Issues lobbied + lobbyists (6)
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Lobbyists:- PAMELA BOWMAN — covered position: Public lands funding including NPS deferred maintenance; DOI budget; programmatic funding for African-American Burial Grounds; annual appropriations bills affecting historic preservation generally.
- mr SHAW SPRAGUE esq — covered position: Annual appropriations bills affecting historic preservation generally, including the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Historic Preservation Fund and Department of the Interior budget request for FY 2026 and FY 2027, specifically.
- ms LAUREN JAMES COHEN — covered position: Annual appropriations bills with jurisdiction over historic preservation activities generally, including the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the HistoricPreservationFund and Department ofthe Interior budget request for FY26 and FY27.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE
GOV — Government Issues
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) - Various issues related to implementation of the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)(including agency-specific implementation of NEPA implementing guidance.) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - proposed new Interpretive Center located at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (aka Punchbowl) (HI). Army Corps of Engineers - NEPA non-compliance by Dominion Power for transmission towers built on the James River (VA); Saugatuck Dunes proposed marina (MI); Review of Route 15 widening north of Leesburg (VA); Promontory Point, Chicago (IL); Fort Wool creation of new island to accommodate seasonal bird population (VA); Chapel Springs development affecting Bristoe Station Battlefield (VA); Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock Replacement Project (LA); Sinking of SS United States (FL); Alabo Street Wharf Rehabilitation (LA); Wilmington Harbor (NC). Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Lava Ridge Wind Farm Section 106 Review (ID) and appropriations (ID); Sun Zia transmission line (AZ-NM) Commission of Fine Arts - Plans to construct a ballroom at the White House, Triumphal Arch, White House Visitors Center. Department of the Army - Mountain View Officers Club, Ft. Huachuca (AZ) proposed relocation; Fort McNair proposed demolition of historic homes (DC). Program Comment for Army Warfighting Readiness and Associated Infrastructure. Department of the Navy - Section 106 Consultation on Pearl Harbor: Programmatic Agreement (PA) for Shipyard Modernization; Proposed demolition of Little Makalapa; Proposed demolition of Fort Kamehameha; Ewa Field battlefield disposal; Enhanced Use Lease for Biofuel Power Plant; Mitigation for unlawful demolition of Building 1141 (HI). Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) -Tule Lake Internment Camp, fence issue (AZ); proposed expansion of Hanscom Field (MA). Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - Litigation challenging Beltway & I-270 HOT lanes through historic Plummers Island (MD); Gasconade River Bridge, Route 66 (MO); Merritt Parkway (CT); Hawaiian Railway, OR&L right-of-way (HI); Lake County historic bridges No. 2 & 36 (IN); Battle Road (MA); Ala Wai Bridge (HI); Cape Cod Bridges (MA); Hana Highway bridges (HI). Federal Railroad Administration - Washington Union Station Expansion Project (DC); Shockoe Hill (VA); Penn Station Area Civic and Land Use Improvement Project (NY). Federal Transit Administration (FTA) - Honolulu Transit project (HI). Forest Service - Development of nationwide facilities Programmatic Agreement (PA). General Services Administration (GSA) -Chet Holifield Federal Building (CA); Century & Consumers Buildings, 202-220 South State Street (IL); St. Elizabeths - Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Bldg. (DC); St. Elizabeths - new parking garage (DC); Old Post Office Bldg disposal (DC); HUD Building disposal (DC). Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -St. Elizabeths - Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Bldg.; new parking garage (DC). Housing & Urban Development (HUD) - Stephen F. Austin Historic School (Wharton, TX). Interior (DOI)/NPS - Great American Outdoors Act implementation; Isle Royale (MI) Wilderness Stewardship Plan; HOPE Crews; Dominion Power transmission lines on James River/Surry-Skiffes Creek; Washington Canoe Club (DC); Foundry Branch Trestle proposed demolition (DC); Clara Barton National Historic Site Rehabilitation (MD); preservation of Emmett Till-related national monument sites; Route 66 National Historic Trail; Oak Flat (AZ); Sandlass House, Gateway National Recreation Area (NJ); proposed nationwide program comment for Mission 66 properties; proposed nationwide PA for grants; plans to construct a White House ballroom; White House Visitor Screening Facility; Tidal Basin (DC); RFK Stadium site redevelopment (DC). Marine Corps - proposed demolition of historic hangars at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (HI); Heleloa housing window replacement (HI); Maintenance Hangar and Parking Apron (HI). NASA - Development of nationwide Programmatic Agreement (PA). National Capital Planning Commission - Capital One Arena alterations (DC); Plans to construct a White House ballroom; White House Visitor Screening Facility; Pennsylvania Avenue Planning Initiative. National Science Foundation- Proposed closure of National Center for Atmospheric Research Smithsonian - Air & Space Museum, Bezos Learning Center; Redevelopment of Historic Core area (DC); Arabian Leopard Habitat, National Zoo (DC). Surface Transportation Board - Harsimus Branch Embankment (NJ) Sec. 106 consultation re proposed abandonment. Veterans Affairs - Zablocki VA Medical Center NHL (MKE-WI). Western Area Power Administration- Rail Tie Wind Section 106 Consultation (WY).
