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Sponsor: Sen
Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] (introduced 6/10/2003) Co-sponsor: Sen
DeWine, Michael - 6/10/2003 [OH]
S. 1228
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax
credit for property owners who remove lead -based paint hazards.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 10, 2003
Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. DEWINE) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit
for property owners who remove lead -based paint hazards.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Home Lead Safety Tax
Credit Act of 2003'.
(b) FINDINGS- Congress finds that:
(1) Of the 98,000,000 housing units in the United States, 38,000,000
have lead -based paint.
(2) Of the 38,000,000 housing units with lead -based paint, 25,000,000
pose a hazard, as defined by Environmental Protection Agency and
Department of Housing and Urban Development standards, due to
conditions such as peeling paint and settled dust on floors and
windowsills that contain lead at levels above Federal safety
standards.
(3) Though the number of children in the United States ages 1 through
5 with blood levels higher than the Centers for Disease Control action
level of 10 micrograms per deciliter has declined to 300,000, lead
poisoning remains a serious, entirely preventable threat to a child's
intelligence, behavior, and learning.
(4) The Secretary of Health and Human Services has established a
national goal of ending childhood lead poisoning by 2010.
(5) Current Federal lead abatement programs, such as the Lead Hazard
Control Grant Program of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, only have resources sufficient to make approximately
7,000 homes lead -safe each year. In many cases, when State and local
public health departments identify a lead -poisoned child, resources
are insufficient to reduce or eliminate the hazards.
(6) Approximately 15 percent of children are lead -poisoned by home
renovation projects performed by remodelers who fail to follow basic
safeguards to control lead dust.
(7) Old windows typically pose significant risks because wood trim is
more likely to be painted with lead -based paint, moisture causes
paint to deteriorate, and friction generates lead dust. The
replacement of old windows that contain lead based paint significantly
reduces lead poisoning hazards in addition to producing significant
energy savings.
(c) PURPOSE- The purpose of this section is to encourage the safe
removal of lead hazards from homes and thereby decrease the number of
children who suffer reduced intelligence, learning difficulties,
behavioral problems, and other health consequences due to lead
-poisoning.
SEC. 2. LEAD ABATEMENT TAX CREDIT.
(a) IN GENERAL- Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
(relating to foreign tax credit, etc.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
`SEC. 30B. HOME LEAD ABATEMENT .
`(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT- There shall be allowed as a credit against
the tax imposed by this chapter an amount equal to 50 percent of the
abatement cost paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable
year for each eligible dwelling unit of the taxpayer.
`(b) LIMITATION- The amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a)
for any eligible dwelling unit shall not exceed--
`(1) $1,500, over
`(2) the aggregate cost taken into account under subsection (a) with
respect to such unit for all preceding taxable years.
`(c) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES- For purposes of this section:
`(1) ABATEMENT COST-
`(A) IN GENERAL- The term `abatement cost' means, with respect to any
eligible dwelling unit--
`(i) the cost for a certified risk assessor to conduct an assessment
to determine the presence of a lead -based paint hazard,
`(ii) the cost for a certified lead abatement supervisor to perform
the removal of paint and dust, the permanent enclosure or
encapsulation of lead -based paint, the replacement of painted
surfaces or fixtures, or the removal or permanent covering of soil
when lead -based paint hazards are present in such paint, dust, or
soil,
`(iii) the cost for a certified lead abatement supervisor to perform
all preparation, cleanup, disposal, and postabatement clearance
testing activities associated with the activities described in clause
(ii), and
`(iv) costs incurred by or on behalf of any occupant of such dwelling
unit for any relocation which is necessary to achieve occupant
protection (as defined under section 1345 of title 24, Code of Federal
Regulations).
`(B) LIMITATION- The term `abatement cost' does not include any cost
to the extent such cost is funded by any grant, contract, or otherwise
by another person (or any governmental agency).
`(2) ELIGIBLE DWELLING UNIT-
`(A) IN GENERAL- The term `eligible dwelling unit' means any dwelling
unit--
`(i) placed in service before 1978,
`(ii) located in the United States, and
`(iii) determined by a certified risk assessor to have a lead -based
paint hazard.
`(B) DWELLING UNIT- The term `dwelling unit' has the meaning given
such term by section 280A(f)(1).
`(3) LEAD -BASED PAINT HAZARD- The term `lead -based paint hazard' has
the meaning given such term under part 745 of title 40, Code of
Federal Regulations.
`(4) CERTIFIED LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR- The term `certified lead
abatement supervisor' means an individual certified by the
Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to section 745.226 of title
40, Code of Federal Regulations, or an appropriate State agency
pursuant to section 745.325 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
`(5) CERTIFIED INSPECTOR- The term `certified inspector' means an
inspector certified by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to
section 745.226 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, or an
appropriate State agency pursuant to section 745.325 of title 40, Code
of Federal Regulations.
`(6) CERTIFIED RISK ASSESSOR- The term `certified risk assessor' means
a risk assessor certified by the Environmental Protection Agency
pursuant to section 745.226 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations,
or an appropriate State agency pursuant to section 745.325 of title
40, Code of Federal Regulations.
`(7) DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR CREDIT ALLOWANCE- No credit shall be
allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any eligible dwelling
unit unless--
`(A) after lead abatement is complete, a certified inspector or
certified risk assessor provides written documentation to the taxpayer
that includes--
`(i) a certification that the postabatement procedures (as defined by
section 745.227 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations) have been
performed and that the unit does not contain lead dust hazards (as
defined by section 745.227(e)(8)(viii) of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations), and
`(ii) documentation showing that the lead abatement meets the
requirements of this section, and
`(B) the taxpayer files with the appropriate State agency--
`(i) the documentation described in subparagraph (A),
`(ii) a receipt from the certified risk assessor documenting the costs
of determining the presence of a lead -based paint hazard,
`(iii) a receipt from the certified lead abatement supervisor
documenting the abatement cost (other than the costs described in
paragraph (1)(A)(i)), and
`(iv) a statement indicating the age of the dwelling unit.
`(8) BASIS REDUCTION- The basis of any property for which a credit is
allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount of such
credit (determined without regard to subsection (d)).
`(d) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF TAX- The credit allowed under
subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed the excess of--
`(1) the sum of the regular tax liability (as defined in section
26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over
`(2) the sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and sections 27,
29, 30, and 30A for the taxable year.
`(e) CARRYFORWARD ALLOWED-
`(1) IN GENERAL- If the credit amount allowable under subsection (a)
for a taxable year exceeds the amount of the limitation under
subsection (d) for such taxable year (referred to as the `unused
credit year' in this subsection), such excess shall be allowed as a
credit carryforward for each of the 20 taxable years following the
unused credit year.
`(2) RULES- Rules similar to the rules of section 39 shall apply with
respect to the credit carryforward under paragraph (1).'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS-
(1) Section 1016(a) is amended by striking `and' in paragraph (27), by
striking the period and inserting `, and' in paragraph (28), and by
inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
`(29) in the case of an eligible dwelling unit with respect to which a
credit for lead abatement was allowed under section 30B, to the extent
provided in section 30B(c)(8).'.
(2) The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
30A the following new item:
`Sec. 30B. Home lead abatement .'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall apply to
abatement costs incurred after December 31, 2003, in taxable years
ending after that date.
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