HR 8359 · 96th Congress · Taxation
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt from the Federal motor fuels excise taxes fuel used in aircraft while engaged in certain activities related to planting, caring for, and harvesting of trees and other natural resources.
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1980-11-18)
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the excise tax on motor fuels used in noncommercial aviation any fuel used in aircraft in connection with: (1) the planting, cultivating, caring for, or cutting of trees (including preventing and fighting forest fires); (2) transportation of logs from where cut; and (3) transportation of individuals, equipment, or supplies in the exploration for, or the development or removal of, natural resources. Prohibits any such aircraft from taking off from or landing at an airport eligible for assistance under the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970.…
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