THE NATURE CONSERVANCY for NATURE CONSERVANCY

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

TAX H.R. 6999 - Captial Gains Exclusion for Conservation Sales: Provisions related to Section 170(h) of Internal Revenue Code. Energy Technology Tax Credits

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Park Service (NPS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 6999 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Air and Water S. 2585/ H.R. 8: 2018 Water Resources Development Acts (WRDA). Support for various projects and for a provision to study the implementation of natural infrastructure work and to allow for levee setback during emergency repair after flooding; Lower Mississippi River Feasibility Study; Meramac River Study; Levee Realignment; GAO study on natural infrastrucure H.R. 2875: National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017: shared National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy platform; navigated the Oregon Biological Opinion (BiOp) issue. H. Res. 195: climate solutions caucus S. 2800: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018: Support for various projects and for inclusion of a provision related to amending the ecosystem restoration continuing authorities program. H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) H.R. 2875: National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 Water Resources Development Act S.3021: Sec. 1149

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: H.Res. 195 (115th), S. 2585 (115th), S. 3021 (115th), S. 2800 (115th), H.R. 2875 (115th), H.R. 502 (115th), H.R. 8 (115th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

H.R. 2340/S.1027: Secure Rural Schools Act Reauthorization H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund S.569 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act H.R.1434, S 571 - Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Park Service (NPS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: H.R. 1434 (115th), S. 569 (115th), H.R. 2340 (115th), S. 1027 (115th), H.R. 502 (115th)

Agriculture AGR

AGRICULTURE 2018 Farm Bill, specifically Title II: Conservation; Title VIII: Forestry; Title VII: Research, Extension, and Related Matters Title; Amendment #3161. Issues including soil health, ESA, and nutrient management. S. 2487: Support Agricultural Data Act of 2018 2018 Budget and Appropriations: Funding for Agricultural Research Service; funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) H.R. 4892: Collaborative Water and Soil Enhancement Act of 2018: advocate that Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) work with technical service providers to increase adoption of soil health and nutrient management practices. S.3042/H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018: Farm Bill Conference Report: Conservation Title and Forestry Title including Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Park Service (NPS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 4892 (115th), S. 2487 (115th), H.R. 2 (115th), S. 3042 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: fire funding, wildfire funding reform H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF): permanent and omnibus funding. 2018 Agriculture Appropriations: Funding for farm bill conservation programs, conservation technical assistance, and agricultural research services, 302b allocations S. 2811: FY18 Omnibus bill S. 1609/H.R. 3266: 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Army Corps of Engineers funding for Chicago Area Waterways reports and updates to the methods considered to prevent two-way transfer of Automated Information Systems(AIS); funding for Brandon Road Lock and Dam Tenantively Selective Plan (TSP) for invasive species. Amendment to H.R. 1625: 2018 Budget and Appropriations: omnibus fire funding H 6147/S 3073: 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations: fire funding, forest management, Department of Interior (DOI) wildfire and United States Forest Service (USFS) appropriations; conservation and environment provisions S. 2975: 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations: discussions to keep sage grouse rider language out and minimize impact on federal management plan in the FY18 bill;; reauthorizing the program and funding levels for LWCF. FY19 Joint Fire Science, Wildfire Suppression and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Accounts. 2019 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations: Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Habitat Management and Restoration which includes NOAA habitat restoration grant program; coastal resiliency grants and sea grants programs BUDGET 2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: fire funding, wildfire funding reform H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF): permanent and omnibus funding. 2018 Agriculture Appropriations: Funding for farm bill conservation programs, conservation technical assistance, and agricultural research services. S. 2811: FY18 Omnibus bill S. 1609/H.R. 3266: 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Army Corps of Engineers funding for Chicago Area Waterways reports and updates to the methods considered to prevent two-way transfer of Automated Information Systems(AIS); funding for Brandon Road Lock and Dam Tenantively Selective Plan (TSP) for invasive species. Amendment to H.R. 1625: 2018 Budget and Appropriations: omnibus fire funding H 6147/S 3073: 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations: fire funding, forest management, Department of Interior (DOI) wildfire and United States Forest Service (USFS) appropriations; conservation and environment provisions S. 2975: 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations: discussions to keep sage grouse rider language out and minimize impact on federal management plan in the FY18 bill;; reauthorizing the program and funding levels for LWCF. FY19 Joint Fire Science, Wildfire Suppression and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Accounts. 2019 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations: Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Habitat Management and Restoration which includes NOAA habitat restoration grant program; coastal resiliency grants and sea grants programs 2019 Agriculture Appropriations: ARS funding S 3109/H 3355: 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations: Support for funding for FEMA related to mapping and mitigation. S. 3108 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 S.3072: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 2019 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations: Green Climate Fund, USAID biodiversity and landscapes S. 1023: Tropical Forest Conservation Act H.R. 2810: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2018, Sec. 314 and Sec. 5001-5006 2020 Interior and Environment Appropriations: FY2020 President's Budget

