Norma Ruth Criswell Carpenter & Clovis C. Criswell Grant Parish Restoration Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill changes how the government decides which poor areas qualify for special tax breaks. It focuses on rural places where many people are moving away and counties where the federal government owns a lot of the land.
• It changes the math for rural areas by ignoring people living in places like prisons or nursing homes when counting the population. This helps ensure the data reflects the actual residents who need economic help.
• In counties where the federal government owns at least 30 percent of the land, the bill makes it easier to qualify for tax credits. It lowers the required poverty rate from 20 percent down to 15 percent for these specific areas.
• Military bases and land held in trust for Native American tribes do not count toward the federal land total. This ensures the focus remains on public lands like national forests or parks that might limit local tax revenue.
• The goal is to encourage more private investment in struggling communities. By expanding these tax credits, the bill aims to bring new businesses and jobs to rural parts of the country that have been left behind.

Impact Analysis

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