http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=52433Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) and 34 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced H.R. 5984, a bipartisan companion to S. 2821, also known as the Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008. S. 2821 was introduced by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John Ensign (R-NV) and has 43 cosponsors. S. 2821 was included as an amendment to The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 which was approved by a vote of 88-8. House leaders stripped that provision from the bill when it was considered in the House.
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“In one of his columns last week, New York Times’ Thomas Friedman decried the stalemate that has so far prevented the extension of renewable energy tax credits that would otherwise expire this year,” said Congressman Bartlett. “That was the impetus behind this effort to get things moving on the House side. The Senate has led on this issue with a bipartisan bill and an overwhelming bipartisan vote in support of extending these important incentives for clean, domestic renewable energy production. I hope the House will agree to quickly follow suit. I am glad to be so quickly joined in this bipartisan effort with 34 colleagues.”
The Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 would provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency that would otherwise lapse under current tax law. Specifically, the bill would extend critical tax incentives including the production tax credit for electricity produced from renewable sources like wind, biomass, hydropower, and geothermal; and the 30 percent investment credit for businesses that install solar or fuel cell equipment.
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