4th Quarter - Report

SIERRA CLUB for SIERRA CLUB

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$180,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Veterans VET

SENATE S.1359-Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act-(Support All Sections)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Park Service (NPS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1359 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

HOUSE H.R.3353-Healthy Kids Outdoors Act-(Support All Sections) SENATE S.1802-Healthy Kids Outdoors Act-(Support All Sections)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Park Service (NPS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3353 (112th), S. 1802 (112th)

Transportation TRA

HOUSE H.R.0572-Clean Ports Act-(Support All Sections) SENATE S.1813-Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century-(Support) S.1950-Commercial Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act-(Support) S.2011-Clean Ports Act-(Support) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Transportation Bill-(All Sections)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JESSE PRENTICE-DUNN New —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Park Service (NPS)

Bills named: S. 2011 (112th), S. 1950 (112th), S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 572 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HOUSE H.R. 0091-Better Use of Light Bulbs Act-(Oppose) H.R. 0909-Roadmap for America's Energy Future Act-(Oppose-All) H.R. 1380-New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011-(Entire Bill) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 1391-Recycling Coal Combustion Residuals Accessibility Act of 2011-(Oppose bill to prohibit safe disposal of hazardous coal ash) H.R. 2599-PACE Assessment Act of 2011-(Support All) H.R. 2845-Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011-(support most provisions, no formal position) H.R. 3238-Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act-(Support) H.R. 3307-American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Act of 2011-(Support) H.R. 3537-North American Energy Security Act-(Oppose All) SENATE S.0258-Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act-(All Sections, Repeal subsidies and reform policies that support fossil fuels) S.0275-Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011-(Support) S.0782-Economic Development Revitalization Act-(Feinstin/Coburn Amendment) S.1000-Energy Savings and Indurstrial Competitiveness Act of 2011-(Support) S.1108-10 Million Solar Roofs Act of 2011-(Support) S.1397-Incentivizing Offshore Wind Act-(Support-All) S.1751-Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act-(All Sections) S.1938-Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011-(Oppose All) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Appropriations Bill, EPA Funding-(Interior) NSPS delay bill-(Oppose-All, Delay NSPS for power plants and oil refineries) Bill to place moratorium on export of Natural Gas-(All Sections)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DEVEREAUX COEQUYT —
DAVID HAMILTON —
ANN MESNIKOFF —
MELINDA CATHERINE PIERCE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Park Service (NPS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: S. 258 (112th), H.R. 3238 (112th), H.R. 3307 (112th), H.R. 1391 (112th), S. 275 (112th), H.R. 1380 (112th), H.R. 2845 (112th), S. 1938 (112th), H.R. 3537 (112th), S. 1397 (112th), S. 1108 (112th), H.R. 909 (112th), H.R. 2599 (112th), S. 1751 (112th), H.R. 91 (112th), S. 1000 (112th), S. 782 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HOUSE H.R. 0010-The Reins Act-(Oppose - undermines EPA authority to issue clean air and water standards) H.R. 0572-Clean Ports Act-(Support - All) H.R. 0872-Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 -(All Sections) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 0960-Mining Jobs Protection Act-(All Sections) H.R. 1084-Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011-(All Sections) H.R. 1204-To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources, and for other purposes.-(All Sections) H.R. 1375-Clean Water Protection Act-(All Sections) H.R. 1633-Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011-(All Sections) H.R. 1938-North American-Made Energy Security Act-(Oppose-All) H.R. 2250-EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011-(Oppose-All) H.R. 2273-Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act-(Oppose-All) H.R. 2354-Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012-(Anti environmental riders, Sec. 109) H.R. 2401-Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011-(Oppose-All) H.R. 2594-European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011-(Oppose) H.R. 2681-Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011-(Oppose-All) H.R. 3010-Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011-(Oppose) H.R. 3630-Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011-(oppose provision on boilers and KXL) H.R. 3765-Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011-(oppose provision on boilers and KXL) SENATE S. 1392-EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011-(Oppose) S. 1502-Clean Rivers Act of 2011-(Support) S. 1619-Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011-(pesticide exemption) S. 1720-Jobs Through Growth Act-(Oppose-John McCain Amendment) S. 1729-A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant under that Act.-(All Sections) S. 1815-Cross State Air Pollution Act-(Oppose) S. 1833-Fair Compliance Act-(Oppose) S. 1960-Jobs Creation Act-(Oppose) S.J. Res. 27-A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act.-(Oppose) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) bill to delay air toxics rule for utlities-(Oppose delay of mercury air toxics safegaurds) Coal Tar Sealants-(Coal Tar Sealants)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DALAL ANNE ABOULHOSN —
EDWARD HOPKINS —
STEPHEN TERRY MCGUIRE —
LENA MOFFITT —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Park Service (NPS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1502 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 3010 (112th), H.R. 572 (112th), S. 1833 (112th), H.R. 3765 (112th), H.R. 1633 (112th), H.R. 2401 (112th), H.R. 10 (112th), S. 1720 (112th), S.J.Res. 27 (112th), H.R. 1084 (112th), H.R. 1938 (112th), S. 1619 (112th), H.R. 2681 (112th), S. 1815 (112th), H.R. 2354 (112th), H.R. 2273 (112th), H.R. 2594 (112th), H.R. 960 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), S. 1960 (112th), S. 1729 (112th), H.R. 1375 (112th), H.R. 2250 (112th), H.R. 1204 (112th), S. 1392 (112th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

