4th Quarter - Report — THE FERGUSON GROUP for IDAHO WATER USERS ASSOCIATION (2024)

Firm

THE FERGUSON GROUP

Client

IDAHO WATER USERS ASSOCIATION

Income

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Expenses

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Water Resources appropriations; Flood control changes at Ririe Reservoir. Legislative language to remove barriers to aquifer recharge; Reclamation project title transfer process; FY 2024 and FY2025 Energy and Water Development Appropriations; funding for loans to finance rehabilitating aging federal water infrastructure; bipartisan infrastructure legislation; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act implementation; and Inflation Reduction Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LANE H. DICKSON	Clerk, House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water & Power, 5/2005-1/2007; Special Assist. Bureau of Reclamation, 2/2007-12/2007; Sr. Professional Staff Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee 3/2017-3/2021
MARK LIMBAUGH	Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05

Contacted: Bureau of Reclamation; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Water Resources authorizations; Clean Water Act legislation; Pesticides; Waters of the U.S. rule-making

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LANE H. DICKSON	Clerk, House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water & Power, 5/2005-1/2007; Special Assist. Bureau of Reclamation, 2/2007-12/2007; Sr. Professional Staff Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee 3/2017-3/2021
MARK LIMBAUGH	Assistant Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 and

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Reclamation

Natural Resources NAT

Impact from regional recommendations for renewing the Columbia River Treaty with Canada; changes to Flood Control Rule Curve at Ririe Reservoir; WIIN Act implementation; PL114-322 - BOR Title Transfer; America's Water Infrastructure Act implementation; Aging federal water infrastructure; bipartisan Western water infrastructure legislation; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act implementation; support and provide testimony on support and provide testimony on urban canals legislation/Carey Act legislation; Farm Bill 2024

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LANE H. DICKSON	Clerk, House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water & Power, 5/2005-1/2007; Special Assist. Bureau of Reclamation, 2/2007-12/2007; Sr. Professional Staff Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee 3/2017-3/2021
MARK LIMBAUGH	Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Bureau of Reclamation; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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.