2nd Quarter - Report

SMITH&BOYETTE for FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION

Period 2nd Quarter 2012 Filed Jul 20, 2012 Signed by Van Boyette, Partner

Official filing
Firm
SMITH&BOYETTE
Client
FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

All FTA's, including Panama, Columbia, Thialand, TPP, NAFTA, CAFTA-DR, and all WTO negotiations including Doha, that deal with the increase in quota and/or elimination of the tariffs on sugar. Refined Sugar Tariff Rate Quotas.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VAN R BOYETTE —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and the Senate counterpart; all sections pertaining to the definitions of renewable biomass, provisions related to renewable electricity standard as pertaining to biomass; agriculture provisions. All legislation pertaining to cellulosc ethanol, sucrose ethanol, or other biofuel incentives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VAN R BOYETTE —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

Public Law 110-246: The Farm Nutrition and Bioenergy act of 2007; sugar titlepertinent sections on biofuel from sugar and the Biomass Crop Assistance Protram (BCAP). Authorization of H.R. 6083 and S. 3240; the current farm bill sugar and energy provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VAN R BOYETTE —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3240 (112th), H.R. 6083 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

FY 2012 Budget of the US Government: all sections dealing with providing tax credits for electricity produced from biomass. The Energy Policy Act of 2005; all sections dealing with ethanol credits. Farm bill issues related to incentives for cellulosic biofuels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VAN R BOYETTE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 1733: The Clean Energy, Jobs and American Power Act: Greenhouse gas allowances; biomass power provisions, etc. H.R. 2250: Legislation to extend time for compliance with EPA boiler rules.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VAN R BOYETTE —

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2250 (112th), S. 1733 (112th)

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.