THE CONSERVATION FUND for THE CONSERVATION FUND

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Agricultural Research Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, and Conservation Innovation Grants). FY 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Procurement, Acquisition and Construction-National Ocean Service-Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Community-based Restoration Program; and Estuary Restoration Program FY2016 Defense Appropriations Bill. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration. FY 2016 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Missouri River Recovery Program, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, and Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, and Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program; Estuary Restoration Program FY2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution programs, New Markets Tax Credit Program, State Small Business Credit Initiative FY2016 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management land acquisition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, Coastal Program; National Park Service: land acquisition, Everglades restoration initiative, Centennial Challenge; Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program and Community Forest and Open Space Program; Environmental Protection Agency: Geographic Programs, National Estuary Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Bipartisan Sportsmens Act of 2015 (S. 405) and (S. 556) Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 (H.R. 470)(S. 1744) Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015 (S. 330)(H.R. 641) Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2015 (H.R. 1651) Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2015 (S. 504), Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015 (H.R. 223) Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 (S. 890) Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization (S. 338)(H.R. 1814) National Fish Habitat Conservation Act National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015 (S. 1712) North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act (H.R. 2346) North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act (S. 403)(H.R. 799) North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act Petersburg National Battlefield Expansion Legislation (S. 718, H.R. 1621) Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act (S. 517) Small Lands Tracts Conveyance Act (H.R. 2324) Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Access Act of 2015 (H.R. 2406) To extend the date after which interest earned on obligations held in the wildlife restoration fund may be available for apportionment (H.R. 2345)(S. 722) Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 (S. 235)(H.R. 167)

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Park Service (NPS); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 403 (114th), H.R. 223 (114th), S. 1712 (114th), S. 556 (114th), S. 235 (114th), S. 718 (114th), H.R. 470 (114th), H.R. 2406 (114th), S. 504 (114th), S. 890 (114th), H.R. 2324 (114th), S. 1744 (114th), H.R. 1621 (114th), S. 405 (114th), S. 338 (114th), H.R. 2346 (114th), S. 722 (114th), H.R. 2345 (114th), H.R. 1651 (114th), S. 517 (114th), S. 330 (114th), H.R. 641 (114th), H.R. 1814 (114th), H.R. 799 (114th), H.R. 167 (114th)