Keeping Texas School Construction Costs Down Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-32
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Introduced: 2023-01-09
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government trust funds

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> <strong>Keeping Texas School Construction Costs Down Act of 2023 </strong></p> <p>This bill creates a safe harbor for certain perpetual trust funds. It excludes from the definition of <em>investment property</em> under arbitrage provisions any fund created and controlled by a state and established pursuant to its constitution or state law if on a specified date, substantially all of the assets of the fund consist of nonfinancial assets and the assets are used only to support specifically designated essential governmental functions.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 32 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2023 Mr. Doggett (for himself and Mr. Arrington ) 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 create a safe harbor for certain perpetual trust funds.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Texas School Construction Costs Down Act of 2023 . 2. Safe harbor for certain perpetual trust funds (a) In general Section 148(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Safe harbor for certain perpetual trust funds The term investment property does not include any fund created and controlled by a State and established pursuant to its constitution or State law if— (A) substantially all of the assets of the fund consist of nonfinancial assets, revenues derived from such assets, gifts, appropriations, or bequests, (B) the assets of the fund may be used only to support specifically designated essential governmental functions (within the meaning of section 115(1)) that are carried out by political subdivisions with general taxing powers or public elementary and public secondary schools, (C) the assets of the fund are required to support designated functions, (D) to the extent the fund guarantees obligations, such obligations are not private activity bonds (other than qualified 501(c)(3) bonds) substantially all of the proceeds of which are to be used for designated functions, and (E) the fund satisfied each of the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) on August 16, 1986. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.