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Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
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BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL via BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 3765 & S. 3446- The ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 241 ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services): BOMA lobbied for legislation that curbs drive by law suits by instituting a notice and cure period to allow building owners to remove barriers before the commencement of an ADA lawsuit.
BOMA lobbied for tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and urged Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA lobbied to ammend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA lobbied to maintain Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. BOMA lobbied for comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components,maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
Source: Senate LDA
Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA lobbied to encourage energy efficiency without the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 8 and H.R. 1273- BOMA lobbied to pass these bills that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA lobbied to ensure that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA lobbied for a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA lobbied to support DOE's role as a technical adviser in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. BOMA lobbied to extend deductions for energy efficient improvements to commercial buildings, known as 179D deductions. BOMA lobbied to support legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy efficiency.
Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy efficiency without the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 8 and H.R. 1273- BOMA supports these bills that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical adviser in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. BOMA supports extending deductions for energy efficient improvements to commercial building, known as 179D deductions. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy efficiency. Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765 & S. 3446- The ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 241 ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services): BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765- The ADA Education and Reform Act: BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765 & S. 3446- The ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 241 ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services): BOMA lobbied for legislation that curbs drive by law suits by instituting a notice and cure period to allow building owners to remove barriers before the commencement of an ADA lawsuit.
ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765- The ADA Education and Reform Act: BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components,maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA lobbied for tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and urged Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA lobbied to ammend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA lobbied to maintain Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. BOMA lobbied for comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components,maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765- The ADA Education and Reform Act: BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765 & S. 3446- The ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 241 ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services): BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765- The ADA Education and Reform Act: BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765 & S. 3446- The ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 241 ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services): BOMA lobbied for legislation that curbs drive by law suits by instituting a notice and cure period to allow building owners to remove barriers before the commencement of an ADA lawsuit.
American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy efficiency without the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 8 and H.R. 1273- BOMA supports these bills that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical adviser in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. BOMA supports extending deductions for energy efficient improvements to commercial building, known as 179D deductions. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy efficiency. Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA lobbied to encourage energy efficiency without the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 8 and H.R. 1273- BOMA lobbied to pass these bills that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA lobbied to ensure that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA lobbied for a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA lobbied to support DOE's role as a technical adviser in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. BOMA lobbied to extend deductions for energy efficient improvements to commercial buildings, known as 179D deductions. BOMA lobbied to support legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy efficiency.
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy efficiency without the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 8 and H.R. 1273- BOMA supports these bills that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical adviser in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. BOMA supports extending deductions for energy efficient improvements to commercial building, known as 179D deductions. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy efficiency. Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA lobbied to encourage energy efficiency without the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 8 and H.R. 1273- BOMA lobbied to pass these bills that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA lobbied to ensure that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA lobbied for a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA lobbied to support DOE's role as a technical adviser in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. BOMA lobbied to extend deductions for energy efficient improvements to commercial buildings, known as 179D deductions. BOMA lobbied to support legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy efficiency.
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA lobbied for tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and urged Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA lobbied to ammend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA lobbied to maintain Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. BOMA lobbied for comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components,maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components,maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
Invest in Our Communities Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
Invest in Our Communities Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765 & S. 3446- The ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 241 ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services): BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765 & S. 3446- The ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 241 ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services): BOMA lobbied for legislation that curbs drive by law suits by instituting a notice and cure period to allow building owners to remove barriers before the commencement of an ADA lawsuit.
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act /S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 years for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports tax deductions that help building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act /S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 years for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports tax deductions that help building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765- The ADA Education and Reform Act: BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act /S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 years for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports tax deductions that help building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 3765- The ADA Education and Reform Act: BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015. BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy.
American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements
Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act /S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 years for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports tax deductions that help building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act /S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 years for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports tax deductions that help building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements
Invest in Our Communities Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
Invest in Our Communities Act
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements
EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act /S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 years for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports tax deductions that help building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act /S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 years for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports tax deductions that help building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015
Client: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL · Firm: BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA lobbied to encourage energy efficiency without the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 8 and H.R. 1273- BOMA lobbied to pass these bills that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA lobbied to ensure that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA lobbied for a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA lobbied to support DOE's role as a technical adviser in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. BOMA lobbied to extend deductions for energy efficient improvements to commercial buildings, known as 179D deductions. BOMA lobbied to support legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy efficiency.
Filing targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2016 · third_quarter · Q3
BOMA supports legislation to improve and strengthen the EB-5 visa program.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems-BOMA supports the creation of a federal policy that allows for the safe and responsible commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones, for the real estate industry.
S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy efficiency without the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 8 and H.R. 1273- BOMA supports these bills that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical adviser in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. BOMA supports extending deductions for energy efficient improvements to commercial building, known as 179D deductions. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy efficiency. Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
BOMA supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components,maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
BOMA opposes action by the FAA to implement new laws or rules that specifically impact local zoning and development. BOMA believes that the federal government must take into account comments, concerns and feedback from all stakeholders.
