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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 14405 West Colfax Avenue, #159 |
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City | Lakewood |
State | CO |
Zip Code | 80401 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 290398-12
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6. House ID# 371670000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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: Holly Propst, President |
Date | 04/15/2011 |
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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Educating policymakers on Roundtable consensus recommendations regarding GHG regulation.
2. Educating policymakers on potential costs vs. benefits of various proposed approaches to GHG regulation, including the implications of: EPA proposed regulations under the Clean Air Act; CEQ proposals relating to climate impacts analysis integration into NEPA; CEQ climate adaptation guidance; DOI/USFWS/USFS/EPA climate action plans. Activities include support for various
2. (cont.) pieces of legislation to oppose such Executive Branch actions (H.R. 910, S. 328, H.Res. 203, S. 482 and various amendments to other legislation seeking to achieve the same result).
3. Educating policymakers on the negative implications of suggested EPA actions to increase the stringency of Clean Air Act regulations, including: PM10, ozone, industrial boiler MACT, utility MACT and regional haze requirements.
4. Educating policymakers on promising clean energy technologies, including discussions regarding the challenges facing carbon capture and sequestration and enhanced oil recovery.
5. Educating policymakers on the efforts by EPA/Army Corps of Engineers to unilaterally expand regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Holly |
Propst |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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
1. Educating policymakers on the need to work towards domestic energy independence. Continued emphasis on responsible development of the full range of the nation's domestic energy resources (including support for H.R. 1287, S. 706).
2. Educating policymakers on the need to strengthen and expand the nation's electric transmission grid.
3. Educating policymakers on the nexus between a robust domestic energy policy and a strong domestic minerals policy.
3. (cont.) Emphasis has been on rare earth minerals and their importance to a vast array of clean energy, electronics, high tech and defense applications.
4. Stressing the implications of proposed Executive Branch requirements (i.e. NEPA, GHG, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, federal land management policies, etc.) that hamper energy and natural resource development projects throughout the West.
5. Educating policymakers on the need to focus on policies that encourage development of the nation's full range of "clean energy" solutions and supporting technologies.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Holly |
Propst |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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
1. Opposition to federal land management policies that seek to unilaterally change -- through administrative fiat -- the designation of millions of acres of Western lands (i.e. through land withdrawals, monument designations, unilateral implementation of entire new designations like Wild Lands, "all lands" regulatory framework, etc.)
2. Educating policymakers on the implications of the Executive Branch's efforts to establish "projected future climate change-
2. (cont.) related species vulnerabilities" as a justification for broad new regulatory actions/powers by federal agencies.
3. Educating policymakers on the need for a robust domestic minerals policy to support the U.S. economic, energy and national security interests.
4. Educating policymakers on the implications of inserting "future climate impacts" as a rationale for species listings and critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act.
5. Educating policymakers on the implications of inserting "future climate impacts" as a required element of analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Holly |
Propst |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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 WAS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Educating policymakers on the implications of proposals to regulate coal combustion by-products as hazardous wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Holly |
Propst |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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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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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