H.R. 3534; S. 1855 - Support for the Wildfire Emergency Act, which would authorize conservation finance partnerships for large-scale federal forest (USDA/USFS) restoration investments, establish a Department of Energy program for energy resiliency in wildland fire-prone communities, and authorize funding for land stewardship grants to mitigate forest and grassland fires.
H.R. 3684 - Support for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which provides authorizations for a wide array of infrastructure programs - water, wastewater, transportation, natural infrastructure investments, resiliency, western water storage, and more.
Duration: April 23, 2020
to
September 30, 2022
General Issues: Budget/Appropriations , Natural Resources , Energy/Nuclear , Government Issues , Economics/Economic Development
Spending: about $55,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2020: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Treasury - Dept of
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
Lobbyist
Covered positions?
Cole Karr
Field Rep., Rep. Kevin McCarthy, 9/2016-1/2019; Press Secretary, Rep. Billy Long, 4/2015-8/2015; Staff Assistant, Rep. Billy Long, 1/2015-3/2015 Field Rep., Rep. Vicky Hartzler; 8/2013-1/2015; Intern, Rep. Vicky Hartzler, 1/2013-5/2013, 5/2013-8/2012
Field Rep., Re. Kevin McCarthy, 9/2016-1/2019; Press Secretary, Rep. Billy Long, 4/2015-8/2015; Staff Assistant, Rep. Billy Long, 1/2015-3/2015; Field Rep., Rep. Vicky Hartzler, 8/2013-1/2015; Intern, Rep. Vicky Hartzler, 1/2013-5/2013, 5/2012-8/2012
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
3rd Quarter, 2022
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION in-house lobbying effort was terminated on Oct. 5, 2022
Original Filing: 301401564.xml
2nd Quarter, 2022
In Q2, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION did no lobbying for itself. The report was filed on July 18, 2022.
Original Filing: 301383122.xml
1st Quarter, 2022
In Q1, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION did no lobbying for itself. The report was filed on April 11, 2022.
Original Filing: 301344860.xml
4th Quarter, 2021
In Q4, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION did no lobbying for itself. The report was filed on Jan. 5, 2022.
Original Filing: 301320218.xml
3rd Quarter, 2021
In Q3, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2021.
Original Filing: 301304161.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 3534; S. 1855 - Support for the Wildfire Emergency Act, which would authorize conservation finance partnerships for large-scale federal forest (USDA/USFS) restoration investments, establish a Department of Energy program for energy resiliency in wildland fire-prone communities, and authorize funding for land stewardship grants to mitigate forest and grassland fires.
H.R. 3684 - Support for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which provides authorizations for a wide array of infrastructure programs - water, wastewater, transportation, natural infrastructure investments, resiliency, western water storage, and more.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 3534; S. 1855 - Support for the Wildfire Emergency Act, which would authorize conservation finance partnerships for large-scale federal forest (USDA/USFS) restoration investments, establish a Department of Energy program for energy resiliency in wildland fire-prone communities, and authorize funding for land stewardship grants to mitigate forest and grassland fires.
H.R. 3684 - Support for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which provides authorizations for a wide array of infrastructure programs - water, wastewater, transportation, natural infrastructure investments, resiliency, western water storage, and more.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Natural Resources Energy/Nuclear
2nd Quarter, 2021
In Q2, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 1, 2021.
Original Filing: 301273222.xml
Lobbying Issues
Advocated in favor of H.R. 535 and S. 91, the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, to ensure special districts receive a 5 percent allocation of future state Coronavirus Relief Fund allocations, based on demonstrated needs. The bills would establish a federal definition for "special district" and grant special districts access to Municipal Liquidity Facility for COVID-19.
Building congressional support for communication to state-level leadership in support of special district access to the State Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Fund.
H.R. 3534; S. 1855 - Support for the Wildfire Emergency Act, which would authorize conservation finance partnerships for large-scale federal forest (USDA/USFS) restoration investments, establish a Department of Energy program for energy resiliency in wildland fire-prone communities, and authorize funding for land stewardship grants to mitigate forest and grassland fires.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Advocated in favor of H.R. 535 and S. 91, the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, to ensure special districts receive a 5 percent allocation of future state Coronavirus Relief Fund allocations, based on demonstrated needs. The bills would establish a federal definition for "special district" and grant special districts access to Municipal Liquidity Facility for COVID-19.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2021
In Q1, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 6, 2021.
Original Filing: 301250946.xml
Lobbying Issues
Advocated in favor of H.R. 535 and S. 91, the Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, to ensure special districts receive a 5 percent allocation of future state Coronavirus Relief Fund allocations, based on demonstrated needs. The bills would establish a federal definition for "special district" and grant special districts access to Municipal Liquidity Facility for COVID-19.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Budget/Appropriations Government Issues
4th Quarter, 2020
In Q4, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 4, 2021.
Original Filing: 301228554.xml
Lobbying Issues
Supporting HR 7073 and S. 4308, the "Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act", to amend Section 601 of the Social Security Act to define "special district", require states to direct no less than 5 percent of its future Coronavirus Relief Fund disbursement and expand authorization of the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility, as authorized in the CARES Act, to include special districts. Lobbied for their inclusion in COVID-19 relief legislation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Budget/Appropriations Government Issues
3rd Quarter, 2020
In Q3, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 5, 2020.
Original Filing: 301207540.xml
Lobbying Issues
Supporting HR 7073 and S. 4308, the "Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act", to amend Section 601 of the Social Security Act to define "special district", require states to direct no less than 5 percent of its future Coronavirus Relief Fund disbursement and expand authorization of the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility, as authorized in the CARES Act, to include special districts. Lobbied for their inclusion in COVID-19 relief legislation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Treasury - Dept of
Type of Issue
Budget/Appropriations Government Issues
2nd Quarter, 2020
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q22020 on July 14, 2020
Original Filing: 301188022.xml
Lobbying Issues
Supporting HR 7073, the "Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act", to amend Section 601 of the Social Security Act to define "special district", require states to direct no less than 5 percent of its future Coronavirus Relief Fund disbursement and expand authorization of the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility, as authorized in the CARES Act, to include special districts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Budget/Appropriations Government Issues
2nd Quarter, 2020
In Q2, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 1, 2020.
Original Filing: 301184959.xml
Lobbying Issues
Supporting HR 7073, the "Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act", to amend Section 601 of the Social Security Act to define "special district", require states to direct no less than 5 percent of its future Coronavirus Relief Fund disbursement and expand authorization of the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility, as authorized in the CARES Act, to include special districts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Budget/Appropriations Government Issues
2nd Quarter, 2020
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION filed a lobbying registration on June 30, 2020 for in-house lobbying efforts, effective April 23, 2020.
Original Filing: 301184850.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Supporting HR 7073, the "Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act", to amend Section 601 of the Social Security Act to define "special district", require states to direct no less than 5 percent of its future Coronavirus Relief Fund disbursement and expand authorization of the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility, as authorized in the CARES Act, to include special districts.
Advocacy to increase covered officials' awareness and knowledge of special districts. .
2nd Quarter, 2020
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION filed a lobbying registration on June 1, 2020 for in-house lobbying efforts, effective April 23, 2020.
Original Filing: 301183822.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Support for "Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act." Advocacy to increase awareness and knowledge of special districts by covered officials. .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate