4th Quarter - Report

POTOMAC PARTNERS DC for ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Firm
Client
Income
$67,500
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations and budget request for OCTA highway and transit projects and Community Project Funding for fiscal Year 2026.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICHARD ALCALDE —
ADAM CROSS —
DANIEL FELIZ —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

House and Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act reform issues. National Multimodal Freight Policy. Buy America/Buy American requirements at USDOT. Funding for passenger rail in H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICHARD ALCALDE —
DANIEL FELIZ —

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Railroad Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Aviation Fuel Tax issues. Alternative fuel tax credits in FY 26 Appropriations legislation and tax extenders legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICHARD ALCALDE —
DANIEL FELIZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Railroads RRR

Transportation funding investments and policy flexibilities that allow OCTA to provide essential, multimodal mobility improvements, and services in order to meet the mobility needs of Orange County. Funding for long-term studies related to potential track relocation in the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) rail corridor

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICHARD ALCALDE —
DANIEL FELIZ —

Contacted: Federal Railroad Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Aviation fuel tax issue.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICHARD ALCALDE —
DANIEL FELIZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.