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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 660 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SE, #401 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20003 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 38574-12
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6. House ID# 305670000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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. | ||||||||
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: Kathy DeCoster, Vice President and Director of Federal Affairs |
Date | 10/16/2012 |
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 2584 FY 12 Interior Appropriations Act
HR 2219, S1572 FY 12 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act
HR 2219 Defense Appropriations Act
HR 2112 FY 12 Agriculture Appropriations Act
S 1596 FY 12 Transportation Appropriations Act
PL 112-25, S 365 112-25 Budget Control Act of 2011
PL 112-74, HR 2055 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012
PL 112-55, HR 2112 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
HR 6091 FY 13 Interior Appropriations Act
HR 5972, S 2322 FY 13 Transportation Appropriations Act
HR 5326, S 2323 FY 13 Commerce Justice Service Appropriations Act
HR 5856 FY 13 Defense Appropriations Act
HR 5973, S 2375 FY 13 Agriculture Appropriations Act
H Con Res 112 FY 13 Budget Resolution
H Con Res 117 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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 |
Marsha |
Runningen |
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Kathy |
DeCoster |
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James |
Daley |
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Ashley |
Futrell |
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Ron |
Carlton |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1456, S 538 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
HR 1649, S 1740 Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails Network Reauthorization
HR 3096, S 1400 RESTORE Act
MAP 21 HR 4348, S 1813 adding to RESTORE Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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 |
Marsha |
Runningen |
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Kathy |
DeCoster |
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James |
Daley |
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Ron |
Carlton |
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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 RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 3365, S 714 Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization
S 779, HR 2489 Revolutionary War and War of 1812 battlefields
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act (bill not yet introduced)
HR 3354, S 1687 Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act
S 901, HR 1997 Making Public Lands Public Access Act
HR 580 Castle Nugent NHS Establishment Act of 2011
S 403, HR 752 Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
S 1265 Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act
S 1708, HR 3191 Blackstone River Valley National Historic Park
S 973 National Endowment for the Oceans
HR 3009 National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2011
HR 3409 Pioneers Act
HR 4193 LAND Act
HR 1960, S 2282 NAWCA Extension Act
HR 5987, S 3300 Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act
HR 4630 Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act
MAP 21, HR 4348, S 1813 relating to the Land and Water Conservation Fund
HR 3117, S 2017 Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act
S 3525 Sportsmen's Act of 2012
HR 6513 Highlands Conservation Act Extension
S 3587, HR 4969 California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Kathy |
DeCoster |
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Marsha |
Runningen |
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Futrell |
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Carlton |
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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 URB
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 709 Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act
S 1621 Livable Communities Act of 2011
S 3583 Community Parks Revitalization Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)
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 |
Kathy |
DeCoster |
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Futrell |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Tax code provisions regarding tax exempt organizations and conservation easement donations
HR 1964 Conservation Easement Incentive Act
S 339 Rural Heritage Conservation Easement Incentive Act
S 1901 American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act
S 1501, HR 3302 Community Forestry Conservation Bonds
S 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012
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 |
Kathy |
DeCoster |
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Marsha |
Runningen |
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Carlton |
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 3398, S 1851 Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Marsha |
Runningen |
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Ron |
Carlton |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 4348, S 1813, MAP 21 Transportation Reauthorization
HR 7 American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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 |
Kathy |
DeCoster |
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Marsha |
Runningen |
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Ashley |
Futrell |
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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 3240 Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012
HR 6083 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management 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 |
Kathy |
DeCoster |
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Ron |
Carlton |
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James |
Daley |
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Marsha |
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Ashley |
Futrell |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 4310, S 3254 Department of Defense authorization; REPI amendments
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Marsha |
Runningen |
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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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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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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
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3 | 7 | 11 |
4 | 8 | 12 |