Lobbying Relationship

Client

Washington State Water Resources Association

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Lobbying firm

Water Strategies, LLC

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  • Track and report on the Clean Water Act related legislation and Waters of the United States rulemaking. Track and report on PFAS related legislation and PFAS rulemaking.
  • Track and report on the implementation of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, Public Law No: 116-9, regarding Title Transfer authority and Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act. Assist in communications with relevant agencies, authorizing committees, and delegation regarding Reclamation policy and contract provisions. Track and report on the Bureau of Reclamation Funding and Extended Repayment of Extraordinary Maintenance (EXM) Costs Directive and Standard PEC 05-03. Track and report on developments regarding the Columbia River Treaty. Advocate on priorities for the Columbia River Treaty negotiations. Track and report on the Bureau of Reclamations programs and funding.
  • Track and report on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58). Track and report on the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (Public Law 117-169). Track and report on the implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (Public Law 117-58) and the Office of Management and Budgets Initial Implementation Guidance M-22-11. Track and report on the development of the upcoming Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA).
  • Track, report, and engage in the discussions related to the removal of the lower four Snake River Dams.
  • Track and report on the development of the upcoming Farm Bill. Track and report on NRCS programs.

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General Issues: Clean Air & Water (Quality), Natural Resources, Transportation, Energy/Nuclear, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Environmental/Superfund, Government Issues

Spending: about $889,200 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2011: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Administration for Children & Families (ACF), House of Representatives, Senate

Bills mentioned

S.714: Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2017

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.J.RES.60: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,...

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)

H.R.2898: Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015

Sponsor: David Valadao (R-Calif.)

S.1894: California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.2533: California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term...

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.2902: Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

S.1694: Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2015

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.4686: Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

H.R.2647: Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)

S.2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.5303: Water Resources Development Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.5078: Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014

Sponsor: Steve Southerland (R-Fla.)

H.R.146: War on Debt Act of 2011

Sponsor: Bill Owens (D-N.Y.)

H.R.146: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

Sponsor: Rush Holt (D-N.J.)

S.1460: Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.3846: POWER Counties Act

Sponsor: Bill Johnson (R-Ohio)

S.2563: Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1048: Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)

S.47: John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

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

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

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

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

H.R.2: Moving Forward Act

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

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

S.47: APP Act

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

H.R.1048: To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United...

Sponsor: Jeffrey Duncan (R-S.C.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

S.2160: Urban Canal Modernization Act

Sponsor: Jim Risch (R-Idaho)

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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?
Kris Polly Deputy Asst. Secretary for Water and Science, DOI, 2008-2009 Deputy Commissioner for Reclamation, 2008 Legislative Asst. to Rep. Jim Nussle, 1991 Dep. Asst. Sec. for Water and Science, DOI 08-09 Deputy Commissioner, Reclamation, 2008 Leg. Asst. to Rep. Jim Nussle, 1991 Leg. Asst. Rep. Jim Nussle, 1991
Ian Lyle n/a
John Crotty n/a
Annick Miller Rivera n/a
Valentina Valenta n/a
Ian Polly n/a
Tyler Young n/a
Abbey Linsk n/a
Kate Walker n/a
Drake Wood n/a
Dillon Kuehn n/a

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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