NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

TSCA styrene deprioritization. mission certification standards for marine engines. Final rule for reporting and recordkeeping requirements for PFAS (EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549; FRL-7902-02-OCSPP). Sustainable fuels education and demonstrations. Toxic Substances Control Act testing requirements. Toxics Release Inventory program regarding chemical releases and pollution prevention activities. Annual hydrofluorocarbon allocations and composite research. Review and renewal of eligible application-specific allowances for phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0196; FRL-10782-01-OAR). U.S. Department of Energy request for defining sustainable marine fuels in the United States.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund reauthorization (H.R.3858 / S.4250), a bill to extend the program five years and expand domestic fuel options for boaters; aquatic invasive species funding (draft); Alternative propulsion (e.g., electrification, next generation technologies, sustainable fuels) for marine industry. Increases funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. BEACH Act (HR 583), reauthorizing program for monitoring and notifying coastal water conditions for recreation. Improvements to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3858 (119th), S. 4250 (119th), H.R. 583 (119th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Proposing alternative biofuels and other technology neutral approaches for marine manufacturers.

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Improving the management and conservation of forage fish; aquatic invasive species management, Everglades and Great Lakes restoration federal funding; PREPARE Act, (pre-disaster mitigation loan program); Congressional Boating Caucus membership; 87 FR 46921, NOAA proposal to expand vessel speed restriction rules for certain vessels along the Atlantic coast. Funding a real-time monitoring program for large marine mammals, the Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and Economy Act (H.R.4323/S.1833). 88 FR 26514, life jacket harmonization for US Coast Guard. Petition for NOAA to establish a year round vessel speed limit, 88 FR 20846. NOAA petition to establish vessel speed restrictions and measures in the Gulf of Mexico (88 FR 20846). FY 2024 House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce and Justice, Science and related agencies, provide funding for real-time monitoring program for large marine mammals (Title I, Department of Commerce). America's Outdoor Recreation Act (S.873) and Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act (H.R.6492), increases access and sites for outdoor recreation and funding and improving aquatic invasive species mitigation programs. A bill to require Dept. of Commerce to establish a grant program to improve technology and education for reducing risk to marine mammals (H.R.8704/S.4948). Forage fish conservation (H.R.3714). H.R.4275 (Subtitle D)/S.524 (Subtitle C), Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025. Draft Water Resources Development Act. Recreational Boating Safety State Grant Program. Recommendations for restoring America seafood competitiveness RTID-0648-XE889. Including recreational boating representation in the National Advisory Committee on Autonomous Maritime Systems and abandoned and derelict vessels. USTR-2026-0067 and USTR-2026-0133.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Economic Analysis; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: H.R. 8704 (119th), S. 4948 (119th), H.R. 4323 (119th), H.R. 3714 (119th), H.R. 6492 (119th), S. 873 (119th), S. 1833 (119th), S. 524 (119th), H.R. 4275 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1); Permanently restore expensing R&D costs; incentives for manufacturers to expand facilities to develop next generation products; Incentives to invest and build alternative propulsion for recreational boating; expensing for capital equipment purchases; floor plan financing; pass-through deduction for small businesses; and corporate tax structure. H.R.7222 - No Tax on Boat Loan Interest Act of 2026.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th), H.R. 7222 (119th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

90 FR 10677, request for comments to assist in reviewing and identifying unfair trade practices and initiating all necessary actions to investigate harm from non-reciprocal trade arrangements; 90 FR 11940, request for public comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation on Copper; U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement; Section 232 tariffs on Aluminum and Steel and derivative products; Tariffs on certain imports from Canada and Mexico. Section 232 retaliatory tariffs on U.S. boats from the European Union; potential retaliatory tariffs on recreational marine products from Canada and European Union. Section 232 inclusion process for aluminum and steel products; Reciprocal tariffs (90 FR 15041); Section 232 investigation on imports of Semiconductors and Semiconductor manufacturing equipment (90 FR 15950). Section 232 investigation on processed critical minerals and derivative products (90 FR 16437). Section 301 investigation into unfair trade practices from Brazil (90 FR 34069). EU/Canada retaliatory tariffs. Recommendations for the 2026 National Trade Estimate Report USTR-2025-0016. Public Consultation for USMCA recommendations FR Doc. 2025-18010. Opposing certain inclusion requests for Section 232 aluminum and steel derivative products BIS-2025-0023.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

89 FR 70698, OSHA Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Transportation TRA

Mitigating supply chain disruptions; funding for recreational infrastructure; incentives to invest and build alternative propulsion for recreational boating; improving outdoor recreation access on public lands.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Economic Analysis

Small Business SMB

Permanently restore expensing R&D costs; incentives for manufacturers to expand facilities to develop next generation products; Incentives to invest and build alternative propulsion for recreational boating; expensing for capital equipment purchases; floor plan financing; pass-through deduction for small businesses.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for marine mammal detection technology research. House Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science (draft)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE