4th Quarter - Report — CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC for MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FLORIDA (2008)

Firm

CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC

Client

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FLORIDA

Income

$50,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Urging for the removal of recent changes to nursery crop insurance requirements, as put forward by the USDA Urging for emergency funding from the USDA to combat a pest destruictive to the avocado industry

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PATRICK BRENNAN	Prof. Staff - House Committee on Int'l Relations
ALBERTO CARDENAS	—
KATHLEEN HENNESSEY	Exec. Asst./Leg. Aide - Cong. Mario Diaz-Balart
COLIN MUELLER	Leg. Asst./Spec. Projects Coord. - Sen. Bill Nelson

Contacted: Natl Institute of Justice; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Researching and seeking out various funding and grant opportunities for client to deal with natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other emergency situations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALBERTO CARDENAS	—
JOHN FALK	—
KATHLEEN HENNESSEY	Exec. Asst./Leg. Aide - Cong. Mario Diaz-Balart
COLIN MUELLER	Leg. Asst./Spec. Projects Coord. - Sen. Bill Nelson

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Justice; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill (House draft; S.3289) - provisions related to APHIS and Food/Nutrition Service Programs FY2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill (House draft; S.3182) - provisions related to COPS Technology, Juvenile Justice, Byrne Justice Assistance Grantsm and International Trade Administration funding FY2009 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R.6947; S.3181; H.R.2638) - provisions related to Domestic Preparedness FY2009 Energy & Water Appropriations bill (House draft; S.3258) - provisions related to Army Corps of Engineers Investigations, Construction, and Operation & Maintenance funding FY2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill (House draft; S.3230) - provisions related to Social Services and Preventive Health/Public Health Improvement funding FY2009 Military Construction-VA Appropriations bill (H.R.6599; S.3301; H.R.2638) - provisions related to SOUTHCOM Headquarters construction funding (increment #2) FY2009 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill (House draft; S.3261) - provisions related to Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grants, Bus/Bus Facilities, Transportation Community & System Preservation, Economic Development Initiatives, and FAA Airway Trust funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALBERTO CARDENAS	—
KATHLEEN HENNESSEY	Exec. Asst./Leg. Aide - Cong. Mario Diaz-Balart
COLIN MUELLER	Leg. Asst./Spec. Projects Coord. - Sen. Bill Nelson

Contacted: Natl Institute of Justice; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 3289 (110th), H.R. 6947 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th), S. 3182 (110th), S. 3261 (110th), S. 3230 (110th), S. 3301 (110th), S. 3258 (110th), H.R. 6599 (110th), S. 3181 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

Researching and seeking out various funding and grant opportunities for client to deal with natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other emergency situations Monitoring legislative and regulatory homeland security issues that affect client Researching and seeking out varioud funding and grant opportunities for client's interoperability and public safety needs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALBERTO CARDENAS	—
JOHN FALK	—
KATHLEEN HENNESSEY	Exec. Asst./Leg. Aide - Cong. Mario Diaz-Balart
COLIN MUELLER	Leg. Asst./Spec. Projects Coord. - Sen. Bill Nelson

Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Justice

Defense DEF

FY2009 National Defense Authorization Act (S.3001) - provisions related to SOUTHCOM Headquarters construction funding authorization (increment #2)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALBERTO CARDENAS	—
KATHLEEN HENNESSEY	Exec. Asst./Leg. Aide - Cong. Mario Diaz-Balart
COLIN MUELLER	Leg. Asst./Spec. Projects Coord. - Sen. Bill Nelson

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Natl Institute of Justice; Bureau of Justice Assistance; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 3001 (110th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R.6853 (creating a national mortgage fraud coordinator for taskforces) - supporting passage of the bill H.R.1593 (Second Chance Act of 2007) - provisions related to offender re-entry programs Seeking out grant and other funding opportunities for the client's Gun Bounty Program

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALBERTO CARDENAS	—
KATHLEEN HENNESSEY	Exec. Asst./Leg. Aide - Cong. Mario Diaz-Balart
COLIN MUELLER	Leg. Asst./Spec. Projects Coord. - Sen. Bill Nelson

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institute of Justice; Bureau of Justice Assistance

Bills named: H.R. 1593 (110th), H.R. 6853 (110th)

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.