3rd Quarter - Report

ENVIRONMENT AMERICA, INC. for ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$65,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Expansion of a national marine sanctuary off the coast of northern CA. Markup of Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Act (HR 3650) in Science Committee.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL GRAVITZ —

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3650 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Senate Interior Appropriations bill--all amendments that would block EPA's authority to regulate global warming pollution. Senate action on Interior Appropriations bill (HR 2996). Specifically on Vitter amendment on offshore drilling. Motion to recommit RC 293.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
COURTNEY ABRAMS —
MICHAEL GRAVITZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Minerals Management Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

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

Natural Resources NAT

Bush Administration 5 year OCS plan. National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act. Comment period - Withdrawal of lands around Grand Canyon from new mining claims.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALISON ADAMS New —
ANNA AURILIO —

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of

Transportation TRA

H. R. 1618/S. 779 - Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act. H.R. 2724 - National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009. H.R. 1329/S. 575 - Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New Transportation Efficiency Act. S. 1036 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan. Reuthorization of SAFETEA-LU.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT T MCCULLOCH —

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Minerals Management Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1036 (111th), H.R. 2724 (111th), H.R. 1618 (111th), S. 779 (111th), H.R. 1329 (111th), S. 575 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Upcoming toxic chemical legislation. H.R. 2454, all titles; S. 1733, all titles; H.R. 2966, proposed Murkowski GHG amendment; EPA endangerment finding; EPA waiver of Clean Air Act authority for California GHG emission standards for autos; EPA GHG auto emission standards; EPA GHG tailoring proposal.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNA AURILIO —
EMILY FIGDOR Research Fellow, NIMH

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 2966 (111th), S. 1733 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

ACES bill HR 2454; Comprehensive clean energy legislation; HR 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act, all provisions relating to global warming pollution reduction. Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, Sec. 733, which pertains to energy efficiency allocations. H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Sec. 202 which pertains to building codes. S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act - all provisions. Remove the Dorgan amendment to Senate energy bill (S1462) related to expanding offshore drilling. S. 433 - Renewable Electricity Standard

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
COURTNEY ABRAMS —
ALISON ADAMS New —
ANNA AURILIO —
EMILY FIGDOR Research Fellow, NIMH
SEAN GARREN —
MICHAEL GRAVITZ —
ROBERT T MCCULLOCH —
ALEXANDER WALL New —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 433 (111th), S. 1733 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S. 787 Clean Water Restoration Act. S. 1215 FRAC ACT, provisioins releating to protecting drinking water. H.R.# 2766 and SR 1215, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act) - all parts.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BERKOWITZ New —
JEANETTE PIPER CROWELL New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1215 (111th), S. 787 (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.