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

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

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

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, Biscayne National Park GMP, USCG model year definition, engine weight update for USCG boating construction, 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 (SERF appropriations request) 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.

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Vessel Incidental discharge (S. 1129, JR 2518); 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: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of the Census; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1129 (115th)

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NAICS, standards of occupation classification, workforce development and technical vocational training

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

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

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

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

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