4th Quarter - Report

COVINO SMITH & SIMON (FORMERLY SIMON AND COMPANY, INC.) for PIERCE TRANSIT

Firm
Client
Income
$9,819
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

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and tax extenders package regarding issues of concern to units of local government and transit agencies, including the preservation of the Alternative Fuels Tax Credit, municipal bonds, private activity bonds, advanced refunding bonds, and the commuter transit benefit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SILVANA CALDERA —
JENNIFER COVINO —
LEONARD S SIMON President

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

Transportation TRA

Pierce Transit's grant application seeking federal assistance through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Fiscal Year (FY)2017 Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Grant Program (49 U.S. C. 5339); support for the Capital Investment Grant (CIG) Program, including New Starts and Small Starts projects; updates on implementation of federal grants including the Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration and Safety Eye Safety and Research Demonstration

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SILVANA CALDERA —
JENNIFER COVINO —
LEONARD S SIMON President

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

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.