Lobbying Relationship

Client

Modesto Irrigation District

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Lobbying firm

The Ferguson Group, LLC

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  • Tuolumne River operations; Don Pedro Relicensing; the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act; Hydropower licensing reform.
  • Don Pedro Hydropower Relicensing. Clean energy standard, hydropower reform, utility disconnections, grid modernization.
  • Issues related to water resources and water supply; S. 4136 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Issues related to western water and drought
  • Energy and Water Development Appropriations

Duration: to

General Issues: Environmental/Superfund, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications

Spending: about $1,030,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2017: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills mentioned

H.R.3266: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.1609: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.3043: Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

S.1460: Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.434: New WATER Act

Sponsor: Jeffrey Denham (R-Calif.)

H.R.23: Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017

Sponsor: David Valadao (R-Calif.)

H.R.1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Edward Royce (R-Calif.)

S.2800: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.3144: To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System...

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.5895: Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and...

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.2975: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.5952: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Sponsor: John Culberson (R-Texas)

S.3072: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

S.3021: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.3303: Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.530: Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act...

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

H.R.2772: Investing in Our Communities Act

Sponsor: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.)

H.R.3301: Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

S.1699: STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

S.2012: Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act of 2019

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.2473: Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water...

Sponsor: Josh Harder (D-Calif.)

S.1931: Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

Sponsor: Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)

S.2044: Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Utilization Act

Sponsor: Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)

S.1932: Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

S.3591: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.5316: Move Water Now Act

Sponsor: TJ Cox (D-Calif.)

H.R.7073: Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act

Sponsor: John Garamendi (D-Calif.)

H.R.7575: Water Resources Development Act of 2020

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.8217: WIFIA Improvement Act of 2020

Sponsor: John Garamendi (D-Calif.)

H.R.7978: Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020

Sponsor: Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.)

S.4431: Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.8041: Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act

Sponsor: Josh Harder (D-Calif.)

S.4530: Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

H.R.7776: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

S.4136: Water Resources Development Act of 2022

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.8255: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)

H.R.8257: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)

S.4660: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.4686: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

H.R.1319: Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)

H.R.2617: Choices for Stranded Passengers Act of 2023

Sponsor: Katie Porter (D-Calif.)

S.4136: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the...

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Joseph Raeder Jr. Legislative Director for Rep. Cal Dooley, 2/1991-3/1994 Legislative Assistant for Rep. Tony Coelho, 12/1987-8/1989
Lori Pickford No covered official position. No Covered Official Position
Joseph Raeder Legislative Director for Rep. Cal Dooley, 2/1991 - 3/1994 Legislative Assistant for Rep. Tony Coelho, 12/1987-8/1989 Legislative Director for Rep. Cal Dooley, 2/1991-3/1994 Legislative Assistant for Rep. Tony Coelho, 12/1987-8/1989 Legislative Director for Rep. Cal Dooley, 1991 - 1994 Legislative Assistant for Rep. Tony Coehlo, 1987-1989
Christopher Kearney (DID NOT LOBBY SENATE) Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008 (DID NOT LOBBY SENATE) Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008
Aindriu Colgan Legislative Assistant - Rep. Joe Walsh (IL-08) 2011-2012 Legislative Director - Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-08) 2012-2016 Legislative Assistant - Rep. Joe Walsh (IL-08) 2011-2012 Legislative Director - Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-08) 2012-2016
Joseph Raeder Sr Legislative Director for Rep. Cal Dooley, 2/1991-3/1994 Legislative Assistant for Rep. Tony Coelho, 12/1987-8/1989
Mark Limbaugh Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05 Deputy Commissioner for Bureau of Reclamation, DOI 2002 - 2005 Deputy Commissioner for Bureau of Reclamation, DOI 2002 - 2005; Assistant Secretary - Water and Science, Department of the Interior 2005-2007
David Hoover No covered official position. No Covered Official Position
Kristi More No covered positions
Lane 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

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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