Natural Resources

Support for the development of critical minerals in Kazakhstan.

Restoration of natural areas in Martin County, Florida.

Water Resources Development Act project request for Upper Rancho.

Land protection

Fix Our Forests Act, Forestry Reform Proposals

Fix Our Forests Act, PILT, SRS, Wildfire Legislation

Fix Our Forests Act, PILT, SRS, Wildfire Legislation

Fix Our Forests Act, Wildfire Legislation

Fix Our Forests Act, PILT, SRS, Wildfire Legislation

EXIM Bank financing for expansion of Almonty's operations under the Supply Chain Resiliency Initiative.

Discussed hydropower impacts on the Colorado River, and possible administrative approach with the Bureau of Reclamation regarding Post-Retirement Benefits. Provided updates regarding loss of capacity at Hoover and Glen Canyon Dam due to poor hydrology. Discussed the need for infrastructure improvements at Hoover and Glen Canyon Dams to increase hydropower production.

Discussions revised USFS "special use" permit language; Discussions Wildfire Risk Reduction, Reliability, and Asset Protection (WRAP) Project; Fix Our Forests Act S. 1462/H.R. 471 (Title II); H.R 2492/S. 349; Public Law 102-575 (CVPIA) section 3406.

EWTC has supported The SPEED Act introduced by Rep. Westerman and other legislation supporting comprehensive permitting reform. We have also advocated against the imposition of 232 tariffs on certain imported energy components and materials.

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture toprovide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; efforts to combat IUU; seafood traceability regulations; internationalregulatory issues; tax reform; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; Seafood Import Modernization Program expansion; American FisheriesAdvisory Committee Act; FY24 Appropriations Implementation; FY25 and FY26 Appropriations; combatting off shore windimpacting fisheries; port congestion and possible closures; 2022 NDAA implementation; HR 5103, The FISHES Act; FISH Act to fight IUU; Seafood executive orders; tariffs; NOAA comparability findings for MMPA

Permitting reform Wildfire mitigation including Fix Our Forests Act

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)

H.R. 4776 - the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act; S. 1072 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year; H.R. 2969 - Finding ORE Act; S. 544/H.R. 1366 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act; Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies Act (DOMINANCE Act) (not introduced in Q4 2025); Critical minerals trade policy; Tariffs on critical minerals and automotive supply chains; Deployment of battery storage and transmission, critical minerals and metals supply chains; Critical minerals mining on federal lands; Critical minerals supply chains and meeting U.S. energy security needs.

General energy issues for this specialty contractor with the largest highly trained skilled workforce in North America - electric power, pipeline, industrial and communications industries. Update on the status of disaster repairs (for T&D infrastructure and utilities) and report on mitigation efforts in hurricane impacted areas (Harvey, Maria and Fiona).

National monuments in the western United States. Critical mineral mining.

Authorization of a rural drinking water system.

FEMA Reorganization (FEMA Act of 2025 -- HR 4669) Disaster Recovery (general) Water Resources Development Act

H.R. 4754/S. 2431, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies FY 2026 Appropriations relating to the funding of the State Fire Capacity Grants (State Fire Assistance) and Volunteer Fire Capacity Grants (Volunteer Fire Assistance). Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires. Issues relating to the implementation of Executive Order 13976, Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response. Issues related to updating the criteria for Volunteer Fire Capacity Grants (Volunteer Fire Assistance).

Uranium Mining 1872 Mining Law Russian and Chinese Uranium Imports for Nuclear Power Generation

Forest Service Management

Forest Service Management

1872 Mining Law

Secure Rural Schools Funding PILT Mining Law of 1872 The Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971

Reauthorization of the Historic Preservation Fund (H.R. 3418) Historic Preservation Fund funding release National Historic Preservation Act and Section 106 Consultation process

Maintain a federal mineral withdrawal in the Superior National Forest

Reauthorization of the Title XVI-WIIN Water Reuse Grants Program. Authorization of appropriations for and policy changes to the Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects Competitive Grants Program.