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Signature | Digitally Signed By: Martin Hayden |
Date | 1/20/2021 3:27:48 PM |
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
Legislation
H.R. 2918 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2019
H.R. 2748 - Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act
H.R. 2854 - Legislation to Prohibit the Use of Neonicotinoids in National Wildlife Refuges
H.R. 4348 - Protect Americas Wildlife and Fish in Need of Protection Act of 2019
H.R. 5153 - Indian Buffalo Management Act
H.R. 5179 - Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act
H.R. 5552 - Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020
H.R. 5694 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020
S. 2491 - Protect Americas Wildlife and Fish in Need of Protection Act of 2019
H.R. 1568/ S. 2453 - Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2019
H.R. 2467 - Keep Finfish Free Act
H.R. 1103/ S.282 - GE Salmon Labeling Act
H.R. 6191- AQUAA Act
H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act
H.R. 2 - The Moving Forward Act
Fiscal Year 2021 House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Fiscal Year 2021 Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Fiscal Year 2021 House Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Fiscal Year 2021 Senate Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
S. 4589 Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020
S. 614 Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2019
Congressional Resolution on the Need for a National Biodiversity Strategy
Rulemakings
Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds (February 3, 2020)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (June 6, 2019)
NMFS Procedural Guidance for Changing Assessed Stock Status from Known to Unknown (June 4, 2020)
NMFS Emergency Measures to Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic (Mar. 27, 2020)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat (August 5, 2020)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat (September 8, 2020)
Nominations
Nomination of Katharine MacGregor, Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020
H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act
H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act
S. 1790 - National Defense Authorization Act FY 2020
S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act FY 2021
H.R. 2500 National Defense Authorization Act 2020
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
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation
H.R. 1417 - Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019
H.R. 4033 - Water Justice Act
S. 2466 - Water Justice Act
S. 2470 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
S. 2580 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
H.R. 797 - Clean Water Resolution
S. ___ - Clean Water Resolution
H. 6745: Clean Water for All Act
H.R. 5986 - Environmental Justice for All Act
S.3274 - Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020
H.R. 5856 - Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020
H.R. 748 - CARES Act
H.R.7575 Water Resources Development Act of 2020
S.1811 Water Resources Development Act of 2020
Water is a Human Right Act (draft)
H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act
H.R. 2 - The Moving Forward Act
H.R. 6552 - Emergency Water is a Human Right Act
HR 5598 - Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
S2754 - American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act. AIM authorizes EPA to implement an 85% phasedown of the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) over a 15-year period.
S. 747 - Diesel Emission Reduction Act of 2019 - Reauthorizes at $100 million through FY 20224 existing program to incentivize trade out of older dirty engines for newer cleaner version.
S. 2274 - Wood Heaters Emissions Reduction Act (WHERA). WHERA authorizes a five-year grant program at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to incentivize the removal and replacement of old, inefficient residential wood heaters for more efficient, clean-burning ones.
S. 3364 - Clean Air Sharp Minds Act - Creates a pilot program to install air purifiers in schools located in pollution hot spots to help better demonstrate the connection between clean air and improved academic performance.
HR 6025 - Clean Air Sharp Minds Act - House companion
Maloney Bill to require rulemakings consider negative impacts to childrens health (draft only, no bill number to date)
Blunt Rochester Air Monitoring Improvement Act (draft only, no bill number to date)
Childrens Protection Act of 2020 (not officially introduced until 10/12, no bill number available)
HR 7822 / S 4369 - Public Health Air Quality Act: would dramatically increase air monitoring in areas where we know communities are suffering disproportionately from both unsafe local air conditions and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Rulemakings
Environmental Protection Agency; Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers; Definition of Waters of the United States - Recodification of Preexisting Rule; Proposed Rule; 83 FR 32227 (July 12, 2018).
Environmental Protection Agency; Department of Defense; Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers; Revised Definition of Waters of the United States; Proposed Rule; 84 FR 4154 (February 14, 2019).
