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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W. |
Address2 | The Watergate Building, Suite 1000 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20037 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28721-12
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6. House ID# 325700000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Carl R. Wolf |
Date | 1/16/2018 9:14:03 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
BUD: HR 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017;HR 1158/S. 425, the Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 (BUD); African-American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017(HR 1927/S. 857); A bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Historic Preservation program (H.R. 1135); HR 601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 Public Law No: 115-56. [disaster relief for affected historic and cultural properties from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma]; HR 4667 - Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 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 |
Thomas |
Cassidy |
Jr. |
parks and public lands funding; maintenance backlog and historic sites preservation in the national parks; funding of youth corps and historic leasing provisions |
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Pamela |
Bowman |
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Public Lands, maintenance backlogs in national parks |
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Janelle |
DiLuccia |
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public lands, maintenance backlogs in national parks |
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
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) - correspondence related to the disposal of the Richmond, CA post office; the VAs proposed building disposal plan; disaster assistance funding from the Historic Preservation Fund for PR, VI, TX and FL; contacts related to Mountain Valley pipeline, Atlantic Coast pipeline, and the Northern Pass transmission line project.
Department of the Interior (DOI-BLM) - historic leasing and deferred maintenance in the national parks; correspondence with Bureau of Land Management staff about oil and gas lease sales in SE Utah, Wyoming, and northern New Mexico; disaster assistance bunding from the Historic Preservatoin Fund for PR, VI, TX and FL.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)- contacts with NOAA regarding status of the national marine sanctuary designation for Mallows Bay.
National Park Service (NPS) - historic leasing, deferred maintenance, HOPE Crews;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Natl Park Service (NPS), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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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Jones |
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historic post office closures and policies |
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Cassidy |
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cultural resources on public lands; historic leasing in the national parks |
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Pam |
Bowman |
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historic leasing in national parks; reauthorization of Historic Preservation Fund |
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Shaw |
Sprague |
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revocation national register listings of historic sites on public lands for national security purposes |
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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
African-American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (HR 1927/S. 857); A bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Historic Preservation program (H.R. 1135).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), 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 |
Tom |
Cassidy |
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Diversity of historic sites associated with the Civil Rights Movement |
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
National Park Service Legacy Act (S. 751/H.R. 2584); H.R. 538- Ocmulgee Boundary Revision Act; Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act (HR 801) - This bill amends the National Trails System Act to designate a trail of approximately 2,400 miles extending from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as the Route 66 National Historic Trail; Route 66 Centennial Commission Act (HR 66) - a bill to establish the Route 66 Centennial Commission to honor centennial anniversary of Route 66; Honoring World War I Memorials Act of 2017 (HR 4328); National Monument Creation and Protection Act (HR 3990) - This bill amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to allow the President to declare by public proclamation an object or objects of antiquity (currently, historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest) that are situated on lands owned or controlled by the federal government to be national monuments. "Objects of antiquity" means relics, artifacts, human or animal skeletal remains, fossils, and certain buildings constructed before enactment of this bill; Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act (HR 4518) - a bill to expand the boundaries of the Bear Ears National Monument in Utah; Minnesotas Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act (HR 3905).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Natl Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 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 |
Thomas |
Cassidy |
Jr. |
Revocation of BLM planning 2.0 planning and federal agency management plans; National Park Service Legacy Act. |
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Shaw |
Sprague |
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Historic Preservation Fund (reauthorization)and historic protections on public lands |
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Pamela |
Bowman |
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Ocmulgee Boundary Revision Act; restrictions on national monument designations under BLM Planning 2.0; Civil War battlefield designations adn boundary adjustments; National Park Service Legacy Act. |
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Janelle |
DiLuccia |
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National monument designations, BLM Planning 2.0 and National Park Service Legacy Act. |
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 POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 756, Postal Service Reform Act of 2017
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Adam |
Jones |
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postal reform issues and facilities disposition |
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbied on pending White House and congressional infrastructure packages.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Adam |
Jones |
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transportation project streamlining; Section 4(f) compliance |
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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 89/H.R. 619, a bill exempting the Delta Queen from the provisions of the Safety of Law of the Sea (SOLAS)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
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 |
Shaw |
Sprague |
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Delta Queen renovation and compliance with Safety at Sea Act |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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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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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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