US Congress Senate Bill 157 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new energy tax credit for investment in equipment that: (1) uses prismatic or other lenses, glazing, reflectors, or concentrators to convey or diffuse natural light into a structure or that uses a highly reflective light pipe which has a solar collection component and a distribution lens at the ends to transport visible solar radiation from its collection point to illuminate the interior of a structure, and (2) integrates automotic lighting controls to adjust traditionally powered lighting to satisfy building lighting requirements.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment credit for solar light pipe property, and for other purposes.

Sen. Herb Kohl [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2011-01-25	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S227-228)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/157/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s157/BILLS-112s157is.pdf