Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 31, 2014

Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an energy tax credit through 2019 for investment in qualified biogas property, and (2) financing of qualified biogas property with new clean renewable energy bonds. Defines "qualified biogas property" as property comprising a system which uses anaerobic digesters or other processes to convert biomas into a gas which consists of not less than 52% methane and which captures such gas for use as a fuel.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to undertake a study of biogas and to submit a report to Congress on such study.

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Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D–NY

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Jul 31, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 31, 2014
Introduced in Senate

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HR 860 · Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2013

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