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                                          (i) section 203(b)(2) of such Act                             
                                    shall apply, and                                                    
                                          (ii) in the case of property with a                           
                                    class life–-                                                        
                                                (I) of less than 5 years, the                           
                                          applicable date shall be July 1,                              
                                          1986, and                                                     
                                                (II) at least 5 years, but                              
                                          less than 7 years, the applicable                             
                                          date shall be January 1, 1987,                                
                                          * * *                                                         
            The pertinent portions of TRA section 203, 100 Stat. 2143,                                  
            provide:99                                                                                  
                  SEC. 203. EFFECTIVE DATES; GENERAL TRANSITIONAL RULES.                                
                        (a) General Effective Dates.--                                                  
                              (1) Section 201.--                                                        
                                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in                              
                              this section, section 204, and section                                    
                              251(d), the amendments made by section 201                                
                              shall apply to property placed in service                                 
                              after December 31, [1985] 1986, in taxable                                
                              years ending after such date.                                             
                              *     *     *     *     *     *     *                                     
                        (b) General Transitional Rule.--                                                
                              (1) In general.--The amendments made by                                   
                        section 201 shall not apply to--                                                
                                    (A) any property which is constructed,                              
                              reconstructed, or acquired by the taxpayer                                

                  99 Pursuant to sec. 49(e), date changes have been made in                             
            TRA secs. 203 and 204.  The stricken portions are the original                              
            dates, unmodified by sec. 49(e).  The inserted dates are those                              
            which were modified by sec. 49(e)(1)(A) and (B) and applicable to                           
            this case.                                                                                  




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