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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 85 SECOND STREET, 2ND FLOOR |
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City | SAN FRANCISCO |
State | CA |
Zip Code | 94105 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 35274-12
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6. House ID# 324660000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Gayle Sheehan, Director of Compliance and Operations Strategy |
Date | 01/22/2013 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE
H.R. 0010-The Reins Act-(Oppose - undermines EPA authority to issue clean air and water standards)
H.R. 1084-Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011-(All Sections)
HOUSE (Continued)
H.R. 1204-To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources, and for other purposes.-(All Sections)
H.R. 2273-Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act-(Oppose-All)
H.R. 2401-Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011-(Oppose-All)
H.R. 3409-Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012-(Oppose)
H.R. 3630-Payroll Tax Extension bill-(oppose provision on boilers and KXL)
H.R. 4471-Gasoline Regulations Act-(Oppose)
H.R. 4480-Domestic Energy and Jobs Act-(Opens new areas for offshore and onshore drilling; weakens the Clean Air Act)
SENATE
S. 0847-Safe Chemicals Act-(Support)
S. 1369-Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act-(All Sections)
S. 1751-Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act-(Oppose)
S. 2109-Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2012 -(Oppose)
S. 3512-Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act of 2012-(Oppose)
S. 3558-Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act-(Oppose)
S.J. Res. 37-Mercury Air Toxics CRA-(Oppose)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Dalal |
Aboulhosn |
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Hopkins |
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Stephen Terry |
McGuire |
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Lena |
Moffitt |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE
H.R. 3307-American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Act of 2011-(Support)
H.R. 4310-National Defense Authorization Act-(Support)
H.R. 4348-Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II-(Oppose)
HOUSE (Continuted)
H.R. 3238-Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act-(Support)
SENATE
S.0275-Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011-(Support)
S.1000-Energy Savings and Indurstrial Competitiveness Act of 2011-(Support)
S.1397-Incentivizing Offshore Wind Act-(Support-All)
S.2201-Grassley's PTC Extension Bill-(Support)
S.2204-Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act-(Support)
S.3275-Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act-(Support)
S.3521-Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012-(Support)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Dave |
Hamilton |
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Melinda |
Pierce |
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John |
Coequyt |
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Ann |
Mesnikoff |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE
H.R. 0001-Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Assistance-(Support with improvements)
H.R. 6172-Anti-GHG Protections, CCS delay bill-(Oppose)
NOT YET INTRODUCED
NYI-Fiscal Cliff-(Strongly opposed cutting programs in EPA and DOI. Lobbyed to tax $250K and up households while protecting the middle class, and to include the energy extenders that passed in Senate Finance Committee)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE
H.R.0139-Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(Support)
H.R.1241-Rio Grande del Norte Conservation Area Establishment Act-(Support)
H.R.1904-Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act-(Oppose)
HOUSE (Continued)
H.R.2912-To establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands, Washington, and for other purposes.-(Support)
H.R.3377-Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2011-(Qualified Support)
H.R.4089-Sportsmens Heritage Act of 2012-(Weakens 1964 Wilderness Act)
H.R.4146-Upper Mississippi CARP Act-(Chapter Support)
H.R.4969-California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012-(Support)
H.R.5544-Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act-(Oppose)
H.R.5545-Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act -(Support)
H.R.5995-Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012-(Support All)
H.R.6089-Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012-(Oppose)
H.R.6385-Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act-(Chapter Support)
SENATE
S.0140-Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act-(Support)
S.0322-Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act-(Support)
S.0667-Rio Grande del Norte Conservation Area Establishment Act-(Support)
S.0730-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act-(Oppose)
S.0759-Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2011-(Support)
S.0766-Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011-(Support)
S.1024-Organ-Mountains - Dona Ana County Conservation and Protection Act-(Support)
S.1090-Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2011-(Support)
S.1559-San Juan Islands National Conservation Act of 2011-(Support)
S.1788-Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2011-(Qualified Support)
S.2001-Rogue River Wilderness Area Expansion Act of 2011-(Support)
S.3346-Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012-(No position-searching for improvements)
S.3375-Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act-(Support)
S.3400-Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2012-(Support)
S.3525-Sportsmen's Act of 2012-(Neutral)
S.3587-California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012-(Support)
NOT YET INTRODUCED
Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011-(Strongly oppose and we were working to keep it from being introduced in the Senate. HR 1904 already pased the House last year)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Athan |
Manuel |
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Ani |
Kame'enui |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE
H.R.0014-MAP-21-(Support)
H.R.0572-Clean Ports Act-(Support All)
SENATE
S.1813-Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century-(Support)
S.2011-Clean Ports Act-(Support)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Jesse |
Prentice-Dunn |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
NOT YET INTRODUCED
Senate Rule Reform-(Support eliminating the ability to filibuster the motion to proceed, requiring those wishing to block legislation or nominations take the floor and actually filibuster-i.e., mandating talking filibusters,asserting that 41 Senators must vote to continue debate rather than forcing 60 to vote to end debate and streamling the nomination process.)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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