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Lion Trophy Part 11 From: Grace, Edward To: Greg Sheehan; Stephen Guertin; Jim Kurth; Morris, Charisa; Kashyap Patel Subject: !0 yr History/Briefing of Trophy Imports Date: Monday, May 21, 2018 11:32:55 AM Greg, Attached below are the stats and briefing that you requested. After you get a chance to read and digest let me know and we can answer any questions you may have. Ed​ Brief - Trophies.doc ​​ DecSummary.Tabor-Trophies-REVISED.2018.05.18.xlsx ​​ LEMIS Port Codes.pdf ​ -- Edward Grace Acting Assistant Director Office of Law Enforcement United States Fish and Wildlife Service 703-358-1949 From: (b) (6) To: Gregory J Sheehan. Acting Director, FWS; stephen [email protected]; jim [email protected]; chris [email protected]; rebekah [email protected]; barbara [email protected]; janine [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Division A (Interior) of H.R. 6147 - Summary of Amendments Submitted v8 Date: Friday, July 13, 2018 5:39:39 PM Attachments: Summary of Amendments Submitted v8.pdf ATT00001.htm Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Mark Mioduski <[email protected]> Date: July 13, 2018 at 5:31:16 PM EDT (b) (6) To: JSisson7373 > Subject: FW: Division A (Interior) of H.R. 6147 - Summary of Amendments Submitted v8 From: Hodgkins, Caitlin <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 5:07 PM Subject: FW: Division A (Interior) of H.R. 6147 - Summary of Amendments Submitted v8 From: Minkler, Annie Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 5:01 PM To: Minkler, Annie <[email protected]> Subject: Division A (Interior) of H.R. 6147 - Summary of Amendments Submitted v8 LATE: Gosar #167, Blackburn #168, Grothman #169, Polis #170 REVISED: Loudermilk #2, Kustoff #151, Matsui #88, Lance #87, Gianforte #159, Langavin #31, Lowenthal #56, McEachin #98, Torres #162 WITHDRAWN: Lance #86, Soto #85 Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for Division A of H.R. 6147 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (summaries derived from information provided by sponsors) Listed in Alphabetical Order Jul 13, 2018 4:58PM Click on sponsor for amendment text. Abraham (LA), #35 REVISED Prevents the enforcement of limitations or Westerman (AR), prohibitions on the use of genetically engineered Crawford (AR) seed in commercial agricultural operations conducted on National Wildlife Refuges. Adams (NC) #106 States that no funds shall be used to carry out reassignments of Senior Executive Service members without an analysis of agency diversity and needs. Adams (NC) #121 REVISED Decreases and then increases the EPA Environmental Programs and Management account fund by $742,000. This increase is to emphasize the need for greater funding for the Environmental Justice program area within the account. Barragán, (CA) #6 Prohibits funds for the Department of the Interior to issue a permit for any oil and gas drilling operation that is located within 1,500 feet of a home, school, or other building that requires special protection. Beyer (VA), #24 Funds Interior’s body camera pilot program for Law Norton (DC) Enforcement Officers. Beyer (VA) #25 Strikes section 431, which repeals the Clean Water Rule Beyer (VA) #26 Strikes section 430, which allows a loophole in Federal water quality permitting requirements for pollution discharges. Beyer (VA) #28 Strip all ESA riders. Beyer (VA) #76 Strikes section which legislates that biomass be treated as carbon neutral. Beyer (VA) #130 LATE Bans the use of funds for keeping multiple calendars for the Administrator of the EPA, the Secretary of the Interior, and their Deputy Secretaries. Beyer (VA), #147 LATE Reduces the Department of Interior’s Office of Blumenauer (OR) the Secretary account by $1 million and increases the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the Inspector General’s account by $1 million. Biggs (AZ) #111 Transfers funds from the Forest Service land acquisition account to the spending reduction account. Biggs (AZ) #128 LATE Transfers funds from the NPS land acquisition account to Indian Education. Biggs (AZ) #129 LATE Transfers funds from the BLM Land acquisition account to the NPS Parks Maintenance Backlog. Blackburn (TN) #168 LATE Reduces discretionary budget authority by one percent for Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations for Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies. Blumenauer (OR), #50 Increases the Historic Preservation Fund by $5 million Turner (OH), to restore level funding with FY 2018. Heck, Denny (WA), Courtney (CT), Smith, Adam (WA), Katko (NY), Keating (MA) Brooks (AL), #113 Prohibits funds appropriated under this act from Duncan (SC), being made available to any state or local Biggs (AZ), Gaetz government that is designated a Sanctuary (FL), Palmer (AL), jurisdiction through noncompliance of Section 642 of Norman (SC), the Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility McClintock (CA), Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373). Black (TN), Yoho (FL), Webster (FL), King, Steve (IA), Gosar (AZ), Barletta (PA), Jones (NC), DesJarlais (TN) Brooks (AL) #114 REVISED Eliminates federal funding for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Brown (MD) #61 Prohibits funds to be used to include in the 2019- 2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program an oil and gas lease sale in any area categorized as ‘No Oil and Gas Activity’ in the DoD Mission Compatibility Planning Assessment: BOEM 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program, published on October 30, 2015. Buchanan (FL) #51 Restores $7,877,000 to the Fish and Wildlife Service for new listings under the Endangered Species Act, level with final FY 2018 funding. Reduces the Office of the Secretary by the same amount. Burgess (TX) #157 LATE Places a funding limitation on the EPA's ability to utilize the Title 42 special pay authority. Byrne (AL), Babin #110 Prevents the re-purposing of Gulf of Mexico Energy (TX), Higgins, Clay Security Act funds. (LA), Palazzo (MS), Scalise (LA) Carbajal (CA) #13 States that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to process any application under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) for a permit to drill or a permit to modify, that would authorize use of hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf. Carbajal (CA) #15 Increases funding by $5.4 million to ensure EPA can help protect communities from the impacts of oil spills. Carter, Buddy #62 WITHDRAWN Prevents funds from being use to (GA) implement a rule requiring Tier 4 marine engines on commercial vessels until those Tier 4 marine engines are available for vessels with various restrictions, such as pilot boats. Castor (FL), #77 REVISED States that no funds may be used to include Rooney, Francis (a) any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that is (FL), Crist (FL) referred to in section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006; (b) the portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude; or (c) the Straits of Florida Planning Area in any OCS leasing program developed under OCSLA Section 18. Castor (FL), #78 REVISED States that no oil and gas leasing or Rooney, Francis preleasing or any related activity may be offered of (FL), Crist (FL) any tract located in (a) any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that is referred to in section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006; (b) the portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude; or (c) the Straits of Florida Planning Area. Castor (FL), #93 REVISED Provides that no funds may be made Rooney, Francis available to install a private phone booth in or near (FL), Crist (FL) the office of the Secretary of the Interior. Cicilline (RI) #41 Prohibits oil and gas drilling off of the coast of New England. Cleaver (MO) #125 LATE Affirms the support of Congress for the construction of the World War I Memorial at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C. and urges other Federal Agencies, as appropriate, to support and participate in commemoration activities. Clyburn (SC), #18 Increases funding by $2 million for Historic Adams (NC), Preservation Fund grants to Historically Black Colleges Sewell (AL) and Universities. Cohen (TN) #58 Prohibits the use of funds to enter into any new contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with any Trump related business listed in the President Trump’s Annual Financial Disclosure Report submitted to the Office of Government Ethics as well as certain Trump related properties listed on the Trump Organization’s website. The specific properties are listed in the amendment. Cohen (TN) #67 Prohibits the use of funds to enter into any new contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with any Trump related business listed in the President Trump’s Annual Financial Disclosure Report submitted to the Office of Government Ethics. The specific properties are listed in the amendment. Connolly (VA), #29 Prohibits funds from being used to change or modify Price, David (NC) the 2015 federal coal ash rule (80 Fed. Reg. 21301 (April 17, 2015). Connolly (VA), #30 Prohibit funds to finalize EPA rulemakings initiated by Beyer (VA) former Administrator Pruitt until the Inspector General’s investigations into the former Administrator’s activities are complete. Courtney (CT), #103 Provides funding for the U.S. Geological Survey to Larson, John (CT) develop a map showing pyrrhotite occurrences across the United States. Courtney (CT), #105 Designates $300,000 within the Operation of the Larson, John (CT), National Park System for the New England Scenic Neal (MA), Esty Trail. (CT), DeLauro (CT), Himes (CT), McGovern (MA) Cramer, Kevin #1 Prevents implementation of the Bureau of Land (ND) Management Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation rule.
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