2nd Quarter - Report

OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION for OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$26,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Education EDU

Central State Application for Land Grant college status

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Transportation TRA

Water Resources Development Act; specific to inland waterways and ports

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill (S. 954, H.R. 1774, H.R. 2642)and Farm Policy; United Egg Producers/HSUS legislative agreement on animal standards; meat inspection program; 2014 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1774 (113th), S. 954 (113th), H.R. 2642 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Overall tax reform legislation; federal estate tax and capital gains tax legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

General pesticide issues; spray drift, product registration, NPDES permitting Renewable Fuel Standard waiver; Spill Prevention and Control Countermeasures - general education to membership

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Animals ANI

General information regarding livestock care in the state of Ohio; horse slaughter facilities; antibiotic use in animals

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development in Ohio; wind production tax credit

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Immigration IMM

Agricultual Visa reform/ guest worker program/E-Verify within H.R.1773 and S. 744

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1773 (113th), S. 744 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Regulatory Reform legislation/ Regualtory Accountability Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

NPDES permitting for pesticides applied near water; NPDES transfer of authority from Ohio EPA to Ohio Dept. of Agriculture; Clean Water Act guidance on navigable waters; legislation to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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.