4th Quarter - Report

SIERRA CLUB for SIERRA CLUB

Period 4th Quarter 2009 Filed Jan 19, 2010 Signed by Gayle Sheehan, Director of Regulatory Compliance

Official filing
Firm
SIERRA CLUB
Client
SIERRA CLUB
Income
—
Expenses
$110,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

HOUSE H.R. 0001-American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-(Promote clean energy incentives) H.R. 0055-Commuter Act of 2009-(Transit/Transportation) H.R. 0564-Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2009-(All Sections) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 0890-The American Renewable Energy Act-(Building cosponsorship) H.R. 1329-CLEAN TEA-(To build support for transportation in climate legislation) H.R. 1612-Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 1618-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) H.R. 2751-Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act-(Fuel Economy) H.R. 3026-Hazard Mitigation for All Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3027-Predisaster Mitigation Enhancement Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3028-First Responder Innovation and Support Act of 2009-(All Sections) SENATE S. 0022-Omnibus Public Lands Management-(All Sections) S. 0779-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) S. 1442-Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009-(Urging co-sponsors of the bill. It would improve opportunities for underserved youth and young adults to work on our public lands and gain green job skills.) S. 1470-Forest Jobs and Recreation Act-(wilderness and logging provisions) S. 1816-Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 2783- No Title-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Authorizing Bill - no name (Authorize NOAA's Bay-Watershed Education Training and Environmental Literacy Grants programs)-(All Sections)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE JOHNSON —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1329 (111th), H.R. 3028 (111th), H.R. 890 (111th), S. 1816 (111th), H.R. 1612 (111th), S. 1470 (111th), H.R. 3026 (111th), H.R. 564 (111th), S. 1442 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1618 (111th), S. 22 (111th), H.R. 3027 (111th), S. 2783 (111th), S. 779 (111th), H.R. 55 (111th), H.R. 2751 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HOUSE H.R. 0669-Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act-(All Sections) H.R. 1191-Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 1310-Clean Water Protection Act-(All Sections) HOUSE (continued) H.R. 3265-Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3644-Ocean, Coastal and Watershed Education Act-(All Sections) SENATE S. 0433-Federal Renewable Electricity Standard-(All Sections) S. 0548-Save American Energy Act-(All Sections) S. 0575-CLEAN TEA-(All Sections) S. 0696-Appalachia Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 0787-Clean Water Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 0796-Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009-(All Sections) S. 1054-Senate Interior Appropriations Bill-(Oppose effects to restrict EPA's ability to regulate GHG's/implement endangerment finding)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DALAL ANNE ABOULHOSN —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3265 (111th), S. 575 (111th), S. 696 (111th), H.R. 1310 (111th), H.R. 669 (111th), S. 433 (111th), S. 787 (111th), H.R. 1191 (111th), S. 1054 (111th), H.R. 3644 (111th), S. 796 (111th), S. 548 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HOUSE H.R. 0889-Save American Energy Act-(Building cosponsorship) H.R. 2227-American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act-(Testified against this bill) H.R. 2454-America Clean Energy and Security Act-(Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Bill) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 2724-National Transportation Objectives Act-(Transportation) H.R. 2847-Jobs Funding Bill-(Seek to direct programs and funds to green energy and green infrastructure) H.R. 2996-Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010-(Biofuels, Agency fundings, Oppose efforts to restrict EPA's ability to regulate GHG's/implement endangerment finding) H.R. 3246-Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009-(The bill provides support for technologies to reduce oil dependence) H.R. 3326-Defense Appropriations Bill-(Oppose dirty fuels incentives and subsidies; protect EISA 2007, Sec. 526) H.R. 3534-Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009-(Support some provisions dealing with off shore drilling and renewable energy; attended hearing on this bill) SENATE S. 0247-Accelerated Retirement of Inefficient Vehicles Act of 2009-(Fuel economy) S. 1390-Defense Authorization Bill-(Section 526) S. 1462-American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (ACELA)-(All Sections) S. 1619-Livable Communities Act-(Transportation) S. 1733-Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act-(Transportation) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Senate Version of H.R. 2454-(All Sections) Clean Energy Legislation-(Include in climate legislation a fund for education, training and retraining for all sectors of the emerging clean energy economy) Senate Climate Bill-(Advocate for provisions that would ensure clean up) No Name Yet (Comprehensive clean energy and global warming legislation)-(All Sections) Climate Legislation-(Biofuels provisions) No Name Yet (Clean energy title)-(Senate job creation bill) Kerry Graham Lieberman compromise bill to address climate change-(Work with Senate swings and champs to communicate prioirities for legislation) Senate Jobs Package-(Work with champs and leadership to advocate greater attention to green energy)

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

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 1462 (111th), H.R. 3326 (111th), S. 1390 (111th), H.R. 889 (111th), H.R. 2724 (111th), S. 1619 (111th), H.R. 3246 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), H.R. 2847 (111th), H.R. 2996 (111th), H.R. 3534 (111th), S. 247 (111th), H.R. 2227 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

HOUSE H.R. 0039-The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(All Sections) H.R. 0192-Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act-(All Sections, Oppose) H.R. 0644-Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act-(All Sections) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 1264-Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 1769-Alpine Lakes Wilderness Expansion-(All Sections) H.R. 1925-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections) H.R. 2076-Border Security and Responsibility Act-(All Sections) H.R. 2555-Homeowners' Defense Act-(All Sections) H.R. 2807-America's Wildlife Heritage Act-(Ensure wildlife standards at the planning level of national forest and BLM land management) H.R. 2888-Devil's Staircase Wilderness-(All Sections) H.R. 3302-Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009-(Advocate for responsible management practices of working forests on private lands) SENATE S. 0231-Arctic Wilderness-(All Sections) S. 0799-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(All Sections) S. 0881-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act-(Oppose destructive logging practices in the Tongass National Forest) S. 1036-Federal Transportation Policy and Planning Act-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) No Name Yet (Senate global warming and energy legislation)-(Support adaptation provision, oppose offshore drilling provision) Boulder - White Clouds/CIEDRA Bill-(Wilderness bill for central Idaho; we have historically opposed but may support this year's version) California Desert Bill-(Senate wilderness bill that deals with renewable energy citing and ORV use) Roadless Rule Bill-(Codifies Clinton roadless rule, something we support) Senator Schumers Immigration Reform Bill-(All Sections) Draft majority text on RES standards-(Lobby committee and Senate staff, Senators)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MYKEL BYBEE —
ATHAN MANUEL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 881 (111th), H.R. 192 (111th), H.R. 2076 (111th), S. 1036 (111th), H.R. 1769 (111th), H.R. 2888 (111th), S. 231 (111th), H.R. 1925 (111th), H.R. 39 (111th), H.R. 644 (111th), H.R. 2807 (111th), H.R. 3302 (111th), H.R. 2555 (111th), S. 799 (111th), H.R. 1264 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HOUSE H.R 1409-Employee Free Choice Act of 2009-(All Sections) SENATE S. 0560-Employee Free Choice Act of 2009-(All Sections)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE JOHNSON —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 1409 (111th), S. 560 (111th)

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