Lobbying Relationship

Client

AMERICAN FOREST RESOURCE COUNCIL

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Lobbying firm

BALL JANIK LLP

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  • Appropriations for the Department of Interior and US Forest Service; federal forest management funding. H.R. 3992/S. 1875, The Wildfire Disaster Funding Act. S. 2593, FLAME Act Amendments of 2014.
  • Monitor legislation related to forestry and biomass energy.
  • No activity reported in this area during this reporting period.
  • Monitor legislation and administrative proposals related to Western federal forest management activities, including the Northwest Forest Plan, the Northern Spotted Owl, Bureau of Land Management lands in Oregon, The Agriculture Act of 2014, Title VIII Forestry. Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Designation legislation affecting the Pacific Northwest. Legislation related to Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, and the O&C Forest Trust, Jobs, Conservation Act. H.R. 1526, Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act. S.1301, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2013; S.1784, Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2013. S. 1966, National Forests Jobs and Management Act.
  • No activity in this area during this reporting period.

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General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Transportation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environmental/Superfund

Spending: about $1,700,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Forest Service,, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills mentioned

H.R.3992: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.1875: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.2593: FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1526: Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act

Sponsor: Doc Hastings (R-Wash.)

S.1301: Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act...

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.1784: Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.1966: National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.933: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.6091: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

H.R.4019: Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 2012

Sponsor: Doc Hastings (R-Wash.)

S.220: Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act...

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

H.R.622: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for...

Sponsor: Michael H. Michaud (D-Maine)

H.R.1111: Wildfire Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Act

Sponsor: Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.)

H.R.1190: Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2009

Sponsor: Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.)

S.536: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term...

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.2895: Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act...

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.2888: Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009

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

S.1272: Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2010

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.2889: Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2010

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

S.1270: Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2010

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.2890: Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act

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

S.1271: Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2009

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.4233: Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009

Sponsor: Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.)

H.R.4398: National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Salazar (D-Colo.)

S.2798: National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2010

Sponsor: Mark Udall (D-Colo.)

H.R.980: Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Sponsor: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2781: To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the...

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

S.1369: Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.2996: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Norman D. Dicks (D-Wash.)

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

H.R.2997: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

S.1406: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

H.R.1105: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

H.R.260: 21st Century Energy Independence Act of 2009

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

S.22: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

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

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

H.R.915: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

S.3289: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

S.2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.2419: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

H.R.6: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

H.R.233: National Computer Recycling Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

H.R.5236: Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2008

Sponsor: Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.)

S.647: Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.2034: Copper Salmon Wilderness Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.3513: Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2008

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

H.R.6291: Oregon Treasures Act of 2008

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

S.2593: Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

H.R.5263: Forest Landscape Restoration Act

Sponsor: Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.)

H.R.1365: Corporate AMT Repeal

Sponsor: Phil English (R-Pa.)

S.3149: Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2008

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.3148: Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.5151: Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

S.1300: Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2881: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

S.1370: Clean Energy Investment Assurance Act of 2007

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

S.411: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credit rate...

Sponsor: Gordon Harold Smith (R-Ore.)

H.R.1924: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credit rate parity...

Sponsor: Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla.)

H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

S.700: Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Heath Heikkila Policy Advisor, NOAA- U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Erica Rhoad LA Rep. Bob Schaffer; LA Rep. Richard Pombo Professional Staff House Resources Committee LA Rep. Bobv Schaffer; LA Rep. Richard Pombo
James A. Beall n/a

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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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