1st Quarter - Amendment

COVINO SMITH & SIMON (FORMERLY SIMON AND COMPANY, INC.) for STANISLAUS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT

Period 1st Quarter 2019 Filed Dec 16, 2020 Signed by Leonard Simon

Official filing
Firm
COVINO SMITH & SIMON (FORMERLY SIMON AND COMPANY, INC.)
Client
STANISLAUS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT
Income
$9,042
Expenses
—

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report Apr 17, 2019 $9,042 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment Dec 15, 2020 $9,042 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page) Dec 16, 2020 $9,042 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Supporting legislative solutions to address the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund to increase revenue and promote long-term sustainability, including an increase in the federal gas tax and/or the adoption of a use- or mileage-based fee Appropriations requests to maintain or increase funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) BUILD, CRISI, and INFRA Discretionary Grant Programs; National Highway Performance Program (NHPP); Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Programs; and Emergency Relief (ER) Program Support for regulatory reform to change the Regional Transportation Planning cycle from 4 years to 8 or 10 years to reduce expenses incurred by Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) for compliance with federal mandates for transportation and air quality monitoring Support for expansion of the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) service into the Central Valley and regional rail improvements to support the Amtrak San Joaquin service and ACE service, including upgrades at the Stockton Diamond (with US DOT CRISI and/or BUILD grant funding) and the Modesto Rail Station

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SILVANA CALDERA —
JENNIFER COVINO —
DAVID SIMON GELLMAN New Rep. Deutch (02/14-02/15) Rep. Grijalava (02/15-05/17)
LEONARD S SIMON —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations requests to maintain or increase funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) BUILD, CRISI, and INFRA Discretionary Grant Programs; National Highway Performance Program (NHPP); Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Programs; and Emergency Relief (ER) Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SILVANA CALDERA —
JENNIFER COVINO President
DAVID SIMON GELLMAN New Rep. Deutch (02/14-02/15) Rep. Grijalava (02/15-05/17)
LEONARD S SIMON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Railroads RRR

Support for expansion of the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) service into the Central Valley and regional rail improvements to support the Amtrak San Joaquin service and ACE service, including upgrades at the Stockton Diamond (with US DOT CRISI and/or BUILD grant funding) and the Modesto Rail Station

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SILVANA CALDERA —
JENNIFER COVINO President
DAVID SIMON GELLMAN New Rep. Deutch (02/14-02/15) Rep. Grijalava (02/15-05/17)
LEONARD S SIMON —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Supporting legislative solutions to address the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund to increase revenue and promote long-term sustainability, including an increase in the federal gas tax and/or the adoption of a use- or mileage-based fee

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SILVANA CALDERA —
JENNIFER COVINO President
DAVID SIMON GELLMAN New Rep. Deutch (02/14-02/15) Rep. Grijalava (02/15-05/17)
LEONARD S SIMON —

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); 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.