Environmental Protection Agency; Interpretive Statement on Application of the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program to Releases of Pollutants From a Point Source to Groundwater; Notice of availability of interpretive statement and request for comment; 84 FR 78 (April 23, 2019)
Environmental Protection Agency; Clean Water Act Section 401 Guidance for Federal Agencies, States and Authorized Tribes (June 7, 2019)
Environmental Protection Agency, Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification, 84 FR 44080 (August 22, 2019)
Environmental Protection Agency; National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions; 84 FR 61684 (November 13, 2019)
Environmental Protection Agency; Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category; Proposed Rule; 84 FR 64620 (November 22, 2019).
Proposal to gut EPA Environmental Appeals Board NPRM: Re: EPA-HQ-OGC-2019-0406; FRL-10002-10-OGC, EPAs Proposal to Gut the Environmental Appeals Board (84 FR 66,084, Dec. 3, 2019)
Environmental Protection Agency, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations, 40 CFR Part 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0178; FRL-10003-08- OAR]
Environmental Protection Agency, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Reconsideration of Supplemental Finding and Residual Risk and Technology Review, 40 CFR Part 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794; FRL-10008-60- OAR]
Environmental Protection Agency, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Subcategory of Certain Existing Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Firing Eastern Bituminous Coal Refuse for Emissions of Acid Gas Hazardous Air Pollutants, 40 CFR Part 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794; FRL-10007-26- OAR])
Environmental Protection Agency, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review, 40 CFR Part 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0746; FRL-10010-27-OAR]
Environmental Protection Agency, Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, 40 CFR 50, EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0072; FRL-10008-49-OAR
Environmental Protection Agency, Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process; EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107; FRL-9979-41-OP
Environmental Protection Agency, Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone; EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0279
Environmental Protection Agency, Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act; EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0282; FRL-10014-50-OAR
Environmental Protection Agency, Emissions During Periods of Startup, Shutdown, & Malfunction (SSM) - Guidance Memorandum: Inclusion of provisions governing periods of Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunctions in State Implementation Plans; https://www.epa.gov/air-quality-implementation-plans/emissions-during-periods-startup-shutdown-malfunction-ssm
Environmental Protection Agency, Guidance on Regional Haze State Implementation Plans for the Second Implementation Period; https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-08/documents/8-20-2019_-_regional_haze_guidance_final_guidance.pdf
Environmental Protection Agency, Rule Amendments Regarding Appeals to Environmental Appeals Board; EPA-HQ-OGC-2019-0406; FRL 10012-97-OGC
Environmental Protection Agency, Request for Comments regarding Draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations for Lakes and Reservoirs of the Conterminous United States: Information Supporting the Development of Numeric Nutrient Criteria, 85 FR 31184 (July 22, 2020)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Army - Dept of (Other), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation
H.R. 535 - The PFAS Action Act of 2019
S.638 - PFAS Action Act of 2019
H.R. 2577 - PFAS Right-to-Know Act
H.R. 2268 - Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2019
H.R. 7940/S.4406 - Protect Americas Children from Toxic Pesticides Act
S.4781 - A bill to direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses
H.R. 2577 - PFAS Right-to-Know Act
Ohio Senate Bill 33 - Modify criminal and civil law for critical infrastructure damage
Rulemakings
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting. 84 Fed. Reg. 66,369 (December 4, 2019).
EPA Proposed Regulations on Transparency in Regulatory Science, 83 Fed. Reg. 18,768 (April 30, 2018).
EPA Registration Review; Draft Human Health Risk Assessments for Atrazine, Propazine, and Simazine and Draft Cumulative Human Health Risk Assessment for the Triazines (Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine), 83 Fed. Reg. 35,472 (Jul. 26, 2018)
EPA Registration Review; Chlorpyrifos: Third Revised Human Health Risk Assessment for Registration Review, 85 FR 60,455 (Sep. 22, 2020)
EPA Proposed Rule, Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; Revision of the Application Exclusion Zone Requirements, 84 Fed. Reg. 58,666 (Nov. 11, 2019)
EPA Proposed Rule, Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylate and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate Chemical Substances; Significant New Use Rule; Supplemental Proposal, 85 Fed. Reg. 12479 (March 3, 2020).
EPA Rule, Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting, 85 Fed. Reg. 37354 (June 22, 2020).
