3.0.0 7145 2021-06-07T20:07:02Z 2021-06-07T20:07:02Z House H HR 2008-09-26 110 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-26T13:06:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-26T13:06:25Z 2008-09-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2008-09-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 N Taxation Ecology Forests, forestry, trees Government trust funds Great Lakes Income tax deductions Lakes and rivers Land transfers Land use and conservation Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Water quality Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Taxation 00 2008-09-26 Introduced in House 2008-11-06T21:10:17Z People for the Planet Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Environmental Protection Trust Fund to promote ecosystem restoration, reforestation, reclamation of timber roads in national forests, watershed protection, preservation of Great Lakes and other bodies of water, and funding of biodiversity partnerships. Allows individual taxpayers (other than nonresident aliens) to designate on their income tax returns a payment of $3 of their income tax liability to such Trust Fund.

Makes permanent the tax deduction for individual and corporate contributions of conservation easements.

Allows a tax deduction for reforestation expenditures.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the government should encourage biodiversity partnerships.

]]> People for the Planet Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced People for the Planet Act of 2008 Display Title People for the Planet Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote environmental protection and generate preservation efforts, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7145ih/xml/BILLS-110hr7145ih.xml 2008-09-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.