INTEREL US for NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS

Government Issues GOV

Issues related to procurement preferences.

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to forest biomass and carbon.

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

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; the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (H.R.2936); the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2017 (H.R.2862/S.1842); issues related to Executive Order 13790.

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

Bills named: S. 538 (115th), S. 1842 (115th), H.R. 2936 (115th), H.R. 2862 (115th), H.R. 1380 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to forest biomass and carbon included in the FY 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 1625/Public Law 115-141). Issues related to H-2B visa program caps in the Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355).

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

Bills named: H.R. 3354 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 3355 (115th)

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: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; 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: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

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: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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