NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Business Activity Tax Simplification, border adjustability tax, HR 1--luxury tax for boats, second home internet deduction, rates for pass through corporations, estate tax repeal, Wayfair case (sales tax), R&D tax credit, global intangible low taxed income, section 965 transition tax

Contacted: SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of the Census; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, Biscayne National Park GMP-- no fishing zone and personal watercraft access along ICW, Magnuson Stevens Act (HR 200), Modern Fish Act (HR 2023/S. 1520), USCG authorization bill of 2017 (HR 2518 and S 1129), engine cut off devices, certificates of documentation, hands on skills training, alternative distress signal carriage requirements for recreational craft, waterways dredging in the Intra-coastal Waterway and low tonnage ports. Everglades restoration projects (CERP appropriations request and Herbert Hoover Dike) and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. NPS concessionaire and P3 issues, boat ramps and broadband. Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account from BEA. Brandon Road Locks and aquatic invasive species. Boating and Fishing Week resolution (H.Res. 871)

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of the Census; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2518 (115th), H.R. 200 (115th), S. 1520 (115th), H.Res. 871 (115th), H.R. 2023 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Vessel Incidental discharge; copper paint coatings and marinas; aquatic invasive species-- asian carp management (Brandon Locks), decontamination stations, inspections; round robin marine engine testing, MACT standards, IMO Tier 3 Recreational Diesel Engine, evaporative emissions, engine emission certification, Clean Vessel Act

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Bureau of the Census; SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Styrene, formaldehyde in wood product, HFC 134a ban, California Prop 65, battery charger efficiency standards, SNAP rule (EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0663-001), residual risk for boats, confirmatory testing for marine engines, certification test fuel for marine engines

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Bureau of the Census; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NAICS, standards of occupation classification, workforce development and technical vocational training; JOBS Act S. 206, Strengthening Career and Technical Education HR 2353;

Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of the Census; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th), S. 206 (115th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Miscellaneous Tariff Bill -- marine engine components, fishing rods, life jackets. AD/CVD case against China for common alloy aluminum 1xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx; Section 232 10% worldwide tariff on aluminum and 25% steel, exemption process; Section 301 25% Chinese import tariff on propellers, marine component parts, vessels and marine engines; retaliation by Europe, Mexico and Canada on U.S. boats. Retaliation by China on US boats and engines.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of the Census; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

E15 (S 517) and RFS (HR 1315), isobutanol marine testing, approval of biobutanol for on-highway use; misfueling mitigation measures and education on E15, certification test fuel, 2018 RVOs, HR 5855 ethanol education ; issues relating to high octane fuel, E15 year-round sale and RVP waiver regulatory review

Contacted: Bureau of Economic Analysis; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of the Census; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 1315 (115th), H.R. 5855 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

TPP, NAFTA, Ex-Import Bank, burmese teak, rules of origin for recreational vessels, duty payment on foreign flagged vessels, Miscelleaneous Tariff Bill, AD/CVD case against China for common sheet alloy aluminum, Section 232 aluminum and steel tariffs, section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports, retaliation by EU/Mexico/Canada on US boats, exclusion process for 232 tariffs, US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, US-UK trade for small and medium size (SME) industries

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Bureau of the Census; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Transportation TRA

Water Resources Development Act (ACOE permitting, Aquatic Invasive Species, low tonnage ports and shallow channels, economic prioritization); Comprehensive Everglades Restoration; Outdoor Satellite Account (ORSA), Recreation not Red Tape Act H.R.3400 and S.1633, National Parks Restoration Act H.R.5210 and S.2509; Operations and Maintenance appropriations for ACOE; Central Everglades Restoration Project appropriations, Lands package

Contacted: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Bureau of the Census; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3400 (115th), S. 2509 (115th), S. 1633 (115th), H.R. 5210 (115th)