1st Quarter - Report

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA for GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$10,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

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

H.R. 6013, the Promoting Reduction of Emissions through Landscaping Equipment Act, which provides a 40% tax credit for businesses that either purchase zero-emission lawn, garden and landscape equipment or retrofit their existing gas-powered equipment.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HELLAND —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6013 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

1. Congressional oversight of the scope of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction. 2. Legislative language in the 2023 Farm Bill which would prohibit local governments from regulating pesticides. 3. Education efforts with congressional staffers regarding the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 4. S.269/H.R.5085, the "Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act", which amends pesticide testing and registration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 5. S. 802/H.R. 1472, the "Plant Biostimulant Act", which would establish a uniform regulatory definition of plant biostimulant nutrients and improve their use in turf applications. 6. Legislative language in the 2023 Farm Bill to secure funding for turfgrass research and projects. Develop one-pagers regarding same for additional grass roots lobbying, including upcoming congressional fly-in.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HELLAND —
CHAVA MCKEEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 802 (118th), H.R. 5085 (118th), H.R. 1472 (118th), S. 269 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

1. H.R. 4367, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 and language providing H-2B Visa cap relief. 2. Additional efforts to secure H-2B Visa cap relief through authorizing legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HELLAND —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4367 (118th)

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.