Lobbying Relationship

Client

Colorado River Water District

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Lobbying firm

Water Strategies, LLC

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  • Track and report on the Clean Water Act related legislation, the EPAs NPDES general permit program, and Waters of the United States repeal and rule-making status. Track and report on the implementation of Navigable Water Protection Act.
  • Assist in communications with relevant agencies, authorizing committees, and delegation regarding water contracts and water uses, Endangered Species Act modernization proposals, importance of water infrastructure and emphasize need for water infrastructure investment, and the importance of forest health as it relates to watershed management. Track and report on the Protecting Americas Wilderness and Public Lands Act. Track and report on natural infrastructure legislation and hearings. Track and report on the Twenty First Century Dams Act. Track and report on the FUTURE Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency Act.
  • Track and report on the implementation of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act) P.L. 114-322. Track and report on the implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020. Track and report on the development of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022. Track and report on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Track and report on the implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act, P.L.115-270. Track and report on the natural infrastructure legislation and hearings.
  • Track and report on the Farm Bill implementation (P.L.115-334).
  • Track and report on the implementation of FY2021 appropriations and development of the FY2022 appropriations measures that are pertinent to water management.

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General Issues: Clean Air & Water (Quality), Natural Resources, Transportation, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Environmental/Superfund

Spending: about $0 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2009: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Forest Service, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), House of Representatives, Senate

Bills mentioned

S.285: Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

H.R.689: Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act

Sponsor: Jared Polis (D-Colo.)

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

Sponsor: Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)

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

Sponsor: David Valadao (R-Calif.)

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

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

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.2524: Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

H.R.4510: Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act

Sponsor: Jared Polis (D-Colo.)

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

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

S.2848: Water Resources Development Act of 2016

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

H.R.2939: Water Rights Protection Act of 2017

Sponsor: Scott Tipton (R-Colo.)

S.1230: Water Rights Protection Act of 2017

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.4465: Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017

Sponsor: John Curtis (R-Utah)

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.)

S.37: Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

H.R.474: Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)

H.R.579: Water Rights Protection Act of 2019

Sponsor: Scott Tipton (R-Colo.)

S.1230: Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2019

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.38: Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2019

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

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

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.990: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.823: Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)

S.1057: Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

Sponsor: Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

H.R.2607: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019

Sponsor: Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)

S.1932: Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

S.2044: Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Utilization Act

Sponsor: Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)

S.2975: Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act of 2019

Sponsor: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

H.R.4891: Western Water Security Act of 2020

Sponsor: Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.)

S.3422: Great American Outdoors Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

H.R.2: Moving Forward Act

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

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.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.803: Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act

Sponsor: Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)

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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 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 Dep. Asst. Sec. for Water and Science, DOI 09-09
Ian Lyle n/a
John Crotty n/a
Annick Miller Rivera n/a
Valentina Valenta n/a
Tyler Young n/a
Abbey Linsk n/a
Kate Walker 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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