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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1101 14th St, NW |
Address2 | Suite 1400 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005-5637 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3264-12
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6. House ID# 332620000
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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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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: Matthew Niemerski |
Date | 7/20/2017 3:30:01 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
H.R. 244 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
H.J.Res 99, Making Further Continuing Appropriations for FY2017 and for other purposes
Senate Unnumbered, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill FY18
House Unnumbered, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill FY18
Senate Unnumbered, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill FY18
House Unnumbered, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill FY18
Senate Unnumbered, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations FY18
House Unnumbered, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations FY18
Senate Unnumbered, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill FY18
House Unnumbered, Commerce Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill FY18
House Unnumbered, Homeland Security Appropriations Bill FY18
Senate Unnumbered, Homeland Security Appropriations Bill FY18
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), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), 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 |
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Bradley |
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Legislative Director, U.S. Representative Tom Allen;
Legislative Director, U.S. Representative John Hall |
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Brendan |
Mysliwiec |
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Counsel, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs |
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Meghan |
Boian |
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Matthew |
Niemerski |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1154, The Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (CVIDA)
S. 168, The Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (CVIDA)
Unnumbered Senate Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
HR 6182, Water Quality Improvement Act of 2016
H.J. Res 38, Stream Protection Rule CRA
H.R. 465, Water Quality Improvement Act of 2017
House Unnumbered, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017
S.518, Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act
S. 692, Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act of 2017
House Unnumbered, Integrated Planning Bill
S.675, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act
H.R. 1068, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017
Unnumbered Senate, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2017
Unnumbered House, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2017
Unnumbered Senate, Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2017
Unnumbered House, Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use (WATER Use) Act
H.R. 953, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act
S.1137, Clean Safe Reliable Water Infrastructure Act
H.R. 2510, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
James |
Bradley |
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Legislative Director, U.S. Representative Tom Allen
Legislative Director, U.S. Representative John Hall |
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Brendan |
Mysliwiec |
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Counsel, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs |
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Meghan |
Boian |
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Matthew |
Niemerski |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Senate Unnumbered, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
S. 1368, Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood
S. 1313, Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017
H.R. 1558, Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act
H.R. 1422, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act
H.R. 2246, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017
H.R. 2565, to require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes
H.R. 2868, National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection and Information Act of 2017
H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 2874, 21st Century Flood Reform Act
Senate Unnumbered Flood Risk Mitigation Act of 2017
Unnumbered House, National Flood Insurance Program Integrity Improvement Act of 2017
Unnumbered House, Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017
Unnumbered House, National Flood Insurance Program Mapping Fairness Act of 2017
Unnumbered House, Flood Risk Mitigation Act of 2017
H.R. 2246, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017
H.R. 1423, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
James |
Bradley |
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Legislative Director, U.S. Representative Tom Allen
Legislative Director, U.S. Representative John Hall |
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Brendan |
Mysliwiec |
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Counsel, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs |
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Meghan |
Boian |
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Matthew |
Niemerski |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.33 Improved National Monument Designation Process Act
S. 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act
S. 214, a bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project at Terror Lake in the State of Alaska.
S. 215, a bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
S. 490, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam.
S. 491, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam.
S. 501, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
S. 617, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
S. 710, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam.
S. 714, a bill to amend Public Law 103-434 to authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Basin Water Enhancement Project for the purposes of improving water management in the Yakima River basin, and for other purposes.
S. 723, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the W. Kerr Scott Dam.
S. 724, a bill to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals.
S. 730, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadlines for commencement of constructions of hydroelectric projects involving the Gathright and Flannagan Dams.
S. 734, a bill to reinstate an extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Cannonsville Dam.
S. 1012, New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2017
Senate Unnumbered Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization
H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
H.R. 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017
S.677, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
S.1230, Water Rights Protection Act of 2017
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), Natl Park Service (NPS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Reclamation, 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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Bradley |
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Legislative Director, U.S. Representative Tom Allen
Legislative Director, U.S. Representative John Hall |
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Meghan |
Boian |
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Brendan |
Mysliwiec |
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Counsel, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs |
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Matthew |
Niemerski |
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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
H.R. 3043, Hydropower Policy Modernization act of 2017
H.R 2786, To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as qualifying conduit hydropower facility
H.R. 2880, Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act
H.R 2872, Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act
S. 1460, The Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017
S.1030, A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects
S. 1029, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to exempt certain small hydroelectric power projects that are applying for relicensing under the Federal Power Act from the licensing requirements of the Act
S. 724, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals
H.R. 2274, HYPE Act
H.R. 1538, Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act
H.R. 3114, To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bureau of Reclamation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Energy - Dept of, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
James |
Bradley |
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Legislative Director, U.S. Representative Tom Allen
Legislative Director, U.S. Representative John Hall |
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Brendan |
Mysliwiec |
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Counsel, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs |
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Meghan |
Boian |
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Matthew |
Niemerski |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Senate Unnumbered, Farm Bill
House Unnumbered, Farm Bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
James |
Bradley |
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Legislative Director, U.S. Representative Tom Allen
Legislative Director, U.S. Representative John Hall |
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Brendan |
Mysliwiec |
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Counsel, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs |
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Meghan |
Boian |
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Matthew |
Niemerski |
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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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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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