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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2018 - 06/30/2018

Lobbyist name	Robert A Rio
Business name	Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)
Address	1 Beacon Street 16th Floor
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02108
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-262-1180

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $47,656.85

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	3404	An Act relative to expanding resource efficiency in the Commonwealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1747	An Act to increase renewable energy	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive		Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs - Energy Efficiency Advisory Council - member. Comment on matter related to the Commonwealth's energy efficiency program under the Green Communities Act	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4075	An Act to promote housing choices	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2700	An Act to increase the renewable portfolio standard and ensure compliance with the Global Warming Solutions Act	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1245	An Act To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1175	An Act to protect children and families from harmful flame retardants	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1849	An Act transitioning Massachusetts to 100 percent renewable energy	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2002	An Act increasing the experience and background necessary to operate low pressure processed steam boilers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2555	An Act to protect children and families from harmful flame retardants	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1876	An Act relative to enhancing RPS standards	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive		Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs - Policy Discussions Related to Electricity, Energy, greenhouse gases, climate change, and clean energy	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3473	An Act relative to creating energy jobs	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3634	An Act accelerating the renewable energy portfolio standard	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive		Dept. of Public Safety - Policy Discussions related to Hoisting machinery regulations - 310 CMR 6.00	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	439	An Act relative to the disclosure of toxic chemicals in children?s products	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3395	An Act to transition Massachusetts to 100 per cent renewable energy	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4656	An Act to protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1191	An Act relative to the disclosure of toxic chemicals in children's products	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1851	An Act relative to renewable energy portfolio standards	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1748	An Act relative to energy efficiency	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1824	An Act relative to the net metering cap	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1871	An Act relative to net metering	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive		Department of Public Utilities - D.P.U. 17-140 - Joint Petition of Electric Distribution Companies for Approval of Model Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Tariff pursuant to An Act Relative to Solar Energy, St. 2016, c. 75, § 11(b), 225 CMR 20.00.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	474	An Act for a competitive economy through safer alternatives to toxic chemicals	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1841	An Act expediting the transition to a renewable energy portfolio	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4371	An Act relative to consumer access to residential energy information	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive		Comments to Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs concerning Solicitation of Offshore Wind under Section 83C of An Act Relative to Energy Diversity	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4575	An Act to increase renewable energy and reduce high-cost peak hours	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive		Department of Public Utilities - D.P.U. 17-05 Petition of NSTAR Electric Company and Western Massachusetts Electric Company, each doing business as Eversource Energy, Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 94 and 220 C.M.R. § 5.00 et seq., for Approval of General Increases in Base Distribution Rates for Electric Service and Approval of a Performance Based Ratemaking Mechanism	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1747	An Act to increase renewable energy	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive		Comments to Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs concerning Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Application of Vineyard Wind - File Number EEA #15787	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1263	An Act relative to vertical reciprocating conveyors	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1821	An Act combating climate change	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1870	An Act to protect our environment and update our climate action plan	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3270	An Act relative to vertical reciprocating conveyors	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3473	An Act relative to creating energy jobs	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2777	An Act to enable the Commonwealth's administration of the Massachusetts Pollutant Discharge Elimination System	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2545	An Act to promote a clean energy future	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive		D.P.U. 17-146 - Inquiry by the Department of Public Utilities on its own Motion into the eligibility of energy storage systems to net meter pursuant to G.L. c. 164, §§ 138-140 and 220 CMR 18.00, and application of the net metering rules and regulations relating to the participation of certain net metering facilities in the Forward Capacity Market pursuant to Net Metering Tariff, D.P.U. 09-03-A (2009).	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2934	An Act to reform the Toxic Use Reductions Act	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1862	An Act establishing an energy efficiency pilot program	Support	$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	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
06/12/2018	Maura Healey Committee	Attorney General	$100.00
		Total contributions	$100.00

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