I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3858 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025 . 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 . 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 . 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. . 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.