[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 395 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 395

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable 
        income tax credit for the recycling of hazardous wastes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

 Mr. Solomon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable 
        income tax credit for the recycling of hazardous wastes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR RECYCLING HAZARDOUS WASTES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits) 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

``SEC. 35. CREDIT FOR RECYCLING HAZARDOUS WASTES.

    ``(a) In General.--There shall be allowed as a credit against the 
tax imposed by this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to 2 
cents for each pound of qualified hazardous waste recycled by the 
taxpayer during the taxable year.
    ``(b) Qualified Hazardous Waste.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `qualified hazardous waste' means any substance--
            ``(1) which is listed by the Environmental Protection 
        Agency under section 3001 of the Solid Waste Act, or the 
        characteristics of which are identified under such section 
        3001, and
            ``(2) which is a waste product generated by the taxpayer in 
        a trade or business conducted by the taxpayer.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subpart C 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 35. Credit for recycling hazardous 
                                        wastes.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to substances recycled after the date of the enactment of this 
Act in taxable years ending after such date.

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