Why It Matters
ML Strategies LLC filed a Registration Amendment for Save the American West, an organization dedicated to promoting "conservation efforts for environmental protection and sustainable practices in the American West," per their website, on Nov. 4. Frank Guinta is listed as the sole lobbyist. Save the American West has no prior lobbying disclosures and reported $0 in lobbying expenses across the past four quarters, and the amendment lists no issue codes, no legislation, and no specific issues lobbied, carrying a $0 filing amount.
Guinta holds the title of Senior Vice President at ML Strategies LLC, brings prior government experience including a personal-office role in the 108th and 109th Congresses, and has 38 total lobbying filings on record.
Broader Context
Federal public-lands funding has faced pressure: the Congressional Research Service reported in March that Congress enacted $42.56 billion for agencies covered by the Interior appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026, 1.9% below fiscal year 2025, with the Bureau of Land Management's funding falling 2.4%.
On the regulatory front, the National Parks Conservation Association reported in October that S. 5653, introduced in September, would amend the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Endangered Species Act, and urged senators to revise the bill before Senate floor consideration.
Between The Lines
Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) posted on April 2 that protecting the Great Salt Lake is "a critical public health and economic issue not only for Utah, but also for the entire American West as this historic drought continues," and applauded the Trump Administration for steps to provide resources to save the lake.
The Bottom Line
Save the American West has no prior lobbying disclosures, and ML Strategies LLC's Nov. 4 registration amendment, which lists Frank Guinta as lobbyist, includes no issue codes, no legislation and no specific issues.
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