MARINA Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Congressional Research Service

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 15, 2022

Maintaining Access to Recreational Industry and Necessary Adjustments Act or the MARINA Act

This bill addresses rental amounts, administrative fees, and lease terms with respect to certain marinas.

The bill establishes that sales of food, beverages, fuel, boats, boat motors, and boat lifts must be capped at 1% for calculating the amount of rent charged to the operator of a marina for a lease.

It directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to establish a standardized fee schedule for administrative fees assessed to operators of marinas that specifies under what circumstances and at what time such a fee is to be assessed.

Additionally, the bill specifies that lease terms for a marina shall be at least 50 years for an initial lease or first renewal of a lease and at least 25 years for any subsequent renewal.

Read the summary on Congress.gov

PlainBill analysis is coming later. This page presents official source data. We have not yet published a PlainBill explanation for this bill.

People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] · R–KY

Committees

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

4 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Legislative record

Actions

A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.

Sep 16, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 15, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 15, 2022
Introduced in House

Primary sources

Bill text & related measures

Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.

Introduced in House · Sep 15, 2022 Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Related bills identified by Congress.gov

HR 6375 · MARINA Act

Source last updated: Jan 3, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.

AI Conversation Starters

Explore the bill from different angles

Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.

Neutral evidence review

Objective

Analyze H.R.8843 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

View full prompt & sources

Discuss H.R.8843, 117th Congress: MARINA Act

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8843

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2022-09-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr8843/BILLS-117hr8843ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-03T07:59:50Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Analyze H.R.8843 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

Fairness and public impact

Progressive lens

Examine H.R.8843 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

View full prompt & sources

Discuss H.R.8843, 117th Congress: MARINA Act

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8843

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2022-09-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr8843/BILLS-117hr8843ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-03T07:59:50Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.8843 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

Institutions and government scope

Conservative lens

Examine H.R.8843 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.

View full prompt & sources

Discuss H.R.8843, 117th Congress: MARINA Act

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8843

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2022-09-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr8843/BILLS-117hr8843ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-03T07:59:50Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.8843 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.

Individual rights and government power

Liberty lens

Examine H.R.8843 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.

View full prompt & sources

Discuss H.R.8843, 117th Congress: MARINA Act

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8843

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2022-09-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr8843/BILLS-117hr8843ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-03T07:59:50Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.8843 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.