2nd Quarter - Report

SIERRA CLUB for SIERRA CLUB

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$150,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HOUSE H.R.2072-Securing American Jobs ThroughExportsAct of 2011-(Accountability mechanism to increase accountability at the institution) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement-(Environment Chapter and Investment Chapter) U.S.- South Korea Free Trade Agreement-(Environment Chapter and Investment Chapter) U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement-(Environment Chapter and Investment Chapter)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHEL ACKOFF —

Contacted: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

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

Health Issues HCR

HOUSE H.R.1319-Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2011-(Link between environment and reproductive health in bill) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Healthy Kids Outdoors Act-(All Sections)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HOUSE H.R.0910-Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011-(Oppose provision to block EPA authority to regulate carbon) H.R.1380-New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011-(All Sections) 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.1452-Uranium Resources Stewardship Act-(All Sections) H.R.1938-North American-Made Energy Security Act-(Oppose All) SENATE S.0231-EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act-(Oppose delay of rules) S.0258-Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act-(All Sections) S.0275-Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011-(Support) S.0493-SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011-(Oppose proposed amendments to SBIR that would strip EPA authority to regulate carbon) S.0782-Economic Development Revitalization Act-(Feinstin/Coburn Amendment) S.0937-American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011-(Oppose All) S.0948-Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011-(All Sections) S.0953-Offshore Production and Safety Act-(Oppose All) S.1082-Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act of 2011-(Support amendment by Rep. Bishop to repeal Sec 199 tax credit for domestic largest oil companies) S.1108-10 Million Solar Roofs Act of 2011-(Support) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Transportation Bill-(Transportation) Clean Ports Act-(All Sections) Appropriations Bill, EPA Funding-(Interior)

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

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Bills named: S. 948 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), H.R. 1380 (112th), S. 1108 (112th), S. 493 (112th), H.R. 1452 (112th), S. 231 (112th), S. 937 (112th), S. 275 (112th), H.R. 1391 (112th), S. 258 (112th), S. 953 (112th), S. 1082 (112th), S. 782 (112th), H.R. 1938 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HOUSE H.R. 0001-Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011-(Riders related to clean air, clean water, mountaintop removal mining) H.R. 0457-To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the Administrator of the EPA's authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act.-(All Sections) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 0517-To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to eliminate the authority of the Administrator of the EPA to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site, and for other purposes.-(All Sections) H.R. 0872-Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 -(All Sections) 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. 2018-Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011-(All Sections) SENATE S. 0076-Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From Disease Clusters Act-(All Sections) S. 0272-EPA Fair Play Act-(All Sections) S.0468-Mining Jobs Protection Act-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) bill to delay air toxics rule for utlities-(Oppose delay of mercury air toxics safegaurds)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DALAL ANNE ABOULHOSN —
EDWARD HOPKINS —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 960 (112th), S. 468 (112th), H.R. 457 (112th), S. 272 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 1633 (112th), H.R. 1375 (112th), H.R. 1204 (112th), H.R. 1084 (112th), S. 76 (112th), H.R. 2018 (112th), H.R. 517 (112th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

HOUSE 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) H.R.1408-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act-(Oppose) HOUSE (Continued) 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.1837-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act-(Oppose) H.R.1904-Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act-(Oppose) H.R.1982-Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2011-(Support) H.R.2111-Salmon Solution and Planning Act-(Support) SENATE S.0730-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act-(Oppose) 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.1087-Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act-(Oppose) S.1105-Community Forestry Conservation 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)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ATHAN MANUEL —

Contacted: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1982 (112th), H.R. 1473 (112th), H.R. 1408 (112th), S. 916 (112th), S. 917 (112th), H.R. 1505 (112th), H.R. 1837 (112th), H.R. 850 (112th), S. 1087 (112th), H.R. 2111 (112th), S. 1105 (112th), H.R. 1581 (112th), H.R. 1904 (112th), S. 1265 (112th), S. 730 (112th), S. 1134 (112th)

Defense DEF

HOUSE H.R.1540-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012-(Fought to keep 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); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement; U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Energy, Dept of

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

SENATE S.0710-Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act-(All Sections) S.0718-Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011-(Oppose)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Forest Service; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 718 (112th), S. 710 (112th)

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