Monitoring environmental and conservation budget and appropriations issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust; legislative proposals regarding increase in limit on cover over of rum excise tax to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Monitor environmental and conservation budget and appropriations issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust.
Duration: January 1, 2008
to
June 30, 2009
General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Budget/Appropriations , Environmental/Superfund , Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Spending: about $160,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
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Agencies lobbied since 2008: Interior - Dept of (DOI), House of Representatives, Interior - Dept of (DOI),, White House Office, U.S. Senate
Affiliated organizations: Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico
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?
Juan Carlos Benitez
Special Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
Special Counsel, US Department of Justice
Special Counsel, Department of Interior
Juan Carlos Benitez
Special Counsel, Department of Justice
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.
2nd Quarter, 2009
Washington Pacific Economic Development Group terminated an engagement in which they represented Cassidy & Associates (On behalf of Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico) on July 17, 2009.
Original Filing: 300184135.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitoring environmental and conservation budget and appropriations issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust; legislative proposals regarding increase in limit on cover over of rum excise tax to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Agencies Lobbied
Interior - Dept of (DOI) U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Monitor environmental and conservation budget and appropriations issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives Interior - Dept of (DOI),
Type of Issue
Budget/Appropriations Environmental/Superfund
1st Quarter, 2009
In Q1, Washington Pacific Economic Development Group lobbied for Cassidy & Associates, Inc. , earning $10,000. The report was filed on April 17, 2009.
Original Filing: 300152961.xml
Lobbying Issues
Administration of the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust
Agencies Lobbied
White House Office Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Type of Issue
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Lobbying Issues
Monitoring environmental and conservation budget and appropriations issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust; legislative proposals regarding increase in limit on cover over of rum excise tax to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Monitor environmental and conservation budget and appropriations issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Type of Issue
Budget/Appropriations Environmental/Superfund
4th Quarter, 2008
In Q4, Washington Pacific Economic Development Group lobbied for Cassidy & Associates, Inc. , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Jan. 16, 2009.
Original Filing: 300125082.xml
Lobbying Issues
Administration of the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust
Agencies Lobbied
White House Office Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Type of Issue
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Lobbying Issues
Monitoring environmental and conservation budget and appropriations issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust; H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, Section 308 regarding increase in limit on cover over of rum excise tax to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Monitor environmental and conservation budget and appropriations issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Type of Issue
Budget/Appropriations Environmental/Superfund
3rd Quarter, 2008
In Q3, Washington Pacific Economic Development Group lobbied for Cassidy & Associates, Inc. , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Oct. 17, 2008.
Original Filing: 300097009.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitoring environmental and conservation budget and appropriations issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust; H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, Section 308 regarding increase in limit on cover over of rum excise tax to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Monitor environmental and conservation budget and appropriations issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Lobbying Issues
Monitor environmental and conservation issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and/or the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
2nd Quarter, 2008
In Q2, Washington Pacific Economic Development Group lobbied for Cassidy & Associates, Inc. , earning $60,000. The report was filed on July 21, 2008.
Original Filing: 300079362.xml
Lobbying Issues
Keeping track of Environmental and Conservation Issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and/or the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Lobbying Issues
Keeping track of Environmental and Conservation Budget and Appropriations Issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Lobbying Issues
Keeping track of Environmental and Conservation Budget and Appropriations Issues being discussed on Capitol Hill and the Executive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust. Specific emphasis on the Tax Extenders as they relate to the Rum Tax.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2008
Washington Pacific Economic Development Group filed a lobbying registration on April 29, 2009 to represent Cassidy & Associates (On behalf of Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico), effective Jan. 1, 2008.
Original Filing: 300168154.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Environmental issues affecting Puerto Rico and the environmental and historic conservation of the island, rum taxes and related appropriations. .
1st Quarter, 2008
In Q1, Washington Pacific Economic Development Group lobbied for Cassidy & Associates , earning $60,000. The report was filed on April 17, 2008.
Original Filing: 300040797.xml
Lobbying Issues
Keeping track of Enviromental and Conservation Issues being discussed in Capitol Hill and the Excecutive Agencies that affect the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and/or the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust.
Agencies Lobbied
Interior - Dept of (DOI) U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Keeping track of Enviromental and Conservation Budget and Appropriations Issues being discussed in Capitol Hill and the Excecutive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Lobbying Issues
Keeping track of Enviromental and Conservation Budget and Appropriations Issues being discussed in Capitol Hill and the Excecutive Agencies that affect the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust. Specific enfasis on the Tax Extenders as they relate to the Rum Tax.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Interior - Dept of (DOI)
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2008
Washington Pacific Economic Development Group filed a lobbying registration on Feb. 24, 2008 to represent Cassidy & Associates, effective Jan. 1, 2008.
Original Filing: 300029235.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Environmental issues affecting Puerto Rico and the environmental and historic conservation of the Island, rum taxes and related appropriations. .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate