4th Quarter - Report — NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC. for NEW YORK FARM BUREAU INC (2015)

Firm

NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC.

Client

NEW YORK FARM BUREAU INC

Income

—

Expenses

$30,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FSMA-FDA-2015-N0797 -- Food Safety Modernization Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 2393 - Country of Origin Labeling (COOL).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2393 (114th)

Farm Bill implementation; Dairy Margin Protection Program Safety Net; Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) & Price Loss Coverage (PLC) commodity programs re: yield reporting of crops; H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Labeling Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1599 (114th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1773 - Agriculture Immigration Reform; H2A Visa programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1773 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2510 - Bonus Depreciation (Section 179 Bonus Depreciation); Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act; S.2202 - Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act; Fair market test unrelated business income; Donated foods.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2202 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 22 - Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act; H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, including cuts to crop insurance; H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016: GMO Labeling Country of Origin Labeling Dietary Guidelines Animal and Plant Health Horse Processing Agriculture in the Classroom Conservation Programs Broadband International Food Programs Commodity Futures Trading Commission Genetically Engineered Salmon Agricultural Research Food Safety and Inspection Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Watershed Protection Program Interior and Environment Appropriations Waters of the United States Endangered Species Greenhouse Gases Payments in Lieu of Taxes.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 00 -- Definition of Waters of the United States; S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act; Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Settlement Agreement.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE MURAL	—
ELIZABETH WOLTERS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 1140 (114th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.