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HR 6716 110th Congress House

Promoting New American Energy Act of 2008

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the recovery periods for certain energy production and distribution facilities.

Introduced: July 31, 2008 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative energy sourcesDepreciation and amortizationElectric power distributionElectric power production
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Electric power transmissionElectric utilitiesEnergy facilitiesEnvironmental ProtectionEnvironmental technologyIncome taxNatural gasNuclear power plantsPollution controlSolar energyTax deductions
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 31, 2008
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 Latest action July 31, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Republican 1
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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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