HR 877 · 109th Congress · Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the expensing of environmental remediation costs.

Introduced 2005-02-17· Sponsored by Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2005-02-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent provisions allowing the expensing of environmental remediation costs; (2) revise the definition of "qualified contaminated site" to include toxic as well as hazardous substances; (3) include within the definition of "hazardous or toxic substances" extremely hazardous substances, as defined by Federal law, and petroleum contaminants; and (4) eliminate the recapture of the expensing deduction upon the sale of environmental remediation property.…

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Cosponsors (18)

10 Democrats8 Republicans