OCEAN CONSERVANCY for OCEAN CONSERVANCY
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Offshore oil and gas, OCSLA reforms, DOI Five Year Plan, offshore oil safety rules (Arctic drilling rule), oil spill response offshore wind energy, port infrastructure, CZMA, and renewable marine resources. H.R.455 - California Clean Coast Act of 2021 H.R.479- California Central Coast Conservation Act H.R.544 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2021 H.R.569- Defend our Coast Act H.R.570 - Offshore Accountability Act of 2021 H.R.998 - Offshore Wind Jobs Opportunity Act H.R.2519 - To prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.2635 - To reauthorize certain leasing on the Outer Continental shelf, and for other purposes. H.R.2643 - To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. H.R.2836 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. H.R.3048 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. H.R.3053 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California planning area. H.R.3116 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas. H.R. 653/S.58 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021 S.28 - Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act S.1115 - A bill to prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes. S.1807 - Clean H2 Production Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN ALLEXON | — |
| REGINALD PAROS | — |
| JEFFREY SLYFIELD | — |
| KATHERINE TSANTIRIS | — |
Science/Technology SCI
Issues pertaining to scientific integrity. H.R.849 - Scientific Integrity Act H.R.3952 - NOAA Chief Scientist Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN ALLEXON | — |
| REGINALD PAROS | — |
| JEFFREY SLYFIELD | — |
| KATHERINE TSANTIRIS | — |
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR
Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, ocean exploration and mapping, climate change, marine debris, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA. Marine Wildlife, Fisheries H.R. 59 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act H.R.404/S.273 - Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act of 2021 H.R. 628 - Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2021 Ocean Acidification/Water Quality H.R.74 - Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act H.R.160 - Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021 H.R.565/S.66 - South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021 H.R.1447 - COAST Research Act of 2021 H.R.1954 - To amend the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations certain services relating to the Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecasting System are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes. H.R.2155 - To require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanobacteria from flood risk management projects, and for other purposes. H.R.2158 - To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of water at Lake Okeechobee, and for other purposes. H.R.2533 - To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments. Climate Change H.R.501/S.216 - Climate Smart Ports Act H.R.660 - Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2021 H.R. 862 - Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2021 H.R.1415 - Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act H.R.1512 - The CLEAN Future Act H.R.2021/S.872 - Environmental Justice for All Act H.R.4235 - To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes Ocean Data S.140 - BLUE GLOBE Act S. 381 - National Ocean Exploration Act Marine Debris H.R.587 - Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II H.R.2238/S.984 - Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act Other H.R.2750 - To establish an Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon, and for other purposes. H.R.3160 - To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a working waterfronts grant program, and for other purposes.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN ALLEXON | — |
| REGINALD PAROS | — |
| JEFFREY SLYFIELD | — |
| KATHERINE TSANTIRIS | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Issues relating to appropriations including the Commerce, Justice, Science, Interior and Environment, State and Foreign Operations, Energy and Water, and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, including issues relating to ocean specific issues, such as NOAA funding, marine debris, ocean acidification, Sea Grant, regional ocean data portals, fisheries service, as well as BOEM (renewable energy and issues relating to offshore oil and gas), and shipping and ports (issues relating to MARAD and port infrastructure grant programs). Inclusion of environmental, ocean and coastal related issues into COVID recovery legislation. H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN ALLEXON | — |
| REGINALD PAROS | — |
| JEFFREY SLYFIELD | — |
| KATHERINE TSANTIRIS | — |
Government Issues GOV
Legislation pertaining to voting rights. H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN ALLEXON | — |
| REGINALD PAROS | — |
| JEFFREY SLYFIELD | — |
| KATHERINE TSANTIRIS | — |
Animals ANI
Issues pertaining to marine wildlife and protected areas, marine mammals, Ringed and Bearded Seal habitat designation, Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, Endangered Species Act, and Migratory Bird Treaty Act. H.R.2848 - To A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reauthorize and modify the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes. S.1289 - A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reauthorize and modify the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KEVIN ALLEXON | — |
| REGINALD PAROS | — |
| JEFFREY SLYFIELD | — |
| KATHERINE TSANTIRIS | — |
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