H.R. 3765 & S. 3446- The ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 241 ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services): BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
Filing targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
BOMA opposes the EPA's plans to promulgate new regulations on post-construction stormwater runoff and exterior lead paint remediation. BOMA also opposes the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers proposed regulations to redefine "Waters of the United States" as already clearly defined by the Clean Water Act. BOMA would like the EPA to clarify that MS4s are specifically excluded from WOTUS as they are already completely separately permitted. BOMA opposes EPA regulations on lead-based paint in commercial buildings absent credible health studies, undertaken in commercial building settings, which determine there is a known or imminent public health emergency. EPA must also consider the impact that any lead-based paint regulations will have regarding energy efficiency and water conservation retrofits in commercial buildings.
BOMA opposes action by the FAA to implement new laws or rules that specifically impact local zoning and development. BOMA believes that the federal government must take into account comments, concerns and feedback from all stakeholders.
BOMA International supports legislation and other meaningful reforms to curtail patent assertion entities (also known as "patent trolls") from filing unwarranted, vague and frivolous lawsuits.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems-BOMA International supports the creation of a federal policy that allows for the safe and responsible commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones, for the real estate industry. BOMA believes that the federal government must take into account comments, concerns and feedback from all stakeholders.
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
H.R. 3765- The ADA Education and Reform Act: BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
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2016 · first_quarter · Q1
BOMA opposes the EPA's plans to promulgate new regulations on post-construction stormwater runoff and exterior lead paint remediation. BOMA also opposes the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers proposed regulations to redefine "Waters of the United States" as already clearly defined by the Clean Water Act. BOMA would like the EPA to clarify that MS4s are specifically excluded from WOTUS as they are already completely separately permitted. BOMA opposes EPA regulations on lead-based paint in commercial buildings absent credible health studies, undertaken in commercial building settings, which determine there is a known or imminent public health emergency. EPA must also consider the impact that any lead-based paint regulations will have regarding energy efficiency and water conservation retrofits in commercial buildings.
H.R. 3765- The ADA Education and Reform Act: BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
BOMA International supports legislation and other meaningful reforms to curtail patent assertion entities (also known as "patent trolls") from filing unwarranted, vague and frivolous lawsuits.
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems-BOMA International supports the creation of a federal policy that allows for the safe and responsible commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones, for the real estate industry. BOMA believes that the federal government must take into account comments, concerns and feedback from all stakeholders.
BOMA opposes action by the FAA to implement new laws or rules that specifically impact local zoning and development. BOMA believes that the federal government must take into account comments, concerns and feedback from all stakeholders.
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. S. 2012- Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. BOMA supports legislation that encourages energy effeciency witout the creation of a federal-level, regulatory building energy code. The bill also requires DOE to engage real estate before establishing building energy targets. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
BOMA International supports legislation and other meaningful reforms to curtail patent assertion entities (also known as "patent trolls") from filing unwarranted, vague and frivolous lawsuits.
H.R. 3765- The ADA Education and Reform Act: BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
BOMA opposes the EPA's plans to promulgate new regulations on post-construction stormwater runoff and exterior lead paint remediation. BOMA also opposes the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers proposed regulations to redefine "Waters of the United States" as already clearly defined by the Clean Water Act. BOMA would like the EPA to clarify that MS4s are specifically excluded from WOTUS as they are already completely separately permitted. BOMA opposes EPA regulations on lead-based paint in commercial buildings absent credible health studies, undertaken in commercial building settings, which determine there is a known or imminent public health emergency. EPA must also consider the impact that any lead-based paint regulations will have regarding energy efficiency and water conservation retrofits in commercial buildings.
H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends the EB-5 program until Sept 30, 2016. BOMA International favors immigration proposals which improve visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 includes significant oversight and integrity reforms to the EB5 investment program.
BOMA opposes action by the FAA to implement new laws or rules that specifically impact local zoning and development. BOMA believes that the federal government must take into account comments, concerns and feedback from all stakeholders.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems-BOMA International supports the creation of a federal policy that allows for the safe and responsible commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones, for the real estate industry. BOMA believes that the federal government must take into account comments, concerns and feedback from all stakeholders.
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act /S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 years for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports tax deductions that help building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports legislation that helps building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
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2015 · third_quarter · Q3
HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy. S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, focuses on improvements to the standard for designating Targeted Employment Areas, which are the locations-traditionally rural areas and high unemployment zones-where it is financially beneficial for EB-5 investment to be made. S. 2122,Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act, calls for increased visa numbers and other positive improvements
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2015 · second_quarter · Q2
HR. 241-ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015- BOMA supports legislation to curb drive by law suites by instituting a notice and cure period. Metal Theft Prevention- BOMA supports increasing the penalty for metal theft crime and stricter regulations on scrap metal sales.
