HR 6500 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 6500CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and to temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for certain new investments in Detroit, Michigan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

September 21, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. CLARKE of Michigan (for himself, Mr. CLAY, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and to temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for certain new investments in Detroit, Michigan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Detroit Economic Competitiveness Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. DETROIT JOBS TRUST FUND.

(a) In General- Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 9512. DETROIT JOBS TRUST FUND.

‘(a) Creation of Trust Fund- There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the ‘Detroit Jobs Trust Fund’, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to such fund as provided in this section or section 9602(b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Transfers to Trust Fund- There are hereby appropriated to the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund amounts equivalent to receipts in the Treasury of taxes (including all income, excise, and employment taxes whether imposed with respect to individuals or businesses) imposed under this title (with respect to periods after the date of the enactment of this section) which are (as determined by the Secretary) attributable to Detroit, Michigan. The city of Detroit, Michigan, shall provide the Secretary such information as the Secretary may request for purposes of making the determinations required under this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, the taxes imposed on a corporation or other business entity shall not be treated as attributable to Detroit, Michigan, merely because the headquarters of such corporation or entity is located in Detroit, Michigan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Expenditures-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, amounts in the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund shall (without need of any further appropriation) be distributed annually by the Secretary to the city of Detroit, Michigan, to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) USE OF EXPENDITURES- Amounts distributed to the city of Detroit, Michigan, under this section shall be used for the following purposes and in the following order of priority:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) First, of the amounts distributed with respect the annual period not in excess of the Detroit income tax suspension hold harmless amount, for any purpose determined by the city government of Detroit, Michigan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Second, for payment of principal and interest on any general obligation issued by the city of Detroit, Michigan (to the extent of such obligations).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) Third, for payment of principal and interest on obligations to which section 103 applies and the proceeds of which were used for the public schools of the city of Detroit, Michigan (to the extent of such obligations).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) Fourth, for jobs development, public safety, education, business infrastructure, or public infrastructure (to the extent consistent with the plan described in paragraph (4)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTIONS- No distribution shall be made by the Secretary under paragraph (1) unless--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the city of Detroit, Michigan, does not impose an income tax with respect to the period to which such distribution relates,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) such city has reduced the aggregate property taxes imposed by an amount not less than the reduction in the payment obligations of such city by reason of the payments described in paragraph (2),CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) all prior distributions made to the city under paragraph (2) were used by the city in a manner consistent with the requirements of paragraph (2), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) such city has provided such information to the Comptroller General of the United States as the Comptroller General may request to carry out section 2(b) of the Detroit Economic Competitiveness Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) 5-year DEVELOPMENT PLAN- A plan is described in this paragraph if such plan--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) is a 5-year plan describing development goals for Detroit, Michigan, and detailing how distributions for purposes described in paragraph (2)(D) will be spent,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) has been approved by simple majority vote of the City Council of Detroit, Michigan (after consultation with the Detroit Board of Education), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of Education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





No distribution shall be made under paragraph (1) for a purpose described in paragraph (2)(D) unless a plan described in this paragraph is in effect and all prior such distributions for such purposes were used in accordance with such plan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) SPECIAL RULES DURING PERIOD OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT- During the period during which the plan described in paragraph (4) is developed (but not in excess of the 5-month period beginning on the date of the first distribution under paragraph (1)), amounts distributed may be used concurrently for the purposes described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) DETROIT INCOME TAX SUSPENSION HOLD HARMLESS AMOUNT-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the term ‘Detroit income tax suspension hold harmless amount’ means the amount (as determined by the Secretary) of revenue collected by the city of Detroit pursuant to the income tax imposed by such city during the calendar year preceding the calendar year which includes the date of the enactment of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) CROSS REFERENCE- For provision which requires suspension of the Detroit income tax, see paragraph (3)(A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) TAX RETURNS MAY STILL BE REQUIRED- The city of Detroit, Michigan, shall not be treated as failing to satisfy the requirement of paragraph (3)(A) with respect to any period merely because taxpayers are required to file tax returns and report income with respect to such period.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(7) AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE NOT TO REDUCE OTHER FUNDING- Amounts distributed to the city of Detroit, Michigan, under this section shall supplement, and not supplant, any other funding (including any Federal funding) for such city.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Termination- No amount shall be distributed from, or appropriated to, the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund after the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section. Any amounts remaining in such Trust Fund at the end of such period shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury. The 5-year period specified in this subsection shall not be renewed or extended.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) GAO Reports- The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit an annual report to Congress which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) describes the manner and purposes for which distributions made from the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund have been used,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) describes the extent to which progress has been made toward meeting the development goals under the plan described in section 9512(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) and whether such progress is consistent with meeting such goals, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) includes any recommendations the Comptroller General may have regarding improvements to the program described in section 9512 of such Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





