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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 | 2010 |
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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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: Gayle Sheehan, Director of Compliance and Operations Strategy |
Date | 07/20/2010 |
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. 0669-Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 1191-Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 1310-Clean Water Protection Act-(All Sections)
HOUSE (Continued)
H.R. 4132-Clean Renewable Water Supply Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 4202-Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 4715-Clean Estuaries Act of 2010-(All Sections)
H.R. 4805-Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 5088-America's Commitment to Clean Water Act-(All Sections)
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
H.J. Res. 45-Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt-(Senator Murkowski's disapproval resolution to the Congressional Review Act)
SENATE
S. 0433-Federal Renewable Electricity Standard-(All Sections)
S. 0548-Save American Energy Act-(All Sections)
S. 0575-CLEAN TEA-(All Sections)
S. 0696-Appalachia Restoration Act-(All Sections)
S. 0787-Clean Water Restoration Act-(All Sections)
S. 0796-Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009-(All Sections)
S. 1054-Senate Interior Appropriations Bill-(Oppose effects to restrict EPA's ability to regulate GHG's/implement endangerment finding)
S. 1371-Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act of 2009-(All Sections)
S. 1777-Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009-(All Sections)
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
S.J. Res. 26-Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.-(All Sections)
NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI)
Clean Water Restoration Act (both House and Senate)-(All Sections)
Kerry-Graham-Lieberman-(Clean Air Act)
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), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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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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. 0889-Save American Energy Act-(Building cosponsorship)
H.R. 2227-American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act-(Testified against this bill)
H.R. 2454-America Clean Energy and Security Act-(Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Bill)
HOUSE (Continued)
H.R. 2150-To increase the amount of direct loans that may be provided by the Secretary of Energy to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing.-(All Sections)
H.R. 2724-National Transportation Objectives Act-(Transportation)
H.R. 2996-Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010-(Biofuels, Agency fundings, Oppose efforts to restrict EPA's ability to regulate GHG's/implement endangerment finding)
H.R. 3246-Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009-(The bill provides support for technologies to reduce oil dependence)
H.R. 3326-Defense Appropriations Bill-(Oppose dirty fuels incentives and subsidies; protect EISA 2007, Sec. 526)
H.R. 3534-Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009-(Support some provisions dealing with off shore drilling and renewable energy; attended hearing on this bill)
H.R. 4213-Jobs Package-(Sections dealing with green energy investments or tax incentives for green energy)
H.R. 4690-Livable Communities Act-(Transportation)
H.R. 4722-Active Community Transportation Act-(Transportation)
H.R. 5019-Home Star-(Support All Sections)
H.R. 5119-Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2010-(All Sections)
SENATE
S. 0247-Accelerated Retirement of Inefficient Vehicles Act of 2009-(Fuel economy)
S. 1390-Defense Authorization Bill-(Section 526)
S. 1462-ACELA-American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009-(All Sections)
S. 1617-IMPACT Act-(All Sections)
S. 1619-Livable Communities Act-(Transportation)
S. 1620-Efficient Vehicle Leadership Act-(Vehicles)
S. 1700-Energy Security Through Transparency Act-(All Sections)
S. 1733-Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act-(Transportation)
S. 2877-Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act-(All Sections)
S. 3059-National Energy Efficiency Enhancement Act of 2010-(All Sections)
S. 3177-Home Star-(All Sections)
S. 3217-Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010-(language of S. 1700 was included in the conference report of the financial reform bill.)
