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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2019 - 12/31/2019

Authorizing Officer name	Chuck Anastas
Title	Managing Partner
Business name	Durand & Anastas Environmental Strategies, Inc.
Address	27 Prospect Street
City, state, zip code	MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752
Country	US
Phone	774-249-8199

Client Compensation

Name	Amount
The Trust for Public Land Action Fund	$0.00
The Great Ponds Coalition	$7,500.00
Nahant Preservation Trust, Inc.	$37,500.00
	$72,000.00
Total salaries received	$117,000.00

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Robert A. Durand	$49,000.00
Total salaries paid	$49,000.00

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

No activities, bill numbers or bill titles were disclosed for this reporting period.

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
12/31/2019	Google	Internet fees	$150.00
12/31/2019	Pizzi Communications	Public relations expenses	$10,000.00
12/31/2019	Atty. Arthur Bergeron	Rent	$3,000.00
12/31/2019	At&T	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$356.64
		Total operating expenses	$13,506.64

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Lobbyist: Robert A. Durand

Client: The Great Ponds Coalition

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	446	An Act preserving public trust rights in land affected by ocean erosion	Oppose	$0.00	NA
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Robert A. Durand

Client: Nahant Preservation Trust, Inc.

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1765	An Act to prevent nonprofit institutions from avoiding wetlands or natural resource protections under the so-called Dover Amendment	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Robert A. Durand

Client: Nordic Fisheries, Inc

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive	Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)	Support the inclusion of certain piers in the New Bedford SER	Support	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Robert A. Durand

Client:

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive	Department of Public Utilities (DPU) (Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs)	Government Relations for the Northeast Gateway that provides LNG through the Algonquin pipeline to Massachusetts	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

Date	Lobbyist name	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
09/20/2019	Robert A. Durand	Lori Trahan Committee	congress	$250.00
09/22/2019	Robert A. Durand	Danielle Gregoire Committee	State Representative	$200.00
09/26/2019	Robert A. Durand	Sean Navin Committee	Marlborough City Council	$100.00
10/20/2019	Robert A. Durand	Jamie Eldridge Committee	State Senate	$200.00
10/27/2019	Robert A. Durand	Samantha Perlman Committee	Marlborough City Council	$100.00
			Total contributions	$850.00