THE NATURE CONSERVANCY for NATURE CONSERVANCY

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S 47: Public Lands Package/LWCF FY20 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations: Lobbied for FY2020 funding for NOAA Habitat Restoration program and Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: LWCF; US Forest Service forest restoration programs and wildfire provisions; Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers; North American Wetlands Conservation Fund; natural resources and lands funding. (no bill number, as not currently filed); S.2580; Sage grouse; forest/hazardous fuels; CFLR and Joint Fire Science were key investments of interest; LWCF Table Rocks acquisition; Land Acquisitions in Alabama; Report language for Landscape Conservation Collabortives; Forest Service and Fire under DOI REPI Approps request: Appropriations request form for REPI - Readiness and Environment Protection Integration. FY20 NOAA Appropriations: House Commerce (NOAA) appropriations around Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services (account: National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Science and Management), particularly the National Fish and Wildlife Foundations (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting grants and NOAAs Fisheries Information System (FIS) program (no bill number, as not currently filed); PCSRF; Coastal Resiliency Grants and funding requests; NOAA Habitat; NOAA provisions in CJS appropriations bill FY 20 State & Foreign Ops Appropriations: International and Conservation Priorities at USAID and State Department; U.S. Contribution to the GEF funding for biodiversity and climate change; TFCA Funding; Biodiversity programs at USAID; Green Climate Fund. 2019 Omnibus Appropriations Act: Support for conservation programs in the Interior and Commerce and Agriculture appropriations bills; Sage Grass Rider; Report Language Supporting Landscape Conservation Collaboratives (LCC); Forest Roads; International Conservation FY20 Agriculture Appropriations: Ag Research Service funding; Sagebrush Steppe ecosystem challenges; investment in ARS collaborative efforts; Funding for sage grouse science and research Energy and Water Appropriations: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; Robust funding for NESP; Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program; Reclamation provision; Army Corps of Engineers provision Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019: Funding for NRCS Emergency Floodplain Easement Program; flexibility for NRCS / FSA/ USFS conservation and forestry programs; eligibility for midwest states flooded in March 2019. HR 2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 3055: Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 2960: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund: Permanent Funding FY20 USFS Budget: forest roads; hazardous fuels; working woodlands/ Int'l Conservation: USAID biodiversity & landscape funding; GCF; GEF/ NOAA fisheries info systems; sea grant; NFWF monitoring grants/ DHS Plum Island preservation HR 2157 Disaster Appropriations Funding Bill: Disaster funding for agriculture conservation; Resilience; Flooding programs S.2582 Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Preservation of Plum Island S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act: Preservation of Plum Island. S.2583 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act: USAID funding; Global Environmental Facility Fund; Green Climate Fund; Biodiversity H.R. 1578: Perservation of Plum Island S.569 2017 Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act Water Resources Development Act: Funding fish passage on Alabama River Lakes H.R.502/S.896 Land and Water Conservation Fund

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: H.R. 3055 (116th), H.R. 3195 (116th), S. 896 (116th), S. 1081 (116th), H.R. 2740 (116th), S. 569 (116th), H.R. 1578 (116th), H.R. 2157 (116th), S. 2580 (116th), H.R. 502 (116th), S. 2582 (116th), H.R. 2960 (116th), S. 2583 (116th), S. 2524 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1992 and S. 170: Syndicated Tax Easements; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act: Conservation easement tax reform

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 170 (116th), H.R. 1992 (116th)

Agriculture AGR

2018 Farm Bill: Recommendations to USDA from TNC on the implementation of conservation, forestry, and research provisions included in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R. 2); Title II Conservation and Title VIII Forestry FY20 Agriculture Appropriations:Conservation and Research Funding House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Soil health provisions; Natural climate solutions; Climate and agriculture nexus.

