[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6173 Introduced in House (IH)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6173

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an alternate 
 sulfur dioxide removal measurement for advanced coal-based generation 
  technology units under the qualifying advanced coal project credit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2006

 Mr. Ramstad 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 an alternate 
 sulfur dioxide removal measurement for advanced coal-based generation 
  technology units under the qualifying advanced coal project credit.

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

SECTION 1. ALTERNATE SULFUR DIOXIDE REMOVAL MEASUREMENT FOR ADVANCED 
              COAL-BASED GENERATION TECHNOLOGY UNITS UNDER QUALIFYING 
              ADVANCED COAL PROJECT CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 48A(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to advanced coal-based generation technology) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``percent'' the first place it appears in 
        the table contained in subparagraph (B),
            (2) by striking ``99 percent'' in such table and inserting 
        ``SO<INF>2</INF> removal design level'', and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
        ``For purposes of the table contained in subparagraph (B), the 
        term `SO<INF>2</INF> removal design level' means either 99 
        percent SO<INF>2</INF> removal or the achievement of an 
        emission limit of 0.04 pound SO<INF>2</INF> per million Btu, on 
        a 30-day average.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the amendment made by section 1307(b) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005.
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