2nd Quarter - Report — DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC for DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC (2008)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC

Client

DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$70,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
2nd Quarter - Report (this page)	Jul 15, 2008	$70,000	Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment	Apr 25, 2011	$70,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Working to overcome challenges to the Clean Water Act that would jeopardize waters important to waterfowl, H.R. 2421 & S. 1870.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHEL DAWSON	N/A
BARTON CHARLES JAMES	N/A
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 2421 (110th), S. 1870 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

Working to build support for agriculture conservation programs supporting the 2002 Farm Bill, and for conservation in the development of the 2007-2008 Farm Bill, H.R. 2419.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VAUGHN TOWNSEND COLLINS	N/A
BARTON CHARLES JAMES	N/A
BERNARD MARCZYK	USDA Special Assist. to Under Sec./Rural Develop
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Working to ensure inclusion of, and favorable treatment for conservation easements and improved incentives for charitable contributions in pending tax legislation, H.R. 2419. IRA Rollover (H.R. 1419, S. 819). Payment of excise taxes that help fund North American Wetlands Conservation Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VAUGHN TOWNSEND COLLINS	N/A
BARTON CHARLES JAMES New	N/A
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 1419 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), S. 819 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Working to increase funding for migratory bird habitat conservation programs within Interior appropriations legislation, Agriculture appropriations legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VAUGHN TOWNSEND COLLINS	N/A
RACHEL DAWSON New	N/A
BRANDON HELM New	N/A
BARTON CHARLES JAMES	N/A
BERNARD MARCZYK	USDA Special Assist. to Under Sec./Rural Develop
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Working to ensure wildlife needs are considered in climate change legislation, S. 2191.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VAUGHN TOWNSEND COLLINS	N/A
BARTON CHARLES JAMES New	N/A
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 2191 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

Working to increase authorized funding for migratory bird habitat conservation programs, including wetland, coastal and associated upland restoration and conservation programs. Working to build support for wildlife habitat conservation within proposed Great Lakes Restoration legislation (H.R. 1350, S. 791). Working to offset effects on waterfowl habitat due to alternative energy development. Wetlands Loan Act (H.R. 2757, S. 1641) and Duck Stamp legislation (H.R. 2735).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VAUGHN TOWNSEND COLLINS	N/A
BARTON CHARLES JAMES	N/A
BERNARD MARCZYK	USDA Special Assist. to Under Sec./Rural Develop
SCOTT SUTHERLAND	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1641 (110th), H.R. 2735 (110th), H.R. 2757 (110th), S. 791 (110th), H.R. 1350 (110th)

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.