3.0.0 3787 2023-01-11T13:21:25Z 2023-01-11T13:21:25Z Senate S S 2010-09-15 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-09-15T18:29:54Z 2010-09-15 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2010-09-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N Commerce Agricultural practices and innovations Alternative and renewable resources Business investment and capital Capital gains tax Computers and information technology Economic development Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental technology Government lending and loan guarantees Income tax credits Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Manufacturing Rural conditions and development Securities Small business State and local finance Technology transfer and commercialization Urban and suburban affairs and development Commerce 00 2010-09-15 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-04T21:11:55Z Upstate Works Act - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to provide grants to states to establish revolving loan funds to provide loans to small and medium-sized manufacturers to finance the cost of reequipping, expanding, or establishing manufacturing facilities in the United States to produce clean energy technology and energy efficient products or of reducing the energy intensity or greenhouse gas production of a manufacturing facility; and (2) include as an activity of Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology (known as the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Centers) the establishment of a clean energy manufacturing supply chain initiative.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a 50% tax credit for investment in value-added agricultural property; (2) allow a credit for 50% of the cost of property used to furnish broadband services in rural areas; (3) extend through 2019 the period for designation of empowerment zones and renewal communities; (4) expand the eligibility criteria for enterprise zone businesses and the use of tax-exempt enterprise facility bonds; and (5) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to award grants to state or local governments or nonprofit entities for the purpose of making businesses aware of benefits of empowerment zones and renewal communities.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to award grants to improve job skills necessary for employment in specific industries.

]]> Upstate Works Act Display Title Upstate Works Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the benefits available in empowerment zones and other tax-incentive areas, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program for the award of grants to States to establish revolving loan funds for small and medium-sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and produce clean energy technology, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for farmers' investments in value-added agriculture, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Upstate Works Act Introduced in Senate 2010-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3787is/xml/BILLS-111s3787is.xml 2010-09-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.