THE NATURE CONSERVANCY for NATURE CONSERVANCY
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES
HR985, Stop Asian Carp Act, to require the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins;S.338 -- Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2013 including specific provisions relating to permanent conservation funding, remove the current 2015 expiration date, allocate funds for Land Water Conservation Fund, make monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation and require not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; HR644, Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2013, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; S1153 The Invasive Fish and Wildlife Act, to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife. Authorizes any person, entity, or the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to propose the regulation of nonnative wildlife tax. Requires the Director to determine whether the proposal should be approved within 180 days; HR2174, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S. 368, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2013, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act for another ten years; H.R. 2208, North American Wetlands Conservation Act; HR 3994, Federal Lands Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act, to improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; S.2080, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, a bill to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, improve the quality of life of the United States, enhance fish and wildlife-dependent recreation, and for other purposes; S.1996, Bipartisan Sportsmens Act of 2014, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to Section 202, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act; H.R. 3105, Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to exempt from such Act animals accidentally included in shipments of aquatic species produced in commercial aquaculture, and for other purposes; S.1875/H.R. 3992, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; [bills without numbers] Great Lakes Ecosystems Restoration Act; National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, to establish regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorize the National Fish Habitat Action Plan and provide the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; Americas Great Outdoors (AGO) Initiative, Conceptual discussion of funding source authorization within the Department of the Interior and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide, related landscape scale conservation, and declaration of national monuments; Draft Strategic Growth Plan for the National Wildlife Refuge System (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service); Mitigation policy in connection with development on public and private lands;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH R BARNES | — |
| FAITH THOMPSON CAMPBELL | — |
| SUSAN DONOVAN | — |
| DAVID H HIGBY | — |
| MARK S KRAMER | — |
| CHRISTINA MCGREGOR | — |
| KAMERAN ONLEY | — |
| CHRISTY PLUMER | — |
Agriculture AGR
HR1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 including specific provisions relating to Title II Conservation and the Conservation Reserve Program;S.10 and S. 954-- Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Farm Bill), including specific provisions relating to the Forestry and Conservation titles, Stewardship contracting, State and private forestry programs, the Nature Resources Conservation Program Conservation Title, the Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, the Grassland Reserve Program, the Wetlands Reserve Program, the Energy Title, and other specific provisions to include Sodsaver and conservation compliance; HR2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; S1301, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2013; S. 1875/ H.R. 3992, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013; HR1526, S.1784, Oregon and California Lands Act;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER CONNER NELMS | — |
| CATHERINE DEMPSEY | — |
| MICHAEL DENNIS | — |
| SUSAN DONOVAN | — |
| ADRIENNE DZIAK | — |
| DAVID H HIGBY | — |
| GENESE S LEACH | — |
| CHRISTINA MCGREGOR | — |
| KAMERAN ONLEY | — |
| ISIS ATHENA STARK | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 2807/ S. 526, Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2013, to renew incentives for donation of conservation easements;H.R. 2713 Capital Gains Easement Act of 2013; to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or grant of conservation easements and to allow the sale of grant of conservation easements in the case of the special tax valuation provisions for certain farm and other trade or business real property; [no bill number] US Tax Code revision to provide relief for property owners around Hurricane Sandy and other weather-related losses; [no bill number] Ways and Means and Senate Finance changes in Tax Code regarding conservation;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER CONNER NELMS | — |
| THOMAS CORS | — |
| SUSAN DONOVAN | — |
| DAVID H HIGBY | — |
| CHRISTINA MCGREGOR | — |
| BILL MILLAN | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), specific provisions relating to funding for the land and water conservation fund, and for other purposes, including, appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Super storm Sandy;HR152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2013 to specified federal agencies and programs for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy; HR3080, S601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including specific provisions relating to authorization for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs, and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program; HR 1960 and S1997 National Defense Authorization Act relating to appropriations for the funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program and an amendment to section 103A of the Sikes Act; S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, specific provisions relating to Conservation and Forestry Titles; H.R. 2935/ S. 1005, Conservation Reform Act of 2013, to establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation; HR 2397/S 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; H.R. 3992/ S. 1875, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; [Bills without numbers] Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Department of Defense and Department of Environmental Protection Agency Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership in proximity of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; President's Budget Release for Land and Water Conservation Fund Accounts for U.S.Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management, U.S. Forest Service, and Department of Interior Programs, including budget request for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management, Endangered Species Grant Programs and National Blueway Program; Agencies priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.s. Fish and Wildlife Services and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; Appropriations Bills ( including Agriculture, Interior, Foreign Operations, Commerce, Justice, Science), specific provisions relating to: US Department of Agriculture Plant Health and Forest Service Health Management and Research programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs, Bureau of Land Management programs, U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs, Environmental Protection Agency programs, and agency requests for Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Adminstration, Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Survey, and National Park Service; Budget Conference Committee Bill tasked with merging the budget plans passed earlier in the year by each chamber; The Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Act Appropriations; Wildlife Disaster Funding Act of 2014; Interior, Enviornment and Related Agencies Appropriations, specific provisions relating to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Land and Water Conservation Fund;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH R BARNES | — |
| FAITH THOMPSON CAMPBELL | — |
| JENNIFER CONNER NELMS | — |
| THOMAS CORS | — |
| CATHERINE DEMPSEY | — |
| MICHAEL DENNIS | — |
| ADRIENNE DZIAK | — |
| DAVID H HIGBY | — |
| MARK S KRAMER | — |
| GENESE S LEACH | — |
| CHRISTINA MCGREGOR | — |
| ABBIE MEADOR | — |
| BILL MILLAN | — |
| KAMERAN ONLEY | — |
| CHRISTY PLUMER | — |
| ISIS ATHENA STARK | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
S.279 and HR. 596, Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013, including specific provisions for Renewable Energy Siting;H.R. 596/ S. 279, Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; HR 3826, Electricity Secuirty and Affordability Act, to provide direction to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the establishment of standards for emissions of any greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, and for other purposes; [no bill number] Legislation to establish, expand or replenish (from various budget and other riders) energy Clean Air Act regulations, Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations, re-authorization and expansion of MERCNET to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystem sand their impacts on wildlife; [no bill number] Legislation to establish, expand or replenish Transporation Bill and Budget riders, including energy, Clean Air Act regualtions, Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations; [no bill number] Bureau of Land Management Gateway West, offsite mitigation and oil and gas issues; [no bill number] Department of Interior Secretarial Order on mitigation, mitigation strategies for Solar Energy Zones, Sage Grouse coordination, and Offshore Renewable Energy Siting; [no bill number] Bureau of Ocean Energy Management seismic testing, wind leasing and siting, applying the mitigation hierarchy in a marine environment, implementing Department of Interior Secretary Order on mitigation;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL DENNIS | — |
| DAVID H HIGBY | — |
| CHRISTINA MCGREGOR | — |
| CHRISTY PLUMER | — |
| MICHAEL POWELSON | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
HR1877 the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013, regarding amending the Clean Water Act for setting amounts and authorizing grants for water quality control;HR 3080/S601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013,to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the implementation of U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers programs, mitigation and ecosystem restoration and impact on dam operations, authorizations for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs, environmental review policy, mitigation policy and disaster risk reduction policy; HR3391, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act including specific provisions relating to the authorization and expansion of the MERCNET program to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife; HR 2935, Conservation Reform Act of 2013, to establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation; S. 1153, Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act, authorizes any person, entity, or the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Requires the Director to determine whether the proposal should be approved within 180 days; HR3025 Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm Recovery Act of 2013 a bill to address mitigation for citizens and ecosystems victimized by extreme flooding and redesign culverts for wildlife connectivity; HR 4005, Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard and other purposes including specific provisions relating to ballast water; H.R. 4001, Defending Against Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2014; to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out certain activities to prevent the interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River, and for other purposes; H.R. 3080 Water Resources Development Act of 2013, relating to the impact on dam operations, mitigation and ecosystem restoration, Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] US Army Corps of Engineers strategy for recovery of Gulf of Mexico ecosystems, watershed budgeting and analysis of water infrastructure assets; [no bill number] international hydropower efforts; [no bill number] Transportation Bill reauthorization; Chicago Area Waterways System; H.R. 3370 Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH R BARNES | — |
| DANIEL BORGES | — |
| THOMAS CORS | — |
| MICHAEL DENNIS | — |
| SUSAN DONOVAN | — |
| ADRIENNE DZIAK | — |
| DAVID H HIGBY | — |
| CHRISTINA MCGREGOR | — |
| BILL MILLAN | — |
| KAMERAN ONLEY | — |
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