NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

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

Bills named: S. 206 (115th), H.R. 2353 (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, retaliation by EU/Mexico/Canada on US boats, exclusion process for 232 tariffs

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 5210 (115th), H.R. 3400 (115th), S. 2509 (115th), S. 1633 (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: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Bureau of the Census; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

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. Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma disaster aid. Appointment at DOC/DOI for NOAA, NPS, USFWS positions. Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account from BEA.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2023 (115th), H.R. 200 (115th), S. 1520 (115th), H.R. 2518 (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: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of the Census; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

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

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 and marine engines; retaliation by Europe, Mexico and Canada on U.S. boats.

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

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

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

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