HOUSE H.R. 0587-Public Lands Service Corps Act-(Support All) H.R.0850-To facilitate a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, and for other purposes.-(Oppose-sets a precedent for Wild and Scenic Rivers) HOUSE (Continued) H.R.0001-Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011-(Opposed attaching riders to delist wolves and prohibit funding of new wildlands policy.) H.R.0139-Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(Support) H.R.1408-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act-(Oppose) H.R.1413-Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011-(Support) H.R.1473-Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011-(Opposed attaching riders to delist wolves and prohibit funding of new wildlands policy.) H.R.1505-National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act-(Oppose) H.R.1581-Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011-(Oppose) H.R.2112-Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012-(Oppose - Anti-environmental riders) H.R.2584-Interior Appropriations 2012-(Oppose - Anti environmental riders) H.R.2852-Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2011-(Oppose) H.R.3155-Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act of 2011-(Oppose) H.R.3407-Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act-(Oppose) H.R.3465-National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act-(Support) H.R.3599-County Payments Reauthorization Act of 2011-(Support) H.R.0608-Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act-(Support) H.R.0977-Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act-(Support) SENATE S.0140-Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act-(Support) S.0322-Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act-(Support) S.0667-Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act-(Support) S.0730-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act-(Oppose) S.0766-Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011-(Support) S.0896-Public Lands Service Corps Act-(Support All) S.0916-Oil and Gas Facilitation Act-(Modest bill introduced in tandem with 917; tacitly support) S.0917-Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act-(Support; one of our priorities this Congress) S.1024-Organ-Mountains - Dona Ana County Conservation and Protection Act-(Support) S.1087-Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act-(Oppose) S.1090-Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2011-(Support) S.1134-St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act-(Oppose) S.1265-Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2011-(Support) S.1303-Ft. Monroe National Historical Park Act-(New public land designation) S.1369-Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act-(All Sections) S.1400-Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies Act-(Oppose) S.1692-County Payments Reauthorization Act of 2011-(Support) S.1891-Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2011-(Support)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ATHAN MANUEL —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Park Service (NPS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1303 (112th), S. 667 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th), S. 1134 (112th), S. 1090 (112th), S. 1400 (112th), S. 1024 (112th), S. 140 (112th), H.R. 1581 (112th), S. 917 (112th), H.R. 1505 (112th), S. 322 (112th), H.R. 3407 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), S. 1087 (112th), H.R. 850 (112th), S. 896 (112th), S. 766 (112th), S. 916 (112th), H.R. 1408 (112th), S. 1891 (112th), H.R. 139 (112th), H.R. 587 (112th), S. 1265 (112th), H.R. 1473 (112th), S. 1369 (112th), S. 730 (112th), H.R. 977 (112th), H.R. 2852 (112th), H.R. 2584 (112th), S. 1692 (112th), H.R. 3155 (112th), H.R. 608 (112th), H.R. 3465 (112th), H.R. 1413 (112th), H.R. 3599 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HOUSE H.R.2072-Securing American Jobs ThroughExportsAct of 2011-(Accountability mechanism to increase accountability at the institution.)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Park Service (NPS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 2072 (112th)

Defense DEF

HOUSE H.R.1540-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012-(Keep Sec 526 repeal out) SENATE S.0981-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012-(Keep Sec 526 repeal out)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Natl Park Service (NPS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 981 (112th), H.R. 1540 (112th)

Roads/Highway ROD

SENATE S.1596-Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations-(Nelson Amendment)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Park Service (NPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1596 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

HOUSE H.R.2055-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012-(Oppose anti-environmental riders) H.R.2997-Superfund Common Sense Act-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Commerce Committee oil spill response bill-(Gulf Restoration Bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2055 (112th), H.R. 2997 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

HOUSE H.R.0527-Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011-(Oppose)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Natl Park Service (NPS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 527 (112th)

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