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HR 5856 111th Congress House

Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit for waste-to-energy facilities.

Introduced: July 26, 2010 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Taxation Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesBusiness investment and capitalClimate change and greenhouse gases
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Income tax creditsSolid waste and recycling
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 30% energy tax credit for investment in qualified waste-to-energy property. Defines "qualified waste-to-energy property" as property comprising a system that uses municipal solid waste or sewage sludge as the feedstock for producing solid, liquid, or gas fuel, and that is certified by the Secretary of the Treasury as eligible for a credit under this Act. Excludes certain landfill facilities from such definition.

Requires the Secretary to establish criteria for awarding certifications for waste-to-energy projects, which shall include: (1) the commercial viability of such projects; (2) whether such projects will provide the greatest net impact in avoiding or reducing air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases; and (3) whether such projects pose the fewest risks (other than climate risks) to environmental and human health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5856: Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5856/
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"H.R. 5856: Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5856/.
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H.R. 5856, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5856/.
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