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Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2020 - 06/30/2020

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	USA
Phone	774-249-8199

Client Compensation

Name	Amount
Eastern Salt	$36,000.00
The Great Ponds Coalition	$4,500.00
Anbaric Development Partners	$45,000.00
Nahant Preservation Trust, Inc.	$5,200.00
	$60,000.00
Total salaries received	$150,700.00

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Robert A. Durand	$48,000.00
Total salaries paid	$48,000.00

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
06/30/2020	Google	Internet fees	$150.00
06/30/2020	Pizzi Communications	Public relations expenses	$18,000.00
06/30/2020	Attorney Arthur Bergeron	Rent	$3,000.00
06/30/2020	Telephone	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$336.02
		Total operating expenses	$21,486.02

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: Eastern Salt

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive	Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)	Government relations for Eastern Salt which is located in a Designated Port Area and provides road salt for the greater Boston area.	Support	$0.00	NA
			Total amount	$0.00

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	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Lobbyist: Robert A. Durand

Client: Anbaric Development Partners

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive	Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)	Support of an offshore transmission line connecting offshore wind farms to the greater Boston area.	Support	$0.00	N/A
			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
Executive	Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)	Opposition to a proposed Northeastern University development on East Point in Nahant.	Oppose	$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
01/21/2020	Robert A. Durand	Committee to Elect Smitty Pignatelli	State Representative	$200.00
02/06/2020	Robert A. Durand	The Dan Hunt Committee	State Representative	$200.00
02/10/2020	Robert A. Durand	The Polito Committee	Lt. Governor	$200.00
03/14/2020	Robert A. Durand	The Dan Senna Committee	State Representative	$200.00
05/27/2020	Robert A. Durand	The Committee to Elect Michael Rodrigues	State Senate	$200.00
06/24/2020	Robert A. Durand	Lori Trahan Committee	U.S. Representative	$250.00
06/25/2020	Robert A. Durand	Jim Arciero Committee	State Representative	$200.00
06/26/2020	Robert A. Durand	Jesse Mermell Committee	U.S. Representative	$200.00
			Total contributions	$1,650.00