3.0.0 1796 2023-01-15T08:03:17Z 2023-01-15T08:03:17Z Senate S S 2003-10-29 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-10-29T23:46:40Z 2003-10-29 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13517-13520) IntroReferral 2003-10-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN N G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2003-10-29 True D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2003-10-29 True P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2004-04-20 False Housing and Community Development Affordable housing Agricultural conservation Agricultural industries Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Alcohol as fuel Alternative energy sources Animals Biomass energy Bonds Broadband Commerce Corporations Crime and Law Enforcement Distance education Economics and Public Finance Energy Energy crops Environmental Protection Farm manure Farmers Fire departments Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Habitat conservation Health Hospitals Income tax Infrastructure Law Long-term care Nonprofit organizations Nursing homes Police Public Lands and Natural Resources Refuse as fuel Rural economic development Rural housing Science, Technology, Communications Sewage disposal Social Welfare Soil conservation Tax credits Tax-exempt securities Taxation Telemedicine Trusts and trustees Venture capital Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water quality Water treatment plants Wind power Housing and Community Development 00 2003-10-29 Introduced in Senate 2003-11-28T19:41:03Z Rural Renaissance Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Renaissance Corporation to issue rural renaissance bonds for the financing of qualified projects.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit to the holder of a rural renaissance bond. Sets an annual rural renaissance bond limit and provides for allocation among the States.

Describes qualified projects as: (1) a water or waste treatment project; (2) a conservation project, including any project to protect water quality or air quality (including odor abatement), any project to prevent soil erosion, and any project to protect wildlife habitat, including any project to assist agricultural producers in complying with Federal, State, or local regulations; (3) an affordable housing project; (4) a community facility project, including hospitals, fire and police stations, and nursing and assisted-living facilities; (5) a value-added agriculture or renewable energy facility project for agricultural producers or farmer-owned entities, including any project to promote the production or processing of ethanol, biodiesel, animal waste, biomass, raw commodities, or wind as a fuel; (6) a rural venture capital project for, among others, farmer-owned entities; (7) a distance learning or telemedicine project; (8) a project to expand broadband technology; and (9) a rural teleworks project.

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