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The Waterfront Businesses Bill
Waterfront businesses could get tax help to prepare for storms
Working Waterfront Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act
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This bill would give tax money back to people who own businesses on the water to help them fix things before storms.
Our take
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This bill would help people who own businesses on the water get money back on their taxes. This money would be for projects that make their buildings stronger against bad weather like hurricanes. This could save their businesses and jobs when storms hit. Some might say that paying for these fixes should be up to the business owners themselves. But others believe it helps everyone when important waterfront businesses can stay open after a storm.
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The facts
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- It would change tax rules from 1986.
- It would give a tax credit for projects that make working waterfront property safer from hazards.
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