NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Brazil/ U.S. WTO Dispute on Cotton -- WTO authorized tariffs on U..S. made recreational boats; Lacey Act declaration requirements.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Business Activity Tax Simplification (BATSA H.R. 1083);State Tax Nexus; Jobs Legislation Economic Recovery; Tax Extenders (H.R. 4849); R&D Tax Credit; Small Business & Infrastructure Jobs Act; American Workers, State and Business Tax Relief Act (H.R. 4213)

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4849 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 1083 (111th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Styrene

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

S. 1666, Mid-Level Ethanol Blends Act of 2009; Mid-Level (E-15) Ethanol Policy; E-15 Testing; Boat Fuel Systems

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1666 (111th)

Banking BAN

SBA 7(a) Loan Program; Small Business Access to Capital Act and Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 (S. 1832, HR 3854);Create Growth and Jobs Act (S. 2855); Access to inventory financing; Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act (H.R. 3126) as it would impact marine industry; Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009 (S. 2869); H.R. 5734, the Dealer Floor Plan Program Extension and Improvement Act of 2010; H.R. 5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 and S. Amdt 4402, etc. (Substitute Amendment to H.R. 5297); H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, relating to new consumer agency jurisdiction over marine dealers.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 2869 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th), H.R. 3854 (111th), H.R. 5297 (111th), H.R. 3126 (111th), S. 1832 (111th), S. 2855 (111th), H.R. 5734 (111th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

S. 3594, H.R. 6316, Fisheries Conservation Transition Act of 2010; Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009 (H.R. 1584, S. 1255); Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Reports; Working Waterfront Grant Program (H.R. 2548); Coast Guard Authorization (H.R. 3619, S. 1194); 2009 Coast Guard Modernization (H.R. 2650); Maritime Safety Act of 2009; Marine Engine Safety & Ethanol Study; Reauthorization of Sport-Fish Restoration and Boating Fund; Life Jacket Reg-Reform; Biscayne Bay NPS Boating Access; PWC Access NPS; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway funding; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reforms; Catch Shares Draft National Policy; Oceans Policy Reform; Oceans Zoning

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 1255 (111th), S. 3594 (111th), S. 1194 (111th), H.R. 2548 (111th), H.R. 1584 (111th), H.R. 2650 (111th), H.R. 3619 (111th), H.R. 6316 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Waxman Markey Climate Change Bill; American Clean Energy & Security Act (H.R. 2454); Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Amendments to HR 4872 (health care) relating to Mid-level ethanol blends; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act of 2009 (S. 1733); Accelerated, separate and specific EPA regulatory effort with respect to marine vessels and engines; Implementation of Clean Boating Act; EPA CTG for Recreational Boat Paints and Coatings

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1733 (111th)