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House Bill 3507
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and modify the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, and for other purposes.
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H. R. 3507 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3507


To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and modify the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 27, 2017

Mr. Reichert (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and modify the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction.

(a) Deduction made permanent.—Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (h).

(b) Allocations of deductions.—Paragraph (4) of section 179D(d) of such Code is amended to read as follows:

“(4) ALLOCATION OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY.—

“(A) PROPERTY HELD BY GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS.—In the case of energy efficient commercial building property installed on or in property owned by a Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal government, or a political subdivision thereof, or by an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), the Secretary shall promulgate a regulation to allow the allocation of the deduction to the person primarily responsible for designing the property in lieu of the owner of such property. Such person shall be treated as the taxpayer for purposes of this section.

“(B) ALLOCATIONS TO PARTNERSHIPS AND S CORPORATIONS.—In the case of an allocation of a deduction under this section to a partnership or S corporation, the Secretary shall by regulation or other guidance allow the full benefit of a deduction allocated under this paragraph at the partner or shareholder level.”.

(c) Low-Income housing exception to basis reduction.—Subsection (e) of section 179D of such Code is amended by inserting “(other than property placed in service in a qualified low-income building (within the meaning of section 42))” after “building property”.

(d) Conforming amendments.—

(1) The heading for section 179D of such Code is amended by inserting “and multifamily” after “commercial”.

(2) The item in the table of sections for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code relating to section 179D of such Code is amended by inserting “and multifamily” after “commercial”.

(e) Effective date.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017.

(2) EXCEPTION FOR PERMANENCY.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.