Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species, and for other purposes.

2/28/2007--Introduced.
Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain landowners whose property contains the habitat of an endangered or threatened species and who enter into a habitat protection agreement a tax credit for costs relating to habitat protection easements and restoration. Places limits on the amount of such credit for calendar years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study and report to Congress on the effectiveness of such credit.
Allows a tax deduction for expenditures related to recovery plans approved by the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Excludes from gross income certain payments under:
(1) the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program authorized by the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act; and
(2) the Landowner Incentive Program, the State Wildlife Grants Program, and the Private Stewardship Grants Program authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
• and 25 Co-Sponsors
  • Wayne Allard
  • Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
  • Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
  • Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
  • Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
  • Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
  • Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
  • Larry Craig
  • Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
  • Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
  • Charles Hagel
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
  • Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
  • Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
  • Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
  • Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
  • Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
  • Gordon Smith
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
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Committees

• Senate Finance

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.700

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 28, 2007

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• Feb 28, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2357-2358)
• Introduced on Feb 28, 2007.
• Feb 28, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2357-2358)
• Feb 28, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.1422
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Related Issue Areas:

• Taxation
• Agricultural conservation
• Agriculture
• Animals
• 16 more
• Budgets
• Congress
• Congressional investigations
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Conservation easements
• Endangered species
• Environmental protection
• Grants-in-aid
• Habitat conservation
• Income tax
• Natural resources
• Restoration ecology
• Tax credits
• Tax deductions
• Tax exclusion
• Wildlife conservation

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