H.R. 3161 · 115th Congress
BTU Act of 2017
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WelchSponsor5 cosponsors · 2 D, 3 R
2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2017 or the BTU Act of 201 7
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 29, 2017
Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2017 or the BTU Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to include 30% of qualified biomass fuel property expenditures for property placed in service before 2022 in the residential energy efficient property tax credit. A "qualified biomass fuel property expenditure" is an expenditure for property which uses the burning of biomass fuel (a plant-derived fuel available on a renewable or recurring basis) to heat a dwelling used as a residence, or to heat water for use in such dwelling, and which has a thermal efficiency rating of at least 75%.
The bill also allows: (1) a 15% energy tax credit until 2022 for investment in open-loop biomass heating property, including boilers or furnaces that operate at thermal output efficiencies of at least 65% and provide thermal energy in the form of heat, hot water, or steam for space heating, air conditioning, domestic hot water, or industrial process heat; and (2) a 30% credit until 2022 for investment in such property that operates at a thermal output efficiency of at least 80%.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: BTU Act of 2017
Also known as: Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2017
Latest action (Jun 29, 2017): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 29, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.