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Section, added Pub. L. 91-172, title VII, Sec. 705(a), Dec. 30,
1969, 83 Stat. 672; amended Pub. L. 94-455, title XVII, Sec. 1702,
title XIX, Sec. 1906(b) (13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1760, 1834;
Pub. L. 95-473, Sec. 2(a)(2)(B), Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1464,
related to amortization of railroad grading and tunnel bores.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Section 242(c) of Pub. L. 99-514 provided that:
"(1) In general. - Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section [amending sections 1082 and 1250 of
this title and repealing this section] shall apply to that portion
of the basis of any property which is attributable to expenditures
paid or incurred after December 31, 1986.
"(2) Transitional rule. - The amendments made by this section
shall not apply to any expenditure incurred -
"(A) pursuant to a binding contract entered into before March
2, 1986, or
"(B) with respect to any improvement commenced before March 2,
1986, but only if not less than the lesser of $1,000,000 or 5
percent of the aggregate cost of such improvement has been
incurred or committed before such date.
The preceding sentence shall not apply to any expenditure with
respect to an improvement placed in service after December 31,
1987."