4th Quarter - Report

SC PARTNERS LLC for FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019 (S. 1142, H.R. 2096): discussed creating an investment tax credit for energy storage property. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133): Advocated for direct pay mechanism for solar energy tax credit (sec. 48).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

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

Bills named: H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 2096 (116th), S. 1142 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

Solar on Public Lands: discussed reforming Bureau of Land Management rents and bonding requirements to reflect fair market value of the land, making land available for solar energy development, and permitting coordination. Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019 (H.R. 3794, S. 2666): Addressing rents, federal land available to solar energy, and improving permitting coordination at the Bureau of Land Management. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133): Provisions on improving permitting on public land for solar energy projects, and enabling the Secretary to charge rents consistent with fair market values.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

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

Bills named: S. 2666 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 3794 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General discussion of energy policy, clean energy, and climate change.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

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

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.