BTU Act of 2021
Summary
Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2021 or the BTU Act of 2021 This bill expands the 30% energy tax credit to include open-loop biomass heating property and extends the residential energy efficient property tax credit for five years. The bill defines open-loop biomass heating property as any property that uses open-loop biomass to produce thermal energy in the form of heat, hot water, hot air, or steam and is used for space heating, air conditioning, domestic hot water, or industrial process heat, but does not include any boiler or furnace unless they operate at thermal output efficiencies of at least 75% and are installed indoors.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 14, 2021
Last action May 14, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Committee
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May 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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May 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
Co
David B. McKinley
RRepublican
Co
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RRepublican
Co
Fred Keller
RRepublican
Co
Glenn Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Jared F. Golden
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Courtney
DDemocratic
Co
John Garamendi
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Kelly
RRepublican
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