4th Quarter - Report — DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC for DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC (2008)

Firm

DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC

Client

DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$45,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Working to ensure wildlife needs are considered in climate change legislation, S. 2191.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ACCORD GROUP	N/A
BARTON CHARLES JAMES	N/A
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A
DANIEL WRINN New	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2191 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Working to overcome challenges to the Clean Water Act that would jeopardize waters important to waterfowl, H.R. 2421 & S. 1870.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHEL DAWSON	N/A
BARTON CHARLES JAMES New	N/A
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A
DANIEL WRINN New	N/A

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2421 (110th), S. 1870 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

Working to build support for agriculture conservation programs supporting the 2002 Farm Bill, and for conservation in the development of the 2007-2008 Farm Bill, H.R. 2419.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BARTON CHARLES JAMES	N/A
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A
DANIEL WRINN New	N/A

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Working to ensure inclusion of, and favorable treatment for conservation easements and improved incentives for charitable contributions in pending tax legislation, H.R. 2419. IRA Rollover (H.R. 1419, S. 819). Payment of excise taxes that help fund North American Wetlands Conservation Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BARTON CHARLES JAMES	N/A
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A
DANIEL WRINN New	N/A

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 1419 (110th), S. 819 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Working to increase funding for migratory bird habitat conservation programs within Interior appropriations legislation, Agriculture appropriations legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHEL DAWSON	N/A
BARTON CHARLES JAMES	N/A
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A
DANIEL WRINN New	N/A

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Natural Resources NAT

Working to increase authorized funding for migratory bird habitat conservation programs, including wetland, coastal and associated upland restoration and conservation programs. Working to build support for wildlife habitat conservation within proposed Great Lakes Restoration legislation (H.R. 1350, S. 791). Working to offset effects on waterfowl habitat due to alternative energy development. Wetlands Loan Act (H.R. 2757, S. 1641) and Ducks Stamp legislation (H.R. 2735).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BARTON CHARLES JAMES	N/A
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A
DANIEL WRINN New	N/A

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2735 (110th), S. 1641 (110th), H.R. 1350 (110th), S. 791 (110th), H.R. 2757 (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.