1st Quarter - Report

SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC for BETTER PLACE, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to transportation infrastructure tax benefits included in H.R.4853 / PL 111-312.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANGELA BECKER-DIPPMANN —
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN —
JEFF MARKEY —
STEVE MCBEE —

Contacted: Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4853 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Monitored issues related to electrification funding in upcoming FY2011 budget cycle.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANGELA BECKER-DIPPMANN —
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN —
KATHLEEN FRANGIONE New Leg. Asst., Office of Senator John Kerry
GABRIEL HORWITZ —
JEFF MARKEY —
STEVE MCBEE —

Contacted: SENATE; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Automotive Industry AUT

Issues related to the electrification of the transportation sector, pending in climate, energy and transportation legislation. Monitored implementation of H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5), as well as the Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANGELA BECKER-DIPPMANN —
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN —
KATHLEEN FRANGIONE New Leg. Asst., Office of Senator John Kerry
GABRIEL HORWITZ —
JEFF MARKEY —
STEVE MCBEE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Financing of BetterPlace project overseas.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN FRANGIONE New Leg. Asst., Office of Senator John Kerry
JEFF MARKEY —
STEVE MCBEE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to transportation electrification, its impact on carbon emissions, and its application to pending climate change and energy legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANGELA BECKER-DIPPMANN —
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN —
KATHLEEN FRANGIONE New Leg. Asst., Office of Senator John Kerry
GABRIEL HORWITZ —
JEFF MARKEY —
STEVE MCBEE —

Contacted: Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to transportation electrification in pending legislation. Monitored development of pending electric vehicle legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANGELA BECKER-DIPPMANN —
KATHLEEN FRANGIONE New Leg. Asst., Office of Senator John Kerry
GABRIEL HORWITZ —
JEFF MARKEY —
STEVE MCBEE —

Contacted: Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues related to carbon footprint of transportation sector within context of pending energy legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANGELA BECKER-DIPPMANN —
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN —
JEFF MARKEY —
STEVE MCBEE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)

Utilities UTI

Issues related to battery recharging stations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANGELA BECKER-DIPPMANN —
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN —
JEFF MARKEY —
STEVE MCBEE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to electrification in pending legislation including transportation, climate and energy policy legislation. Monitored policy related to electrification in context of surface transportation legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANGELA BECKER-DIPPMANN —
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN —
CHARLES COOPER New Staff Assistant, Senator Connie Mack
KATHLEEN FRANGIONE New Leg. Asst., Office of Senator John Kerry
GABRIEL HORWITZ —
JEFF MARKEY —
STEVE MCBEE —

Contacted: SENATE; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); 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.