MARINA Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
Introduced
Summary
Limits marina rent charges and standardizes administrative fees to protect marina operators on Corps of Engineers lands. It would change how rental amounts are calculated, set national fee limits, require multi-decade leases, and restrict wage mandates.
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- Marina operators would face a new rental calculation that excludes sales of prepared food, beverages, fuel, boats, and boat-related items from gross receipts and caps the rate applied to those combined covered receipts at no more than 1 percent.
- Leases for marinas would be longer, with initial leases or the first renewal required to run at least 50 years and subsequent renewals at least 25 years.
- The Army would publish a nationwide administrative fee schedule that allows caps up to $50,000 for major reviews, smaller caps for lesser reviews, and bans fees for standard renewals and routine transfers; the bill also bars requiring operators to pay employees above the federal minimum wage except where another law requires it.
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Lower marina rent and longer leases
If enacted, the bill would change how the Army Corps figures rent and fees for covered marinas. It would exclude certain sales — called "combined covered receipts" from food, drinks, fuel, boats, and high-value boat parts — from the Corps' gross receipts base and apply a rate of no more than 1% to those receipts when using the Revised Graduated Rental System. The Corps would use a single, nationwide fee schedule posted online and could charge up to $50,000 for major land-disturbance reviews or lease expansions of 100 acres or more, up to $5,000 for moderate reviews, and up to $1,000 for other activities. The bill would also require initial leases (or the first renewal after enactment for existing leases) to be at least 50 years, and later renewals to be at least 25 years, and it would bar changing existing leases except to implement these rules. The Secretary must issue a final rule within one year of enactment.
Limits wage rules on marina leases
If enacted, the bill would stop the Secretary from requiring covered marina operators to pay employees more than the Federal minimum wage as a condition of a covered lease. The rule would not block higher wages required by section 6703 of title 41, United States Code. This applies only to wage requirements that come from the lease itself.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
KY • R
Cosponsors
Rogers (KY)
KY • R
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Guthrie
KY • R
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Rose
TN • R
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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