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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 | 1250 24TH STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20037 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 41853-12
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6. House ID# 317400000
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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: Monica Irvine, Associate General Counsel |
Date | 04/20/2011 |
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
- S. 52 International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act - support
- H.R. 50 reauthorizes the African and Asian Elephant Conservation Funds and the Rhino/Tiger Conservation Fund, advocating to
amend the bill to include reauthorizations of the Great Ape and Marine Turtle Conservation Funds - support
- S. 46/H.R. 738 Coral Reef Conservation Act - support
- S.231 (and similar amendments) Bill to delay EPAs authority to regulate greenhouse gases oppose
- S.482/H.R.910 (and similar amendments) Bill to declare that greenhouse gases are not air pollutants under the Clean Air Act oppose
- Regulatory Changes to Captive Bred Wildlife Permitting for Tigers advocating for changes to remove the generic tiger exemption
- Tiger Summit promoting high-level and coordinated US government follow up to the tiger summit hosted by Russia in November 2010
- Tiger Resolution Resolution noting the plight of wild tigers and calling for U.S. support for the Tiger Summit and its outcomes (not yet reintroduced) support
- Trophy hunting provisions in MCC compact with Namibia support
- Global Conservation Act (not yet reintroduced) support
- Global Wildlife Conservation Act (not yet reintroduced) support, advocating for changes
- Implementation of port state measures agreement and traceability system (potential legislation) - support
- Reducing impport/export of unsustainably harvested coral and coral dependent species (potential legislation) - support
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Forest Service, 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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Elias |
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Jonathon Will |
Gartshore |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
- H.R. 1 and CR proposals - opposed anti-environmental cuts, including cuts to funding for NOAA cliamte service and the IPCC, coastal and marian spatial planning, tools to crack down on IUU fishing, coral conservation, ocean acifidication research, Clean Air Act authority over greenhouse gases
- FY 2011 International Affairs Budget and State, Foreign Operations - support robust international affairs budget including increases in climate and biodiversity spending
- FY 2011 Budget for Interior, Environment and Other Programs support increases in funding for FWS International Programs, including the Multinational Species Conservation Fund, International Affairs, Wildlife Without Borders, Neotropical Migratory Birds Conservation Act and Law Enforcement; increases in funding for other Interior/Environment programs including National Park Service International Program, Forest Service Office of International Programs, Endangered Species Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, and EPA
- Rhino/Tiger Conservation Fund specifically advocating for increased funding of Rhino/Tiger Fund to meet Tiger Summit pledges
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), Interior - Dept of (DOI), 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 |
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Elias |
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Jonathon Will |
Gartshore |
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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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