ARCTIC GEOPOLITICAL CONSULTING for KAWERAK INC.
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
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Housing HOU
requesting the Alaska Delegation to address the barriers to housing development in rural Alaska
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEGAN ALVANNA STIMPFLE | Republican Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs; Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Lisa Murkowksi |
Roads/Highway ROD
Kawerak made requests for assistance with our Alaska Delegation and the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs to remove regulatory burdens of the Tribal Transportation programs by eliminating new requirements contained in section CFR 170.443(a) and (b) which puts 8 new requirements for existing roads and proposed roads in the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory; as well as eliminating the 15 mile radius for Alaska Native villages.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEGAN ALVANNA STIMPFLE | former Legislative Assistant for Senator Lisa Murkowski and former Republican Professional Staff of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs |
Utilities UTI
Request the Alaska Delegation to continue adequate appropriations for addressing the lack of sanitation systems in Alaska Native villages including the USDA Rural and Alaska Native Village Grant program; the EPA's Alaska Rural and Native Villages Grant program; and convening the federal agencies with the purpose of advancing self governance in sanitation at the regional and village level through the streamlining of sanitation funding regulated by the federal agencies. Urge IHS Headquarters reverse a decision in their Sanitation Deficiency Manuel to treat Alaska Native villages as non-Native communities.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEGAN ALVANNA STIMPFLE | Former Legislative Assistant for Senator Lisa Murkowski; former republican professional staff for the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. |
Indian/Native American Affairs IND
Encourage the Alaska Delegation and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to establish a minimum Tribal Priority Allocation for small and needy tribes at $300,000 to ensure that tribal governments in Alaska native villages are adequately funded with operational funds; support for increased BIA funding on tribal courts in Alaska; expanding opportunities for self-determination in sanitation in Alaska; urging Congress to overturn an IHS SDS decision to treat Alaska Native villages as Non-Indian for the purposes of sanitation spending.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEGAN ALVANNA STIMPFLE | Legislative Assistant, Senator Lisa Murkowski; Republican Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs |
Natural Resources NAT
building support for congressional passage of HR1806 and S804, the Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and Handicrafts Act introduced March 14, 2019 by Congressman Young, and Senators Sullivan and Murkowski, respectively. The bill amend the marine mammal protection act to prohibit states from passing bans walrus ivory bans impacting Alaska Native artists.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEGAN ALVANNA STIMPFLE | legislative assistant, Senator Lisa Murkowski; republican professional staff, senate committee on Indian Affairs |
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