fuel Economy Reform Act; and S. 1419/H.R. 6, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. Action on H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to landscape planning efforts and wildlife corridors exemption from categorical exclusions for oil/gas development; H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007; S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007; S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007;

Action on S. 469/H.R. 1576, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.

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

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

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

S. Res. 30, Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act; H.R. 1506, Fuel Economy Reform Act; and S. 1419/H.R. 6, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. Action on H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to landscape planning efforts and wildlife corridors exemption from categorical exclusions for oil/gas development; H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007; S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007; S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007;

Action on S. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Section 5002 of Title V, estuary restoration, Law of the Sea, and Penobscot River funding; H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007; and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards. Support of H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007.

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

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

S. Res. 30, Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act; H.R. 1506, Fuel Economy Reform Act; and S. 1419/H.R. 6, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. Action on H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to landscape planning efforts and wildlife corridors exemption from categorical exclusions for oil/gas development; H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007; S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007; S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007;

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

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

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

Action on S. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Section 5002 of Title V, estuary restoration, Law of the Sea, and Penobscot River funding; H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007; and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards. Support of H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007.

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

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

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

S. Res. 30, Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act; H.R. 1506, Fuel Economy Reform Act; and S. 1419/H.R. 6, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. Action on H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to landscape planning efforts and wildlife corridors exemption from categorical exclusions for oil/gas development; H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007; S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007; S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007;

Action on S. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Section 5002 of Title V, estuary restoration, Law of the Sea, and Penobscot River funding; H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007; and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards. Support of H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007.

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

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

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

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

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

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

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

S. Res. 30, Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act; H.R. 1506, Fuel Economy Reform Act; and S. 1419/H.R. 6, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. Action on H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to landscape planning efforts and wildlife corridors exemption from categorical exclusions for oil/gas development; H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007; S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007; S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007;

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

S. Res. 30, Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act; H.R. 1506, Fuel Economy Reform Act; and S. 1419/H.R. 6, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. Action on H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to landscape planning efforts and wildlife corridors exemption from categorical exclusions for oil/gas development; H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007; S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007; S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007;

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

S. Res. 30, Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act; H.R. 1506, Fuel Economy Reform Act; and S. 1419/H.R. 6, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. Action on H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to landscape planning efforts and wildlife corridors exemption from categorical exclusions for oil/gas development; H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007; S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007; S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007;

S. Res. 30, Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act; H.R. 1506, Fuel Economy Reform Act; and S. 1419/H.R. 6, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. Action on H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to landscape planning efforts and wildlife corridors exemption from categorical exclusions for oil/gas development; H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007; S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007; S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007;

Action on S. 469/H.R. 1576, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

S. Res. 30, Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act; H.R. 1506, Fuel Economy Reform Act; and S. 1419/H.R. 6, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. Action on H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to landscape planning efforts and wildlife corridors exemption from categorical exclusions for oil/gas development; H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007; S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007; S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007;

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

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

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

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

S 342, Climate Stewardship Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to climate change; HR 3824, Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005; Implementation of Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; HR 1996, To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect critical coral reef habitats; and HR 5018, American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act, specifically provisions relating to West Coast Essential Fish Habitat. Support of S 3636, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2006; S 3772, White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006; S 3799, Cyanide Safety Act of 2006; and S 3794, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2006. Action on S. 1288, Natural Resources Protection Cooperative Agreement Act; HR 4241, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to conservation; HR 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act, including specific provisions relating to fire policy;

Action on HR 3883/S 1791, Timber Tax Act of 2005 and Taxpayer Bill of Rights and HR 4, Pension Protection Act of 2006, specifically provisions relating to tax deductions for conservation easements.

