Green/Sustainable Housing

HUD and the Department of Energy (DOE) will host a webinar on the Home Energy Score program on April 5, 2012 at 1:30 pm EST.

The U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) recently announced they will begin holding hearings on tax extenders in April.

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), along with a bi-partisan group of U.S. Senators, introduced the American Energy and Job Promotion Act (S. 2201) which would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) for two years.

On March 13, the United States Senate voted on several remaining amendments to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, or the MAP-21 Act (S. 1813).

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched a new online green building products database, in conjunction with Home Depot.

The IRS recently released Notice 2012-23 to provide guidance on tax-related issues involving cash payments for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits under Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (ARRTA).

NH&RA is pleased to offer the PowerPoint Presentations from our recent 2011 Annual Meeting & New Markets Tax Credit Symposium, which was held February 22-26 at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Fla. In addition, we have included additional conference materials, relevant articles, reports, memos, etc. under the relevant session titles.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Notice 2012-22 to provide updates on Notice 2008-40 and Notice 2006-52, both of which relate to guidance on deductions for energy efficient commercial buildings.

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2013 contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President’s priorities, budget overviews organized by agency, and summary tables.

The Tuesday, February 14 Federal Register included a notice that HUD is creating the Capture Energy Efficiency Measures for PIH (CEEMP) data system to track the amount and types of Energy Conservation Measures being implemented within Public and Indian units.

Ohio Housing Finance Agency has updated its Environmental Review Standards for multifamily projects receiving federal HOME funds in Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013.

On February 2, U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced S. 2064, the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act (EFEPA), which would repeal all energy specific tax credits.