3rd Quarter - Report — FIRST SOLAR, INC. for FIRST SOLAR INC (2014)

Firm

FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Client

FIRST SOLAR INC

Income

—

Expenses

$140,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank - Support

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN WEISS	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Support timely permitting of solar projects on federal land.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN WEISS	—

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 2003/HR 2502, Renewable Energy Parity Act, and HR 3017, Renewable Energy Construction and Investment Parity Act - supported bill that would allow solar energy projects to qualify for the section 48 investment tax credit based upon the time construction begins, rather than the date the project is placed in service.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN WEISS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2502 (113th), S. 2003 (113th), H.R. 3017 (113th)

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.