[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3858 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3858
To amend the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act with respect to
sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 10, 2025
Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Wittman) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in
addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act with respect to
sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational
Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. DIVISION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``2026'' and inserting
``2031''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``2026'' and
inserting ``2031''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``2026'' and
inserting ``2031''.
SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR INTERSTATE FISHERIES COMMISSION ACTIVITIES.
Section 14(e) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 777m(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Not more than $1,200,000 of each'' and
inserting ``Each''; and
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$200,000'' and
inserting ``The greater amount of either 0.0375 percent of such
appropriation or $200,000''.
SEC. 4. BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES.
Section 7404 of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (16
U.S.C. 777g-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(2)--
(A) subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'';
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) consist of the construction, renovation, or
maintenance of alternative fuel facilities or
transportation of alternative marine fuels to marine
fuel facility for use by transient nontrailerable
recreational vessels.''; and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and'';
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) `alternative fuel station facility' means a facility
that has a bulk fuel storage tank to dispense drop-in
alternative marine fuels into marine vessels;
``(5) `alternative marine fuels' means motor fuels derived
from cooking oil waste, animal fats, plant-based materials or
other production methods that meet the requirements of a drop-
in fuel for gasoline or diesel marine engines;
``(6) `drop-in fuels' means finished gasoline with
renewable content of at least 12.5 percent by volume not
exceeding 3.7 percent oxygen by weight for use in marine
applications meeting ASTM D4814 specifications. Renewable
diesel up to 100 percent by volume and biodiesel blends up to 5
percent by volume meeting ASTM D975 paraffinic fuel
specifications; and
``(7) `facility' means an alternative marine fuel
station.''.
SEC. 5. THREE PERCENT RATE FOR PORTABLE, ELECTRONICALLY-AERATED BAIT
CONTAINERS.
(a) In General.--Section 4161(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by
inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
``(4) 3 percent rate for portable, electronically-aerated
bait containers.--In the case of portable, electronically
aerated bait containers, paragraph (1) shall be applied by
substituting `3 percent' for `10 percent'.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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