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: H.R. 2 (116th)

Transportation TRA

Federal Lands Transportation Program House infrastructure bill: Natural infrastructure, forests, energy, and permitting measures in an expected House infrastructure/transportation bill; legacy roads and trails; decommissioning language for USFS roads; resiliency, climate change, culverts and tide gates, wildlife colliiosn, energy infrastcution, and EV transition. Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program in the upcoming appropriations cycle S.2302 - America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019: Natural infrastructure; Resilience; Wildlife crossings; Forest roads; Permit reform; Resilience; PROTECT Grants; Natural Energy; Sec.1101 Definitions; Sec. 1109 Block Grants; Sec. 1106 Emergency Relief; Sec. 1125 Wildlife Crossing Safety; Sec. 1407 PROTECT; Sec. 1401 Alt. Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Program; Sec. 1402. Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Faciliities ; Sec. 1403 Incentive-based climate program; Sec. 1404, Urban congestion relief; Sec. 1405 State Freight Plans; Sect. 1406 USE IT Act; Sec. 1407 block grants; Sec. 1408 Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA); Sec. 1208 Complete Streets; Sec. 1301 Efficient Environmental Reviews for Project Decisionmaking and One Federal Decision; Sec. 1101 Federal Lands Transpo. Program; Sec. 1504 Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation program

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2302 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 407 Carbon Capture Modernization Act H.R. 1166/S. 383 USE IT Act:Reauthorization of Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy; S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal; Federal transportation and infrastructure legislation, support for electric vehicles; reform of the section 30D electric vehicle tax creditDevelopment of carbon capture technologies by creating a prize program for CCS technologies, directing EPA to create a program that enables R&D on CCS, streamlining CCS project permitting to be consistent with other permitting processes, and creating task forces that provide guidance on permitting and regional and agency coordination. HR 2096: Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) funding Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) funding S. 674: Clean Corridors Act of 2019 H.R. 2256/S. 1094: Driving America Forward Act Energy and Water Appropriations: Energy & climate appropriations plans for FY20, FY21 S.2300 Clean Industrial Technology Act (CITA) of 2019: Innovation, incentives, enhancement S.1201 Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act (EFFECT) of 2019: Carbon reduction, fossil fuel enhancement H.R.4058 Stemming Warming and Augementing Pay (SWAP) Act of 2019: Greenhouse gas emission reduction Future Energy Tax Innovation Act: Renewable energy, solar siting, wind leasing, EV incentives, EV infrastructure Energy Savings and Industrial Competitivness Act: Climate change policy. S.4250/ Market Choice Act: Price on Carbon: Grid Modernization; Input on bill design; All provisions/whole bill H.R.3966 Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2019 S.2284/H.R. 4051 The Climate Action Rebate Act S.2302 Americas Transportation and Infrastructure Act of 2019: Senate Infrastructure Bill: Environmental Infrastructure; Environmental incentives; Wind and solar siting HR 3794 Public Lands Renewalbe Energy Development Act of 2019 Funding for the Transportation Fund for Clean Air

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 383 (116th), S. 2284 (116th), H.R. 4058 (116th), S. 1094 (116th), S. 407 (116th), S. 2302 (116th), H.R. 4051 (116th), H.R. 2256 (116th), H.R. 3794 (116th), S. 2300 (116th), H.R. 1166 (116th), S. 1201 (116th), S. 674 (116th), S. 4250 (116th), H.R. 2096 (116th), S.J.Res. 8 (116th), H.R. 3966 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2030 Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act Funding for the Upper Colorado River Fish Recovery Programs in FY20 appropriations H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization various bills S.3021 Water Resources Development Act 2020: Water quality; natural infrastructure; nature-based solutions; Levee setbacks; Lower Mississippi River Study; project partnership agreements with the Army Corps; Incorporation of natural infrastructure at the Army Corps; Improved response to flooding and other natural disasters; Army Corps cost-benefit ratios; Resiliency; Recognition of donated materials in partnership projects; Flood risk management, storm damage reduction, ecosystem restoration projects RESTORE Act: 10th Anniversary event H.R.4058 Stemming Warming Augmenting Pay (SWAP) Act of 2019 S.2718 Western Water Security Act of 2019 House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Broad response to request for input on climate policy design priorities H.R.2189 Digital Coast Act

