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               SEC. 168.  ACCELERATED COST RECOVERY SYSTEM.                           
                    (a) Allowance of Deduction.--There shall be                       
               allowed as a deduction for any taxable year the amount                 
               determined under this section with respect to recovery                 
               property.                                                              
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                    (c) Recovery Property.--For purposes of this                      
               title--                                                                
                         (1) Recovery property defined.--* * *                        
                    the term “recovery property” means tangible                       
                    property of a character subject to the                            
                    allowance for depreciation--                                      
                              (A) used in a trade or                                  
                         business, or                                                 
                              (B) held for the production of                          
                         income.                                                      
                         (2) Classes of recovery property.--Each                      
                    item of recovery property shall be assigned                       
                    to one of the following classes of property:                      
                         *    *    *    *    *    *    *                              
                              (B) 5-year property.--The term                          
                         “5-year property” means recovery                             
                         property which is section 1245                               
                         class property and which is not 3-                           
                         year property, 10-year property, or                          
                         15-year public utility property.                             
                         *    *    *    *    *    *    *                              
                              (E) 15-year public utility                              
                         property.--The term “15-year public                          
                         utility property” means public                               
                         utility property * * * with a                                
                         present class life of more than 25                           
                         years.                                                       
          The parties agree that drop and block is recovery property.  To             
          ascertain which class of property includes the drop and block, it           





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