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S.B. 13

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TAX CREDITS FOR ALTERNATE POWER

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GENERATION

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2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

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House Sponsor: ____________

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends and extends the renewable energy tax credit.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    extends the availability of the renewable energy tax credit until 2012;
             15          .    expands the renewable energy tax credit to include some geothermal sources;
             16          .    makes the renewable energy tax credit on commercial energy systems a refundable
             17      credit;
             18          .    changes the calculation of the tax credit for commercial energy systems;
             19          .    removes language reimbursing the Uniform School Fund for renewable energy tax
             20      credits taken; and
             21          .    makes technical changes.
             22      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          This bill provides retrospective operation.
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:


             28          59-10-1014, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 223, Laws of Utah 2006
             29      ENACTS:
             30          59-10-1106, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             31      REPEALS AND REENACTS:
             32          59-7-614, as last amended by Chapter 223, Laws of Utah 2006
             33     
             34      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             35          Section 1. Section 59-7-614 is repealed and reenacted to read:
             36          59-7-614. Renewable energy systems tax credit -- Definitions -- Limitations --
             37      State tax credit in addition to allowable federal credits -- Certification -- Rulemaking
             38      authority -- Reimbursement of Uniform School Fund.
             39          (1) As used in this section:
             40          (a) "Active solar system":
             41          (i) means a system of equipment capable of collecting and converting incident solar
             42      radiation into thermal, mechanical, or electrical energy, and transferring these forms of energy
             43      by a separate apparatus to storage or to the point of use; and
             44          (ii) includes water heating, space heating or cooling, and electrical or mechanical
             45      energy generation.
             46          (b) "Biomass system" means any system of apparatus and equipment for use in
             47      converting material into biomass energy, as defined in Section 59-12-102 , and transporting that
             48      energy by separate apparatus to the point of use or storage.
             49          (c) "Business entity" means any sole proprietorship, estate, trust, partnership,
             50      association, corporation, cooperative, or other entity under which business is conducted or
             51      transacted.
             52          (d) "Commercial energy system" means any active solar, passive solar, geothermal
             53      electricity, direct-use geothermal, geothermal heat-pump system, wind, hydroenergy, or
             54      biomass system used to supply energy to a commercial unit or as a commercial enterprise.
             55          (e) "Commercial enterprise" means a business entity whose purpose is to produce
             56      electrical, mechanical, or thermal energy for sale from a commercial energy system.
             57          (f) (i) "Commercial unit" means any building or structure that a business entity uses to
             58      transact its business except as provided in Subsection (1)(f)(ii); and


             59          (ii) (A) in the case of an active solar system used for agricultural water pumping or a
             60      wind system, each individual energy generating device shall be a commercial unit; and
             61          (B) if an energy system is the building or structure that a business entity uses to
             62      transact its business, a commercial unit is the complete energy system itself.
             63          (g) "Direct-use geothermal system" means a system of apparatus and equipment
             64      enabling the direct use of thermal energy, generally between 100 and 300 degrees Fahrenheit,
             65      that is contained in the earth to meet energy needs, including heating a building, an industrial
             66      process, and aquaculture.
             67          (h) "Geothermal electricity" means energy contained in heat that continuously flows
             68      outward from the earth that is used as a sole source of energy to produce electricity.
             69          (i) "Geothermal heat-pump system" means a system of apparatus and equipment
             70      enabling the use of thermal properties contained in the earth at temperatures well below 100
             71      degrees Fahrenheit to help meet heating and cooling needs of a structure.
             72          (j) "Hydroenergy system" means a system of apparatus and equipment capable of
             73      intercepting and converting kinetic water energy into electrical or mechanical energy and
             74      transferring this form of energy by separate apparatus to the point of use or storage.
             75          (k) "Individual taxpayer" means any person who is a taxpayer as defined in Section
             76      59-10-103 and an individual as defined in Section 59-10-103 .
             77          (l) "Passive solar system":
             78          (i) means a direct thermal system that utilizes the structure of a building and its
             79      operable components to provide for collection, storage, and distribution of heating or cooling
             80      during the appropriate times of the year by utilizing the climate resources available at the site;
             81      and
             82          (ii) includes those portions and components of a building that are expressly designed
             83      and required for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy.
             84          (m) "Residential energy system" means any active solar, passive solar, biomass,
             85      direct-use geothermal, geothermal heat-pump system, wind, or hydroenergy system used to
             86      supply energy to or for any residential unit.
             87          (n) "Residential unit" means any house, condominium, apartment, or similar dwelling
             88      unit that serves as a dwelling for a person, group of persons, or a family but does not include
             89      property subject to a fee under:


             90          (i) Section 59-2-404 ;
             91          (ii) Section 59-2-405 ;
             92          (iii) Section 59-2-405.1 ;
             93          (iv) Section 59-2-405.2 ; or
             94          (v) Section 59-2-405.3 .
             95          (o) "Utah Geological Survey" means the Utah Geological Survey established in Section
             96      63-73-5 .
             97          (p) "Wind system" means a system of apparatus and equipment capable of intercepting
             98      and converting wind energy into mechanical or electrical energy and transferring these forms of
             99      energy by a separate apparatus to the point of use or storage.
             100          (2) (a) (i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, but beginning on or
             101      before December 31, 2012, a business entity that purchases and completes or participates in the
             102      financing of a residential energy system to supply all or part of the energy required for a
             103      residential unit owned or used by the business entity and situated in Utah is entitled to a tax
             104      credit as provided in this Subsection (2)(a).
             105          (ii) (A) A business entity is entitled to a tax credit equal to 25% of the costs of a
             106      residential energy system installed with respect to each residential unit it owns or uses,
             107      including installation costs, against any tax due under this chapter for the taxable year in which
             108      the energy system is completed and placed in service.
             109          (B) The total amount of the credit under this Subsection (2)(a) may not exceed $2,000
             110      per residential unit, except that the credit may not exceed $1,000 per residential unit for a
             111      geothermal heat-pump system.
             112          (C) The credit under this Subsection (2)(a) is allowed for any residential energy system
             113      completed and placed in service on or after January 1, 2007, but on or before December 31,
             114      2012.
             115          (iii) If a business entity sells a residential unit to an individual taxpayer before making
             116      a claim for the tax credit under this Subsection (2)(a), the business entity may:
             117          (A) assign its right to this tax credit to the individual taxpayer; and
             118          (B) if the business entity assigns its right to the tax credit to an individual taxpayer
             119      under Subsection (2)(a)(iii)(A), the individual taxpayer may claim the tax credit as if the
             120      individual taxpayer had completed or participated in the costs of the residential energy system


             121      under Section 59-10-1014 .
             122          (b) (i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, but beginning on or
             123      before December 31, 2012, a business entity that purchases or participates in the financing of a
             124      commercial energy system is entitled to a refundable tax credit as provided in this Subsection
             125      (2)(b) if:
             126          (A) the commercial energy system supplies all or part of the energy required by
             127      commercial units owned or used by the business entity; or
             128          (B) the business entity sells all or part of the energy produced by the commercial
             129      energy system as a commercial enterprise.
             130          (ii) (A) A business entity is entitled to a tax credit under this section equal to the
             131      product of:

             132          (I) 0.35 cents; and
             133          (II) the kilowatt hours of electricity produced and either used or sold during the taxable
             134      year.

             135          (B) (I) The credit calculated under Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A) may be claimed in each of
             136      the four years beginning with the year in which the commercial energy system is completed and
             137      placed in service.

             138          (II) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(c)(iii), the credit allowed by this Subsection (2)(b)
             139      for each year may not be carried forward or carried back.

             140          (C) The credit under this Subsection (2)(b) is allowed for any commercial energy
             141      system completed and placed in service on or after January 1, 2007, but on or before December
             142      31, 2012.
             143          (iii) A business entity that leases a commercial energy system installed on a
             144      commercial unit is eligible for the tax credit under this Subsection (2)(b) if the lessee can
             145      confirm that the lessor irrevocably elects not to claim the credit.
             146          (iv) Only the principal recovery portion of the lease payments, which is the cost
             147      incurred by a business entity in acquiring a commercial energy system, excluding interest
             148      charges and maintenance expenses, is eligible for the tax credit under this Subsection (2)(b).
             149          (c) (i) A tax credit under this section may be claimed for the taxable year in which the
             150      energy system is completed and placed in service.
             151          (ii) Additional energy systems or parts of energy systems may be claimed for


             152      subsequent years.
             153          (iii) If the amount of a tax credit under this section exceeds a business entity's tax
             154      liability under this chapter for a taxable year, the amount of the credit exceeding the liability
             155      may be carried over for a period which does not exceed the next four taxable years.
             156          (3) (a) The tax credits provided for under Subsection (2) are in addition to any tax
             157      credits provided under the laws or rules and regulations of the United States.
             158          (b) (i) The Utah Geological Survey may set standards for residential and commercial
             159      energy systems that cover the safety, reliability, efficiency, leasing, and technical feasibility of
             160      the systems to ensure that the systems eligible for the tax credit use the state's renewable and
             161      nonrenewable energy resources in an appropriate and economic manner.
             162          (ii) A tax credit may not be taken under Subsection (2) until the Utah Geological
             163      Survey has certified that the energy system has been completely installed and is a viable system
             164      for saving or production of energy from renewable resources.
             165          (c) The Utah Geological Survey and the commission may make rules in accordance
             166      with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that are necessary to
             167      implement this section.
             168          Section 2. Section 59-10-1014 is amended to read:
             169           59-10-1014. Renewable energy systems tax credit -- Definitions -- Limitations --
             170      State tax credit in addition to allowable federal credits -- Certification -- Rulemaking
             171      authority -- Reimbursement of Uniform School Fund.
             172          (1) As used in this part:
             173          (a) "Active solar system":
             174          (i) means a system of equipment capable of collecting and converting incident solar
             175      radiation into thermal, mechanical, or electrical energy, and transferring these forms of energy
             176      by a separate apparatus to storage or to the point of use; and
             177          (ii) includes water heating, space heating or cooling, and electrical or mechanical
             178      energy generation.
             179          (b) "Biomass system" means any system of apparatus and equipment [capable of
             180      converting organic plant, wood, or waste products into electrical and thermal energy and
             181      transferring these forms of energy by a separate apparatus to the point of use or storage] for use
             182      in converting material into biomass energy, as defined in Section 59-12-102 , and transporting