EPA Registration Review; Chlorpyrifos: Third Revised Human Health Risk Assessment for Registration Review, 85 Fed. Reg. 60,455 (Sep. 22, 2020)
EPA Registration Review; Chlorpyrifos Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision, 85 Fed. Reg. 78,849 (Dec. 7, 2020)
EPA Registration Review, Proposed Interim Decision for Paraquat, 85 Fed. Reg. 67,536 (Oct. 23, 2020)
EPA Rule, Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; Revision of the Application Exclusion Zone Requirements, 85 Fed. Reg. 68,760 (Oct. 30, 2020)
Nominations
PN1687 Nancy B. Beck to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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
Legislation
H.R. 1423 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act)
H.R. 3621 - Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020
H.R. 3642 - Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act
H.R. 5536 - Investor Choice Act of 2019
H.R. 5581 - Access to Counsel Act of 2020
H.R. 6101 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act
H.R. 6623 - COVID-19 Language Access Act
H.R. 7020 - COVID Justice and Accountability Act
H.R. 7085 - Ending Qualified Immunity Act
H.R. 7115 - Restoration of Civil Rights Act
H.R. 7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
S. 3208 - Regulatory Accountability Act
S. 3400 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act
S. 1419 - Early Participation in Regulatory Act
S. 1420 - SMART Act
S. 2112 - Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
S. 2757 - HELP for Small Businesses Act
S. 909 - Separation of Powers Act
S. 3400 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act
S. 3912 - Justice in Policing Act
S. 3985 - JUSTICE Act
S. 4142 - Ending Qualified Immunity Act
S 4317 - SAFE TO WORK Act
Rulemakings
Management and Budget Office; Improving and Reforming Regulatory Enforcement and Adjudication; Request for Information; 85 FR 5483 (January 1, 2020)
Nominations
Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation
H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act
H.R. 5770 - EV Freedom Act
H.R. 6112 - Oil and Water Dont Mix Act
H.R. 5636 - Transparency in Energy Production Act
H.R. 5695 - Offshore Accountability Act of 2020
H.R. 5425 - American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solutions Act
S. 3330 - Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2020
S. 2461 - Arctic Refuge Wilderness Act
S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act
H.R. 7024 - Climate Smart Ports Act
S. 4046 - Climate Smart Ports Act
H.R. 2337 - FLEET Act
S.4025 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the maritime environmental and technical assistance program.
H.R. 7304 - the Climate Action Planning for Ports Act
H.Res.1102 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE").
S.Res. 693 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE").
H.R. 4447 - Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
S. 4611 - Public Engagement Opportunity on Public Lands Exploration Act of 2020
S. 4642 - Oil and Gas Bonding Reform and Orphaned Well Remediation Act
H.R. 3225 - Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2019
S. 180 -- A bill to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes.
H.R. 8626 - Energy Resilient Communities Act
H.R. 5751 - Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act
H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Rulemakings
Forest Service Oil and Gas Resource Revision (Proposed Rule). 36 CFR 228(E).
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated Activity Plan
Department of Energy Proposed Rule, Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Procedures for Evaluating Statutory Factors for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards. 85 Fed. Reg. 8483 (Feb. 14, 2020).
Department of Energy Proposed Rule, Energy Conservation Program: Procedures for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial Equipment; Prioritization Process. 85 Fed. Reg. 20886 (Apr. 15, 2020).
Department of Energy Proposed Rule, Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Fluorescent Lamps and Incandescent Reflector Lamps. 85 Fed. Reg. 25326 (May 1, 2020).Department of Energy Proposed Rule, Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Showerheads. 85 Fed. Reg. 49284 (Aug. 13, 2020).
Department of Energy Proposed Rule, Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Clothes Washers and Clothes Dryers. 85 Fed. Reg. 49297 (Aug. 13, 2020).
Department of Housing and Urban Development Proposed Rule, Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards. 85 Fed. Reg. 5589 (Jan. 31, 2020).
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of CCR; A Holistic Approach to Closure Part B: Alternate Demonstration for Unlined Surface Impoundments; Implementation of Closure 84 Fed. Reg. 12456 (March 3, 2020).
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Facilities in the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Industry 84 Fed. Reg. 36535 (July 29, 2019).
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Utilities; Enhancing Public Access to Information; Reconsideration of Beneficial Use Criteria and Piles. 84 Fed. Reg. 40353 (August 14, 2019).
