Mid-Year Report — THE NATURE CONSERVANCY for NATURE CONSERVANCY (2007)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

Client

NATURE CONSERVANCY

Income

—

Expenses

$500,000

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
Mid-Year Report (this page)	Aug 13, 2007	$500,000	Replaced
Mid-Year Report	Sep 22, 2008	$500,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Action on H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to alternative energy sources, biomass fuels, ranchland protection, the Great Lakes basin, the Grassland Reserve Program, land use protection, forest protection, the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, cost-share assistance for natural disaster restoration for forestland owners, and funding for healthy forest reserves.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ABBETT	—
CHRISTOPHER JASON ALBRITTON	ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, OMB
JOSEPH R BARNES	N/A
FAITH THOMPSON CAMPBELL	N/A
THOMAS CORS	N/A
CATHERINE DEMPSEY	N/A
JULIETTE FALKNER	N/A
ERIKA FELLER	—
ELIZABETH FORSBURG	N/A
MARK FOX	N/A
ERIC HAXTHAUSEN	N/A
LAURA MCCARTHY	N/A
LOUISE MILKMAN	N/A
BILL MILLAN	N/A
CHRISTY PLUMER	N/A
JIMMIE POWELL	N/A
MICHAEL POWELSON	N/A
ADRIENNE WOJCIECHOWSKI	—

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Action on S. 469/H.R. 1576, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ABBETT	—
CHRISTOPHER JASON ALBRITTON	ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, OMB
JOSEPH R BARNES	N/A
FAITH THOMPSON CAMPBELL	N/A
THOMAS CORS	N/A
CATHERINE DEMPSEY	N/A
JULIETTE FALKNER	N/A
ERIKA FELLER	—
ELIZABETH FORSBURG	N/A
MARK FOX	N/A
ERIC HAXTHAUSEN	N/A
LAURA MCCARTHY	N/A
LOUISE MILKMAN	N/A
BILL MILLAN	N/A
CHRISTY PLUMER	N/A
JIMMIE POWELL	N/A
MICHAEL POWELSON	N/A
ADRIENNE WOJCIECHOWSKI	—

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: H.R. 1576 (110th), S. 469 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Action on S. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Section 5002 of Title V, estuary restoration, Law of the Sea, and Penobscot River funding; H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007; and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards. Support of H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ABBETT	—
CHRISTOPHER JASON ALBRITTON	ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, OMB
JOSEPH R BARNES	N/A
FAITH THOMPSON CAMPBELL	N/A
THOMAS CORS	N/A
CATHERINE DEMPSEY	N/A
JULIETTE FALKNER	N/A
ERIKA FELLER	—
ELIZABETH FORSBURG	N/A
MARK FOX	N/A
ERIC HAXTHAUSEN	N/A
LAURA MCCARTHY	N/A
LOUISE MILKMAN	N/A
BILL MILLAN	N/A
CHRISTY PLUMER	N/A
JIMMIE POWELL	N/A
MICHAEL POWELSON	N/A
ADRIENNE WOJCIECHOWSKI	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Other); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 1495 (110th), H.R. 720 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ABBETT	—
CHRISTOPHER JASON ALBRITTON	ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, OMB
JOSEPH R BARNES	N/A
FAITH THOMPSON CAMPBELL	N/A
THOMAS CORS	N/A
CATHERINE DEMPSEY	N/A
JULIETTE FALKNER	N/A
ERIKA FELLER	—
ELIZABETH FORSBURG	N/A
MARK FOX	N/A
ERIC HAXTHAUSEN	N/A
LAURA MCCARTHY	N/A
LOUISE MILKMAN	N/A
BILL MILLAN	N/A
CHRISTY PLUMER	N/A
JIMMIE POWELL	N/A
MICHAEL POWELSON	N/A
ADRIENNE WOJCIECHOWSKI	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1011 (110th), S. 658 (110th), S. 802 (110th), S. 1142 (110th), S. 1502 (110th), H.R. 2733 (110th), H.R. 1464 (110th), S. 300 (110th), S. 647 (110th), H.R. 1497 (110th), H.R. 1907 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ABBETT	—
CHRISTOPHER JASON ALBRITTON	ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, OMB
JOSEPH R BARNES	N/A
FAITH THOMPSON CAMPBELL	N/A
THOMAS CORS	N/A
CATHERINE DEMPSEY	N/A
JULIETTE FALKNER	N/A
ERIKA FELLER	—
ELIZABETH FORSBURG	N/A
MARK FOX	N/A
ERIC HAXTHAUSEN	N/A
LAURA MCCARTHY	N/A
LOUISE MILKMAN	N/A
BILL MILLAN	N/A
CHRISTY PLUMER	N/A
JIMMIE POWELL	N/A
MICHAEL POWELSON	N/A
ADRIENNE WOJCIECHOWSKI	—

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2638 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th), S. 1644 (110th), H.R. 3222 (110th), H.R. 3074 (110th), S. 567 (110th), H.R. 2641 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 2643 (110th), H.R. 3093 (110th), S. 1745 (110th), S. 1789 (110th), S. 1696 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. Res. 30, Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act; H.R. 1506, Fuel Economy Reform Act; and S. 1419/H.R. 6, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. Action on H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to landscape planning efforts and wildlife corridors exemption from categorical exclusions for oil/gas development; H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007; S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007; S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007;

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH ABBETT	—
CHRISTOPHER JASON ALBRITTON	ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, OMB
JOSEPH R BARNES	N/A
FAITH THOMPSON CAMPBELL	N/A
THOMAS CORS	N/A
CATHERINE DEMPSEY	N/A
JULIETTE FALKNER	N/A
ERIKA FELLER	—
ELIZABETH FORSBURG	N/A
MARK FOX	N/A
ERIC HAXTHAUSEN	N/A
LAURA MCCARTHY	N/A
LOUISE MILKMAN	N/A
BILL MILLAN	N/A
CHRISTY PLUMER	N/A
JIMMIE POWELL	N/A
MICHAEL POWELSON	N/A
ADRIENNE WOJCIECHOWSKI	—

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1419 (110th), H.R. 2337 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), S. 1766 (110th), H.R. 2701 (110th), S. 280 (110th), S.Res. 30 (110th), S. 357 (110th), S. 317 (110th), H.R. 1506 (110th)

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.