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

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th), S. 206 (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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

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

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

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 steel, exemption process; Section 301 25% Chinese import tariff on propellers, marine component parts and marine engines.

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