THE NATURE CONSERVANCY for NATURE CONSERVANCY

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

[no bill number] Conservation friendly tax policies; discussed interest in the not yet proposed tax reform bill.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Agriculture AGR

2018 Farm Bill, Roundtable discussions. Forest title and other forest related sections. Specifically, the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); President of the U.S.; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 569, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act (LWCF), To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 502, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; all provisions, specifically interior appropriations and State, Foreign Operations appropriations. 2018 Farm Bill; specifically requests to preserve funding for the bill. [no bill number] 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations; specifically coastal zone management grants (CZM), Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF), and Sea Gran Fellows program. [no bill number] Forest Legacy Project; discussed future project with Minnesota representatives and future appropriations. [no bill number] Skinny Budget and Appropriations Bill, all program and agency funding related to function 300. [no bill number] FY18 Interior Appropriations; specifically in regards to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Sage Grouse, funding for the Conte Refuge, funding for the Taunton Wild and Scenic River (National Park Service), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Program. [no bill number] FY18 Agriculture Appropriations; specifically Conservation Title (Title II) funding. [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for Sage Grouse; discussed a focused appropriations effort for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Burns station. [no bill number] FY18 Corporation for National and Community Service Funding (Americorps); Discussed support for Americorps program; signed coalition letter to prevent elimination of Americorps program. [no bill number] FY18 Fire and Forest Management Priorities; specifically regarding wildfire suppression, Collaborative Forest Programs (CFLRP), joint fire science and hazardous fuels reduction. [no bill number] FY18 Land & Water Conservation Fund; priority consideration of Lower Table Rock within FY18 LWCF recreational access use funds. [no bill number] FY18 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Funding [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for water supply funding and wildland fire at Dept of Interior and Dept of Agriculture [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for two endangered fish recovery programs [no bill number] FY18 Energy and Water Appropriations; specifically, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project [no bill number] Funding for Habitat Conservation Plans, Endangered Species Act (Sections 6 and 10). [no bill number] Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; all provisions.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 502 (115th), S. 569 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 195, Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017; To amend title 44, United States Code, to restrict the distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes; supported entire resolution related to climate change. H.Res.195, Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to conservative environmental stewardship; all provisions. [no bill number] Energy Reform Bill; Forest Biomass provisions [no bill number] Protecting Climate Change Programs and Paris Agreement; discussed protecting the Paris Agreement commitments through funding and U.S. Leadership. [no bill number] Participated in House Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); President of the U.S.; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.Res. 195 (115th), H.R. 195 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.J. Res. 36, S.J. Res. 11; Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation". Congressional Review Act to overturn methane waste rule; opposed all provisions.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 11 (115th), H.J.Res. 36 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.J.Res.44 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Opposed all provisions, specifically supported attempts to protect BLM Planning Rule 2.0. H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act; To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purpose, all provisions. H.R. 502, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; all provisions. [no bill number] Coral Reef Conservation Act; implementation of act and development of re authorization. [no bill number] Forest Management Reform Bill [no bill number] National Flood Insurance Reform Bill; Preparation to lobby, bill not yet introduced. [no bill number] Infrastructure Bill; worked to influence investments in infrastructure to include natural infrastructure and nature-based solutions. [no bill number] Habitat Conservation Plans, Endangered Species Act (Sections 6 and 10). [no bill number] Prep conversation to discuss a bill or agency oversight work regarding Aquaculture oversight.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 200 (115th), H.J.Res. 44 (115th), H.R. 502 (115th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

H.J.Res.44 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Opposed all provisions. [no bill number] Public Lands Policy - Landscape-Scale Mitigation Policy [no bill number] Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mitigation Policy, which includes a Manual Chapter, Handbook, and Solicitors M Opinion. [no bill number] Service Wide Mitigation Policy [no bill number] Endangered Species Act Compensatory Mitigation Policy [no bill number] Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions Policy

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 44 (115th)