1st Quarter - Report

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY for NATURE CONSERVANCY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$426,000
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.

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 195: Climate Solutions Caucus; meetings to discuss protecting climate change programs and Paris Agreement. [no bill no.] Offshore Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Reform: shared comments to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NAVONEEL DAYANAND —
CHRISTINA MCGREGOR —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 195 (115th)

Agriculture AGR

AGRICULTURE 2018 Farm Bill, specifically Conservation Title, Forestry Title, Research Title. Issues including soil health and nutrient management. S. 2487: Support Agricultural Data Act of 2018 2018 Budget and Appropriations: Funding for Agricultural Research Service; funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) H.R. 4892: Collaborative Water and Soil Enhancement Act of 2018: advocate that Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) work with technical service providers to increase adoption of soil health and nutrient management practices.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2487 (115th), H.R. 4892 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: fire funding H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF): permanent and omnibus funding. 2018 Agriculture Appropriations: Funding for farm bill conservation programs, conservation technical assistance, and agricultural research services. FY18 Omnibus bill S. 1609/H.R. 3266: 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Army Corps of Engineers funding for Chicago Area Waterways reports and updates to the methods considered to prevent two-way transfer of Automated Information Systems(AIS). 2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: wildfire funding reform. Amendment to H.R. 1625: 2018 Budget and Appropriations: omnibus fire funding Appropriations for Army Corps and Reclamation 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations: fire funding, forest management, Department of Interior (DOI) wildfire and United States Forest Service (USFS) appropriations; conservation and environment provisions 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations: discussions to keep sage grouse rider language out and minimize impact on federal management plan in the FY18 bill; submitted $60M FY19 request for USFS Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program; submitted $78M FY19 request for greater sage grouse conservation; reauthorizing the program and funding levels for LWCF. FY19 Joint Fire Science, Wildfire Suppression and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Accounts. 2019 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations: Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Habitat Management and Restoration which includes NOAA habitat restoration grant program. 2019 Agriculture Appropriations

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 3266 (115th), H.R. 502 (115th), S. 1609 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Air and Water S. 2585: 2018 Water Resources Development Acts (WRDA). H.R. 2875: National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017: shared National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy platform; navigated the Oregon Biological Opinion (BiOp) issue. H. Res. 195: climate solutions caucus

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NAVONEEL DAYANAND —
JAMES HAGUE —
CHRISTINA MCGREGOR —
ANDY MICHAELS —
SARAH WOODHOUSE MURDOCK —
ALICE TRIPP —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 2585 (115th), H.Res. 195 (115th), H.R. 2875 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

H. Res. 195: Climate Solutions Caucus 2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: advocate for fire funding fix to be included in the FY18 omnibus bill. Disaster Appropriations in Budget H.R. 1892: federal funding post 2017 disasters. Various bills to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program: including improved risk mitigation and mapping, investment s in natural infrastructure Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization H.R. 4062: work to support Digital Coast Act H.R. 4460 Disaster Relief Reform Act: natural infrastructure for funding risk reduction mitigation. H.R. 2862, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act: fire funding fix in FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Act. H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorization and funding. Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): natural infrastructure and study authorization. H.R.4465/S.2166, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017: funding for endangered fish recovery programs on the Upper Colorado River. Collaborative Forests Landscape Restoration Act Reauthorization

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.Res. 195 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th), H.R. 2862 (115th), H.R. 4465 (115th), S. 2166 (115th), H.R. 4460 (115th), H.R. 502 (115th), H.R. 4062 (115th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

H.R. 2340/S.1027: Secure Rural Schools Act Reauthorization H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NAVONEEL DAYANAND —
CHRISTINA MCGREGOR —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 2340 (115th), S. 1027 (115th), H.R. 502 (115th)

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.