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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W. |
Address2 | The Watergate Building, Suite 1000 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20037 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28721-12
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6. House ID# 325700000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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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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. | ||||||||
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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: Carl R. Wolf |
Date | 4/13/2017 10:22:05 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
HR 1158/S. 425, the Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 (BUD); S. 569/HR 502 -providing permanent funding and reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF); FY18 budget request for the national preservation program and the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 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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Cassidy |
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parks and public lands funding; maintenance backlog and historic sites preservation in the national parks; funding of youth corps and historic leasing provisions |
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Pamela |
Bowman |
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Public Lands, maintenance backlogs in national parks |
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Janelle |
DiLuccia |
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public lands, maintenance backlogs in national parks |
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
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) - review of permit application for the James River Transmission line.
Army Corps of Engineers - Review of the permit application for the James River transmission line.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - BLM 2.0 Planning Rule revisions and revocation.
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) - Review of the permit application for the James River transmission line.
Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service -discussion with agency staff about historic leasing options for USFS.
Department of Commerce, National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - spoke with a lawyer at NOAA to gather info about the NEPA review process to designate Mallows Bay as a marine sanctuary.
Department of Defense (DOD) - working with DODs Federal Preservation Officer regarding the Military LAND Act.
Department of the Interior (DOI) -- permit application for the James River transmission line; historic leasing and deferred maintenance in the national parks; creation of Birmingham National Civil Rights National Park;
National Park Service (NPS) -permanent protections for Elkhorn Ranch landscape surrounding Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Review of the permit application for the James River transmission line. Monument declarations for Bears Ears, Gold Butte and Grand Canyon.
USPS - Met with USPS officials regarding the potential closures of the Lihue, HI and Richmond, CA post office facilities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Natl Park Service (NPS), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Forest Service, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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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Jones |
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historic post office closures and policies |
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Cassidy |
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cultural resources on public lands; historic leasing in the national parks |
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Pam |
Bowman |
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historic leasing in national parks; reauthorization of Historic Preservation Fund |
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Shaw |
Sprague |
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revocation national register listings of historic sites on public lands for national security purposes |
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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
National Civil Rights National Monument Desigation in Birmingham, AL; Martin Luther King National Historic Site Redesignation; Medgar Evans House Study Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), 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 |
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Cassidy |
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Diversity of historic sites associated with the Civil Rights Movement |
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
NAT: National Park Service Legacy Act (S. 751); H.J. Res. 44/S.J. Res 15 - revocation of BLM Planning 2.0 rule; H.R. 538- Ocmulgee Boundary Revision Act; H.R. 267 - Martin Luther King National Historic Site Re-designation Act; H.R. 88 - Shiloh National Military Boundary Adjustment and Parkers Crossroads Battlefield Designation; H.R. 558 - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act; S. 644 - Medgar Evers House Study Act; H.R. 473, the Military LAND Act - to provide that if the head of the agency managing Federal property objects to the inclusion of certain property on the National Register or its designation as a National Historic Landmark for reasons of national security.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Natl Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 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 |
Thomas |
Cassidy |
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Revocation of BLM planning 2.0 planning and federal agency management plans; National Park Service Legacy Act. |
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Shaw |
Sprague |
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Historic Preservation Fund (reauthorization)and historic protections on public lands |
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Pamela |
Bowman |
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Ocmulgee Boundary Revision Act; restrictions on national monument designations under BLM Planning 2.0; Civil War battlefield designations adn boundary adjustments; National Park Service Legacy Act. |
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Janelle |
DiLuccia |
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National monument designations, BLM Planning 2.0 and National Park Service Legacy Act. |
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 POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 756, Postal Service Reform Act of 2017
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
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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Jones |
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postal reform issues and facilities disposition |
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of FAST Act streamlining provisions for highway projects.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), 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 |
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Jones |
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transportation project streamlining; Section 4(f) compliance |
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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 89/H.R. 619, a bill exempting the Delta Queen from the provisions of the Safety of Law of the Sea (SOLAS)
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 |
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Sprague |
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Delta Queen renovation and compliance with Safety at Sea Act |
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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