To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings.
- Last Action
- 2/7/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-07Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-07 (00)
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings by expanding the definition of "exempt facility bond" to include bonds used for qualified government buildings.
A qualified government building is a government-owned building or facility that consists of one or more of the following:
- an elementary or secondary school;
- facilities of a state college or university used for educational purposes;
- a public library;
- a court;
- hospital, health care, laboratory, or research facilities;
- public safety facilities; or
- offices for government employees.
The bill excludes buildings or facilities that include specified recreational equipment or are used for the primary purpose of providing retail food and beverage services, recreation, or entertainment.
The bill establishes: (1) a $5 billion limit on the amount of tax-exempt financing which may be provided for government buildings, and (2) procedures for allocating and applying for the financing.
The bill exempts the bonds for government buildings from the volume cap on private activity bonds.
Cosponsors (20)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
- Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)
- Will Hurd (R-TX)
- Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- James Renacci (R-OH)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
- Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Lou Barletta (R-PA)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Erik Paulsen (R-MN)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- Patrick Meehan (R-PA)
- Timothy Walz (D-MN)
Subjects
- Building construction
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Health facilities and institutions
- Higher education
- Income tax exclusion
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Libraries and archives
- Research administration and funding
- Securities
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