THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY for THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Expressed views in support of H.R. 167/S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; H.R. 1814 - bills related to the reauthorization and funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization Act of 2015; and other related issues in the FY17 Interior Appropriations bill. Expressed views on House Interior Appropriations Bills; House Appropriations Bills; Senate Appropriations Bills; Senate Interior Appropriations Bills; issues related to funding levels in the FY17 federal appropriations bills; USFS budget; issues related to the Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act of 2016; H.R. 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; and potential riders on S. 2943/H.R. 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: S. 235 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 167 (114th), H.R. 1814 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Expressed views in support of S. 1407/H.R. 2663 - Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act; H.R. 5500 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act; issues related to the Wind and Solar Leasing Rule; BLM Planning 2.0 initiative; and issues related to the Interior Department's release of the Proposed Well Control Regulations to ensure safe and responsible offshore oil and gas development. Expressed views on S. 2012 - The Energy Policy Modernization Act (EPMA) and related amendments; S.A. 3210 - North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; H.R. 4739 - Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2016; H.R. 5259 - Certainty for States and Tribes Act; National Environmental Policy Act; issues related to the BLM Venting and Flaring Rule; carbon management on public lands; issues related to the royalty rates for oil, gas, and coal; renewable energy development on public lands; and issues regarding the federal coal program.

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5259 (114th), S. 1407 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), H.R. 5500 (114th), H.R. 2663 (114th), H.R. 4739 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

Expressed views in support of S. 414 - California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015; H.R. 239 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act; Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Proposal legislation; NW California Mountains and Rivers; Antiquities Act; S. 1423/H.R. 1865 - Central Coast Heritage Act; S. 2341 - a bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness; S. 2991 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2016; H.R. 3565 - California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act; S. 1993 - 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2015; S. 2902 - Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016; H.R. 496 - Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act; H.R. 4871 - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act; 2012 Forest Planning Rule; S. 3049 - Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act; Pecos Wilderness Proposal; Maine Woods National Monument Proposal; Scotchmans Peak proposed wilderness legislation; S. 1167 - Owyhee Wilderness Areas Boundary Modifications Act; S. 1510 - Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2015; S. 1699 - Oregon Wildlands Act; S. 1777 - a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes; and issues related to forestry legislation and the conservation of public lands. Expressed views on H.R. 2316 - Self Sufficient Community Lands Act; H.R. 3650 - State National Forest Management Act of 2015; H.R. 4579/S. 2383 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act; H.R. 4900 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA); H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015; S. 3014 - Tribal Forestry Protection Act; H.R. 4233 - To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for other purposes; S. 3085 - Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest Management Act; H.R. 5123 - HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016; Utah Public Lands Initiative; issues related to the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness area; issues related to the potential transfer of public lands to states; issues regarding national forest legislation; issues related to outdoor recreation and recreational permitting; State-Federal land exchange issues; issues related to the withdrawal of mineral leases in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; and issues related to mountain bike legislation.

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 3049 (114th), H.R. 2647 (114th), H.R. 4233 (114th), S. 1993 (114th), H.R. 1865 (114th), S. 1423 (114th), H.R. 3565 (114th), H.R. 2316 (114th), S. 2902 (114th), S. 1699 (114th), H.R. 3650 (114th), H.R. 4579 (114th), H.R. 4900 (114th), H.R. 5123 (114th), S. 1510 (114th), S. 414 (114th), S. 1167 (114th), S. 2341 (114th), H.R. 239 (114th), S. 2383 (114th), S. 3014 (114th), S. 2991 (114th), H.R. 4871 (114th), S. 3085 (114th), H.R. 496 (114th), S. 1777 (114th)