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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 529 14th St NW |
Address2 | Suite 500 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20045-2004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20045-2004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400842489-12
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6. House ID# 418740000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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 |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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: Andrew Wilkins |
Date | 7/19/2019 11:42:37 AM |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 837 / S. 382, Chronic Wasting Disease in Cervidae Study Act
H.R. 1550 / S. 689, Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act
H.R. 3055, FY20 minibus package including H.R. 3164, FY20 Ag Appropriations including USDA, NRCS, and USFS budgets and chronic wasting disease funding measures and related amendments
USFS legacy roads, maintenance backlog, and wildlife crossings funding
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
Steve |
Kline |
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Government Relations Director |
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Christy |
Plumer |
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Chief Conservation Officer |
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Andrew |
Wilkins |
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Government Relations Representative |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY20 conservation funding related to the following agencies: DOI (USFWS, BLM, NPS, USGS, Reclamation), USDA (NRCS, APHIS, USFS), EPA, Army Corps of Engineers
Specific projects include 302(b) increases in support of conservation funding, LWCF appropriations, funding for chronic wasting disease response and research at APHIS and USGS, NRCS funding for Conservation Operations and Conservation Technical Assistance, NRCS funding for Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations, EPA geographic programs, WaterSMART funding at Reclamation, SCPP, National Wildlife Refuge funding, USFS records modernization funding, USFS maintenance backlog funding, Everglades funding, Pebble Mine appropriations language
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Reclamation
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 |
Steve |
Kline |
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Government Relations Director |
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Christy |
Plumer |
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Chief Conservation Officer |
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Andrew |
Wilkins |
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Government Relations Representative |
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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2030 / S.1057, Colorado Drought Contingency Plan
H.R. 837 / S. 382, Chronic Wasting Disease in Cervidae Study Act
H.R. 1550 / S. 689, Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act
H.R. 1747 / S. 754 National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act
H.R. 2236, Forage Fish Conservation Act
H.R. 244, Advancing Conservation and Education Act
H.R. 925 / S. 261, North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act
H.R. 877, Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act
H.R. 1347 / S. 310, Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
Draft legislation, Recovering America's Wildlife Act
Draft legislation, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act
FY20 conservation funding related to the following agencies: DOI (USFWS, BLM, NPS, USGS, Reclamation), USDA (NRCS, APHIS, USFS), EPA, Army Corps of Engineers
Specific projects include 302(b) increases in support of conservation funding, LWCF appropriations, funding for chronic wasting disease response and research at USGS, National Wildlife Refuge funding, USFS records modernization funding, USFS maintenance backlog funding, Everglades funding, mitigation authorizing language, wildlife corridors and crossings funding, Ruby Mountain protection legislation, Pebble Mine appropriations language
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Steve |
Kline |
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Government Relations Director |
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Christy |
Plumer |
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Chief Conservation Officer |
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Andrew |
Wilkins |
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Government Relations Representative |
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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2030 / S.1057, Colorado Drought Contingency Plan
S. 1932, Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act
Clean Water Rule repeal comments submission
FY20 clean air and water funding related to EPA, Army Corps of Engineers
Specific projects include 302(b) increases in support of conservation funding, NRCS funding for Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations, EPA geographic programs, WaterSMART funding at Reclamation, SCPP, Everglades funding
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
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 |
Steve |
Kline |
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Director of Government Relations |
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Christy |
Plumer |
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Chief Conservation Officer |
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Andrew |
Wilkins |
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Government Relations Representative |
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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1326, ACCESS Act
H.R. 1747 / S. 754 National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act
H.R. 2236, Forage Fish Conservation Act
H.R. 925 / S. 261, North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act
H.R. 877, Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act
H.R. 1347 / S. 310, Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
ASMFC Menhaden Bycatch Reduction certification comments
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Steve |
Kline |
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Government Relations Director |
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Andrew |
Wilkins |
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Government Relations Representative |
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Christy |
Plumer |
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Chief Conservation Officer |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following 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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |