NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Environment/Superfund ENV

Clean Boating Act, Boat Paint coatings and copper bottom paint, invasive species, Clean Water Act

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

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Styrene, HFC 134a (foam blowing agents, formaldehyde wood product emissions

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

WTO cotton dispute; Lacey Act 2008 amendments; Burma teak trade; TTIP; TPP; RCC; Trade promotion act; Ex-Import Bank

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

Banking BAN

dealer lending, Ex-Import Bank, marine financing

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Vessel Hull Design Protection

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

BATSA, State Tax Nexus, Second Home Interest Deduction, Manufacturing Deferred Depreciation, 2014 Tax Reform

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

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

RFS legislation (HR 1461, 1462, S.1807); E15 for House Appropriations bill, 2014 Renewable Fuel Obligations, E15 marine testing, boat fuel systems, Misfueling Mitigation Measures, High blend ethanol fuel labeling

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

Bills named: S. 1807 (113th), H.R. 1461 (113th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Marine Engine Safety and ethanol study; Sport Fish and Boating Trust Fund; Life Jacket labeling; Biscayne National Park access, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary access and regulations; Personal Watercraft use at Gulf Islands and Gateway national parks; National Oceans Policy; USCG model year definition, marine battery charger; National Marine Monument

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