NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

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

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

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

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

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. Appointment at DOC/DOI for NOAA, NPS, USFWS positions. Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account from BEA. Brandon Road Locks and aquatic invasive species. Boating and Fishing Week resolution (H.Res. 871)

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

Bills named: S. 1520 (115th), H.R. 200 (115th), H.Res. 871 (115th), H.R. 2518 (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 2 Recreational Diesel Engine, evaporative emissions, engine emission certification, Clean Vessel Act

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

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

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

Bills named: S. 206 (115th), H.R. 2353 (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: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of the Census; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

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

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

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