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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2014 - 06/30/2014

Lobbyist name	carrie cullen hitt
Business name	solarenergyindustriesassociation
Address	PO Box 534
City, state, zip code	North Scituate, MA 02060
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-688-9417

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Advertising expenses	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Photocopies, scans	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Computer equipment, supplies	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Professional dues	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Fax charges	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Internet fees	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Legal fees	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Postage, shipping, delivery	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Office supplies, equipment	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Printing expenses	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014	Rasky Baerlain PR FIRM	Public relations expenses	$32,000.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Rent	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Office and support staff salaries	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Professional subscriptions	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Taxes	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$0.00
1/1/2014-6/30/2014		Other operating expenses	$0.00
		Total operating expenses	$32,000.00

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Solar Energy Industries Association

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $30,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	4185	H. 4186 Relative to Net Metering and Solar Energy	Support	$0.00	Senator Ben Downing;Representative John Keenan, Representative Frank Smizik,DOER Commissioner David O'Connor, Former Secretary of EEA Rick Sullivan
House Bill	4185	A Bill Relative To Net Metering and Solar Energy - this bill would eliminate net metering caps in Massachusetts, make statutory 1600MW solar program, allow the utilities to introduce a minimum utility bill proposal to the Department of Public Utilities House Bill 4185	Support	$0.00	Senator Ben Downing;Representative John Keenan, Representative Frank Smizik,DOER Commissioner David O'Connor, Former Secretary of EEA Rick Sullivan
			Total amount	$0.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

Date	Event type	Event location	Names and addresses of all event participants	Amount
01/24/2014	Travel	State House	Meeting with Speaker Robert Deleo	$16.00
03/11/2014	Travel	State House	Public Hearing with the TUE Committee	$16.00
05/30/2014	Travel	State House	Meeting with Telecommunications and Energy Committee Staff. BethAnn Steiner and Liam Holland	$16.00
			Total amount	$48.00

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

Date	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
04/11/2014	Committee for A Democratic House PAC	General Fund, event hosted by Speaker Robert DeLeo Check 4436	$200.00
		Total contributions	$200.00

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