The first such annual report shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and the last such annual report shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date on which the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund terminates pursuant to section 9512(d) of such Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Sec. 9512. Detroit Jobs Trust Fund.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. ZERO CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR CERTAIN NEW INVESTMENTS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

(a) In General- Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘PART IV--CERTAIN NEW INVESTMENTS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN

‘Sec. 1400V. Zero capital gains rate for certain new investments in Detroit, Michigan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 1400V. ZERO CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR CERTAIN NEW INVESTMENTS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

‘(a) In General- Gross income does not include any qualified capital gain from the sale or exchange of a specified new investment held for more than 1 year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Specified New Investment- For purposes of this section--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- The term ‘specified new investment’ means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) any qualified stock,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) any qualified partnership interest, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) any qualified business property.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) QUALIFIED STOCK-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ‘qualified stock’ means any stock in a domestic corporation if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) such stock is acquired by the taxpayer during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, at its original issue (directly or through an underwriter) from the corporation solely in exchange for cash,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) as of the time such stock was issued, such corporation was a specified Detroit business (or, in the case of a new corporation, such corporation was being organized for purposes of being a specified Detroit business), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) during substantially all of the taxpayer’s holding period for such stock, such corporation qualified as a specified Detroit business.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) REDEMPTIONS- A rule similar to the rule of section 1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) QUALIFIED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST- The term ‘qualified partnership interest’ means any capital or profits interest in a domestic partnership if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) such interest is acquired by the taxpayer during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, from the partnership solely in exchange for cash,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) as of the time such interest was acquired, such partnership was a specified Detroit business (or, in the case of a new partnership, such partnership was being organized for purposes of being a specified Detroit business), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) during substantially all of the taxpayer’s holding period for such interest, such partnership qualified as a specified Detroit business.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





A rule similar to the rule of paragraph (2)(B) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) QUALIFIED BUSINESS PROPERTY-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- The term ‘qualified business property’ means tangible property if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) such property was acquired by the taxpayer by purchase (as defined in section 179(d)(2)) during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) the original use of such property in Detroit, Michigan, commences with the taxpayer, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) during substantially all of the taxpayer’s holding period for such property, substantially all of the use of such property was in a specified Detroit business of the taxpayer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS- The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as satisfied with respect to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) property which is substantially improved by the taxpayer before the end of the period described in subparagraph (A)(i), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) any land on which such property is located.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





The determination of whether a property is substantially improved shall be made under clause (ii) of section 1400B(b)(4)(B), except that ‘the date of the enactment of section 1400V’ shall be substituted for ‘December 31, 1997’ in such clause.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Qualified Capital Gain- For purposes of this section--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term ‘qualified capital gain’ means any gain recognized on the sale or exchange of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) a capital asset, orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) property used in the trade or business (as defined in section 1231(b)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) GAIN BEFORE ENACTMENT NOT QUALIFIED- The term ‘qualified capital gain’ shall not include any gain attributable to periods before the date of the enactment of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY- Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 1400B(e) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Specified Detroit Business- For purposes of this section, the term ‘specified Detroit business’ means any enterprise zone business (as defined in section 1397C), determined--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) without regard to subsections (b)(6) and (c)(5) thereof,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) by substituting ‘80 percent’ for ‘50 percent’ in subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) thereof,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) by treating Detroit, Michigan, as an empowerment zone (and by treating no area other than Detroit, Michigan, as an empowerment zone).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Certain Rules To Apply- For purposes of this section, rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (b), and subsections (f) and (g), of section 1400B shall apply; except that for such purposes section 1400B(g)(2) shall be applied by substituting ‘before the date of the enactment of section 1400V’ for ‘before January 1, 1998, or after December 31, 2014’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(f) Regulations- The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations to prevent the abuse of the purposes of this section.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of parts for subchapter Y of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘Part IV. Certain New Investments in Detroit, Michigan’.

(c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to property acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink