4th Quarter - Report

ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES for ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$27,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Infrastructure; WRDA; resiliency; natural infrastructure; fish passage; Transportation BIL/IRA Wildlife crossings Wildlife Corridor & AOP Aquatic Organism Passage/Fish Passage

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LIND New Coordinator Government Affairs
ALI SCHWAAB —
KURT AUGUST THIEDE New Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY24 and FY25 Agriculture Appropriations all provisions FY24 and FY25 Commerce Appropriation - NOAA provision FY24 and FY25 Interior Appropriations all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANE BEHLER —
DAVID LIND New Coordination Government Affairs
ALI SCHWAAB New —
KURT AUGUST THIEDE New Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill Implementation and reauthorization Inflation Reduction Act Wild Horse and Burro Chronic Wasting Disease Domestic/Wildlife Disease Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANE BEHLER —
DAVID LIND New Coordinator Government Affairs
KURT AUGUST THIEDE New Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnership Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act Fish and Wildlife Coordination Aquatic invasive species Aquaculture Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act Hydropower Reform USACE Private Partnership Agreement (PPA) Reform Fishes Act (HR5103) State Boating Act (S4113) America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act of 2024 (S3791)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LIND New Coordinator Government Affairs
ALI SCHWAAB New —
KURT AUGUST THIEDE New Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5103 (118th)

Natural Resources NAT

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund Endangered Species Act Wildlife Restoration Program, state authority to manage fish and wildlife; wildlife dependent recreation, fish and diseases Lacy Act, Migratory Treaty Bird Act, Access to public lands for hunting and fishing, North American Wetland Conservation Act Recovering America's Wildlife Act Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Wildlife Migration/Movement Non-Lead Ammunition/Fishing tackle Wildlife Agriculture Disease Prevention Act Cottonwood fix America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act ACE Act (S.3791) Biological Integrity, Diversity Ecological Health (BIDEH) Tax Stamp Revenue Transfer for Wildlife/Recreation .Endangered Species Act .Good Sam

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LIND New Coordinator Government Affairs
KURT AUGUST THIEDE New Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: S. 3791 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Safety Trust Fund; Wildlife Restoration Program Recovering America's Wildlife Act Federal excise tax slippage ACE Act (S.3791) Tax Stamp Revenue Transfer for Wildlife/Recreation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LIND New Coordinator Government Affairs
ALI SCHWAAB —
KURT AUGUST THIEDE New Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3791 (118th)

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.