3rd Quarter - Report — OCEAN CONSERVANCY for OCEAN CONSERVANCY (2018)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

OCEAN CONSERVANCY

Client

OCEAN CONSERVANCY

Income

—

Expenses

$160,546

Expense method

B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
3rd Quarter - Report (this page)	Oct 19, 2018	$160,546	Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment	Oct 30, 2018	$160,546	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Ocean Acidification (Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017 [H.R.2719, S.2229], Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act [S.1425], COAST Research Act [H.R.6267], NEAR Act [H.R.6270], COAST Research Act [H.R.6267], Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act [H.R.6645], Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act fo 2017 [S.1057]); Fisheries (Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act [H.R.200], Local Fishing Access Act [H.R.1195], Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 [H.R.2023, S.1520], RED SNAPPER Act [H.R. 3588, S.1686]); Ocean and coastal planning (Gulf States Coordination Act [H.R. 2923, S.1373],Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act [H.R.1176], Digital Coast Act [S.110, H.R.4062], Gulf States Protection and Restoration Coordination Act [H.R.2923, S.1373]) Misc. (Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018 [H.R.5996], Coast Guard Improvement and Reform Act of 2017 [H.R.1726], Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2017 [H.R.237], National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2017 [S.129], SOS Act of 2017 [S.756, H.R. 2748]), Executive Order 13840.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN ALLEXON	—
ADDIE HAUGHEY	—
REGINALD PAROS	—
KATHERINE TSANTIRIS New	—
JEFFREY WATTERS	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6645 (115th), H.R. 2923 (115th), H.R. 6270 (115th), H.R. 1726 (115th), H.R. 1195 (115th), H.R. 4062 (115th), S. 1373 (115th), H.R. 237 (115th), S. 1425 (115th), S. 756 (115th), H.R. 5996 (115th), H.R. 6267 (115th), H.R. 2023 (115th), H.R. 2719 (115th), S. 1686 (115th), H.R. 3588 (115th), H.R. 2748 (115th), S. 110 (115th), H.R. 200 (115th), S. 2229 (115th), H.R. 1176 (115th), S. 1057 (115th), S. 1520 (115th), S. 129 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations for Commerce/Justice/Science (H.R.5952, S.3072) as well as Interior (H.R.6147, S.3073), Agriculture [H.R. 5961 S.2976] and Energy & Water (H.R.5895, S.2975). We focused on funding for NOAA and specific programs within it, including fisheries, marine debris, ocean acidification and Coastal Zone Management Grants (now Title IX funds), as well as combating amendments targeting said programs. Action on Interior, Agriculture, and E&W focused on anti-environmental rider efforts and Outer Continental Shelf drilling riders. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R.5515, 2987) anti-rider efforts.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN ALLEXON	—
ADDIE HAUGHEY	—
REGINALD PAROS	—
KATHERINE TSANTIRIS New	—
JEFFREY WATTERS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 3073 (115th), H.R. 6147 (115th), S. 2975 (115th), S. 3072 (115th), H.R. 5895 (115th), S. 2976 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th), H.R. 5952 (115th), H.R. 5961 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Offshore oil and gas (SECURE American Energy Act [H.R.4239]), PROTECT Florida Act [H.R.5014], Florida Coastal Protection Act [H.R.2002, S.2292], Clean Coasts Act [S.2720], and more specifically in the Arctic (Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 [H.R.1784], Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act [H.R.2261], Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 [S.1460] and potential amendments).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN ALLEXON	—
ADDIE HAUGHEY	—
REGINALD PAROS	—
KATHERINE TSANTIRIS New	—
JEFFREY WATTERS	—

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2720 (115th), H.R. 4239 (115th), H.R. 1784 (115th), H.R. 2002 (115th), S. 2292 (115th), H.R. 5014 (115th), H.R. 2261 (115th), S. 1460 (115th)

Animals ANI

SAVE Right Whales Act [H.R.6060, S. 3038], efforts to curtail Marine Mammal Protection Act (SECURE American Energy Act [H.R. 4239], SEA Act of 2017 [H.R. 3133]), Endangered Species Act (DOI Proposed changes), or National Environmental Policy Act protections, as well as other regulations (Saving Americas Endangered Species Act [H.R.2603]).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN ALLEXON	—
ADDIE HAUGHEY	—
REGINALD PAROS	—
KATHERINE TSANTIRIS New	—
JEFFREY WATTERS	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 3038 (115th), H.R. 3133 (115th), H.R. 6060 (115th), H.R. 4239 (115th), H.R. 2603 (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.