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HR 3479 114th Congress House

Save our Bays Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for developing and implementing plans to address non-point source pollution affecting nationally significant estuaries.

Introduced: September 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsLakes and riversMarine pollutionWater quality
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Sep 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 10, 2015
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 Latest action September 10, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save our Bays Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new tax credit, through 2020, for developing and implementing a plan to address non-point pollution carried by surface water runoff on real property located in the United States within the boundaries of an estuary of national significance.

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All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3479: Save our Bays Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3479/
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"H.R. 3479: Save our Bays Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3479/.
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