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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 | 11/28/2012 |
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
Anti-environment riders in House FY13 Interior Environment appropriations bill
Appropriations Legislation
Discussed response to Land and Water Conservation Fund provisions dropped from transportation bill
Senate floor schedule and strategy/advocacy for environment issues in current Congressional session
Strategy and advocacy for Land and Water Conservation and Fund for Fy13
H.R. 6091 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2012
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 |
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Rowsome |
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Director, Conservation Funding |
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
Discussed west wide energy corridors and power market authorities memo
H.R. 5991 Public Lands Renewables Energy Development Act
H.R. 6154 - Public Lands Renewables Energy Development Act
S. 1775 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act
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 |
David |
Moulton |
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Senior Director, Legislative Affairs |
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Alan |
Rowsome |
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Director, Conservation Funding |
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
Arctic Refuge
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program
County payments
Discussed House Natural Resources committee agenda
Discussed National Landscape Conservation System budget
Discussed process for amending eagle take permits
Discussed Berryessa legislation
Discussed Sage Grouse
Discussed Sealaska
Discussed Sonoran shooting ban reversal
Forest Service road rightsizing
H.R. 2912 - To Establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area
H.R. 4331 National Forest Emergency Response Act
H.R. 5544 Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act
H.R. 5744 Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012
H.R. 608 Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions & Pratt & Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act.
H.R. 6083 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012
H.R. 6089 Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012
H.R. 977 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation act
House Farm Bill (letter of opposition)
Huizenga - Reichert letter to Chairman Hastings on conservation legislation
National Forest Planning Rule
National Petroleum Reserve Alaska
North Shore Road settlement
Public Lands bills in omnibus
S. 1559 To Establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area
S. 322 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions & Pratt & Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act.
Senate Farm bill
Wilderness Legislation in general
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Forest Service, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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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Alan |
Rowsome |
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Director, Conservation Funding |
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Paul |
Spitler |
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Director, Wilderness Policy |
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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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
1 | 3 | 5 |
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 |