1st Quarter - Report

TEXAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION for TEXAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION

Period 1st Quarter 2012 Filed Apr 17, 2012 Signed by Tom Duck, Executive Director

Official filing
Firm
TEXAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION
Client
TEXAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$20,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

-Safe Drinking Water Act amendments -Clean Water Act amendments -Source water protection -Security issues affecting water/sewer utilities EPA Appropriations/Rules/Regs USDA Appropriations/Rules/Regs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TOM DUCK —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

-Safe Drinking Water Act amendments -Clean Water Act amendments -Source water protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TOM DUCK —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Natural Resources NAT

-Safe Drinking Water Act amendments -Clean Water Act amendments -Source water protection -Security issues affecting water/sewer utilities EPA Appropriations/Rules/Regs USDA Appropriations/Rules/Regs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TOM DUCK —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

-Appropriations bill for USDA & EPA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TOM DUCK —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Utilities UTI

-Safe Drinking Water Act amendments -Clean Water Act amendments -Source water protection -Security issues affecting water/sewer utilities EPA Appropriations/Rules/Regs USDA Appropriations/Rules/Regs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TOM DUCK —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

-Regulatory issues affecting water/sewer utilities -Rural economic development -Ssecurity issues affecting water/sewer utilities

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TOM DUCK —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); 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.