3rd Quarter - Report

NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC. for NEW YORK FARM BUREAU INC

Period 3rd Quarter 2014 Filed Oct 16, 2014 Signed by ELIZABETH C. DRIBUSCH

Official filing
Firm
NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC.
Client
NEW YORK FARM BUREAU INC
Income
—
Expenses
$40,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Dairy food safety in Food Safety Modernization Act;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS New —
M KELLY YOUNG —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

County of origin labeling - WTO decision; Trade promotion authority; Agriculture export.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS New —
M KELLY YOUNG —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 5021 - Highway Transportation Funding Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS New —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5021 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1773 - Agriculture immigration reform; H.R. 1772 - E-Verify; ICE enforcement activity; H2A program reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS New —
M KELLY YOUNG —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1772 (113th), H.R. 1773 (113th)

Railroads RRR

Expansion of railroad systems and infrastructure to move agricultural commodities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
M KELLY YOUNG —

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill implementation; Dairy Margin Protection Program Safety Net; Pollinator health; APHIS-2013-0043 -- Biotech registry of Dicamba.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS New —
M KELLY YOUNG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4718 - 50% bonus depreciation; H.R. 4719 - Fighting Hunger Incentives Act; H.R. 4457 - Section 179; H.R. 4 - Jobs for America Act, cash accounting for farms; S. 2260 - Tax extensions; S. 2881/H.R. 5213 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS New —
M KELLY YOUNG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 4719 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 4457 (113th), S. 2881 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th)

Veterans VET

Awareness of and potential support for new chapter of New York Farmer Veteran Coalition.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
M KELLY YOUNG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0184 - Worker Protection Standards; OSHA inspections of dairy farms.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH WOLTERS New —
M KELLY YOUNG —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA-HQ-OW-2013-0880 - Definition of Waters of the United States; EPA-HQ-OW-2013-0820 - Conservation Interpretive Rule; Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Settlement Agreement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE MURAL —
ELIZABETH WOLTERS New —
M KELLY YOUNG —

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); 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.