Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Issue Code: RES
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AI Overview
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $102.7M in total lobbying spend across 5,212 filings, it ranks among the significantly lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.
$102.7M
Total Lobbying Spend
5,212
Filings
50
Top Clients
Spending by Year
| Year | Spending | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $11.1M | 531 |
| 2019 | $10.6M | 601 |
| 2020 | $11.7M | 631 |
| 2021 | $10.9M | 569 |
| 2022 | $13.1M | 712 |
| 2023 | $15.3M | 760 |
| 2024 | $12.1M | 630 |
| 2025 | $17.9M | 778 |
Biggest Spenders
| # | Client | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrick Gold of North America INC. | $2.3M |
| 2 | Great Basin Transmission, LLC | $1.8M |
| 3 | Leading Builders of America | $1.8M |
| 4 | Switch | $1.5M |
| 5 | Corecivic | $1.4M |
| 6 | Newmont Mining Corporation | $1.4M |
| 7 | Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. | $1.2M |
| 8 | Nevada System of Higher Education | $1.2M |
| 9 | Enterprise Community Partners, INC. | $1.2M |
| 10 | Doe Run Company | $1.1M |
| 11 | Resources Environmental Solutions ("res") | $1.1M |
| 12 | 9/11 Memorial | $1.1M |
| 13 | Gbx Group LLC | $1.1M |
| 14 | Subcom LLC | $1.1M |
| 15 | Near Airport Parking Industry Trade Association (Napita) | $1.0M |
| 16 | Lake Cumberland Marina LLC | $1.0M |
| 17 | Brookfield Asset Management | $985K |
| 18 | Pierce County | $954K |
| 19 | Partnership for Conservation | $910K |
| 20 | Douglas Development Corporation | $900K |
| 21 | F.e.b. Corp. | $890K |
| 22 | Tri-city Development Council | $870K |
| 23 | Beacon Capital Partners LLC | $870K |
| 24 | International Facility Management Assn | $870K |
| 25 | San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District | $870K |
Top Firms
Ballard Partners$4.7M
Porter Group, LLC$4.1M
Capitol Counsel LLC$2.7M
Kenneth Gear$1.8M
Holland & Knight LLP$1.8M
Arentfox Schiff LLP$1.5M
The Vogel Group$1.5M
What They Lobby For
- Monitoring land tenure issues-no specific legislation Monitored emissions issues associated w/ Clean Air Act Battery recycling issues; long term mine remediation effort at Doe-Run related properties B
- Issues related to the purchase of land for a National Wildlife Refuge.
- (a)Reform and extension of Business Energy Investment Tax Credit, (b)Preservation of the Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System, (c)U.S. trade policy related to import or export of solar equipment
- Issues Related to purchase of land for a National Wildlife Refuge
- Issues related to regulation of the forestry sector
- Mad River Wind Project
- Redevelopment of Vint Hill, Virginia
- Land exchange
- Federal Preservation Tax Credit
- Mitigation & CWA policy Infrastructure Conservation
Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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