HR 3858
Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill, the Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025, amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to adjust annual appropriations for fisheries restoration and recreational boating safety programs. It also updates funding for interstate fisheries commissions and prioritizes the development of alternative fuel infrastructure for recreational vessels. Furthermore, the bill introduces a reduced tax rate for portable, electronically-aerated bait containers.
Key provisions
- Increases the annual appropriations for sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety programs to fiscal year 2031.
- Adjusts funding levels for interstate fisheries commission activities, potentially increasing funding.
- Expands the scope of boating infrastructure priorities to include alternative fuel facilities and transportation.
- Defines key terms related to alternative marine fuels, such as ‘alternative marine fuels,’ ‘drop-in fuels,’ and ‘alternative fuel station facility.’
- Establishes a 3 percent tax rate for portable, electronically-aerated bait containers.
Who is affected
- Sport fishing and recreational boating industries
- State and interstate fisheries commissions
- Federal agencies responsible for boating safety and fisheries management
- Manufacturers and importers of bait containers
- Taxpayers
Notable changes
- Shifts the annual appropriation period for fisheries restoration and boating safety programs to 2031.
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Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Radewagen
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 3858
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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.
This Act may be cited as the Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025
.
Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended—
in subsection (a) by striking 2026
and inserting 2031
; and
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1)(A) by striking 2026
and inserting 2031
; and
2026and inserting
2031.
Section 14(e) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777m(e)) is amended—
by striking Not more than $1,200,000 of each
and inserting Each
; and
in paragraph (1), by striking $200,000
and inserting The greater amount of either 0.0375 percent of such appropriation or $200,000
.
Section 7404 of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1) is amended—
subparagraph (B) by striking and
;
; and; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
in subsection (e)—
in paragraph (2) by striking and
;
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
alternative fuel station facilitymeans a facility that has a bulk fuel storage tank to dispense drop-in alternative marine fuels into marine vessels;
alternative marine fuelsmeans 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;
drop-in fuelsmeans 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
facilitymeans an alternative marine fuel station.
3 percentfor
10 percent.