POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC. for WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS
Educating policymakers on the implications of proposals to regulate coal combustion by-products as hazardous wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY E PROPST | U.S. House of Representatives |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
1. Educating policymakers on Roundtable consensus recommendations regarding GHG regulation. 2. Educating policymakers on potential costs vs. benefits of various proposed approaches to GHG regulation, including the implications of: EPA proposed regulations under the Clean Air Act; CEQ proposals relating to climate impacts analysis integration into NEPA; CEQ climate adaptation guidance; DOI/USFWS/USFS/EPA climate action plans. Activities include support for various 2. (cont.) pieces of legislation to oppose such Executive Branch actions (H.R. 910, S. 328, H.Res. 203, S. 482 and various amendments to other legislation seeking to achieve the same result). 3. Educating policymakers on the negative implications of suggested EPA actions to increase the stringency of Clean Air Act regulations, including: PM10, ozone, industrial boiler MACT, utility MACT and regional haze requirements. 4. Educating policymakers on promising clean energy technologies, including discussions regarding the challenges facing carbon capture and sequestration and enhanced oil recovery. 5. Educating policymakers on the efforts by EPA/Army Corps of Engineers to unilaterally expand regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY E PROPST | U.S. House of Representatives |
Natural Resources NAT
1. Opposition to federal land management policies that seek to unilaterally change -- through administrative fiat -- the designation of millions of acres of Western lands (i.e. through land withdrawals, monument designations, unilateral implementation of entire new designations like Wild Lands, "all lands" regulatory framework, etc.) 2. Educating policymakers on the implications of the Executive Branch's efforts to establish "projected future climate change- 2. (cont.) related species vulnerabilities" as a justification for broad new regulatory actions/powers by federal agencies. 3. Educating policymakers on the need for a robust domestic minerals policy to support the U.S. economic, energy and national security interests. 4. Educating policymakers on the implications of inserting "future climate impacts" as a rationale for species listings and critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act. 5. Educating policymakers on the implications of inserting "future climate impacts" as a required element of analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY E PROPST | U.S. House of Representatives |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
1. Educating policymakers on the need to work towards domestic energy independence. Continued emphasis on responsible development of the full range of the nation's domestic energy resources (including support for H.R. 1287, S. 706). 2. Educating policymakers on the need to strengthen and expand the nation's electric transmission grid. 3. Educating policymakers on the nexus between a robust domestic energy policy and a strong domestic minerals policy. 3. (cont.) Emphasis has been on rare earth minerals and their importance to a vast array of clean energy, electronics, high tech and defense applications. 4. Stressing the implications of proposed Executive Branch requirements (i.e. NEPA, GHG, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, federal land management policies, etc.) that hamper energy and natural resource development projects throughout the West. 5. Educating policymakers on the need to focus on policies that encourage development of the nation's full range of "clean energy" solutions and supporting technologies.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY E PROPST | U.S. House of Representatives |
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