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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 | 2008 |
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: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Executive Vice President |
Date | 04/21/2008 |
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. 3663 - The protect America's Wildlife Act
National Wildlife Refuge System Issues
H.R. 1551 and S. 919 - Healthy Farms, Foods and Fuels Act
H.R. 1600 - EAT Healthy America Act
Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR) - not yet introduced in Senate; H.R.767 in House
Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wildnerness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act - H.R. 2801, S1680
H.R. 2593 - Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007
Removal of northern Rockies wolves from the Endangered Species Act
Refuge policy
Endangered Species Act - oversight on expected new regulations, integrity of science, and wolf delisting rule
H.R. 1422 and S. 700 - The Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007
H.R. 2338 Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act provisions
H.R. 1464 and S. 1033 - The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007
H.R. 3459 - Transparent Reporting under ESA Listing Act
H.R. 3847 and S. 2165 - a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act
Implementation of the Endangered Species Act
H.R. 2515 and S. 300 - a bill to authorize appropiations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River
Multi-Species Conservation Program
General polar bear protection
H.R. 1497 - The Legal Timber Protection Act
Combat Illegal logging Act/Prevention of Illegal Logging Practices
Aquatic invasive species legislation
Global warming/tropical deforestation
National Forest Management Act regulations
H.R. 39 - Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness
S. 2316 - Permanent Protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
H.R. 4088 - Save Act of 2007 - Border Fencing and Studies
H.R. 5610 - Protecting America's Wild Places Act
S. 2739 - Consolidated National Resources Act of 2007
H.R. 2338, H.R. 2337, H.R. 322 and S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act and provisions
S. 2483 National Forests, Parks, Public Land and Recreation Projects Act of 2007
Oversight on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wolf Delisting Rule (House)
H. Con Res 70 - Sessions Amendment (S.A. 4231) to fund the border fence
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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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Beetham |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Robert |
Dewey |
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Caroline |
Kennedy |
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Marcia |
Lesky |
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Sandra |
Purohit |
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Aimee |
Delach |
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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. 2515 and S. 300 - A bill to authorize appropiations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River
Multi-Species Conservation Program
Fiscal Year 2009 budget for the U.S. Geological Survey
H.R. 2593 - Borderlands Conservation and Security Act
Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; to remove an appropiation funding a study to facilitate a land exchange for oil/gas development
H.R. 1585 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008
National Forest Management Act Regulations
Fy 2009 Interior, Environmental and Related Agencies Appropiations bill, particularily issues relating to funding for the Endangered Species Act, National Wildlife Refuges, state Wildlife grants, Southwest Borderlands Conservation, LWCF, General FWS Operations and Wildlife Funding in BLM and Forest Service
H. Con Res 312 - Function 300 conservation funding levels
H. Con Res 70 - Function 300 Conservation Funding Levels also Barasso Amendment S Amendment 4206
OCS - S Con. Res. 70, S Amdt 4207
FY 2009 Dept of Homeland Security Appropiations borderland security and natural resources issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Aimee |
Delach |
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Marcia |
Lesky |
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Robert |
Dewey |
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Sandra |
Purohit |
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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
H.R. 2419 - Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007, Conservation and Energy titles and funding levels
H.R. 2419 E.A.S. and S. 2302 - Food Energy Security Act of 2007
H.R. 1551 and S. 919 - Healthy Farms, foods and Fuels Act
H.R. 1600 - EAT Healthy America Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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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Sara |
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Aimee |
Delach |
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Marcia |
Lesky |
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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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1464 and S. 1033 - The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007
The Lacey Act - invasive animal legislation
H.R. 3663 - the Protect America's Wildlife Act
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 |
Marcia |
Lesky |
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Robert |
Dewey |
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Caroline |
Kennedy |
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Sandra |
Purohit |
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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. 2191 - America's Climate Security Act of 2007 (Lieberman/Warner)
H.R. 6 EAH/EAS2 - CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 - biofuels, CAFE, RFS, RES
H.R. 2338, H.R. 2337, H.R. 322 and S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act and provisions
Global Warming/tropical deforestation
H.R. 1590 - Safe Climate Act of 2007
S. 309 - Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act of 2007
S. 1419 - Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007
S. 1776 - Low carbon Economy Act of 2007
H.R. 5058 - OCS Lease Sale 193 Prohibition
S. 2568 - Beaufort and Chukchi Sea Leasing Prohibition
S. 2076 - Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act - focused on habitat impacts of designating certain geographical areas as national renewable energy zones, and definition of renewable biomass
H.R. 6 EAH/EAS2 - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (final vehicle for eneregy bill) - focused on biofuels provisions, renewable fuels standard
H.R. 5236 - Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2008, focused on opposing weakening lands protectiosn for sourcing woody biomass signed into law as part of EISA of 2007
S. 2558 - Bill introduced by Sen. Thune to amend biomass definition in EISA of 2007, focused on opposing weakening lands protections
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 |
Sara |
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Robert |
Dewey |
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Sandra |
Purohit |
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Marcia |
Lesky |
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Aimee |
Delach |
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Mary Beth |
Beetham |
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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
Convention of Biological Diversity ratification
Law of the Sea Ratification
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 |
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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
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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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