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Del
Webb Corporation/Pulte Homes
- As part
the Nevada wilderness bill we sought and obtained Congressional
passage of language authorizing the sale and purchase of
500 acres of federal lands adjacent to the client’s
existing development in Las Vegas. While at the same time
establishing and funding - without impacting the federal
treasury - the Sloan Canyon Petroglyph National Conservation
Area
- Continuous
local government consultation regarding zoning matters as
well as state & federal land issues which impact community
development.
Vidler
Water Company & Nevada Land and Resources
- Coordinate the development of renewable
energy projects ' wind and solar ' employing the significant land and water resources held by client
in both Nevada and Arizona by establishing relationships with potential development partners, initiating
business development discussions and working with federal and local land management and water agencies.
Biomass Power Association
- Manage the national public affairs outreach and public education campaign to improve the recognition of biomass electrical power generation as an important form of renewable energy. Stress message points of biomass environmental benefits and availability nationwide.
- Act as the industry's representative on various coalitions working toward the passage of a national renewable electrical standard and other matters pending before the US Congress
Clark
County Regional Flood Control District
- We're directing the District's effort to secure passage of a bill in the US Congress regarding BLM land transfers to the District and other public entities in Clark County, Nevada.
- Responsible for all discussions with the District and members of the Congressional delegation related to federal funding and other policy matters affecting the District's activities.
- Successful passage of the Orchards Detention Bill as part of the Congressional Public Lands bill in 2009 which provided the District with necessary access to federal lands for the construction of a new detention basin designed to protect thousands of homes and businesses.
Renegy Holdings, Inc.
- Assist previous employer with matters related to federal contracts and government agencies associated with the operations of a 24MW biomass plant in Snowflake, Arizona including BLM, Western Governors' Association, US Forest Service and others.
New
Mexico and Arizona Land Company & NZ Legacy
- Management
of several natural resource matters pending in Congress
and before various agencies of the federal and Arizona state
governments. Including:
- Achieved passage of Federal
legislation to expand the Petrified Forest National
Park and acquire portions of NZ’s land and mineral
right holdings.
- Direct
the preparation and passage of the Apache and Navajo
County comprehensive plans as required by state law.
- The
drafting and successful agreement for development
agreements with Navajo and Apache Counties.
- Monitoring
forest issues including a potential stewardship contract
with the National Forest Service to assist with forest
restoration efforts following the Rodeo-Chediski fire.
- Executing
a three-way federal land exchange with the BLM &
National Park Service.
- Developing
and implementing strategies for the development and/or
successful transition of thousands of acres of mineral
rights to the fee land owners including tribal governments.
- Developing
and implementing a business plan to construct a renewable
fuels energy ranch in Northeast Arizona by exploring alternatives
and creating opportunities associated with wind, hydro,
clean coal, biomass and solar technologies.
- Plan and
create a series of new residential villages in northeast
Arizona that reflect the lifestyle of their host communities
and attract buyers from all market segments.
Chevron-Texaco
Corporation
Lobbying work
on various oil industry matters before the Arizona legislature
and state agencies including the industry-wide response to
the gas shortage in the summer of 2003, Clean Air standards
and CARB 3 negotiations.
Roosevelt
Water Conservation District
State agency
and legislative lobbying work on matters related to water
issues in Arizona.
Mohave
County Land Owners
- Coalition
building and coordination of efforts to seek changes to
the Clean Water Act in relation to its applicability to
ephemeral washes and intermittent streams.
- Explore
potential for a federal land exchange in Laughlin, Nevada.
- Represent
client on various matters before Arizona and Nevada state
agencies.
Papago
West Industrial Park
Assisted client
in negotiating the state bureaucratic process and represented
client before the State School Facilities Board in successfully
killing the local school district’s plans to build a
middle school at the entrance to an industrial park.
Sarah
Farms
Defeated detrimental
federal legislation included as part of the omnibus Farm Bill
that zeroed in on client’s dairy operation and would
have effectively put the client out of business.
Baker
Commodities
Strategic assistance
and representation before the Governor’s Regulatory
Review Council on detrimental changes to the agricultural
codes.
Honeywell
International
Opened doors
and successfully assisted client with state regulatory &
licensing issues in Nevada and Utah.
Ash,
Inc.
Researched
and developed an implementation strategy designed for dealing
with impacts of Phoenix’s light rail system to client’s
private property.
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