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THE MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS

Lobbying for THE MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS

 Amended
The filer submitted a later report covering this same period, so the amounts here have been replaced. Site totals count only the latest version. See the current filing, posted Jun 26, 2025.
 Filing 1st Quarter - Report
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2025
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted May 6, 2025
Expenses
$10,000.00
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.
Client based in
Minnesota

Official filing document

 Lobbyists on this filing 1
  • CHAD TOKOWICZ New on this filing
    Previously held: Staff - House Committee Natural Resources Maj.

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 Government bodies contacted 3
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

 Bills named in this filing 3
 Lobbying activity 7
Natural Resources

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund reauthorization - fund that supports recreational boating and fishing safety, infrastructure, and restoration via fuel tax on boaters, taxes and fees on boat and fishing equipment sales.

Small Business

Monitoring impact of tax proposals on marine retailers. Specifically 199a Qualified Business Income deductions.

Energy/Nuclear

Monitoring ethanol fuel proposals and their potential impact on marine fuel supply

Budget/Appropriations

Monitoring appropriations for federal agencies with an impact on recreational bodies of water such as the Army Corps of Engineers.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Monitoring tax proposals for their impact on small businesses and marine retailers specifically.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Advocating for boating and fishing policy that maintains access for recreational boaters and anglers. H.R. 207, SHARKED Act - aims to reduce shark predation on recreational fishing H.R. 187 MAP Waters Act - seeks to modernize mapping and geographical data of federal waterways for the benefit of recreation.

Transportation

H.R. 141 Trailer Safety Improvement Act - monitoring potential impact of legislation on boat trailers and transportation. Reauthorization of the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund - fund to support boating and fishing infrastructure, safety, and restoration via several funding sources, primarily fuel tax paid by boaters.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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