- (a) A person must register under Government Code, §305.003(a)(2), if the person receives more than $1,000 in a calendar quarter in compensation and reimbursement, not including reimbursement for the person's own travel, food, lodging, or membership dues, from one or more other persons to communicate directly with a member of the legislative or executive branch to influence legislation or administrative action.
- (b) For purposes of Government Code, §305.003(a)(2), and this chapter, a person is not required to register if no more than 5.0% of the person's compensated time during a calendar quarter is time spent engaging in lobby activity.
- (c) For purposes of Government Code, §305.003(a)(2), and this chapter, a person shall make a reasonable allocation of compensation between compensation for lobby activity and compensation for other activities.
Source Note:The provisions of this §34.43 adopted to be effective December 18, 1996, 21 TexReg 11820.