1st Quarter - Report

SMITH GARSON for WILL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Period 1st Quarter 2012 Filed Apr 12, 2012 Signed by Amy R. Williams (Business Manager)

Official filing
Firm
SMITH GARSON
Client
WILL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Income
$10,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Discussion about the third airport in Illinois.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GARSON —
JAMES PATRICK SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Railroad Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Discussion about how the inland ports in Will County impact both domestic and foreign trade and if there are opportunities to partner with the federal government.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GARSON —
JAMES PATRICK SMITH —

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Railroad Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Railroads RRR

Discussion of freight logistics and high speed rail in Illinois.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GARSON —
JAMES PATRICK SMITH —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Railroad Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Transportation TRA

Surface transportation reauthorization, (MAP-21); freight logistics; the Illiana expressway in Illinois (P3s)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GARSON —
JAMES PATRICK SMITH —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Federal Railroad Administration; 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.