NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

US Coast Guard funding HR 2830 - US coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2007 NOAA support; NOAA mapping improvements NOAA Appropriations bill; S 1584 - Hydrography Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 Army Corps of Engineers Funding HR 2641 - Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2641 (110th), H.R. 2830 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Employee safety HR 1327 - Protective Equipment for American Workers Act; HR 2399 - Alien Smugggling & Terrorism Protection Act of 2007 Minimum wage HR 2 - Minimum Wage Bill; HR 1591 - Iraq War Supplemental Bill Voting anonimity for union workers - HR 800 Employees Free Choice Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2399 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th), H.R. 2 (110th), H.R. 1327 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Additional Issues in ENV: Boating Access: Access to NOAA and National Parks for personal watercraft; S 1248 and HR 1495 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA) Corporate America Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards - biofuels: HR 6 - Levin, Powers, Bond, Voinovich Energy Amendment; S 257 - Ten-In-Ten Fuel Economy Act; S 183 - Improved Passenger Automobile Fuel Economy Act; Shadegg/Melancon Ethanol Fuel Amendment; S 987 - Biofuels for Energy Security & Transportation Act of 2007 Clean Water - molecular water quality testing: HR 2537 - Beach Protection Act of 2007 Coastal & estuary conservation: S 1142 and HR 1907 - Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act Coastal community preservation grants: S 1597 - Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2007 Invasive Species: S 791 and HR 1350 - Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act NOAA - Coastal mapping and marine mammal research in redards to global warming: HR 2400 - Ocean Coastal Mapping Integration Act Ocean conservation and protection: HR 21 - Oceans 21; HR 1504 - Community Beaches Protection Act International Ocean conservation and protection: U.N. convention on the Law of the Sea Treaty document Teak imports: HR 1497 - The Legal Timber Protection Act and Senate Amendments NPDES - boat permit and ballast water - all below S725 - National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; S 1419 and HR 6 - Renewable Fuels Consumer Protection & Energy Efficiency Act of 2007; HR 2550 - Recreational Boating Act of 2007; HR 2830 - US Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2007

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2830 (110th), H.R. 1497 (110th), H.R. 2400 (110th), H.R. 2537 (110th), H.R. 1495 (110th), H.R. 1504 (110th), H.R. 1907 (110th), H.R. 1350 (110th), H.R. 2550 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 21 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International trade law UN Convention on Law of the Sea Treaty document; HR 1497 - The Legal Timber Protection Act and Senate Amendments Counterfeiting S 1640 - Vessel Hull Design Protection Act; S 522 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act of 2007

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1497 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Research & development tax credits HR 2138 and S 41 - Investments in America Act of 2007 Tax easements S 700 and HR 1422 - Endangered Species Act of 2007 Repeal of death tax HR 2380 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 Tax relief HR 1591 - Iraq war supplemental bill BATSA - State tax nexus S 1726 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007 Corporate dividend tax rate Treasury IRS Form 1120 IC - DISC

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1422 (110th), H.R. 2380 (110th), H.R. 2138 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th)