HR 519 · 115th Congress · Taxation

Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2018

Introduced 2017-01-13· Sponsored by Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2018-07-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 201 7 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain real property and stock interests without affecting their tax-exempt status, but requires that such income be used to pay the costs of operations, maintenance, and capital improvements of such a company. The bill also establishes a rule regarding the organizational governance of mutual ditch or irrigation companies. Where state law provides that such a company may be organized in a manner that permits voting on a basis that is pro rata to share ownership on corporate governance matters, the tax-exempt status of the mutual ditch or irrigation company must be determined without taking into account whether its member shareholders have one vote on corporate governance matters per share held in the corporation.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 519, Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2018

Jun 29, 2018

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 21, 2018

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Cosponsors (15)

4 Democrats11 Republicans