http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_1596.html?rev=6481 <p>H.R. 1596 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide and extend tax incentives for renewable energy and conservation.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Clean and Green Renewable Energy Tax Credit Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2030 the tax credits for investment in solar energy and qualified fuel cell property; (2) modify the percentage rate for the energy tax credit; (3) extend through 2016 the tax credit for residential energy efficient property expenditures; (4) allow accelerated depreciation of solar energy and fuel cell property; (5) extend through 2013 the tax credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources; (6) allow an energy tax credit and a residential energy efficient property tax credit for certain equipment which uses wind to generate energy; and (7) extend through 2009 the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property expenditures.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 6481@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:38:50 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_1596.html?rev=6482 <p>H.R. 1596 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide and extend tax incentives for renewable energy and conservation.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Clean and Green Renewable Energy Tax Credit Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2030 the tax credits for investment in solar energy and qualified fuel cell property; (2) modify the percentage rate for the energy tax credit; (3) extend through 2016 the tax credit for residential energy efficient property expenditures; (4) allow accelerated depreciation of solar energy and fuel cell property; (5) extend through 2013 the tax credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources; (6) allow an energy tax credit and a residential energy efficient property tax credit for certain equipment which uses wind to generate energy; and (7) extend through 2009 the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property expenditures.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 3/20/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 6482@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:38:50 EDT