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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 1655 N. FORT MYER DRIVE, SUITE 1300 |
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City | ARLINGTON |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22209 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 291492-12
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6. House ID# 372250000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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 |
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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: Stacia Stanek |
Date | 4/14/2022 10:46:40 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY2022 & FY2023 Appropriations
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Agricultural Research Service; Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, and Conservation Technical Assistance; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs (in general).
Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Great Lakes Observing System, Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program, Sea Grant College Program, Coastal Zone Management Grants, Marine Debris Program.
Defense Appropriations Bill. Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: efforts to combat Asian carp, Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration, Great Lakes coastal resilience.
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution Fund, State Small Business Credit Initiative.
Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Interagency efforts to combat Asian carp; Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management: land acquisition; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Program; National Park Service: land acquisition, State Assistance Grants Program, Chesapeake Gateways and Watertrails Program; Federal land acquisition programs, generally - reprogramming; U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species; DOI administrative funding; Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Program. Department of Agriculture - U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Program. Environmental Protection Agency - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Advisory Board, Great Lakes National Program Office, Great Lakes Regional Collaboration, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program, Chesapeake Bay Program, lead programs including Reducing Lead in Drinking Water, Lead in Schools, and Lead Mapping Pilot programs, Individual Household Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System Grants.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Treasury - Dept of
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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Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Feingold |
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Staff Assistant, U.S. Senator Feingold
Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Senator Feingold
Legislative Aide, U.S. Senator Feingold
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Legislative Assistant, US Senator Mark Begich; Senior Legislative Assistant, US Senator Mark Begich; Senior Policy Advisor, US Senator Tom Udall; Senior Advisor for Alaska Affairs, US Department of the Interior |
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
FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation (includes Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376) - Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges); forestry provisions, including USFS Forest Legacy Program; USDA agriculture conservation programs and technical assistance; New Markets Tax Credit; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act; urban parks funding
American Rescue Plan Act (implementation)- U.S. Department of Agriculture: business technical assistance for farm and food businesses; U.S. Economic Development Administration: community-centered economic development related to outdoor recreation
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (S. 2256/H.R. 4164)
Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area designation - potential legislation
Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act (H.R. 806)
Community Revitalization Fund Program - potential legislation to create new HUD program
COVID-19 economic recovery and relief package (future potential legislation) - local park projects; greening of federal buildings and other buildings that receive federal funding; end water shutoffs and restore water to households; Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Wetland Program Development Grants, assistance to households and utilities to ensure water service; Federal Emergency Management Agency: Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities Program, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund; USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Conservation Reserve Program; U.S. Department of Transportation: establish a Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Program, and adopt resilience provisions within Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019.
Disaster Reforestation Act (S. 2768/H.R. 4210)
Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad - maintaining and expanding forest cover; improving forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience; advancing markets for forest carbon, forest products and skilled labor; enhancing climate data and applied science; use of federal governments buying power and real property and asset management; empowering workers through rebuilding our infrastructure; advancing conservation, agriculture and restoration; and revitalizing energy communities; and securing environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity. U.S. Department of Agriculture: non-industrial private forest land; Forest Conservation Easement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund; USFS-Forest Legacy Program; USFS-National Forest System land acquisition; Heirs Property Relending Program; utilization of NGO partners provide technical/financial assistance and outreach.
Forest Conservation Easement Program - proposed legislation
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (S. 470/H.R. 1154)
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) - implementation (conservation and recreation programs)
Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation
Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 4833)
National 30x30 (America the Beautiful) goal - to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and ocean by 2030
National Climate Bank Act (S. 283)
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative
National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 (S. 456/H.R. 1321)
Paycheck Protection Program - implementation
Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act
Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges)
Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S. 2372/H.R. 2773)
Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Improvement Act of 2021 (S. 2243/H.R. 4162)
Rural Outdoor Investment Act (S. 3583)
Small Business Access to Capital Act (S. 258)
State and Local Tax limitation: legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation
Urban Waters Federal Partnership - implementation
U.S. Department of Agriculture - confirmation of Dr. Homer Wilkes as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Department of Agriculture Notice of Request for Information on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA (Docket No. USDA-2021-0006)
U.S. Department of the Interior - confirmation of Laura Daniel-Davis as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - confirmation of Martha Williams as Director
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act document on Migratory Bird Permits, Authorizing Incidental Take of Migratory Birds (Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2021_0105).
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policies
White House Inter-Agency Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - representation of rural and Indigenous communities
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Feingold |
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Staff Assistant, U.S. Senator Feingold Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Senator Feingold Legislative Aide, U.S. Senator Feingold |
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Legislative Assistant, US Senator Mark Begich; Senior Legislative Assistant, US Senator Mark Begich; Senior Policy Advisor, US Senator Tom Udall; Senior Advisor for Alaska Affairs, US Department of the Interior |
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
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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
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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?
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