2nd Quarter - Report

VAN HEUVELEN STRATEGIES, LLC for FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Period 2nd Quarter 2008 Filed Jul 18, 2008 Signed by Robert Van Heuvelen, Principal

Official filing
Firm
VAN HEUVELEN STRATEGIES, LLC
Client
FIRST SOLAR, INC.
Income
$70,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax and environmental legislation affecting thinfilm solar photovoltaic panels, extension of the solar investment tax credit and climate change legislation (e.g. S.2191-America's Climate Security Act of 2008, S.3036 Boxer Substitute to Lieberman-Warner, H.R.6186, S.1766, S.1177, S.1168, H.R.1590, S.485, H.R.620, H.R.2069, S.317, S.309, S.280, H.R. 6049, S. 3125, H.R. 5984/H.R. 3221/S. 2821, H.R. 5351, S. 2886), and potential commerical engagement through the Strategic Economic Dialogue.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANISSA ROGNESS New Dir. of Economic Development to Senator Conrad
ROBERT VAN HEUVELEN Chief of Staff to Senator Kent Conrad

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6049 (110th), S. 280 (110th), S. 3125 (110th), H.R. 5984 (110th), S. 1177 (110th), H.R. 6186 (110th), S. 309 (110th), S. 1168 (110th), H.R. 2069 (110th), S. 1766 (110th), S. 485 (110th), S. 2821 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th), S. 317 (110th), H.R. 1590 (110th), S. 3036 (110th), S. 2886 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 620 (110th), S. 2191 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Tax and environmental legislation affecting thinfilm solar photovoltaic panels, extension of the solar investment tax credit and climate change legislation (e.g. S.2191-America's Climate Security Act of 2008, S.3036 Boxer Substitute to Lieberman-Warner, H.R.6186, S.1766, S.1177, S.1168, H.R.1590, S.485, H.R.620, H.R.2069, S.317, S.309, S.280, H.R. 6049, S. 3125, H.R. 5984/H.R. 3221/S. 2821, H.R. 5351, S. 2886), and potential commerical engagement through the Strategic Economic Dialogue.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANISSA ROGNESS New Dir. of Economic Development to Senator Conrad
ROBERT VAN HEUVELEN Chief of Staff to Senator Kent Conrad

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1766 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), S. 2886 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th), S. 317 (110th), H.R. 2069 (110th), S. 3125 (110th), H.R. 6186 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), S. 485 (110th), H.R. 620 (110th), S. 3036 (110th), S. 2821 (110th), S. 1168 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 5984 (110th), H.R. 1590 (110th), S. 280 (110th), S. 1177 (110th), S. 309 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Tax and environmental legislation affecting thinfilm solar photovoltaic panels, extension of the solar investment tax credit and climate change legislation (e.g. S.2191-America's Climate Security Act of 2008, S.3036 Boxer Substitute to Lieberman-Warner, H.R.6186, S.1766, S.1177, S.1168, H.R.1590, S.485, H.R.620, H.R.2069, S.317, S.309, S.280, H.R. 6049, S. 3125, H.R. 5984/H.R. 3221/S. 2821, H.R. 5351, S. 2886), and potential commerical engagement through the Strategic Economic Dialogue.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANISSA ROGNESS New Dir. of Economic Development to Senator Conrad
ROBERT VAN HEUVELEN Chief of Staff to Senator Kent Conrad

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1766 (110th), S. 280 (110th), S. 1177 (110th), S. 309 (110th), S. 317 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 1590 (110th), S. 2886 (110th), S. 2821 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th), H.R. 6186 (110th), S. 1168 (110th), H.R. 2069 (110th), S. 485 (110th), S. 3036 (110th), H.R. 5984 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), S. 3125 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), H.R. 620 (110th)

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.