b'2017 AccomplishmentsWorked with members of congress on the recreation not red- Published the national equine health Plan (nehP) in conjunctiontape act (rnr) (s. 1633, h.r. 3400), legislation that expands the with the american association of equine Practitioners (aaeP), thescope of the national Forest system trails stewardship act (Pl united states department of agriculture (usda), and state animal114-245), signed into law in late 2016.While the rnr focuses on health officials. the goals of the nehP are to protect the healthstreamlined permitting to access public lands, the bill includes pro-and welfare of the u.s. equine population, facilitate the continuedvisions that would authorize the department of the interior, through interstate and international movement of horses and their products,the Bureau of land management (Blm), to enter into cooperative ensure the availability of regulatory services, and protect the eco- agreements with private parties to promote the role of volunteers nomic continuity of business in the equine industry. in trail maintenance.ensured favorable tax provisions for the equine industry in the advocating for an amendment within the Fy2018 department of tax cuts and Jobs act of 2017 passed at the end of december:defense appropriations Bill that would fund equine therapy for cutting corporate tax rates, reducing most individual tax rates, dou- veteransbling the estate tax exemption from $5 million to $10 million, and introduction of the Prevent all soring tactics (Past) act in the a 20% deduction for pass-through entities such as partnerships,house by representatives ted yoho (r-Fl) and Kurt schrader (d-sole proprietorships and s corporations. additionally, an increaseor). the bill is intended to strengthen the horse Protection act in Bonus depreciation from 50 percent to 100 percent for both new(hPa) and prevent the soring of tennessee Walking horses, racking and used property acquired and put into service after sept. 27,horses, and spotted saddle horses. the bill currently has more 2017, and before Jan. 1, 2023; and the section 179 deduction in- than 275 sponsors in the house.creased from $500,000 to $1 million for new and used property, and Promoting the animal disease and disaster Prevention Program the phase-out threshold for the deduction has been increased fromwithin the context of the 2018 Farm Bill.$2 million to $2.5 million.Promoting the Foot and mouth disease Prevention Program withinWorking with other racing industry organizations, secured a changethe 2018 Farm Bill. in the new irs Winnings rule, which changed federal withholding in 2017, the equine disease communication center (edcc) sent out and reporting requirements for pari-mutuel winnings.the new rule315 alerts reporting on 404 total outbreaks/cases.arises from a notice of proposed rulemaking issued in late 2016, on overall totals for the edcc: which the equine industry submitted comments, laying the ground- o694 alerts posted since april 2015work for the new regulatory flexibility.the tax rules will effectivelyo897 outbreaks reported since april 2015exempt large numbers of winnings from the federal definition foro3,447 addresses on the edcc email alert subscription listamount of wager.the new threshold effectively exempts a largeo4,590 following on Facebooknumber of bets from triggering the imposition of a 20 percent with- otime to ride hit a major milestone by successfully introducing holding on winnings, thereby reflecting a consumer trend towardover 120,000 new horse enthusiasts to the equine industry exotic wagering pools in modern betting.through over 1,500 hosts throughout the country. collaborated with other members of the livestock industry to ad-dress the electronic logging device (eld) mandate to request that the department of transportation (dot) grant a one-year enforce-ment delay followed by a waiver and limited exemptions from compliance with the december 18, 2017 implementation date for the Final rule on electronic logging devices (elds) and hours of service (hos). the ahc also published two handouts to clarify both the eld and commercial drivers license (cdl) requirements. continued to advocate for h2-B Visa cap relief by encouraging cap relief in the Fy2018 appropriations bill, as well as the strengthen employment and seasonal opportunities (season) act (h.r. 2004) and the save our small and seasonal Businesses act of 2017(s. 792).14ahc accomPlishments2022 horse industry directory'