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HR 1960 97th Congress House Taxation Energy Energy conservation Energy tax credits Housing and Housing Finance Income tax Residential energy conservation Solar energy Solar heating and cooling Tax credits

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a tax credit to homebuilders for the construction of residences incorporating certain solar energy utilization characteristics.

Introduced: February 19, 1981 See on congress.gov
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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 19, 1981
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide homebuilders with an income tax credit for the construction of residences which incorporate a passive solar energy system. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretaries of Energy and Housing and Urban Development, to prescribe regulations setting forth a solar construction credit table for purposes of determining the amount of the credit for which the incorporator of the solar energy system is eligible. Limits the dollar amount of such credit to $2,000 for calendar years prior to 1987 and phases out the amount of the credit by $500 decrements until 1990 when such credit terminates.

Defines a "passive solar energy system" as a system which contains a solar collection area, an absorber, a storage mass, a heat distribution method, and heat regulation devices. Requires such system to be installed in a new residence after September 30, 1981, and before January 1, 1990.

What's happening now February 19, 1981

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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