S 1382 · 97th Congress · Taxation

Volunteer Fire Department Equity Act

Introduced 1981-06-17· Sponsored by Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee on Taxation and Debt Management. Hearings held.(1981-06-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Volunteer Fire Department Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that bonds issued by a volunteer fire department to finance the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or improvement of firefighting property shall be treated as obligations of a local government and the interest on such bonds shall be excluded from gross income. Provides that a volunteer fire department qualifies for such tax treatment of its bonds if it: (1) is organized and operated to provide firefighting services in an area which does not have any other firefighting services; (2) is required by a local government to furnish firefighting services; (3) receives over half of its funding from local government; and (4) makes no charge for its services.…

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