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Park Service (NPS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 5895 (115th), S. 3072 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), S. 1609 (115th), H.R. 3266 (115th), S. 1023 (115th), S. 2811 (115th), H.R. 502 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), S. 2975 (115th), S. 3108 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 195: Climate Solutions Caucus; meetings to discuss protecting climate change programs and Paris Agreement; Market Choice Act [no bill no.] Offshore Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Reform: shared comments to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). H.R. 5031 Challenges and Prizes for Climate Act S2448 - American Innovation and Manufacturing Act S1460- Energy and Natural Resources Act S.2602 - USE IT Act H.R.7173 - Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Park Service (NPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 2602 (115th), H.R. 5031 (115th), H.R. 7173 (115th), H.R. 195 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

Natural Resources H. Res. 195: Climate Solutions Caucus 2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: advocate for fire funding fix to be included in the FY18 omnibus bill; Timber Innovation Act; Community Wood Energy Innovation Act Disaster Appropriations in Budget H.R. 1892: federal funding post 2017 disasters. Various bills to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program: including improved risk mitigation and mapping, investment s in natural infrastructure Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization H.R. 4062: work to support Digital Coast Act H.R. 4460 Disaster Relief Reform Act: natural infrastructure for funding risk reduction mitigation. H.R. 2862, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act: fire funding fix in FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Act. H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorization and funding. HR 8: Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): natural infrastructure and study authorization; project authorizions on the Mississippi and Meranec Rivers; Section 1023 of SB H.R.4465/S.2166, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017: funding for endangered fish recovery programs on the Upper Colorado River. Collaborative Forests Landscape Restoration Act Reauthorization Landscape Scale Mitigation Policy H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 S. 2800 Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 H.R. 5846 - Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act: study on voluntary buyout post disaster H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Administrative Reform Act of 2017: advocated for reauthorization of the NFIP H.R.4465/S.2166, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017: reauthorization and funding for endangered fish recovery programs on the Upper Colorado River Endangered Species Act: Incentives for private land conservation; Sections 314 and 5001-5006 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mitigation Policy Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Policy; Permitting for impacts to eagles HR 4819: DELTA Act S 2320: BUILD Act H.R. 200: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Portman-Udall substitute amendment Collaborative Forests Landscape Restoration Act Reauthorization Save our Seas Act 2019 Budget and Appropriations: Forest service and wildlife provisions Special Disaster Funding Appropriations S. 3087/H.R. 4525 - Living Shorelines Act of 2018

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Park Service (NPS)

Bills named: H.R. 1892 (115th), H.R. 2875 (115th), S. 2166 (115th), S. 3087 (115th), H.R. 8 (115th), H.R. 502 (115th), H.R. 4525 (115th), S. 2800 (115th), H.Res. 195 (115th), H.R. 5846 (115th), H.R. 4819 (115th), H.R. 2862 (115th), H.R. 4062 (115th), H.R. 4460 (115th), H.R. 200 (115th), H.R. 4465 (115th), H.R. 2936 (115th)