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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 | 14405 West Colfax Avenue, #159 |
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City | Lakewood |
State | CO |
Zip Code | 80401 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 290398-12
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6. House ID# 371670000
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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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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: Holly Propst, President |
Date | 07/18/2011 |
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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Educating policymakers on Roundtable consensus recommendations re: regulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
2. Educating policymakers on costs vs. benefits of various proposed approaches to regulation of GHGs, including: EPA proposals to regulate GHGs under the Clean Air Act; CEQ and other agencies efforts to integrate climate change impacts analysis into regulatory decisionmaking processes( DOI/USFWS/CEQ Climate Action Plans/Sustainability Plans/Climate Adaptation Plans, etc.). Activities
2. (cont.) include support for various legislative efforts to oppose Executive Branch unilateral action on climate, including: H.R. 910, S. 228, H.Res. 203, S. 482, H.R. 750, S. 706, H.R. 1287 (and various amendments to other legislation seeking to achieve the same result).
3. Educating policymakers on the negative implications of suggested EPA actions to increase the stringency of the Clean Air Act regulations covering: PM10 NAAQS, ozone, clean air transport, industrial boiler MACT, utility MACT and regional haze permitting requirements. Activities include support for various legislative efforts to oppose EPA actions in this area, including:
H.R. 2401, H.R. 1633 (and various amendments to other legislation seeking to achieve the same result).
4. Educating policymakers on promisng clean energy technologies, including discussion regarding the challenges facing carbon capture and sequestration and enhanced oil recovery. Activities include support for S. 699.
5. Educating policymakers on the efforts by EPA/Army Corps of Engineers to unilaterally expand their regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act. Activities include support for various legislative efforts to oppose this regulatory over-reach, including: H.R. 2018 (and various amendments to other legislation seeking to achieve the same result.)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), 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 |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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
1. Educating policymakers on the need to work towards energy independence. Continued emphasis on responsible development of the full range of the nation's domestic energy resources (including support for H.R. 1287, S. 706, S. 629, S. 631, H.R. 2018,
H.R. 1719, etc.)
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2. Educating policymakers on the need to strengthen and expand the nation's electric transmission system.
3. Educating policymakers on the nexus between a robust domestic energy policy and a strong minerals policy. A particular emphasis has been on critical minerals (including rare earths) and their importance as inputs to a vast array of clean energy, electronics, high tech and defense applications. Activities have included providing input on S. 1113.
4. Stressing the implications of proposed Executive Branch requirements (NEPA, GHG, Climate Adaptation, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, federal land management policies, etc.) that hamper energy and natural resource development projects throughout the West. Support for various regulatory reform efforts to constrain regulatory over-reach (Listed under relevant Issue pages of this report.)
5. Educating policymakers on the need to focus on policies that encourage development of the nation's full range of "clean energy" resolutions and supporting technologies. Activities included support for S. 629, S. 631.
6. Support for H.R. 1996, S. 1061.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), 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 |
Holly |
Propst |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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
1. Opposition to DOI and USDA land policies that seek to unilaterally change -- through administrative fiat -- the designation of millions of acres of Western lands (i.e. through land withdrawals, monument designations, unilateral implementation of entire new designations like Wild Lands, roadless policies, climate adaptation policies, etc.) Activities include support for H.R. 1581, S. 1097 and various amendments to legislation seeking to constrain such activities.
2. Support for reform of the Equal Access to Justice Act, including support for H.R. 1996, S. 1061.
3. Educating policymakers on issues arising under USFS' proposed Forest Planning Rule.
4. Stressing the implications of proposed Executive Branch requirements (i.e. NEPA, GHG, Climate Adaptation, Clean Air
Act, Clean Water Act, federal land management policies, ESA listings, etc.) that hamper energy and natural resource development projects throughout the West.
5. Continued emphasis on responsible development of the nation's domestic energy resources (see the Energy Issue discussion in this report for details.)
6. Educating policymakers on the implications of the Executive Branch's efforts to establish "projected future climate change impacts-related species vulnerabilities" as a justification for a whole new range of new regulatory actions/authority by federal agencies across the federal government. Includes discussions of CEQ proposal to insert "future climate impacts" as a required part of analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act and USFWS use as rationale for expansion of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act.
7. Educating policymakers on the need for a robust domestic minerals policy to support the U.S. economic, energy and national security interests. Activities include support for S. 1113.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Holly |
Propst |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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 WAS
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Educating policymakers on the implications of proposals to regulate coal combustion byproducts as hazardous wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Activities include support for H.R. 1391, H.R. 2273.
2. Educating policymakers on problems with EPA's risk assessment process (IRIS).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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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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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