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Enhanced Enterprise Zones Act of 1995

Introduced: December 5, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Feb 9, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Dec 15, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Dec 5, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Banking and Financial Services, 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.
Dec 5, 1995
Introduced in House
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Federal Tax Incentives

Title II: Regulatory Flexibility

Title III: Resident Management and Homeownership Incentives

Enhanced Enterprise Zones Act of 1995 - Title I: Federal Tax Incentives - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any qualified capital gain recognized on the sale or exchange of a qualified zone asset held for more than five years. Includes as a zone asset: (1) stock in an enterprise zone business; (2) business property used in an empowerment zone or enterprise community; or (3) a partnership interest in an enterprize zone business. Allows a taxpayer to elect to deduct the amount paid for the purchase of enterprise zone stock.

(Sec. 102) Allows a credit for a portion of qualified rehabilitation expenditures for buildings meeting certain requirements, including being in an empowerment zone or enterprise community.

Title II: Regulatory Flexibility - Amends Federal law relating to Government organization and employees to modify the definition of "small entity" (for purposes of provisions concerning the analysis of regulatory functions) with regard to enterprise zone businesses, governmental units that nominate areas as empowerment zones or enterprise communities, and certain not-for-profit enterprises operating in such zones or communities.

(Sec. 202) Authorizes an agency to waive or modify rules as the rules pertain to activities in such zones or communities.

Title III: Resident Management and Homeownership Incentives - Amends Federal law to authorize grants to nonprofit organizations for: (1) enterprise zone homeownership opportunity programs to promote homeownership in enterprise zones; and (2) the development of resident management corporations in enterprise zones. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now February 9, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

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