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HR 5931 111th Congress House Taxation Alternative and renewable resources Income tax credits Land use and conservation Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Manufacturing Public utilities and utility rates

Renewable Energy Incentive Act

Introduced: September 14, 2010 Introduced by: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jul 29, 2010
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Renewable Energy Incentive Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: (1) extend the grant program for investment in renewable energy property, including renewable resources used to produce electricity, and fuel cell, solar, wind, geothermal, and microturbine property, in lieu of tax credits, by extending the placed-in-service deadline for such property through 2012; and (2) expand eligibility for such grants to certain state power utilities and tax-exempt mutual or cooperative electric companies.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an energy tax credit for investment in qualified solar manufacturing project property; (2) allow a tax credit for the purchase, consolidation, and use of contiguous high solarity disturbed private land to produce solar energy for use in a trade or business; and (3) limit the energy tax credit for solar energy equipment used to generate electricity or heat or cool a structure, as applied to swimming pools, to exclude those located at single-family residences. Defines "qualified solar manufacturing project property" as any tangible personal property purchased to re-equip, expand, or establish a manufacturing facility for producing solar energy equipment to generate electricity.

What's happening now July 29, 2010

Referred to House Energy and Commerce

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3136 Related bill To extend the program to provide grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits.
  • HR 5252 Related bill Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Extension Act
  • S 2899 Related bill Renewable Energy Incentive Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 29, 2010
Mitchell, Harry
· Sep 20, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· Sep 14, 2010
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Jul 29, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5931: Renewable Energy Incentive Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5931/
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"H.R. 5931: Renewable Energy Incentive Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5931/.
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H.R. 5931, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5931/.
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