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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 29, 2015
Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2015
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for a specified portion of the cost of commercial and residential buildings that comply with resilient construction requirements in a federally-declared major disaster area. Defines "resilient construction requirements" as requirements that such buildings are designed and constructed to: (1) resist hazards brought on by a major disaster; (2) continue to provide their primary functions after a major disaster; (3) reduce the magnitude or duration of a disruptive event; and (4) have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and recoverability to withstand a potentially disruptive event.
Terminates such credit for any any property for which a certificate of occupancy is issued after December 31, 2019.
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Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] · R–NY
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