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: H.R. 2189 (116th), S. 2718 (116th), S. 3021 (116th), H.R. 2875 (116th), H.R. 4058 (116th), H.R. 2030 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

S. 47 natural resource management act: lobbied forLWCF reauthorization provisions in S47 - the natural resource management act; Nashua-Squannacook-Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization:meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) Secure Rural Schools reauthorization HR. 4525 Living Shoreline Bill H.R. 3195/S.1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund: Permanent funding; Table Rocks project; Passage of bill in both chambers S. 1932: drought resiliency and water supply act H.R. 2473: Save Water Act - various provisions related to drought resilience. H.R. 3237/S. 990: Platte River recovery implementation program extension act - endangered species recovery provisions. 2019 infrastructure bill: infrastructure priorities on alt energy research and incentives; grid mod; ev infra and incentives; aquatic/terrestrial connectivity; nature-based solutions. S.2452 Climate Stewardship Act: Forest provisions/reforeststation, carbon sequestration in farming and forestry H.R.1578/S.519: Plum Island preservation S.2302 Americas Transportation and Infrastructure Act: Natural infrastructure, Energy Energy and Water Appropriations: Navigation and ecosystem sustainability program FEMA BRIC program: Rules and implementation H.R.4160/S2429 Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019 Coral Reef Conservation Act: Reauthorization Coral Reef Task Force: Reauthorization H.R.3799 Resiliance Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019: Natural infrastructure provisions, levee set-backs S.3021 Water Resources Development Act: Natural infrastructure solutions; Brandon Road project authorization; Nature-based solutions in Army Corps; Benefits/cost ratios; Funding fish passage on Alabama River Lakes; PPA/PL 84-99 language; Floodplain management H.R. 3115 Living Shorelines Act of 2019 H.R.2189 Digital Coast Act H.R.1951 Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act: LWCF ammendments H.R.502/S.896 Land and Water Conservation Fund: Fire and forest management priorities, Increasing funding to forest restoration and reforestation 2008 Compensatory Mitigation Rule H.R.925/S.261 NACWA Reauthorization House Select Committee on Climate Crisis: Natural climate solutions related to forests Future Energy Tax Innovation Act: Climate Change H.R.2875 Naitonal Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act, 2017: Natural infrastructure: Mapping H.R.2607 - Resilient Federal Forests Act: Forest management provisions

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 2875 (116th), H.R. 4160 (116th), S. 261 (116th), H.R. 4525 (116th), S. 47 (116th), S. 896 (116th), S. 3021 (116th), S. 990 (116th), S. 2302 (116th), H.R. 3237 (116th), H.R. 2189 (116th), S. 519 (116th), S. 2452 (116th), S. 1932 (116th), H.R. 2473 (116th), H.R. 2607 (116th), H.R. 3195 (116th), H.R. 3799 (116th), S. 1081 (116th), H.R. 3115 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 502 (116th), H.R. 1578 (116th), H.R. 1951 (116th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

S.569 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act S. 47 the Natural Resources Management Act H.R. 3351/S. 519: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 - Lobbied for inclusion of Plum Island preservation language. S. 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 - Lobbied for inclusion of Plum Island preservation provision. H.R. 1578: Plum Island Preservation Act H.R. 1992: Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 H.R. 925/S.261: NAWCA Reauthorization - Requetsed support in the form of co-sponoship of bills to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) - HR 925 and S 261 respectively. H.R.3195/S.1081 LWCF Comments on proposed public lands legislation for Clark County, not yet introduced. S.2582 - Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Plum Island language

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 3195 (116th), S. 569 (116th), S. 2582 (116th), S. 519 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 3351 (116th), H.R. 1578 (116th), S. 47 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 1992 (116th), S. 261 (116th), S. 1081 (116th)