Issues lobbied + lobbyists
AGR — Agriculture
Farm Bill; NRCS USDA policies and service delivery processes; on-farm /irrigation system water conservation
Lobbyists: MARK LIMBAUGH (covered position: Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05); CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY (covered position: 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); ZACHARY ISRAEL (covered position: Intern for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, 05/2009-07/2009; 01/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, 09/2009-04/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, 06/2010-08/2010); LANE H. DICKSON (covered position: 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)
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Appropriations for FY 2025/2026; WaterSMART funding; IRA/IIJA funding; general funding for water conservation projects in the West
Lobbyists: MARK LIMBAUGH (covered position: Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05); ZACHARY ISRAEL (covered position: Intern for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, 05/2009-07/2009; 01/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, 09/2009-04/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, 06/2010-08/2010); CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY (covered position: 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); LANE H. DICKSON (covered position: 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)
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Reclamation; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office
CAW — Clean Air and Water (quality)
WOTUS rulemaking; water quality issues under the CWA; ditch and drain exemptions under CWA 404(f); ditch memo/RGL 07-02
Lobbyists: MARK LIMBAUGH (covered position: Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05); CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY (covered position: 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); LANE H. DICKSON (covered position: 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)
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Reclamation; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
ENG — Energy/Nuclear
Small hydro projects for irrigation districts
Lobbyists: MARK LIMBAUGH (covered position: Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05); CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY (covered position: 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); ZACHARY ISRAEL (covered position: Intern for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, 05/2009-07/2009; 01/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, 09/2009-04/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, 06/2010-08/2010); LANE H. DICKSON (covered position: 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)
Government entities lobbied: Bureau of Reclamation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
NAT — Natural Resources
Western water issues; urban canal legislation; Watershed Results Act; ESA issues; regulatory streamlining/NEPA
Lobbyists: MARK LIMBAUGH (covered position: Asst. Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05); ZACHARY ISRAEL (covered position: Intern for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, 05/2009-07/2009; 01/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, 09/2009-04/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, 06/2010-08/2010); CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY (covered position: 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); LANE H. DICKSON (covered position: 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; NOT LOBBYING SENATE)
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Reclamation; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service