CAPITAL Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6890
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2018-09-25
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital

Census and government statistics

Economic development

Housing and community development funding

Income tax deferral

Income tax exclusion
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Creating Advancement and Personal Improvement in Targeted American Localities Act of 2018 or the CAPITAL Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow opportunity zones to be designated every 10 years. (Opportunity zones are certain low-income areas in which various tax incentives are available for investments in the zones. Under current law, the existing designations expire after 10 years, and no additional designations are permitted.)</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6890 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2018 Mr. Meadows introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for designation of qualified opportunity zones every 10 years.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Advancement and Personal Improvement in Targeted American Localities Act of 2018 or as the CAPITAL Act of 2018 . 2. Designation of qualified opportunity zones every 10 years (a) In general Section 1400Z–1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Designation of zones every 10 years (1) Second round of designations As of the first date (after enactment of this subsection) that no designation of a qualified opportunity zone remains is in effect by reason of the application of subsection (f), the provisions of this section shall be reapplied— (A) as though such provisions were enacted on such date, (B) and by substituting such date for— (i) the date of the enactment of Public Law 115–97 in subsection (b)(3), and (ii) the date of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in subsection (c)(2)(B). (2) Subsequent rounds of designations Paragraph (1) shall be reapplied as of the first date that no designation of a qualified opportunity zone from the preceding round of designations remains in effect by reason of the application of subsection (f) to such round of designations. (3) Redesignations permitted Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the designation of a tract as a qualified opportunity zone merely because such tract was previously designated as such a zone if such tract otherwise meets the requirements for such designation as of the time of such subsequent designation. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.