2nd Quarter - Report

SC PARTNERS LLC for FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Period 2nd Quarter 2011 Filed Jul 19, 2011 Signed by Charles Shipp, Partner

Official filing
Firm
SC PARTNERS LLC
Client
FIRST SOLAR, INC.
Income
$20,000
Expenses
—

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

Solar Tax Incentives: maintaining the section 48 investment tax credit for solar energy property; allocating more funds to the section 48C tax credit, or reforming the credit. Section 1603: extending the Treasury Grant in lieu of the solar investment tax credit

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 1473: Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: additional funding to pay subsidy cost, allowing applicants to transfer to the section 1703 program after the temporary program under section 1705 expires. Energy & Water Appropriations HR 2354: Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program funding, and Department of Energy solar research and development programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1473 (112th), H.R. 2354 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

Reform of permitting of solar energy projects on public and private land: leasing policy, NEPA reviews, and solar programatic environmental impact statement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHERINE CULLEN —
CHARLES SHIPP —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); 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.