United States · Bill · S
S. 1480 (115th)
BTU Act of 2017
Introduced
29 June 2017
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2017 or the BTU Act of 201 7 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to include 30% of qualified biomass fuel property expenditures for property placed in service before 2022 in the residential energy efficient property tax credit. A "qualified biomass fuel property expenditure" is an expenditure for property which uses the burning of biomass fuel (a plant-derived fuel available on a renewable or recurring basis) to heat a dwelling used as a residence, or to heat water for use in such dwelling, and which has a thermal efficiency rating of at least 75%. The bill also allows: (1) a 15% energy tax credit until 2022 for investment in open-loop biomass heating property, including boilers or furnaces that operate at thermal output efficiencies of at least 65% and provide thermal energy in the form of heat, hot water, or steam for space heating, air conditioning, domestic hot water, or industrial process heat; and (2) a 30% credit until 2022 for investment in such property that operates at a thermal output efficiency of at least 80%.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 June 2017
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 June 2017
Introduced in Senate
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1480
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1480