1st Quarter - Report

SC PARTNERS LLC for FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Period 1st Quarter 2016 Filed Apr 19, 2016 Signed by Charlie Shipp

Official filing
Firm
SC PARTNERS LLC
Client
FIRST SOLAR, INC.
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Natural Resources NAT

Discussion of delays in the environmental permitting process for solar energy projects, and process improvements and developing enhanced wildlife research capability.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Discussion of regulatory guidance on beginning of construction provisions for renewable energy tax credits in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2029). Master Limited Partnership Parity (S. 1656, HR 2883): advocating expanding master limited partnerships to include renewable energy projects.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 2883 (114th), S. 1656 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012): Study of whether solar energy has impacts on avian populations. Improving permitting process for renewable energy projects on public lands. Enabling federal agencies to enter into long-term power purchase contracts.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 2012 (114th)

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.