Community Revitalization Energy Conservation Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 13, 2009

Community Revitalization Energy Conservation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $3.6 billion the national limitation on the issuance of qualified energy conservation bonds.

Expands the purposes of green community programs to include the reduction of energy consumption in privately owned buildings and the recruiting and training of local workers in green community program jobs.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to submit to Congress and publish in the Federal Register an annual report on projects for which qualified energy conservation bonds are issued.

Provides for offsets to the cost of this Act by prohibiting FY2009 expenditures (except for program windup costs) and repealing multiyear procurement authority for the F-22A Raptor fighter aircraft.

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Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D–WI

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Finance Committee

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Jan 13, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 13, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S341-342)
Jan 13, 2009
Introduced in Senate

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