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THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC

Lobbying for WARD AND SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC · Law firm representing local/county government

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 17, 2026

Income

$10,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

North Carolina

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 3

WILLIAM ROGER GWINN

Previously held: Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987- 1993
CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN

Previously held: 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

Previously held: 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

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Government bodies contacted 4

Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Lobbying activity 4

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.

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.

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.

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.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.