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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
de47e327-54a4-4e67-97d7-73ecbba80f3c
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-17 14:51:12
Income (reported)
$10,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC

Government Relations/Lobbying Firm

Contact
LAURA COSENZO
Phone
+1 202-331-8500
Address
zip:20006, city:Washington, state:DC, street:1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 700

Client

WARD AND SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC

Law firm representing local/county government

State
NC
Country
US
Effective date
2023-04-28

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

NAT — Natural Resources

Support for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sand placement on Bald Head Island; assistance with issues related to the wind energy lease sale in the Mid-Atlantic region; issues related to the Villages Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project with support from funds made available through NOAAs Coastal Zone Management Account; and comments on the Corps publication of a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Letter Report for the Wilmington Harbor Deepening Project.

Lobbyists: mr WILLIAM ROGER GWINN (covered position: Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987- 1993); mr CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN (covered position: Legislative Aide for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, 1/2021 - 3/2022Legislative Aide for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 6/2020-1/2021 Staff Assistant for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 8/2018-6/2020); CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY (covered position: Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008); ANN DURAND

Government entities lobbied: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

ENV — Environment/Superfund

EPAs Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan program and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF); funding for same; and, shoreline protection through various programs and agencies; Coastal Storm Damage Reduction; Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion; authorization of a Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) feasibility study in partnership with the Corps of Engineers through the Water Resources Development Act of 2024; authorization for the expansion of the State of NCs Environmental Infrastructure authority through the Corps of Engineers; and, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements (BOEM) planned wind energy lease sale in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Lobbyists: mr WILLIAM ROGER GWINN (covered position: Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987- 1993); mr CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN (covered position: Legislative Aide for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, 1/2021 - 3/2022Legislative Aide for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 6/2020-1/2021 Staff Assistant for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 8/2018-6/2020); CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY (covered position: Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008); ANN DURAND

Government entities lobbied: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

Support for the Villages Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project through NOAA and other agencies; Support for funding for federal disaster assistance programs through FEMA, SBA and HUD.

Lobbyists: mr WILLIAM ROGER GWINN (covered position: Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987- 1993); mr CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN (covered position: Legislative Aide for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, 1/2021 - 3/2022Legislative Aide for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 6/2020-1/2021 Staff Assistant for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 8/2018-6/2020); CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY (covered position: Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008); ANN DURAND

Government entities lobbied: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

DIS — Disaster Planning/Emergencies

Support for the Villages Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) project, funded through an earmark in NOAAs Coastal Zone Management Account; support for the authorization of a Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) feasibility study in partnership with the Corps of Engineers through the Water Resources Development Act of 2024; and, engagement regarding the Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements (BOEM) planned wind energy lease sale in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Lobbyists: mr WILLIAM ROGER GWINN (covered position: Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987- 1993); mr CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN (covered position: Legislative Aide for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, 1/2021 - 3/2022Legislative Aide for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 6/2020-1/2021 Staff Assistant for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 8/2018-6/2020); CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY (covered position: Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008); ANN DURAND

Government entities lobbied: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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