Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 27, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow energy tax credits through 2021 for investments in: (1) qualified biogas property, or (2) qualified manure resource recovery property. The bill also permits new clean renewable energy bonds to be used for such properties.
"Qualified biogas property" comprises a system that: (1) uses anaerobic digesters or other specified processes to convert biomass into a gas which is at least 52% methane, and (2) captures the gas for use as a fuel. The term includes property that cleans and conditions the gas for use as a fuel.
"Qualified manure resource recovery property" comprises a system that uses specified processes to recover the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus from a non-treated digestate or animal manure by reducing or separating at least 50% of the nutrients, excluding any reductions during the incineration, storage, composting, or field application of the non-treated digestate or animal manure. The term also includes certain processing equipment.
The Department of the Treasury must enter into an agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for a study of biogas and report to Congress on the study.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 27, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Apr 27, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Apr 27, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2853 | Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017 | Identical bill | May 22, 2018 |
| S 3248 | Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Jul 14, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural equipment and machinery
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Business investment and capital
- Congressional oversight
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Government studies and investigations
- Income tax credits
- Livestock
- Oil and gas
- Pipelines
- Securities
- Solid waste and recycling
- Taxation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2017Introduced in Senate
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