4th Quarter - Report

SC PARTNERS LLC for FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Natural Resources NAT

Discussion of delays in the environmental permitting process for solar energy projects, and process improvements and developing enhanced wildlife research capability. Discussion of potential rules regulating the impact of renewable energy projects on migratory birds and eagles.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform: section 48 investment tax credit Discussion of regulatory guidance on beginning of construction provisions for renewable energy tax credits in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2029). Master Limited Partnership Parity (S. 1656, HR 2883): advocating expanding master limited partnerships to include renewable energy projects.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 2883 (114th), S. 1656 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012): Study of whether solar energy has impacts on avian populations. Improving permitting process for renewable energy projects on public lands. Enabling federal agencies to enter into long-term power purchase contracts.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 2012 (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.