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H.R.1253
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil(introduced 3/24/1999)
Latest Major Action: 3/24/1999 Referred to House committee
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by governmentally owned electric utilities and to subject certain activities of such utilities to income tax.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
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3/24/1999:
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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COSPONSORS(4), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Crane, Philip M. - 3/24/1999 Rep Johnson, Nancy L. - 3/24/1999
Rep Ramstad, Jim - 3/24/1999 Rep Weller, Jerry - 4/20/1999


SUMMARY AS OF:
3/24/1999--Introduced.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the definition of a private activity bond to include a bond issued for the construction or acquisition of a governmental electric output facility, except for a bond issued for the construction or acquisition of a local governmental electric output facility (as defined).

Subjects to taxation income derived by any governmental utility from sales of electric energy services to persons: (1) not within a qualified governmental service area of such utility; and (2) for resale if such resale is to persons outside such service area. Sets forth exceptions.