2nd Quarter - Report

MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE for MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE

Period 2nd Quarter 2009 Filed Jul 20, 2009 Signed by William Chandler, Vice President for Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE
Client
MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE
Income
—
Expenses
$10,000
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Reauthorization of the Coral Reef Conservation Act (H.R. 860) Gulf of Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act (S. 212) Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act (HR 556) Ascension to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) by the US Senate Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 21) American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) and Senate energy companion bill, but no specified bill has been introduced.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEIKO BONK —
KASSANDRA CERVENY —
WILLIAM JOSEPH CHANDLER —
EMILY DOUCE —
JENNIFER FELT —

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: S. 212 (111th), H.R. 860 (111th), H.R. 21 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 556 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Commerce, Justice, State, Science, and Interior Appropriations relating to marine conservation programs for the FY 2010 budget including: (H.R. 2847) NOAA overall budget, Hawaiian monk seal funding, Marine Protected Area Center, National Marine Sanctuaries Program, Marine Debris, Deep Sea Coral Research, and Technology Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the (H.R. 2996) USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System (No specific senate bills yet) Response to Presidental Memorandum (June 12, 2009) concerning National Ocean Policy and Marine Spatial Planning

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEIKO BONK —
KASSANDRA CERVENY —
WILLIAM JOSEPH CHANDLER —
EMILY DOUCE —
JENNIFER FELT —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: H.R. 2847 (111th), H.R. 2996 (111th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.