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HR 465 105th Congress House Taxation Building construction Buildings Business income tax Commerce Depreciation and amortization Depressed areas Economics and Public Finance Enterprise zones Federal aid to community development Federal aid to housing Housing and Community Development Income tax Industrial buildings Investment tax credit Personal income tax Urban affairs

Commercial Revitalization Tax Act of 1997

Introduced: January 21, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jan 21, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 21, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commercial Revitalization Tax Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment tax credit equal to a percentage of expenditures for depreciable property in connection with the rehabilitation or reconstruction of a nonresidential building located in: (1) an empowerment zone or enterprise community; (2) an area established pursuant to a consolidated planning process for the use of Federal housing and community development funds; or (3) a low-income commercial revitalization district specially designated by a State or local government which is not primarily a nonresidential central business district. Requires, for qualification of such expenditures, that they exceed 25 percent of the fair market value of the building before rehabilitation.

Imposes a State ceiling on the availability of the credit.

What's happening now January 21, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2