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H.R. 2497 (106th)

Open Space Preservation Act of 1999

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Introduced

13 July 1999

Last action

13 July 1999 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-25], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13], Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8], SAM JOHNSON, Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Rep. Largent, Steve [R-OK-1], Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], WALTER JONES, Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

20 August 2025

Taxation

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Summary

Open Space Preservation Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income the gain from the sale or exchange of farmland if there is a covenant prohibiting any use other than as farmland. Excludes from the gross estate the value of farmland if there is a covenant prohibiting any use other than as farmland.

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Timeline

  1. 13 July 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 July 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 July 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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