2nd Quarter - Report

SMITH GARSON for CITY OF EUGENE

Period 2nd Quarter 2012 Filed Jul 17, 2012 Signed by Amy R. Williams (Business Manager)

Official filing
Firm
SMITH GARSON
Client
CITY OF EUGENE
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Natural Resources NAT

Discussion of the metrowaterways Army Corps of Engineers Project

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY CATHERINE BROOKS —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); SENATE; Federal Railroad Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Health Issues HCR

Discussed the Secure Rural Schools Act and the issues surrounding that Act. Talked about the America's Great Outdoors and also discussed a sustainability partnership.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY CATHERINE BROOKS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Railroad Administration; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention

Transportation TRA

Discussions regarding the surface transportation reauthorization bill (HR 4348); Senate transportation bill MAP-21. Discussion of Secure Rural Schools as a component of the transportation reauthorization bill. High speed rail in the city. Discussion of the West Eugene EmX bus rapid transit project.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY ANDREWS —
MARY CATHERINE BROOKS —
BRETT GARSON —
JAMES PATRICK SMITH —

Contacted: Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Federal Railroad Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Bureau of Justice Assistance

Bills named: H.R. 4348 (112th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Discussed the impact on the local budgets, specifically local law enforcement when the secure rural schools program ends. Discussed grant programs for local communities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY CATHERINE BROOKS —
BRETT GARSON —

Contacted: Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Railroad Administration; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Veterans VET

Discussed Veteran's funding programs. Veteran programs that can help homeless veteran's find shelter/homes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY CATHERINE BROOKS —
BRETT GARSON —

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Railroad Administration; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Bureau of Justice Assistance

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.