INTEREL US for NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to forest biomass and carbon included in the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 6147/S. 3073).

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6147 (115th), S. 3073 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues related to procurement preferences.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Policies affecting the regulation of forest biomass and carbon; issues relating to the Waters of the United States Rule; issues related to forestry and the Clean Water Act.

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to the environmental impacts of forest management; issues related to forestry and pesticides; the Waters of the United States Rule; issues related to wildlife conservation, the Endangered Species Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; issues related to wildfire mitigation and funding. Issues related to Executive Order 13777.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to forest biomass and carbon.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxation of income and expenses related to timber; taxation of pass-through entities and REITs; the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1, Public Law 115-97).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to forestry and forest management; issues related to the development and use of mass timber; the Timber Innovation Act (H.R. 1380/S. 538); forestry issues in the Farm Bill (H.R. 2/S. 3042); issues related to Executive Order 13790.

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3042 (115th), H.R. 1380 (115th), H.R. 2 (115th), S. 538 (115th)