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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
O'Connell & Dempsey, LLC

2. Address

Address1
20 F Street, NW, Ste. 700
 Address2
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City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20001
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​James A. Kahl
​2026596775
​jkahl@whitefordlaw.com
5. Senate ID#
​401103767-87
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​California State Coastal Conservancy
6. House ID#
​430170008
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2026
 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
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
​40,000.00
$5,000 or more $
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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: Mia O'Connell
 Date
4/20/2026 2:06:17 PM

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

Federal funding related to Fish and Wildlife Service Projects and Environmental Protection Agency Projects, including the National Wildlife Refuge System and the San Francisco Bay Geographic Program, in the House and Senate FY 2026 Interior and Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills (bill numbers not yet available)

Federal funding related to Fish and Wildlife Service emergency supplemental funds in the House and Senate FY 2027 Continuing Resolution, American Relief Act, H.R. 10545, Public Law 118-158

Federal funding related to ecosystem restoration, beneficial reuse, and flood protection in the House (H.R. 4553) and Senate (S. 3293) FY 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bills, and discussions on the Corps of Engineers' FY 2026 Work Plan and on the FY 2027 House and Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bills (bill numbers not yet available)

Federal funding related to environmental restoration and water quality issues in the San Francisco Bay, CA, in the FY 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies House (H.R. 4754) and Senate (S. 2431) Appropriations Bills

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

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
Mia
O'Connell
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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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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

Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior, and Environmental Protection Agency ecosystem restoration, flood protection, beneficial use of dredged materials, National Wildlife Refuge System and land acquisition projects, project approvals and implementation

Authorization for Corps of Engineers' study for the San Francisco Bay Area and impacts from and adaptation to sea level rise in the House and Senate Water Resources Development Act of 2024, H.R.8812 and S.4367, and Public Law 118-272

Discussions around technical legislative changes to the EPA's San Francisco Bay Geographic Program submitted to the Senate Environmental and Public Works committee for a programmatic EPA Bill (bill number not yet available)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 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
Mia
O'Connell
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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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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 URB

16. Specific lobbying issues

Corps of Engineers and Department of the Interior ecosystem restoration and flood protection projects, project approvals and implementation (generally, no specific legislation)

Authorization for Corps of Engineers' study for the San Francisco Bay Area and impacts from and adaptation to sea level rise in the House and Senate Water Resources Development Act of 2024, H.R.8812 and S.4367, and Public Law 118-272

Discussions around technical legislative changes to the EPA's San Francisco Bay Geographic Program submitted to the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee (bill number not yet available)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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
Mia
O'Connell
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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State
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Zip Code
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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Last Name
Suffix
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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)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

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:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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)