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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 | 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW |
Address2 | Suite 905 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28798-12
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6. House ID# 332300000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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: Desiree Sorenson-Groves |
Date | 8/30/2016 8:12:19 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
FY 2017:
Land and Water Conservation Fund (overall funding and specific allocations for the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, Bear River Watershed Conservation Area, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Balcones Canyonlands NWR; Hakalau Forest NWR, Dakota Grassland Conservation Area & Clarks River NWR;
Partners for Fish and Wildlife; National Wildlife Refuge System; North American Wetlands Conservation Act; State Wildlife Grants; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund; Multinational Species; Refuge Fund; Coastal Program; and Department of Interior Fire program.
Prevent damaging riders on House and Senate Interior Appropriations bills
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Desiree |
Sorenson-Groves |
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Vice President, Government Affairs |
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
Creation of a new National Marine Monument in the Atlantic Ocean;
Expansion the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument;
Alaska hunting rule;
National Bison Range transfer
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
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 |
Desiree |
Sorenson-Groves |
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Vice President, Government Affairs |
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
H.R. 239 and Senate companion to designate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness;
H.R. 339 to drill for oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
oppose any effort to build a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
Pass the Fish and Wildlife Service Natural Resource Protection Act
Reauthorize the following programs: Land and Water Conservation Fund; North American Wetlands Conservation Act; Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act; Volunteer and Community Partnership Act
S 2012 oppose efforts to stop the implementation of the Alaska hunting rule
S 2012 oppose efforts to force the FWS into an agreement at the Currituck NWR with the Corolla Horse Fund in the Energy bill
Do not introduce legislation to transfer the National Bison Range out of the National Wildlife Refuge System in the Energy bill
HR 4199 oppose transfer of acreage of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge in the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act
HR 4904 oppose transfer of management authority from the FWS to the DOD at the Desert NWR in the Defense Authorization Act
oppose any legislation to move the western boundary of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
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)
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 |
Desiree |
Sorenson-Groves |
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Vice President, Government Affairs |
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
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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
27. Add the following 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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