4th Quarter - Report

SC PARTNERS LLC for FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform: Maintaining 2015 extension and phase down of the commercial investment tax credit for solar energy. Discussion of other tax reform ideas on solar energy deployment. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) - Investment Tax Credit: Proposal in the House bill to modify the standard under which construction begins in order to qualify for the solar investment tax credit. Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax: Sought to modify this tax as proposed in the Senate bill to allow taxpayers to use the solar energy investment tax credit to reduce tax liability when the taxpayer is required to pay this tax.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

Discussion of permitting and land use issues affecting solar energy facilities including regulation under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, rents, leases, bonds, and the administration of permitting processes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

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

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.