3rd Quarter - Report

THE FERGUSON GROUP for WARD AND SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC

Firm
Client
Income
$10,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Natural Resources NAT

Corps sand placement on Bald Head Island; Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project (NOAA Coastal Zone Management funding); Wilmington Harbor Deepening EIS; BOEM Mid-Atlantic wind energy lease sale.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANN DURAND —
CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN Legislative Aide for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, 1/2021 - 3/2022Legislative Aide for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 6/2020-1/2021 Staff Assistant for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 8/2018-6/2020
WILLIAM ROGER GWINN Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987- 1993
CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA WIFIA and Clean Water SRF funding for the wastewater treatment plant expansion; Coastal Storm Risk Management feasibility study and North Carolina environmental infrastructure authority in WRDA 2026.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANN DURAND —
CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN Legislative Aide for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, 1/2021 - 3/2022Legislative Aide for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 6/2020-1/2021 Staff Assistant for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 8/2018-6/2020
WILLIAM ROGER GWINN Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987- 1993
CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support for the Villages Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project through NOAA and other agencies; Support for funding for federal disaster assistance programs through FEMA, SBA and HUD.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANN DURAND —
CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN Legislative Aide for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, 1/2021 - 3/2022Legislative Aide for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 6/2020-1/2021 Staff Assistant for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 8/2018-6/2020
WILLIAM ROGER GWINN Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987- 1993
CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Support for the Villages Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) project, funded through an earmark in NOAAs Coastal Zone Management Account; support for the authorization of a Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) feasibility study in partnership with the Corps of Engineers through the Water Resources Development Act of 2024; and, engagement regarding the Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements (BOEM) planned wind energy lease sale in the Mid-Atlantic region.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANN DURAND —
CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN Legislative Aide for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, 1/2021 - 3/2022Legislative Aide for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 6/2020-1/2021 Staff Assistant for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 8/2018-6/2020
WILLIAM ROGER GWINN Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987- 1993
CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE

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.