S. 3305-Big Oil Bailout Prevention-(remove liability cap)
S. 3405-Close Big Oil Loopholes-(Slash oil and gas subsidies)
S. 3434-Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010-(All Sections)
S. 3443-Electric Vehicle Deployment Act-(Vehicles)
S. 3464-Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010-(All Sections)
NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI)
Senate Version of H.R. 2454-(All Sections)
Senate Climate Bill-(Advocate for provisions that would ensure clean up)
No Name Yet (Comprehensive clean energy and global warming legislation)-(All Sections)
Climate Legislation-(Biofuels provisions)
Climate Bill-(Biofuels/Biomass)
No Name Yet (Clean energy title)-(Senate job creation bill)
Kerry Graham Lieberman compromise bill to address climate change-(Work with Senate swings and champs to communicate prioirities for legislation)
No Name Yet (Comprehensive Climate and Energy bill being written by Senators Kerry, Graham, and Leiberman)-(All Sections)
No Name Yet (Senate Job Creation Bill)-(Clean energy title)
Oil Savings Bill-(Vehicles/Fuels/Transportation)
American Power Act-(All Sections)
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), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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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Hamilton |
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Johnson |
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Pierce |
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Coequyt |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE
H.R. 0055-Commuter Act of 2009-(Transit/Transportation)
H.R. 0564-Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 0890-The American Renewable Energy Act-(Building cosponsorship)
HOUSE (Continued)
H.R. 1329-CLEAN TEA-(To build support for transportation in climate legislation)
H.R. 1618-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight)
H.R. 2751-Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act-(Fuel Economy)
H.R. 3026-Hazard Mitigation for All Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 3027-Predisaster Mitigation Enhancement Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 3028-First Responder Innovation and Support Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 4879-Global Democracy Promotion Act-(Repeal the Global Gag Rule so international family planning clinics and agencies can receive funding from the US government and provide contraceptives and sexual health services to women around the world.)
H.R. 4880-Copper Basin Jobs Act-(Opposed)
H.R. 5209-Healthy CHOICES Act-(Moving Outdoors in Nature Act)
SENATE
S. 0779-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight)
S. 1470-Forest Jobs and Recreation Act-(wilderness and logging provisions)
S. 1816-Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act-(All Sections)
S. 2783- No Title-(All Sections)
S. 3209-Safe Chemicals Act of 2010-(To require chemical manufacturers to demonstrate the safety of all chemicals they make by publicly disclosing information about their health and environmental hazards and potential exposures.)
S. 3234-Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010-(Support the establishment of a program to award grants to states to establish veterans conservation corps to give veterans volunteer and employment opportunities under state conservation projects)
NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI)
House Agriculture Appropriations Bill-(Advocating to defund the use and purchase of sodium cyanide M-44s and Compound 1080 by USDA's Wildlife Services program.)
Trans-Pacific Partnership-(All Sections)
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), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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
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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HOUSE
H.R. 2067-Protecting America's Workers Act-(All Sections)
SENATE
S. 0560-Employee Free Choice Act of 2009-(All Sections)
S. 1580-Protecting America's Workers Act -(All Sections)
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), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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
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. 1264-Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009-(All Sections)
H.R. 1769-Alpine Lakes Wilderness Expansion-(All Sections)
H.R. 1925-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
HOUSE (Continued)
H.R. 0039-The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2076-Border Security and Responsibility Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2555-Homeowners' Defense Act-(All Sections)
H.R. 2807-America's Wildlife Heritage Act-(Ensure wildlife standards at the planning level of national forest and BLM land management)
H.R. 2888-Devil's Staircase Wilderness-(All Sections)
H.R. 3302-Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009-(Advocate for responsible management practices of working forests on private lands)
H.R. 4332-Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2009-(Support passing this bill; local chapter very enthusiastic about Soledad bill)
SENATE
S. 0799-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections)
S. 0881-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act-(Oppose destructive logging practices in the Tongass National Forest)
S. 1036-Federal Transportation Policy and Planning Act-(All Sections)
S. 2895-Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009-(All Sections)
S. 2921-California Desert Protection Act of 2010-(All Sections)
S. 3310-Tony Dean Cheyenne River Valley Conservation Act of 2010-(All Sections)
NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI)
Boulder - White Clouds/CIEDRA Bill-(Wilderness bill for central Idaho; we have historically opposed but may support this year's version)
California Desert Bill-(Senate wilderness bill that deals with renewable energy citing and ORV use)
Roadless Rule Bill-(Codifies Clinton roadless rule, support)
Senator Schumers Immigration Reform Bill-(Border Security title, as it pertains to the border wall and ecological values of the US - Mexico borderlands.)
Draft majority text on RES standards-(Lobby committee and Senate staff, Senators)
House Homeland Security Appropriations Bill-(Advocating for language to implement monitoring and mitigation programs in the US/Mexico borderlands)
No Name Yet (San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation Area legislation)-(All Sections)
No Name Yet (potential wilderness legislation introduced by Rep. Dreier)-(All Sections)
Adaptation Funding-(All Sections)
Omnibus Lands Bill-(All Sections)
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), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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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Manuel |
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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
HOUSE
H.R. 5175-Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act-(All Sections)
SENATE
S. 3295-Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act-(All Sections)
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), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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