1st Quarter - Report — THE FERGUSON GROUP for YAKIMA BASIN JOINT BOARD (2025)

Firm

THE FERGUSON GROUP

Client

YAKIMA BASIN JOINT BOARD

Income

$30,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2025/2026 appropriations; funding from IRA/IIJA; WaterSMART funding; YRBWEP funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LANE H. DICKSON	Clerk, House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water & Power, 5/2005-1/2007; Special Assist. Bureau of Reclamation, 2/2007-12/2007; Sr. Professional Staff Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee 3/2017-3/2021
ZACHARY ISRAEL	Intern for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, 05/2009-07/2009; 01/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, 09/2009-04/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, 06/2010-08/2010
CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY	Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008
MARK LIMBAUGH	Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Reclamation; U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

WOTUS rulemaking; CWA Sec. 404(f) exemptions/guidance memo

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LANE H. DICKSON	Clerk, House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water & Power, 5/2005-1/2007; Special Assist. Bureau of Reclamation, 2/2007-12/2007; Sr. Professional Staff Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee 3/2017-3/2021
ZACHARY ISRAEL	Intern for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, 05/2009-07/2009; 01/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, 09/2009-04/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, 06/2010-08/2010
CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY	Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008
MARK LIMBAUGH	Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Reclamation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Natural Resources NAT

Western water legislation; urban canal legislation; implementation of the Dingell Act; ESA issues; CWA issues; Yakima Project operations; YBIP

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LANE H. DICKSON	Clerk, House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water & Power, 5/2005-1/2007; Special Assist. Bureau of Reclamation, 2/2007-12/2007; Sr. Professional Staff Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee 3/2017-3/2021
ZACHARY ISRAEL	Intern for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, 05/2009-07/2009; 01/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, 09/2009-04/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, 06/2010-08/2010
CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY	Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-200
MARK LIMBAUGH	Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Reclamation; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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.