Performance of the Empowerment Zone/enterprise Community Program: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, October 28, 1997, Volume 4 |
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Page 1 - Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 am, in room 1100, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Nancy L. Johnson (Chairman of the Subcommittee) presiding. [The advisory announcing the hearing follows...
Page 63 - VA has also initiated new programs for developing and coordinating federal research on veterans' health questions. Mr. Chairman, this concludes my statement. My colleagues and I will be happy to respond to any questions that you or other members of the subcommittee might have.
Page 26 - The credit is allowed with respect to both full-time and part-time employees. However, the employee must be employed by the employer for a minimum period of at least 90 days. Wages are not eligible for the credit if paid to certain relatives of the employer or, if the employer is a corporation or partnership, certain relatives of a person who owns more than 50 percent of the employer.
Page 28 - ... activity bonds may be issued to finance certain facilities in empowerment zones and enterprise communities. These bonds, along with most private activity bonds, are subject to an annual private activity bond State volume cap equal to $50 per resident of each State, or (if greater) $150 million per State. Qualified enterprise zone facility bonds are bonds 95 percent or more of the net proceeds of which are used to finance (1) "qualified zone property...
Page 26 - DC wage credit if paid to certain relatives of the employer or, if the employer is a corporation or partnership, certain relatives of a person who owns more than 50 percent of the business.
Page 27 - The term qualified business does not include any trade or business consisting of the operation of any private or commercial golf course, country club, massage parlor, hot tub facility, suntan facility, racetrack or other facility used for gambling, or any store the principal business of which is the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off premises.
Page 162 - Warde, thank you very much for your testimony. It has been very helpful to the committee.
Page 3 - TTD/TTY in advance of the event (four business days notice is requested). Questions with regard to special accommodation needs in general (including availability of Committee materials in alternative formats) may oe directed to the Committee as noted above.
Page 73 - Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means...