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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1615 M Street, NW Suite 100 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 41385-00012
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6. House ID# 316320000
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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. | ||||||||
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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: Melanie L. Beller, Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs |
Date | 01/18/2013 |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Interior Appropriations
Omnibus Appropriations
Discussed legislative path forward for Land and Water Conservation Fund in the upcoming lame duck session.
Strategy and advocacy for National Wildlife Refuge System funding
Strategy and advocacy for Land and Water Conservation Fund funding
Discussed FY'13 Department of Interior, Environment, and rlated Agencies Appropriations bill
Discussed Fiscal Cliff advovacy on HR 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
House floor schedule and strategy/advovacy for environment issues in current Congressional session
Senate floor schedule and strategy/advovacy for environment issues in current Congressional session
North Shore Road Appropriations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Alan |
Rowsome |
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Director, Conservatiion Funding |
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Paul |
Spitler |
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Director, Wilderness Campaign |
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David |
Moulton |
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Senior Director, Legislative Affairs |
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
Adobe Town Resource Management Plan
Adobe Town, Wyoming lease sale
Draft categorical exclusion for road decommissioning on National Forests
National Forest priorities for 2013
Forest Restoration
HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act
HR 5544 Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act
HR 608 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions & Pratt & Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protections Act
HR 977 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Possible land exchange legislation in the Superior National Forest
Possible wilderness legislation in Omnibus package
S.140 - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act
S.322 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions & Pratt & Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protections Act
Sage Grouse
Wilderness legislation in general
Discussed Potential Montana legislation
Discussed California wilderness legislation
Discussed Utah wilderlation legislation
Forest Policy
Arctic Refuge
Public Land Package
Public Land Defense
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Interior - Dept of (DOI), 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 |
Paul |
Spitler |
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Director, Wilderness Campaign |
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David |
Moulton |
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Senior Director, Legislative Affairs |
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
HR 5991 - Discuss Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act
HR 6154 - Discuss Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act
S. 1775 - Discuss Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act
Oil Shale development on public lands
Implementation of west-wide energy corridor settlement
Briefing on renewable energy development on public land
Possible reintroduction of California Dessert Protection Act of 2012
Bureau of Land Management Climate Issues
Energy impact on public lands
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
David |
Moulton |
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Senior Director, Legislative Affairs |
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Paul |
Spitler |
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Director, Wilderness Campaign |
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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2 | 4 | 6 |
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
1 | 5 | 9 |
2 | 6 | 10 |
3 | 7 | 11 |
4 | 8 | 12 |