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HR 6716 110th Congress House Taxation Alternative energy sources Depreciation and amortization Electric power distribution Electric power production Electric power transmission Electric utilities Energy facilities Environmental Protection Environmental technology Income tax Natural gas Nuclear power plants Pollution control Solar energy Tax deductions

Promoting New American Energy Act of 2008

Introduced: July 31, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 31, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting New American Energy Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify as three-year property for depreciation purposes: (1) any industrial steam and electric generation and/or distribution system, electric utility nuclear or steam production plant, electric utility transmission and distribution plant, or electric utility combustion turbine production plant fueled by natural gas that is described in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Revenue Procedure 87-56; (2) certain pollution control equipment; and (3) certain solar energy property.

What's happening now July 31, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 31, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6716: Promoting New American Energy Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6716/
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"H.R. 6716: Promoting New American Energy Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6716/.
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H.R. 6716, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6716/.
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