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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1130 17th STREET NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 11880-12
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6. House ID# 313630000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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 | 12/31/2009 |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
Method A.
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: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Executive Vice President |
Date | 01/20/2010 |
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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 411/S. 529 - Great Cats and Rare Canids Act
H.R. 3381/S. 1535 - Protect America's Wildlife Act
H.R. 556/S. 1748 - Southern Sea Otter Research and Recovery Act
H.R. 3086 - Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination, and Enhancement Act of 2009
H.R. 669 - Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act
H.R. 2811/S. 373 - A bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal
H.R. 2188 - Joint Venture for Bird Habitat Conservation Act
S. 850 - Shark Conservation Act of 2009
Multinational Species Conservation Fund
Endangered Species Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Mary Beth |
Beetham |
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Robert |
Dewey |
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Sandra |
Purohit |
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Brendan |
Tate |
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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
S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act of 2009
S. 1933 - Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act of 2009
H.R. 3534 - Consolidated Land Energy and Aquatic Resources Act
S. 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act
S. 2921 - California Desert Protection Act of 2010
S. 2899 - Renewable Energy Incentive Act
S. 1666 - Mid-Level Ethanol Blends Act of 2009
Climate change adaptation
Renewable energy siting on public lands
Biofuels accounting loophole
Coal ash regulation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Alexandra |
Adams |
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Mary Beth |
Beetham |
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Dewey |
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Brendan |
Tate |
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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
H.R. 2807 - America's Wildlife Heritage Act
S. 2747 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization Funding Act of 2009
S. 1759 - Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009
H.R. 644 - Grand Canyon Watershed Protection Act
H.R. 3105 - Turn on the Pumps Act
H.R. 2509/S. 409 - Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009
Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009 (no bill number)
California Bay-Delta conservation
Treasured Landscapes program
Water transfers in California's Central Valley
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
Mary Beth |
Beetham |
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Robert |
Dewey |
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Sandra |
Purohit |
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Brendan |
Tate |
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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. 2996 - FY2010 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
H.R. 2892 - FY2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
H.R. 2847 - FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Funding for the National Wildlife Refuge System
Funding for endangered species protections
Funding for land acquisition
Funding for State Wildlife Grants
Funding for wildlife and habitat protections on public lands
Funding for international wildlife conservation
Funding for impact mitigation of illegal immigration and related enforcement along the Southwest border
Funding for U.S. Geological Survey programs
Funding for bird conservation
Funding for Hawaiian native bird recovery
Funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Funding for the Council on Environmental Quality
Funding for Everglades restoration
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), 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 |
Mary Beth |
Beetham |
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Robert |
Dewey |
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Brendan |
Tate |
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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
S. 510 - Food Safety and Modernization Act of 2009
H.R. 3050 - American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Robert |
Dewey |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
monitoring environmental progress and enforcement of US trading partners
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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 |
Robert |
Dewey |
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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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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
1 | 3 | 5 |
2 | 4 | 6 |
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
1 | 5 | 9 |
2 | 6 | 10 |
3 | 7 | 11 |
4 | 8 | 12 |