Issues lobbied + lobbyists (10)
LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
89 FR 70698, OSHA Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.
Government entities lobbied: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE
CHM — Chemicals/Chemical Industry
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.
Government entities lobbied: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
ENV — Environment/Superfund
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.
Government entities lobbied: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
FUE — Fuel/Gas/Oil
Proposing alternative biofuels and other technology neutral approaches for marine manufacturers.
Government entities lobbied: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
MAR — Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
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.
Government entities lobbied: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Economic Analysis; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)
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.
Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
TRA — Transportation
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.
Government entities lobbied: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE
SMB — Small Business
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.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Funding for marine mammal detection technology research. House Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science (draft)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE