Amends the Internal Revenue Code to grant tax-exempt status to crude oil purchasing cooperatives on the same basis as such status is applied to farmers' cooperatives. Defines "crude oil purchasing cooperative" as a cooperative purchasing association all of whose members are independent refiners or cooperatives described in specified Internal Revenue Code provisions and which is organized and operated for purposes of: (1) purchase of crude oil and resale to members, nonmember independent refiners, and certain other nonmember cooperatives and return of proceeds of such resales, less necessary expenses; (2) purchase of supplies and equipment for such parties at cost plus necessary expenses; (3) trading and storage of crude oil; and (4) insurance of risks associated with the organization's activities.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Energy Department.
Subcommittee on Energy and Agricultural Taxation. Hearings held.
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