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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 | 12/31/2008 |
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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Executive Vice President |
Date | 04/20/2009 |
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. 3663 - Protect America's Wildlife Act
H.R. 7151 - America's Wildlife Heritage Act
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Bill
United States leadership at the International Whaling Commission (IWC)
HR 669 - Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act
Multinational Species Conservation Fund
Great Cats and Rare Canids Act
HR 556 - Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act
Gray Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act of 2008
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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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Dewey |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Mary Beth |
Beetham |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Bill
Oppose the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Exchange in S. 22
Uphold the Roadless Area Conservation Rule
Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - approach of NEPA is integrated into all federal stimulus projects that affect the physical environment
Urge critical legislation is used to fund economically responsible and environmentally restorative water projects
Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act, HR 669
Natural Resource Conservation Service Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations in H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization
SB 235 - Habitat Stamp Re-Authorization
H.R. 5610 -- Wilderness Legislation
S. 2739 -- Wilderness Legislation
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 |
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Dewey |
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Mary Beth |
Beetham |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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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
Transforming Government's Approach to Regulating Pesticides to Protect Public Health and the Environment
Conservation easement incentive legislation
Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
White House Office, 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 |
Sara |
Chieffo |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Border Wall Construction
HR 2593 Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007
HR 4088 Schuler legislation including border fencing and studies.
Senate Resolution 70 Sessions Amendment calling for funding for border fence.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), 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 |
Sandra |
Purohit |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Expanding and upgrading our electric power transmission system to convey greatly increased amounts of renewable energy
Support for clean energy and climate legislation
H.R. 5058 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
S. 2568 (companion bill) Prohibition on oil and gas drilling in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas unless conditions met. (SENATE
Amendment #119--Drill Now Act of 2009 offered to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Bill) by Senator DeMint.
H.R.790 Title: To prohibit issuance of any lease or other authorization by the Federal Government that authorizes exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in the fishing grounds known as Georges Bank in the waters of the United States.
H.R. 39 Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness
S. 2316 Permanent protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Mary Beth |
Beetham |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Increased transit investment/economic recovery
Schumer Amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill
United States - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA)
Landrieu Amendment - Increasing Critical Water Resource and Ecosystem Restoration Funding to H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Bingaman Lands Amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Oppose Senator DeMints proposed amendment (#119--Drill Now Act of 2009) to H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Recommendations for FY2010 Funding - Everglades funding, House level of funding of $300 million for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Habitat Restoration
FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and the Forest Legacy Program Funding: dedicated funding of $900 million annually by increasing the funding for the federal LWCF to $325 million, and stateside LWCF to $125 million for FY 2010
SB 235 - Habitat Stamp Re-Authorization
Barrasso Amendment #637 to the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
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
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Dewey |
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Sandra |
Purohit |
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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
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
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
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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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| 4 | 8 | 12 |