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        <fullName>Rep. Bright, Bobby [D-AL-2]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Ponds and Water-Based Conservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of qualified pond construction expenditures, up to $50,000 in a taxable year. Defines &quot;qualified pond construction expenditures&quot; as amounts, including labor costs, incurred to construct a body of water to promote stormwater management and conservation or foster expansion of water-based habitat for wildlife or fish.</p>]]></text>
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