VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP for SEALASKA CORPORATION
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Natural Resources NAT
- Federal legislation to authorize an exchange of Sealaska Corporation subsurface estate on Admiralty Island for U.S. Forest Service land elsewhere. - Federal legislation, including S. 1889 and H.R. 4748, to permit the Native residents of each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Urban Corporations and to receive certain settlement land under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MELINDA MEADE MEYERS | — |
| ALAN L MINTZ | — |
| ANDREW M VANDERJACK | — |
Indian/Native American Affairs IND
- Federal legislation to authorize an exchange of Sealaska Corporation subsurface estate on Admiralty Island for U.S. Forest Service land elsewhere. - Federal legislation, including S. 1889 and H.R. 4748, to permit the Native residents of each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Urban Corporations and to receive certain settlement land under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. - Legislation to clarify that certain federal laws and regulations are inclusive of Alaska Native corporations for purposes of certain Federal programs and services that serve Native Americans. - Amendments to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, regulations implementing U.S. migratory bird treaties, and potential clarifying amendments to the underlying treaties.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TYSON KADE | — |
| MELINDA MEADE MEYERS | — |
| ALAN L MINTZ | — |
| ANDREW M VANDERJACK | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
- Pursue federal grants and appropriations for Alaska Native culture and arts development, including funding under the provisions of the American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Art Development Act. - Pursue federal appropriations for infrastructure and education projects in Southeast Alaska.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MELINDA MEADE MEYERS | — |
| ALAN L MINTZ | — |
| ANDREW M VANDERJACK | — |
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR
- Amendments to the Magnuson Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act to support Alaska Native community interests in commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishing, including H.R. 8862. - Amendments to mariculture legislation to ensure protections for Alaska Native subsistence.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW M VANDERJACK | — |
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.