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AVA COMMUNITY ENERGY — Lobbying — Receipts Report

LD-2 disclosure · 3rd Quarter - Report

AVA COMMUNITY ENERGY

via TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) · 2023Posted Oct 20, 2023Filing document ↗LDA record ↗

Income$15Kfee reported

Client

Name: AVA COMMUNITY ENERGY
Description: Joint Powers Authority
Location: California · United States of America

Registrant

Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Description: government affairs
Location: Newport Beach, California, United States of America

Lobbying activities

2 issues

Energy/Nuclear
CCA eligibility, Permitting reform
LobbyistsSAMANTHA MACIEL · JOSEPH MELO
Covered position (SAMANTHA MACIEL): Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
Covered position (JOSEPH MELO): Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Budget/Appropriations
FY 23 appropriations/community project funding implementation
LobbyistsSAMANTHA MACIEL · JOSEPH MELO
Covered position (SAMANTHA MACIEL): Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
Covered position (JOSEPH MELO): Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA
TargetedEnergy, Dept of

Source

Source · Senate Office of Public Records — Lobbying Disclosure Act filings ↗.

Coverage gaps · LD-2 reports a single dollar figure per quarter on ONE basis — income (a fee) or expenses (self-filed spend), never both — so this page never combines them into one "spend" number.