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H. R. 4476: a bill that may be cited as the Emergency Energy Act of 1986. Introduced in the House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session, March 21, 1986

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OSTI ID:5919430
The Emergency Energy Act of 1986 amends the Internal Revenue Code section on foreign tax credits and severance taxes to encourage domestic oil exploration and production. The legislation sets a limit on tax liability, and permits a carryover of unused credits. There are also changes in the tax code to cover capital gains from oil-related transactions when insolvency is a problem. Other sections deal with depletion allowances, intangible drilling costs, net income limitations, and separate property electrons. The Act repeals some restrictions and exempt stripper wells from the Windfall Profits Tax. Title II deregulates certain wellhead natural gas prices, while Title II eliminates some of the use restrictions on oil and gas. The final titles repeal incremental pricing, increase the Strategic Petroleum Reserve goal to 750 million barrels, and limit the time for plugging abandoned wells to one year.
OSTI ID:
5919430
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English