HEAT Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3515
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2017-07-27
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital

Energy efficiency and conservation

Income tax deductions

Lighting and heating

Lighting, heating, cooling
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>HVAC Expensing and Technology Act of 2017 or the HEAT Act of 2017 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow expensing and accelerated cost recovery for certain energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property. The bill applies to certain real property: (1) with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable; (2) which is installed as part of the heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water systems; and (3) which is within the scope of specified standards of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3515 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2017 Mr. Tiberi (for himself and Mr. Kind ) 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 expensing of qualified energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property for certain taxpayers and accelerated cost recovery for such property for other taxpayers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HVAC Expensing and Technology Act of 2017 or HEAT Act of 2017 . 2. Expensing and accelerated cost recovery for qualified efficient heating and air-conditioning property (a) Expensing Section 179(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), in subparagraph (B) by striking and , in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) qualified energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property. , and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Qualified energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property For purposes of this subsection: (A) In general The term qualified energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property means any section 1250 property— (i) with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable, (ii) which is installed as part of the heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water systems, and (iii) which is within the scope of Standard 90.1–2007. (B) Standard 90.1–2007 The term Standard 90.1–2007 means Standard 90.1–2007 of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (as in effect on the day before the date of the adoption of Standard 90.1–2010 of such Societies). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to property placed in service after December 31, 2017.