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Utilities; A Holistic Approach to Closure Part A: Deadline to Initiate Closure. 84 Fed. Reg. 65941 (December 2, 2019).
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Utilities; Federal CCR Permit Program. 85 Fed. Reg. 9940 (February 20, 2020).
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, A Holistic Approach to Closure Part B: Alternative Demonstration for Unlined Surface Impoundments and Implementation of Closure. 85 Fed. Reg. 12456 (March 3, 2020).
Federal Trade Commission Proposed Rule, Energy Labeling Rule. 85 Fed. Reg. 20218 (Apr. 10, 2020).
Bureau of Land Management, Willow Master Development Plan Final EIS, 85 FR 49677 (Aug. 14, 2020).
Bureau of Land Management, Record of Decision for the Final EIS for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 85 FR 51754 (August 21, 2020).
USDA, Forest Service, Proposed Rule for Oil and Gas Resources Revisions, 85 FR 54311 (September 1, 2020).
Bureau of Land Management, NPR-A IAP Record of Decision, DOI-BLM-AK-R000-2019-0001-EIS, BLM/AK/PL-20/018+1610+F010 (December 2020).
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Willow Master Development Project Record of Decision, BLM Case file FF097428, (October 2020).
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention, 85 FR 65904 (December 15, 2020)
Nominations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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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
Legislation
H.R. 5091 - Wildfire Defense Act
H.R. 5859 - Trillion Trees Act
National Defense Authorization Act, FY2021
Energy and Water Appropriations Act, FY2021
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, FY2021
Interior Appropriations Act, FY2021
S. 1932 - Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act
S. 4188 - Water for Tomorrow Act of 2020
H.R. 5845/ S.3263 - Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020
H.Res.835/ S.Res.372 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030.
S. 1386/ H.R. 2579 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019
H.R.4481 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2019
H.R. 2491/S. 1311 - Roadless Area Conservation Act
H.R. 3405 - Removing Uranium from the Critical Minerals List Act
S. 1317 - American Mineral Security Act
S. 2302 - Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019
S. 3127 - Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act
Senate Energy Bill
Infrastructure Bill
H.R. 748 - CARES Act
S 2882 - Wildfire Defense Act
H.R. 1166 - USE IT Act
H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act
H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act
S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
H.R. 6395 - FY21 National Defense Authorization Bill
H.R. 7387 - Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2020
S. 3591 - Americas Water Infrastructure Act
H.R. 4481-Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act
H.R. 5598-Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
S. 4057- No ESA Consultations for Forest Plans
H.R. 7272-Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program
S. 2657 - American Energy Innovation Act
H.R.8455 - Reconciliation in Place Names Act
H.R.8401 - To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.
S. 4625 - National Prescribed Fire Act of 2020
S. 4431/H.R. 7978 - Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020
H.R. 7264 - 21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act
H.R. 4447 - Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act
H.R.8455 - Reconciliation in Place Names Act
H.R.8401 - To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.
S. 2828 - Malhear Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act
S. 4401/H.R. 5986 - Environmental Justice for All Act
H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
Rulemakings
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, proposed rule Modernizing the Administrative Exhaustion Requirement for Permitting Decisions and Streamlining Procedures for Permit Appeals (84 FR 66,084, Dec. 3, 2019)
Council on Environmental Quality, Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 85 Fed. Reg. 1684 (January 10, 2020).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Efficient Permitting of Ocean Research, Mapping, and Characterizing Activities, 85 FR 7733 (Feb. 11, 2020)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), proposed rule National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures for the BLM (516 DM 11) (85 Fed. Reg. 33, 697, June 2, 2020)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, 85 FR 7734 (Feb. 11, 2020)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia River System Operations Draft Environmental Impact Statement, (Feb. 28, 2020)
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy (DOE), Record of Decision; Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement, 85 FR 63834 (September 28, 2020).
Forest Service Proposed Rule Amendment National Environmental Policy Act Procedures (84 Fed. Reg. 27,544)
Roadless Area Conservation, National Forest System Lands in Alaska (AK Roadless Rule) (36 CFR Part 294)
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, Adding Mining as a Sector of Projects Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act 85 FR 75998
Nominations
William Perry Pendley, of Wyoming, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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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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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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