Section 1-L. Reports of lobbying involving disbursement of public monies  


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  • (a) Any lobbyist required to file a statement of  registration  pursuant
      to  section  one-e  of  this article who in any lobbying year reasonably
      anticipates that during the year they  will  expend,  incur  or  receive
      combined  reportable compensation and expenses in an amount in excess of
      five thousand dollars shall file with the commission, on forms  supplied
      by the commission, a report of any attempts to influence a determination
      by  a  public  official, or by a person or entity working in cooperation
      with a public official, with  respect  to  the  solicitation,  award  or
      administration of a grant, loan, or agreement involving the disbursement
      of  public  monies  in  excess  of fifteen thousand dollars other than a
      governmental procurement as defined in section one-c of this article.
        (b) Such public monies lobbying reports shall contain:
        (i) the name, address and telephone number of  the  lobbyist  and  the
      individuals  employed  by  the  lobbyist  engaged  in such public monies
      lobbying activities;
        (ii) the name, address and telephone number of the client by  whom  or
      on  whose  behalf  the  lobbyist  is retained, employed or designated on
      whose behalf the lobbyist has engaged in lobbying reportable under  this
      paragraph;
        (iii)  a  description  of  the grant, loan, or agreement involving the
      disbursement of public monies on which the lobbyist has lobbied;
        (iv) the name of the person, organization, or legislative body  before
      which  the  lobbyist  has  engaged  in  lobbying  reportable  under this
      paragraph; and
        (v) the compensation paid or owed to the lobbyist,  and  any  expenses
      expended,  received  or  incurred  by  the  lobbyist  for the purpose of
      lobbying reportable under this paragraph.
        (c) Public monies lobbying reports required pursuant to  this  section
      shall  be filed in accordance with the schedule applicable to the filing
      of bi-monthly reports pursuant to section  one-h  of  this  article  and
      shall  be filed not later than the fifteenth day next succeeding the end
      of such reporting period.
        (d) In addition to any other fees  authorized  by  this  section,  the
      commission may impose a fee for late filing of a report required by this
      subdivision  not  to  exceed  twenty-five  dollars for each day that the
      report required to be filed is late, except that if the lobbyist  making
      a late filing has not previously been required by statute to file such a
      report,  the  fee  for late filing shall not exceed ten dollars for each
      day that the report required to be filed is late.
        (e) All reports filed pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to
      review by the commission. Such reports shall be kept in electronic  form
      by the commission and shall be available for public inspection.