The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas endorsed legislation that will assure GPS units continue working, despite possible interference from 5G technology. The Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021 (RETAIN Act) was introduced by U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced its support of bipartisan and bicameral legislation that would reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. This important program supports about $650 million annually in fishery restoration and conservation programs, boating access and infrastructure, fish stocking programs and the highly successful and award-winning national outreach […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that Chad Tokowicz, Government Relations Manager for the MRAA, along with five new boating industry stakeholders have been tapped to serve on the North American Sober Skipper Advisory Council. The Sober Skipper Advisory Council collaborates on strategies to promote greater awareness and adoption of boating safety […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and the Coalition Opposed to Illegal Tampering have made progress in Delaware after meeting with state legislators to inform them of the potential harms right to repair legislation could have on marine and related industries. An amendment to the bill, filed by Rep. Valerie Longhurst, will exempt marine […]

As fishing and boating seasons ramp up across the country, Wildlife Forever, the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and leading conservation groups proclaim Saturday, May 15th as National Clean Drain Dry Day. Supporting organizations have signed a Conservation Proclamation to highlight the importance of invasive species awareness when boating and angling. During the pandemic, […]

U.S. Reps. Joe Morelle (D-NY-25), Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), Sharice Davids (D-KY-03), Pete Stauber (R-MN-08) and Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) introduced the Providing Resources for Emergency Preparedness and Resilient Enterprises (PREPARE) Act, landmark bipartisan legislation that would give small businesses the opportunity to access much needed capital to invest in disaster resilient infrastructure — a top priority […]

On Monday, May 10, 2021 The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs updated their workplace safety and reopening standards for recreational boating businesses. These updated standards as part of Phase IV, Step 1 for Massachusetts re-opening plan. The updated standards provide guidance on Social Distancing, Hygiene Protocols, Staffing and Operations, and Cleaning and […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that 100 percent of the MRAA Board of Directors has contributed to BoatPAC, the federal political action committee representing the recreational boating industry. The joint PAC fund of the MRAA, the National Marine Manufacturers Association, and the Association of Marina Industries, BoatPAC’s mission is to support […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced its support for the Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful report. The report outlines how three Federal Agencies and the Council on Environmental Quality will achieve the conservation goal of conserving 30% of America’s land and water by 2030 — also known as “30 by 30.” This […]

BacksMRAA joined other organizations in the recreational boating and fishing community to support the bipartisan Restoring Resilient Reefs Act (H.R. 160) introduced by Reps. Soto (D-FL), Case (D-HI), Radewagen (R-AS), Mast (R-FL), Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR), and Plaskett (D-VI). This legislation will reauthorize and modernize the Coral Conservation Act of 2000. for five years to better support […]