As you will see from the Minority Whip’s Schedule, The House will begin debate tomorrow on H.R. 7, the Transportation Bill. As a reminder the House Bill contains important language unfreezing the funds from the Harbor Maintenance Fund needed for dredging and re-authorization of the old Wallop-Breaux. Larry InnisMRAA Legislative Affairs
Tag: Legislative Updates
H.R. 7’s budget impact report
Since we have been working hard on the passage of H.R. 7, I thought you may want to read the very brief budget impact, as prepared by the Congressional Budget Office. This budget impact report is a necessary effort prior to a bill going to the House floor for a vote. We are now expecting […]
Update on Sport Fish Restoration & Boating Trust Fund
Just a brief update on the re-authorization of the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. As you may recall, I have sent several messages and MRAA sent a Dealer Alert on efforts to re-authorize the Highway Trust Fund in the House of Representatives. It appears the floor vote will come up next week. In […]
Transportation Bill up for vote as early as Thursday
The attached file below is a summary the Transportation Bill the House may be voting on as early as Thursday. As I mentioned in a previous email, the bill re-authorizes the important Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Safety Act and releases the Harbor Maintenance Fund from the freeze placed on it by the President. If […]
Rep. Miller Praises Release of Study on Combating the Threat of Asian Carp
The issue of Asian Carp is big along the Great Lakes, Mississippi River, and Illinois River, with numerous efforts being made to keep the carp from entering the Great Lakes through the Chicago River. The Corps of Engineers has been building various kinds of barriers to prevent that from happening. The following is an article […]
WP: Long-term transportation funding likely to be delayed
The following link will take you to an article I saw in today’s Washington Post on the status of the Transportation Bill. As you may recall, the Transportation Bill has been one of the most important bills for recreational boating for over 30-years. It is important because the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Safety Trust […]
U.S.C.G. reports accounting for Sport FIsh and Boating Safety Fund
The following is a link to a brief Federal Register article that was just published. It provides an accounting overview of how the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Recreational Boating Safety spent $5.5 million in 2011 that was provided by the Sport Fish and Boating Safety Trust Fund. The Coast Guard reports this to comply […]
Tax extenders letter signed by MRAA
The following is a letter that the MRAA signed on to and was recently delivered to every member of Congress. The letter urges extension of the tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011. The letter is signed by more than 1,500 businesses, associations, community development organizations, and non-profit organizations. This letter was nearly […]
Member Advisory: Nov. 28, 2011
Membership Advisory MRAA Board Approves ACMA Resolutions Setting 2012 Legislative Agenda The Board of Directors for the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas recently approved three resolutions written by its Advisory Council of Marine Associations. ACMA met in Orlando, Fla., prior to the official opening of the Marine Dealer Conference and Expo on Nov. 7. […]
Dealer Alert: Oct. 24, 2011
DEALER ALERT The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has been charged with the task of $1.5 trillion in federal government budget cuts. The committee must provide Congress with its recommendations by Thanksgiving. With six of the twelve Members of the committee publicly advocating for increased tax revenues, MRAA has been very concerned that it […]