Lobbyists:- PAMELA BOWMAN — covered position: National monuments;GreatAmericanOutdoorsAct and AmericatheBeautifulAct;federal designations and NPSprograms;advocacy for policies and procedures supporting historicandcultural preservation;Section106andNHPA;annual appropriationsimpacting preservation
- mr SHAW SPRAGUE esq — covered position: Oversee federal advocacy efforts for changes to adoption of policies and procedures that support the preservation of historic and cultural resources.
- ms LAUREN JAMES COHEN — covered position: Support federal advocacy efforts for changes to adoption of policies and procedures that support the preservation of historic and cultural resources.
Government entities lobbied: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP); American Battle Monuments Commission; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Railroad Administration; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Park Service (NPS); Navy, Dept of; Smithsonian Institution; Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Marines; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
CIV — Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Lobbyists:- PAMELA BOWMAN — covered position: African-American Burial Grounds; African American Civil Rights Network
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE
NAT — Natural Resources
Route 66 National Historic Trail (H.R.5470) Great American Outdoors Act and reauthorization of the Legacy Restoration Fund Historic Preservation Fund Reauthorization (H.R.3418) A bill to provide that certain communications projects are not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes. National Register nomination program National Mall Tidal Basin Repeal of Section 134 of the Clean Air Act to Repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 Examination of NHPA, Section 106 Section 106 exemptions (H.R. 5095)
Lobbyists:- PAMELA BOWMAN — covered position: National monuments;Great American Outdoors Act and America the Beautiful Act;federal designations;deferred maintenance in the parks;Route 66 historic trail designation,HistoricPreservationFund reauthorization,NHPA and Section106, including exemptions
- ms LAUREN JAMES COHEN — covered position: Historic Preservation Fund reauthorization.
- mr SHAW SPRAGUE esq — covered position: General matters impacting National Historic Preservation Act, including HPF reauthorization and Section 106.
Government entities lobbied: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act (H.R.2941/S.1459) Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act (H.R.1454/S.631) Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (H.R. 2854 / S. 1686) New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act (H.R.1103 / S. 479) Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act (H.R.2410) Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025 (S. 2651)
Lobbyists:- mr SHAW SPRAGUE esq — covered position: Build support for community development tax incentives, particularly those that support building reuse; Improvements to the federal rehabilitation tax credit; tax credits relating to neighborhood homes and downtown revitalization.
- PAMELA BOWMAN — covered position: Improvements to the federal rehabilitation tax credit, building support for community development tax incentives and building reuse.
- ms LAUREN JAMES COHEN — covered position: Build support for community development tax incentives, particularly those that support building reuse; Improvements to the federal rehabilitation tax credit; tax credits relating to neighborhood homes and downtown revitalization.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TRA — Transportation
Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act (H.R. 3585)
Lobbyists:- mr SHAW SPRAGUE esq — covered position: Enable the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to more effectively direct resources and technical support to community-based organizations
- PAMELA BOWMAN — covered position: Enable the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to more effectively direct resources and technical support to community-based organizations
- ms LAUREN JAMES COHEN — covered position: Enable the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to more effectively direct resources and technical support to community-based organizations
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES