2015 US Code
Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code (Sections 1 - 9834)
Subtitle A - Income Taxes (Sections 1 - 1564)
Chapter 1 - Normal Taxes and Surtaxes (Sections 1 - 1400U-3)
Subchapter U - Designation and Treatment of Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Rural Development Investment Areas (Sections 1391 - 1397F)
Part I - Designation (Sections 1391 - 1393)
Sec. 1393 - Definitions and special rules
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Subtitle A - Income Taxes CHAPTER 1 - NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES Subchapter U - Designation and Treatment of Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Rural Development Investment Areas PART I - DESIGNATION Sec. 1393 - Definitions and special rules |
Contains | section 1393 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 103-66, title XIII, §13301(a), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 547. |
Statutes at Large References | 92 Stat. 2894 94 Stat. 3465 100 Stat. 2658 107 Stat. 547 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 95-600, Public Law 96-595, Public Law 99-514, Public Law 103-66 |
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For purposes of this subchapter—
(1) Appropriate SecretaryThe term "appropriate Secretary" means—
(A) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the case of any nominated area which is located in an urban area, and
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture in the case of any nominated area which is located in a rural area.
(2) Rural areaThe term "rural area" means any area which is—
(A) outside of a metropolitan statistical area (within the meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)), or
(B) determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, after consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, to be a rural area.
(3) Urban areaThe term "urban area" means an area which is not a rural area.
(4) Special rules for Indian reservations(A) In generalNo empowerment zone or enterprise community may include any area within an Indian reservation.
(B) Indian reservation definedThe term "Indian reservation" has the meaning given such term by section 168(j)(6).
(5) Local governmentThe term "local government" means—
(A) any county, city, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, and
(B) any combination of political subdivisions described in subparagraph (A) recognized by the appropriate Secretary.
(6) Nominated areaThe term "nominated area" means an area which is nominated by 1 or more local governments and the State or States in which it is located for designation under section 1391.
(7) GovernmentsIf more than 1 State or local government seeks to nominate an area under this part, any reference to, or requirement of, this subchapter shall apply to all such governments.
(8) Special ruleAn area shall be treated as nominated by a State and a local government if it is nominated by an economic development corporation chartered by the State.
(9) Use of census dataPopulation and poverty rate shall be determined by the most recent decennial census data available.
(b) Empowerment zone; enterprise communityFor purposes of this title, the terms "empowerment zone" and "enterprise community" mean areas designated as such under section 1391.
(Added Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, §13301(a), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 547.)
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1393, added Pub. L. 95–600, title VI, §601(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2894; amended Pub. L. 96–595, §3(a)(5), (6), (8), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3465, related to taxation of general stock ownership corporation taxable income to shareholders, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–514, title XIII, §1303(a), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2658.
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