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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

TTIP, 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

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

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

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

Bills named: S. 2509 (115th), H.R. 3400 (115th), S. 1633 (115th), H.R. 5210 (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. Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma disaster aid. Appointment at DOC/DOI for NOAA, NPS, USFWS positions. Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account from BEA.

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Vessel Incidental discharge; copper paint coatings and marinas; aquatic invasive species-- asian carp management, decontamination stations, inspections; round robin marine engine testing, MACT standards, IMO Tier 2 Recreational Diesel Engine, evaporative emissions, engine emission certification

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

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

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

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 steel, exemption process; Section 301 25% Chinese import tariff on propellers, marine component parts and marine engines.

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