3rd Quarter - Report — FIRST SOLAR, INC. for FIRST SOLAR INC (2010)

Firm

FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Client

FIRST SOLAR INC

Income

—

Expenses

$180,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxation policy relative to the extension and implementation of loan guarantees and grants in lieu of the Investment Tax Credit for renewable projects as authorized by H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Division B, Sections 1603, 1703 and 1705. S. 2899, Renewable Energy Incentive Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN WEISS	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), S. 2899 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Policy relative to the extension and implementation of loan guarantees and grants in lieu of the Investment Tax Credit for renewable projects as authorized by H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Division B, Sections 1603, 1703 and 1705; S. 2899, Renewable Energy Incentive Act; S. 433, Renewable Energy Standard; S. 661, Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act of 2009; and HR 4599, Renewable Energy Expansion Act of 2010. Policies related to solar development on federal lands: BLM rents and bonding requirements.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN WEISS	—

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

Bills named: S. 433 (111th), S. 2899 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 4599 (111th), S. 661 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Policy relative to the extension and implementation of loan guarantees and grants in lieu of the Investment Tax Credit for renewable projects as authorized by H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Division B, Sections 1603, 1703 and 1705; S. 2899, Renewable Energy Incentive Act; S. 433, Renewable Energy Standard; S. 661, Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act of 2009; and HR 4599, Renewable Energy Expansion Act of 2010. Policies relative to solar development on federal lands: BLM rents and bonding requirements.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN WEISS	—

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

Bills named: S. 2899 (111th), H.R. 4599 (111th), S. 433 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 661 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Policy relative to the extension and implementation of loan guarantees and grants in lieu of the Investment Tax Credit for renewable projects as authorized by H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Division B, Sections 1603, 1703 and 1705; S. 2899, Renewable Energy Incentive Act; S. 433, Renewable Energy Standard; S. 661, Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act of 2009; HR 4599, Renewable Energy Expansion Act of 2010; and S. 539, Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN WEISS	—

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

Bills named: S. 539 (111th), S. 433 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 4599 (111th), S. 2899 (111th), S. 661 (111th)

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.