THE NATURE CONSERVANCY for NATURE CONSERVANCY

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

S.569 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act S. 47 the Natural Resources Management Act

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE

Bills named: S. 569 (116th), S. 47 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1992 and S. 170: Syndicated Tax Easements; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 170 (116th), H.R. 1992 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 383, USE IT Act; Reauthorization of Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy; S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal; Federal transportation and infrastructure legislation, support for electric vehicles; reform of the section 30D electric vehicle tax credit S. 407 Carbon Capture Modernization Act S.2602 USE IT Act:Development of carbon capture technologies by creating a prize program for CCS technologies, directing EPA to create a program that enables R&D on CCS, streamlining CCS project permitting to be consistent with other permitting processes, and creating task forces that provide guidance on permitting and regional and agency coordination. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 383 (116th), S. 2602 (116th), S. 407 (116th), S.J.Res. 8 (116th)

Agriculture AGR

2018 Farm Bill: Recommendations to USDA from TNC on the implementation of conservation, forestry, and research provisions included in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R. 2); Title II Conservation and Title VIII Forestry

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: H.R. 2 (116th)

Transportation TRA

Federal Lands Transportation Program House infrastructure bill: Natural infrastructure, forests, energy, and permitting measures in an expected House infrastructure/transportation bill Senate infrastructure bill: Natural infrastructure, forests, energy, and permitting measures in an expected Senate infrastructure/transportation bill Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program in the upcoming appropriations cycle

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S 47: Public Lands Package/LWCF FY20 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations: Lobbied for FY2020 funding for NOAA Habitat Restoration program and Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Lobbied for various FY2020 appropriations, including LWCF, US Forest Service forest restoration programs and wildfire provisions REPI Approps request: Appropriations request form for REPI - Readiness and Environment Protection Integration. FY20 NOAA Appropriations: House Commerce (NOAA) appropriations around Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services (account: National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Science and Management), particularly the National Fish and Wildlife Foundations (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting grants and NOAAs Fisheries Information System (FIS) program (no bill number, as not currently filed); PCSRF, Coastal Resiliency Grants FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: House Interior and Environment Appropriations around LWCF, Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers, and North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (no bill number, as not currently filed) State & Foreign Ops Appropriations: Protect USAID and GEF funding for biodiversity and climate change 2019 Omnibus Appropriations Act: Support for conservation programs in the Interior and Commerce and Agriculture appropriations bills FY20 Agriculture Appropriations: Advocated for Ag Research Service funding FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Sage grouse, forest/haz fuels, CFLR and Joint Fire Science were key investments of interest. Energy and Water Appropriations: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Energy and Water Appropriations: No specific bill number yet. Robust funding for NESP, Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019: Funding for NRCS Emergency Floodplain Easement Program; flexibility for NRCS / FSA/ USFS conservation and forestry programs; eligibility for midwest states flooded in March 2019.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2030 Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act Funding for the Upper Colorado River Fish Recovery Programs in FY20 appropriations H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization various bills

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: H.R. 2030 (116th), H.R. 2875 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

Forest Management Reform Bill InfrastructureFederal Lands Transportation Program S. 47 Natural Resource Management Act: Lobbied for LWCF reauthorization provisions in S 47 - the Natural Resource Management Act; The Public Lands Package included LWCF permanent reauthorization Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization:Meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) S.47, Natural Resources Management Act: LWCF reauthorization; Nashua-Squannacook-Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization H.R. 4525 Living Shoreline bill

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4525 (116th), S. 47 (116th)