Gov. McMaster signs H.3858 into law after a years-long effort amongst several organizations across the recreational boating industry.
Tag: Advocacy
FTC Advertised Price Rules: What Boat Dealers Should Know
What boat dealers should keep in mind now that the FTC has sent a warning letter to auto dealers about deceptive pricing practices.
MRAA Joins Congressional Boating Caucus Briefing on Federal Boating Access Policy
MRAA participated in a bipartisan Capitol Hill briefing focused on federal boating access policy and the infrastructure investments that support public access to U.S. waterways.
MRAA Responds to Boating Industry Tariff Challenges
MRAA partners with marine industry organizations to respond to ongoing boating tariffs. Learn how you can support advocacy efforts ahead of the 2025 American Boating Congress.
Arizona House of Representatives Passes Boater Education Legislation Overwhelming Support Moves the Bill to the Senate
Minneapolis, MN, March 13, 2024 – On Monday, March 4th, the Arizona House of Representatives voted to pass H.B. 2149: watercraft operation; minors; safety education, in a 40-17 vote. Favorable passage out of the House now sends this piece of legislation to the Senate, where it must also move through the Committee process and ultimately […]
Advocacy Update: Final North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule Delayed Until 2024
The long-awaited final North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule will likely not be finalized by the end of 2023, according to Janet Coit, Assistant Administrator of Fisheries at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This rule, which proposes to put in place a 10-knot speed limit on all vessels 35 feet or larger […]
MRAA, Dealers Share Concerns at American Boating Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16, 2023 – Last week, the recreational boating industry, including the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, visited Washington, D.C., for the annual American Boating Congress (ABC) hosted by the National Marine Manufacturers Association. MRAA staff, members of the MRAA Board of Directors and several MRAA members brought marine industry issues to […]
Boaters Beware: E15 At Pumps This Boating Season
This boating season it is going to be imperative to pay attention at the pump, as an emergency waiver issued by the EPA will allow E15, a harmful fuel for boat engines, to be sold throughout the summer. E15, or gasoline that uses a 15 percent ethanol blend, is a widespread, common fuel type that […]
A New Restriction May be on the Horizon for Gulf Coast Boating: Petition to Establish Rice’s Whale Vessel Speed Zone
Impediments to boating access, in the forms of mandatory speed zones or restrictions on boat type or activity, stand to have a major impact on your business by either keeping boaters off the water or disincentivizing folks from buying boats. As the proposed Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule, which would mandate a 10-knot speed restriction […]
Menhaden Agreement Between Omega Protein, Virginia Falls Short
Members of the recreational fishing and conservation community focus on next steps to conserve the Bay as purse seine sector celebrates toothless memorandum of understanding FORT MONROE, VA, May 3, 2023 – A recently signed agreement to address the impacts of industrial menhaden harvest in the Chesapeake Bay falls short of limiting real damage inflicted […]