THE CONSERVATION FUND for THE CONSERVATION FUND

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2017 and FY2018 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, and Conservation Innovation Grants). Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Procurement, Acquisition and Construction-National Ocean Service-Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Community-based Restoration Program; Regional Coastal Resiliency Grants; and Estuary Restoration Program Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study; Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project in San Pablo; Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Plan; Bay and the Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for Dredged Material; Estuary Restoration Program Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program, Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program, National Coastal Wetlands Grant, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Joint Ventures; National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management; U.S. Geological Survey: National Water Quality Program

Contacted: Natl Park Service (NPS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act (S. 571)(H.R. 1434) Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act (S. 569) Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization (S.896)(H.R. 502) National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2018 North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act (S. 363)(H.R. 1026) Sentinel Landscapes Partnership Authorization Sportsmens Act (S. 733) Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Park Service (NPS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 502 (115th), S. 733 (115th), H.R. 1434 (115th), S. 896 (115th), S. 363 (115th), S. 569 (115th), S. 571 (115th), H.R. 1026 (115th)