S 728, Water Resources Development Act of 2005, specifically provisions relating to the Connecticut River projects, Upper Mississippi River Projects, Penobscot River Projects; and Internal agency guidance on Clean Water Act in light of Supreme Court decision. Support of S 3711, Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, including specific provisions relating to offshore drilling and Outer Continental Shelf royalty revenue sharing; and HR 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006, including specific provisions relating to offshore drilling and OCS Royalty revenue sharing. Action on S 2780. HR 5404, Good Samaritan Clean Watershed Act, including specific provisions relating to abandoned mine cleanup and projects relating to the Yellowstone River; S 1848, Cleanup of Inactive and Abandoned Mines Act; S 2783, Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act;

S 728, Water Resources Development Act of 2005, specifically provisions relating to the Connecticut River projects, Upper Mississippi River Projects, Penobscot River Projects; and Internal agency guidance on Clean Water Act in light of Supreme Court decision. Support of S 3711, Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, including specific provisions relating to offshore drilling and Outer Continental Shelf royalty revenue sharing; and HR 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006, including specific provisions relating to offshore drilling and OCS Royalty revenue sharing. Action on S 2780. HR 5404, Good Samaritan Clean Watershed Act, including specific provisions relating to abandoned mine cleanup and projects relating to the Yellowstone River; S 1848, Cleanup of Inactive and Abandoned Mines Act; S 2783, Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act;

S 728, Water Resources Development Act of 2005, specifically provisions relating to the Connecticut River projects, Upper Mississippi River Projects, Penobscot River Projects; and Internal agency guidance on Clean Water Act in light of Supreme Court decision. Support of S 3711, Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, including specific provisions relating to offshore drilling and Outer Continental Shelf royalty revenue sharing; and HR 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006, including specific provisions relating to offshore drilling and OCS Royalty revenue sharing. Action on S 2780. HR 5404, Good Samaritan Clean Watershed Act, including specific provisions relating to abandoned mine cleanup and projects relating to the Yellowstone River; S 1848, Cleanup of Inactive and Abandoned Mines Act; S 2783, Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act;

S 342, Climate Stewardship Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to climate change; HR 3824, Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005; Implementation of Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; HR 1996, To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect critical coral reef habitats; and HR 5018, American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act, specifically provisions relating to West Coast Essential Fish Habitat. Support of S 3636, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2006; S 3772, White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006; S 3799, Cyanide Safety Act of 2006; and S 3794, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2006. Action on S. 1288, Natural Resources Protection Cooperative Agreement Act; HR 4241, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to conservation; HR 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act, including specific provisions relating to fire policy;

S 342, Climate Stewardship Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to climate change; HR 3824, Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005; Implementation of Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; HR 1996, To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect critical coral reef habitats; and HR 5018, American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act, specifically provisions relating to West Coast Essential Fish Habitat. Support of S 3636, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2006; S 3772, White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006; S 3799, Cyanide Safety Act of 2006; and S 3794, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2006. Action on S. 1288, Natural Resources Protection Cooperative Agreement Act; HR 4241, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to conservation; HR 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act, including specific provisions relating to fire policy;

S 342, Climate Stewardship Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to climate change; HR 3824, Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005; Implementation of Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; HR 1996, To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect critical coral reef habitats; and HR 5018, American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act, specifically provisions relating to West Coast Essential Fish Habitat. Support of S 3636, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2006; S 3772, White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006; S 3799, Cyanide Safety Act of 2006; and S 3794, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2006. Action on S. 1288, Natural Resources Protection Cooperative Agreement Act; HR 4241, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to conservation; HR 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act, including specific provisions relating to fire policy;

S 342, Climate Stewardship Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to climate change; HR 3824, Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005; Implementation of Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; HR 1996, To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect critical coral reef habitats; and HR 5018, American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act, specifically provisions relating to West Coast Essential Fish Habitat. Support of S 3636, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2006; S 3772, White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006; S 3799, Cyanide Safety Act of 2006; and S 3794, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2006. Action on S. 1288, Natural Resources Protection Cooperative Agreement Act; HR 4241, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to conservation; HR 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act, including specific provisions relating to fire policy;

S 342, Climate Stewardship Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to climate change; HR 3824, Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005; Implementation of Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; HR 1996, To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect critical coral reef habitats; and HR 5018, American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act, specifically provisions relating to West Coast Essential Fish Habitat. Support of S 3636, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2006; S 3772, White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006; S 3799, Cyanide Safety Act of 2006; and S 3794, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2006. Action on S. 1288, Natural Resources Protection Cooperative Agreement Act; HR 4241, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to conservation; HR 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act, including specific provisions relating to fire policy;

