2nd Quarter - Report — SMITH GARSON for KIVVIT (FORMELY ASGK PUBLIC STRATEGIES)… (2012)

Firm

SMITH GARSON

Client

KIVVIT (FORMELY ASGK PUBLIC STRATEGIES) (ON BEHALF OF RTA)

Income

$40,000

Expenses

—

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
2nd Quarter - Report	Jul 17, 2012	$40,000	Replaced
2nd Quarter - Report (this page)	Oct 10, 2012	$40,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Issues with transitioning from SAFETEA-LU (old surface transportation law) and MAP-21 (PL 112-141) as it relates to the JARC and New Freedom programs. Issues with the CMAQ program funding flexibility. MAP-21 implementation. Setting-up an FTA event related to State of Good Repair.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRETT GARSON	—
JAMES PATRICK SMITH	—

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Advocated for parity between the employee transit tax benefit and the employee parking tax benefit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRETT GARSON	—
JAMES PATRICK SMITH	—

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.