<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:creator>U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development</dc:creator><dc:description>This service provides spatial data for all U.S. Decennial Census tracts designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs) for purposes of §§ 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). Revenue Procedure 2018-16, 2018-9 I.R.B. 383, provided guidance to State CEOs on the eligibility criteria and procedure for making these nominations. Section 1400Z-1(b)(1)(B) of the Code provides that after the Secretary receives notice of the nominations, the Secretary may certify the nominations and designate the nominated tracts as Zones. Section 1400Z-2 of the Code allows the temporary deferral of inclusion in gross income for certain realized gains to the extent that corresponding amounts are timely invested in a qualified opportunity fund. Investments in a qualified opportunity fund may also be eligible for additional tax benefits.</dc:description><dc:format>ArcGIS FeatureLayer</dc:format><dc:identifier>ef143299845841f8abb95969c01f88b5_13</dc:identifier><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:publisher>HUD-eGIS Geospatial Data Storefront</dc:publisher><dc:rights>Public</dc:rights><dc:title>Opportunity Zones [United States]</dc:title><dc:type>Web services</dc:type><dc:coverage>United States</dc:coverage><dc:date>Last Modified: 2023-08-09</dc:date></oai_dc:dc>