S 728, Water Resources Development Act of 2005, specifically provisions relating to the Connecticut River projects, Upper Mississippi River Projects, Penobscot River Projects; and Internal agency guidance on Clean Water Act in light of Supreme Court decision. Support of S 3711, Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, including specific provisions relating to offshore drilling and Outer Continental Shelf royalty revenue sharing; and HR 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006, including specific provisions relating to offshore drilling and OCS Royalty revenue sharing. Action on S 2780. HR 5404, Good Samaritan Clean Watershed Act, including specific provisions relating to abandoned mine cleanup and projects relating to the Yellowstone River; S 1848, Cleanup of Inactive and Abandoned Mines Act; S 2783, Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act;

S 342, Climate Stewardship Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to climate change; HR 3824, Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005; Implementation of Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; HR 1996, To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect critical coral reef habitats; and HR 5018, American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act, specifically provisions relating to West Coast Essential Fish Habitat. Support of S 3636, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2006; S 3772, White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006; S 3799, Cyanide Safety Act of 2006; and S 3794, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2006. Action on S. 1288, Natural Resources Protection Cooperative Agreement Act; HR 4241, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including specific provisions relating to conservation; HR 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act, including specific provisions relating to fire policy;

projects, coastal wetland grants, state wildlife grants, wild land fire programs, fire borrowing issues, and international programs; HR 5122/ S 2766, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007; HR 5631, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Range and Environmental Protection Initiative, Sikes Act Grants on military bases, and the Department of Defense Legacy Grant Program; HR 5672, Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funding; HR 5576, Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to Transportation, System, and Community Preservation; HR 5427, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007; HR 5384, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, Wetlands Reserve Program, the Wildlife Incentive Habitat Program, the Emerging Plant Pest Program, Forest Health Protection Program, and Quarantine 37 revision; HR 2419, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers funding; and HR 5522, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to biodiversity programs, Tropical Forest Conservation Act funding, and Parks in Peril funding. Action on HR 5386, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency funding, Forest Legacy projects, Land and Water Conservation Fund

projects, coastal wetland grants, state wildlife grants, wild land fire programs, fire borrowing issues, and international programs; HR 5122/ S 2766, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007; HR 5631, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Range and Environmental Protection Initiative, Sikes Act Grants on military bases, and the Department of Defense Legacy Grant Program; HR 5672, Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funding; HR 5576, Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to Transportation, System, and Community Preservation; HR 5427, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007; HR 5384, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, Wetlands Reserve Program, the Wildlife Incentive Habitat Program, the Emerging Plant Pest Program, Forest Health Protection Program, and Quarantine 37 revision; HR 2419, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers funding; and HR 5522, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to biodiversity programs, Tropical Forest Conservation Act funding, and Parks in Peril funding. Action on HR 5386, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency funding, Forest Legacy projects, Land and Water Conservation Fund

projects, coastal wetland grants, state wildlife grants, wild land fire programs, fire borrowing issues, and international programs; HR 5122/ S 2766, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007; HR 5631, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Range and Environmental Protection Initiative, Sikes Act Grants on military bases, and the Department of Defense Legacy Grant Program; HR 5672, Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funding; HR 5576, Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to Transportation, System, and Community Preservation; HR 5427, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007; HR 5384, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, Wetlands Reserve Program, the Wildlife Incentive Habitat Program, the Emerging Plant Pest Program, Forest Health Protection Program, and Quarantine 37 revision; HR 2419, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers funding; and HR 5522, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to biodiversity programs, Tropical Forest Conservation Act funding, and Parks in Peril funding. Action on HR 5386, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency funding, Forest Legacy projects, Land and Water Conservation Fund

projects, coastal wetland grants, state wildlife grants, wild land fire programs, fire borrowing issues, and international programs; HR 5122/ S 2766, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007; HR 5631, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Range and Environmental Protection Initiative, Sikes Act Grants on military bases, and the Department of Defense Legacy Grant Program; HR 5672, Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funding; HR 5576, Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to Transportation, System, and Community Preservation; HR 5427, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007; HR 5384, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, Wetlands Reserve Program, the Wildlife Incentive Habitat Program, the Emerging Plant Pest Program, Forest Health Protection Program, and Quarantine 37 revision; HR 2419, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers funding; and HR 5522, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to biodiversity programs, Tropical Forest Conservation Act funding, and Parks in Peril funding. Action on HR 5386, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, including specific provisions relating to Environmental Protection Agency funding, Forest Legacy projects, Land and Water Conservation Fund