4th Quarter - Report — THE CONSERVATION FUND for THE CONSERVATION FUND (2008)

Firm

THE CONSERVATION FUND

Client

THE CONSERVATION FUND

Income

—

Expenses

$48,500

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Natural Resources NAT

Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act (H.R. 1907/S. 1142) - all provisions. National Fish Habitat Conservation Act (S. 3552/H.R. 7150) - all provisions. Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act (H.R. 5540/S. 2707) - all provisions. Advancing America's Priorities Act (S. 3297) -- Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Authorization (Title III, Subtitle B)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTY PLUMER	Fellow, Office of Senator John Chafee
DANIEL SAKURA New	Intern, Senate EPW Committee

Contacted: Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: S. 2707 (110th), H.R. 7150 (110th), H.R. 1907 (110th), S. 3297 (110th), S. 1142 (110th), H.R. 5540 (110th), S. 3552 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2009 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service land acquisition. Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service State and Private Forestry (Forest Legacy Program) and National Forest System land acquisition; S. 3182 FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Procurement, Acquisition and Construction -- National Ocean Service -- Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) and Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Program. H.R. 7322 FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- Procurement, Acquisition and Construction -- National Ocean Service -- Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) and Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTY PLUMER	Fellow, Office of Senator John Chafee
DANIEL SAKURA New	Intern, Senate EPW Committee

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Park Service (NPS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7322 (110th), S. 3182 (110th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Senate Amdt. 5662 to H.R. 5151 (Monangahela National Forest Wilderness Act and Omnibus Public Land Management Act) -- provisions related to Little River Canyon National Preserve Boundary Expansion (Sec. 7103); Tule Lake Special Resource Study (Sec. 7202); National Trails Willing Seller Bill (Sec. 5301); Wyoming Range (Title III, Subtitle C); Fort Davis National Historic Site Expansion (Sec. 7118). Big Thicket National Preserve Boundary Expansion (H.R. 5891) - all provisions. Harriet Tubman National Historical Park & Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act (S. 3383/H.R. 6693) - all provisions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTY PLUMER	Fellow, Office of Sen. John Chafee
DANIEL SAKURA New	Intern, Senate EPW Committee

Contacted: Natl Park Service (NPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: H.R. 5151 (110th), S. 3383 (110th), H.R. 5891 (110th), H.R. 6693 (110th)

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.