,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gbdh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bg1 #bjbf,mr4 ,comer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,kentucky1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mr4 ,rose1 and ,mr4 ,lawler7 introduced the following bill2 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 marinas1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,maintaining ,access to ,recreational ,industry and ,necessary ,adjustments ,act or the ,,marina ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,marina concessionaires1 individually and collectively1 allow the ,corps of ,engineers to fulfill their responsibility to enhance public usage and enjoyment of ,corps of ,engineers facilities4 7#b7 ,leases for commercial concession purposes provide a direct benefit to the public and the ,federal ,government4 7#c7 ,the ,corps of ,engineers lacks a coordinated schedule or assessment for charging administrative fees to concessionaires across all ,corps of ,engineers districts4 #c4 ,rental amounts1 fees1 and lease periods for covered marinas 7a7 ,limitation on rental amounts ,in determining the amount of rent charged to the operator of a covered marina for a covered lease1 the ,secretary shall1 for purposes of applying the ,revised ,graduated ,rental ,system-- 7#a7 exclude from the total gross receipts calculation the combined covered receipts2 and 7#b7 establish a percentage rate applicable to such combined covered receipts of not more than #a percent4 7b7 ,fee schedules for administrative fees 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish1 for covered leases1 a standardized fee schedule for administrative fees assessed to operators of covered marinas1 applicable to all ,corps of ,engineers districts1 that specifies under what circumstances and at what time such a fee is to be assessed4 7#b7 ,limitations 7,a7 ,amounts ,the ,secretary may assess1 for a covered lease-- 7i7 an administrative fee of not more than #ej1jjj to the operator of a covered marina only for-- 7,i7 activities involving land disturbances that require a major review effort1 coordination and concurrence with ,state agencies1 other ,federal agencies1 or ,tribal governments1 and review and approval at the headquarters level of the ,corps of ,engineers2 and 7,,ii7 activities relating to lease area expansions of #ajj acres or more2 7ii7 an administrative fee of not more than #e1jjj to the operator of a covered marina only for activities 7not involving land disturbances7 that require a moderate review effort1 which may involve coordination and concurrence with ,state agencies1 other ,federal agencies1 or ,tribal governments2 and 7iii7 an administrative fee of not more than #a1jjj to the operator of a covered marina for any other activities4 7,b7 ,prohibition ,the ,secretary may not assess1 for a covered lease1 an administrative fee to the operator of a covered marina for a standard lease renewal1 an extension of lease terms1 or activities relating to lease transfers or sales to an entity other than a covered marina4 7#c7 ,publication ,the ,secretary shall post the fee schedule established under paragraph 7#a7 on a public website of the ,corps of ,engineers4 7c7 ,lease periods ,section #d of the ,flood ,control ,act of #aidd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfj;d7 is amended by inserting 7which shall be not less than #ej years for an initial lease or for the first renewal after the date of enactment of the ,,marina ,act of a lease in effect on such date1 and not less than #be years for any subsequent lease renewal7 after at water resource development projects for such periods4 7d7 ,wage provision ,except as required by section #fgjc of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,secretary may not require1 as a condition of a covered lease1 the operator of a covered marina to compensate the employees of the operator at a rate higher than the ,federal minimum wage established under section #f of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf74 7e7 ,rulemaking ,the ,secretary shall issue a final rule to carry out this section and the amendment made by this section1 which final rule shall take effect not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7f7 ,effect on existing leases ,nothing in this section authorizes the ,secretary to modify a lease in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act1 except as necessary to implement the requirements of this section and the amendment made by this section4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,combined covered receipts ,the term combined covered receipts means the combined receipts1 from business operations conducted at a covered marina1 of the operator of the covered marina and all entities operating pursuant to a contract with such operator1 from prepared food1 beverages1 fuel1 boats1 and expensive1 boat-related items1 such as boat motors and boat lifts4 7#b7 ,covered lease ,the term covered lease means a lease for commercial concession purposes under section #d of the ,flood ,control ,act of #aidd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfj;d74 7#c7 ,covered marina ,the term covered marina means a marina operating pursuant to a covered lease4 7#d7 ,revised ,graduated ,rental ,system ,the term ,revised ,graduated ,rental ,system means the ,revised ,graduated ,rental ,system established in ,engineer ,regulation #dje-a-ab1 or any successor rental system used by the ,secretary for purposes of calculating rental amounts for covered leases4 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,army1 acting through the ,chief of ,engineers4