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
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2015 · first_quarter · RA
tax issues (extenders, FIRPTA, tax reform), sustainability/energy efficiency, labor/unionization, terrorism risk insurance program, lead in paint, stormwater runoff, Waters of the US, security & cyber security
tax issues (extenders, FIRPTA, tax reform), sustainability/energy efficiency, labor/unionization, terrorism risk insurance program, lead in paint, stormwater runoff, Waters of the US, security & cyber security
tax issues (extenders, FIRPTA, tax reform), sustainability/energy efficiency, labor/unionization, terrorism risk insurance program, lead in paint, stormwater runoff, Waters of the US, security & cyber security
BOMA opposes the EPA's plans to promulgate new regulations on post-construction stormwater runoff and exterior lead paint remediation. BOMA also opposes the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers proposed regulations to redefine "Waters of the United States" as already clearly defined by the Clean Water Act. BOMA would like the EPA to clarify that MS4s are specifically excluded from WOTUS as they are already completely separately permitted.
BOMA International supports legislation and other meaningful reforms to curtail patent assertion entities (also known as "patent trolls") from filing unwarranted, vague and frivolous lawsuits.
BOMA opposes action by the FAA to implement new laws or rules that specifically impact local zoning and development. BOMA believes that the federal government must take into account comments, concerns and feedback from all stakeholders.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems-BOMA International supports the creation of a federal policy that allows for the safe and responsible commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones, for the real estate industry. BOMA believes that the federal government must take into account comments, concerns and feedback from all stakeholders.
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act of 2015, contains language from H.R.1273 above that BOMA supports to require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes pro Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
BOMA opposes action by the FAA to implement new laws or rules that specifically impact local zoning and development. BOMA believes that the federal government must take into account comments, concerns and feedback from all stakeholders.
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015. BOMA supports immigration legislation that improves visa programs impacting the commercial real estate industry. EB5 visas encourage foreign investment in large commercial projects which ultimately financially benefit the U.S.economy.
BOMA opposes the EPA's plans to promulgate new regulations on post-construction stormwater runoff and exterior lead paint remediation. BOMA also opposes the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers proposed regulations to redefine "Waters of the United States" as already clearly defined by the Clean Water Act. BOMA would like the EPA to clarify that MS4s are specifically excluded from WOTUS as they are already completely separately permitted.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems-BOMA International supports the creation of a federal policy that allows for the safe and responsible commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones, for the real estate industry. BOMA believes that the federal government must take into account comments, concerns and feedback from all stakeholders.
S. 535, S. 128- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. BOMA supports the creation of a "Tenant Star" program as it would be free, and establish best practices as well as a voluntary certification system for building tenants to become partners in energy savings. H.R. 1273- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, BOMA supports this bill that would require DOE to show a simple payback period of 10 years or less for energy efficiency improvements it suggests get added to the model building code. BOMA supports legislation that maintains that the code is voluntary to adopt either as a whole or by individual provision. BOMA supports a simple payback period that accounts for the financial realities of building ownership. BOMA supports DOE's role as a technical advisor in the codes process, but cautions against a federal agency lobbying a consensus code process. Data Acquisition- BOMA believes that utilities should be required to provide whole building aggregate data to building owners. In multi-tenant buildings with separately metered tenants, the tenant-not the building owner-owns the energy data. By providing whole building aggregate data, the building owner is able to get the usage information for benchmarking, without violating the tenants' privacy concerns.
BOMA International supports legislation and other meaningful reforms to curtail patent assertion entities (also known as "patent trolls") from filing unwarranted, vague and frivolous lawsuits.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
tax issues (extenders, FIRPTA, tax reform), sustainability/energy efficiency, labor/unionization, terrorism risk insurance program, lead in paint, stormwater runoff, Waters of the US, security & cyber security
tax issues (extenders, FIRPTA, tax reform), sustainability/energy efficiency, labor/unionization, terrorism risk insurance program, lead in paint, stormwater runoff, Waters of the US, security & cyber security
tax issues (extenders, FIRPTA, tax reform), sustainability/energy efficiency, labor/unionization, terrorism risk insurance program, lead in paint, stormwater runoff, Waters of the US, security & cyber security
tax issues (extenders, FIRPTA, tax reform), sustainability/energy efficiency, labor/unionization, terrorism risk insurance program, lead in paint, stormwater runoff, Waters of the US, security & cyber security
tax issues (extenders, FIRPTA, tax reform), sustainability/energy efficiency, labor/unionization, terrorism risk insurance program, lead in paint, stormwater runoff, Waters of the US, security & cyber security
tax issues (extenders, FIRPTA, tax reform), sustainability/energy efficiency, labor/unionization, terrorism risk insurance program, lead in paint, stormwater runoff, Waters of the US, security & cyber security