MARINA Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7248 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7248 To require the Corps of Engineers to take certain actions with respect to rental amounts and administrative fees charged to certain marinas, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2026 Mr. Comer (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Corps of Engineers to take certain actions with respect to rental amounts and administrative fees charged to certain marinas, 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 ``Maintaining Access to Recreational Industry and Necessary Adjustments Act'' or the ``MARINA Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Marina concessionaires, individually and collectively, allow the Corps of Engineers to fulfill their responsibility to enhance public usage and enjoyment of Corps of Engineers facilities. (2) Leases for commercial concession purposes provide a direct benefit to the public and the Federal Government. (3) The Corps of Engineers lacks a coordinated schedule or assessment for charging administrative fees to concessionaires across all Corps of Engineers districts. SEC. 3. RENTAL AMOUNTS, FEES, AND LEASE PERIODS FOR COVERED MARINAS. (a) Limitation on Rental Amounts.--In determining the amount of rent charged to the operator of a covered marina for a covered lease, the Secretary shall, for purposes of applying the Revised Graduated Rental System-- (1) exclude from the total gross receipts calcul