1st Quarter - Report — SMITH GARSON for LANE COUNTY OREGON (2015)

Firm

SMITH GARSON

Client

LANE COUNTY OREGON

Income

$10,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Understanding teaching hospital programs. Opportunities for funding within HHS.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CATHERINE BROOKS	—
BRETT GARSON	—

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Lack of federal public safety funding. Understanding grant opportunities and partnership programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CATHERINE BROOKS	—
BRETT GARSON	—

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Natural Resources NAT

Secure rural schools legislation. Public lands issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARY CATHERINE BROOKS	—
BRETT GARSON	—

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Grant programs that target veterans. Federal programs to help small businesses. Opportunities with federal sustainability programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY ANDREWS	—
MARY CATHERINE BROOKS	—
BRETT GARSON	—

Contacted: Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Transportation TRA

MAP-21 reauthorization; TIGER.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY ANDREWS	—
MARY CATHERINE BROOKS	—
BRETT GARSON	—

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

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.