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S 2982 106th Congress Senate

International Carbon Sequestration Incentive Act

Official title: A bill to enhance international conservation, to promote the role of carbon sequestration as a means of slowing the building of greenhouse gases in the atmosph… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to enhance international conservation, to promote the role of carbon sequestration as a means of slowing the building of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and to reward and encourage voluntary, pro-active environmental efforts on the issue of global climate change.

Introduced: July 27, 2000 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Agriculture and FoodAmerican investmentsBiological diversity conservationBusiness income tax
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Carbon cycleClimate change and greenhouse gasesCommerceDeveloping countriesEconomics and Public FinanceEnvironmental auditingExport creditExport financeFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceForest conservationGovernment Operations and PoliticsIncome taxIndigenous peoplesInvestment guaranty insurance
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Jul 27, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 27, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7896-7897)
Jul 27, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 27, 2000

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
International Carbon Sequestration Incentive Act - Title I: Investment Tax Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a limited tax carbon sequestration investment credit in the case of an eligible taxpayer who is subject to the terms and conditions of a carbon sequestration project contract with respect to a sponsored carbon sequestration project outside the United States.

Title II: Loan Guarantees and Equity Investment Insurance - Permits an owner or operator of property that is located outside of the United States to enter into a carbon sequestration project contract under specified terms and conditions to be eligible for: (1) an extension of credit from the Export-Import Bank of the United States of up to 75 percent of the cost of carrying out the carbon sequestration practices specified in the contract to the extent that the Export-Import Bank determines that the cost sharing is appropriate, in the public interest, and otherwise meets requirements of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; and (2) investment insurance issued by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation pursuant to provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 if the Corporation determines that issuance of the insurance is consistent with such provisions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2982: International Carbon Sequestration Incentive Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2982/
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"S. 2982: International Carbon Sequestration Incentive Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2982/.
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S. 2982, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2982/.
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