2nd Quarter - Report — AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION (2008)

Firm

AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

Client

AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

Income

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Expenses

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Support of the Clean Water Restoration Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES	—
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

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

Agriculture AGR

Support of the conservation title and fishery programs in the farm bill.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES	—
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

The fair and equitable application by the IRS of the federal manufactuerers excise tax on sportfishing equipment.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Implementation of the 2007 Sustainable Fishery Conservation Act; legislation to exempt recreational boats from ballast water permitting; maintenance of angler access in fresh and saltwater; access for recreational anglers on federal lands; and support of a science-based process for establishing marine protected areas that maintain recreational fishing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES	—
PATRICIA DOERR	—
J MICHAEL NUSSMAN	—
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Interior and Related Agencies fisheries funding for Interior and Forest Service programs; Commerce Justice and State for NOAA Fishery Programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES	—
PATRICIA DOERR	—
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Fishery considerations during coal bed methane gas development; oil and gas exploration; and hydro power dam licensing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

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

Natural Resources NAT

Support of legislation to establish a national fish habitat plan and implementation program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CHARLES	—
GORDON ROBERTSON	—

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

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.