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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 | 2011 |
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 of Policy and Government Affairs |
Date | 04/17/2012 |
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
Oppose riders to Interior Appropriations Bill
Berryessa National Conservation Area legislation
Briefing on strategy for upcoming legislation
Questions regarding Land and Water Conservation Fund language in Hatch Highway proposal
Urging support for Land and Water Conservation Fund in Supercommittee recommendations
Urging Members to sign Dear Colleague letter supporting the protection of Land and Water Conservation Fund in legislative proposals on transportation funding ("Drilling for Highways")
Discussed 2012 refuge budget
Discussed Landscape Conservation Cooperative, inventory and monitoring
Discussed Land and Water Conservation Fund projects in 2012, and 2013
Discussed Refuge budget, Inventory and Monitoring, spending cuts, possible new refuges
H.R. 2584Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
S. 1265The Land and Water Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2011
Discussed Strategy and messaging for 2013 House interior budgetriders and funding
Discussed Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program funding and appropriations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Alan |
Rowsome |
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Director of Conservation Funding |
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David |
Moulton |
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Senior Director, Legislative Affairs |
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David |
Alberswerth |
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Senior Policy Advisor |
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 biomass for the Farm Bill 2012
Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
Discussed Treasury Grant Progaram, Productiion Tax Credit and Solar Development on public lands
Discussed Green Mountain National Forest wind application
H.R. 3407 - Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act
H.R. 3408 - PIONEERS Act
H.R. 3410 - Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act
Discussed Liquid Natural Gas Issues
S. 1775 - Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011
Discussed Production Tax Credit
Discussed the Treasury Grant Program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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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David |
Alberswerth |
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Senior Policy Advisor |
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
Discussed wilderness agenda with House Natural Resources
Discusssed California wilderness legislation
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program funding/appropriations
Discussed Utah wilderness legislation
Discussed Colorado wilderness legislation
Discussed Idaho wilderness legislation
Discussed potential California legislation
Discussed public lands protection
Discussed wilderness legislation
Forest Service Integrated Resources Restoration and Legacy Roads and Trails budgets
Forest Service Integrated Resources Restoration report language recommendations
H.R. 1505 - National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act
H.R. 1581 - Wilderness and Roadless Release Act of 2011
H.R. 2984 - Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness Act of 2011
H.R. 608 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions & Pratt & Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act
S. 322 - Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions & Pratt & Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act
H.R. 977 - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act
S. 140 - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act
Discussed Utah legislation
Discussed National Forest Act regulations
Discussed National Forest funding priorities
Discussed Revisions to Planning Directives in Forest Service Handbook
S. 1090 Tennessee Wilderness Act
San Gabriel National Recreation Area legislation
Wilderness Agenda for House Natural Resources
Wilderness legislation in general
Discussed Strategy on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Discussed Subcommittee hearing on wilderness legislation
Discussed Tongass National Forest transition funding for FY13
Discussed House schedule, enviro strategy and messaging
Discussed House wilderness legislation
Discussed Senate schedule, enviro strategy, and messaging
Statement for the record in response to House Natural Resources Committee oversight hearinig of 11/15
Discussed National Environmental Policy Act
Discussed America Great Outdoor
Discussed Ecoregional Assessment Process
Discussed National Wildlife Refuges
Discussed Climate Issues
Discussed Soil Conservation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 |
Alan |
Rowsome |
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Director, Conservation Funding |
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David |
Moulton |
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Senior Director, Legislative Affairs |
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David |
Alberswerth |
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Senior Policy Advisor |
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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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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2 | 4 | 6 |
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 |