4th Quarter - Report — TESLA INC. for TESLA INC (2017)

Firm

TESLA INC.

Client

TESLA INC

Income

—

Expenses

$220,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Support for technology neutral truck weigh exemption (FY 2018 Transportation T-HUD Appropriations bill H.R. 3353; S.1655)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BROOKE KINTZ	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3353 (115th), S. 1655 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Discussions regarding Sec. 30D electric vehicle tax credit Sec. 48 and 25D solar investment tax credits Storage tax credit

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SCOTT HENNESSEY	—
HASAN NAZAR	—

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Issues related to Puerto Rico power restoration

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HASAN NAZAR	—

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Discussions regarding electric vehicle, storage and solar energy policy Sec 201 solar trade case Proposed rulemaking on grid reliability and resiliency pricing (82 Fed.Reg. 46,940)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SCOTT HENNESSEY	—
HASAN NAZAR	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Automotive Industry AUT

Discussions regarding electric vehicle manufacturing and sales policies and regulation H.R.3388, SELF DRIVE Act, regarding issues impacting autonomous vehicles Discussions regarding S. 1273/H.R. 4011, the Fuel Economy Harmonization Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SCOTT HENNESSEY	—
BROOKE KINTZ	—
HASAN NAZAR	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1273 (115th), H.R. 3388 (115th), H.R. 4011 (115th)

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.