             183      that energy by separate apparatus to the point of use or storage.
             184          (c) "Business entity" means any entity under which business is conducted or transacted.
             185          [(d) "Commercial energy system" means any active solar, passive solar, wind,
             186      hydroenergy, or biomass system used to supply energy to a commercial unit or as a commercial
             187      enterprise.]
             188          [(e) "Commercial enterprise" means a business entity whose purpose is to produce
             189      electrical, mechanical, or thermal energy for sale from a commercial energy system.]
             190          [(f) (i) "Commercial unit" means any building or structure which that a business entity
             191      uses to transact its business, except as provided in Subsection (1)(f)(ii); and]
             192          [(ii) (A) in the case of an active solar system used for agricultural water pumping or a
             193      wind system, each individual energy generating device shall be a commercial unit; and]
             194          [(B) if an energy system is the building or structure which a business entity uses to
             195      transact its business, a commercial unit is the complete energy system itself.]
             196          (d) "Direct-use geothermal system" means a system of apparatus and equipment
             197      enabling the direct use of thermal energy, generally between 100 and 300 degrees Fahrenheit,
             198      that is contained in the earth to meet energy needs, including heating a building, an industrial
             199      process, and aquaculture.
             200          (e) "Geothermal electricity" means energy contained in heat that continuously flows
             201      outward from the earth that is used as a sole source of energy to produce electricity.
             202          (f) "Geothermal heat-pump system" means a system of apparatus and equipment
             203      enabling the use of thermal properties contained in the earth at temperatures well below 100
             204      degrees Fahrenheit to help meet heating and cooling needs of a structure.
             205          (g) "Hydroenergy system" means a system of apparatus and equipment capable of
             206      intercepting and converting kinetic water energy into electrical or mechanical energy and
             207      transferring this form of energy by separate apparatus to the point of use or storage.
             208          (h) "Passive solar system":
             209          (i) means a direct thermal system [which] that utilizes the structure of a building and its
             210      operable components to provide for collection, storage, and distribution of heating or cooling
             211      during the appropriate times of the year by utilizing the climate resources available at the site;
             212      and
             213          (ii) includes those portions and components of a building that are expressly designed


             214      and required for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy.
             215          (i) "Residential energy system" means any active solar, passive solar, biomass,
             216      direct-use geothermal, geothermal heat-pump system, wind, or hydroenergy system used to
             217      supply energy to or for any residential unit.
             218          (j) "Residential unit" means any house, condominium, apartment, or similar dwelling
             219      unit [which] that serves as a dwelling for a person, group of persons, or a family but does not
             220      include property subject to a fee under:
             221          (i) Section 59-2-404 ;
             222          (ii) Section 59-2-405 ;
             223          (iii) Section 59-2-405.1 ;
             224          (iv) Section 59-2-405.2 ; or
             225          (v) Section 59-2-405.3 .
             226          (k) "Utah Geological Survey" means the Utah Geological Survey established in Section
             227      63-73-5 .
             228          (l) "Wind system" means a system of apparatus and equipment capable of intercepting
             229      and converting wind energy into mechanical or electrical energy and transferring these forms of
             230      energy by a separate apparatus to the point of use or storage.
             231          (2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, [2001] 2007, but beginning on or
             232      before December 31, [2006] 2012, a claimant, estate, or trust may claim a nonrefundable tax
             233      credit as provided in this section if:
             234          (a) a claimant, estate, or trust that is not a business entity purchases and completes or
             235      participates in the financing of a residential energy system to supply all or part of the energy for
             236      the claimant's, estate's, or trust's residential unit in the state; or
             237          (b) (i) a claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity sells a residential unit to
             238      another claimant, estate, or trust that is not a business entity [prior to] before making a claim
             239      for a tax credit under Subsection (6) or Section 59-7-614 ; and
             240          (ii) the claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity assigns its right to the tax credit
             241      to the claimant, estate, or trust that is not a business entity as provided in Subsection (6)(c) or
             242      Subsection 59-7-614 (2)(a)(iii).
             243          (3) (a) The tax credit described in Subsection (2) is equal to 25% of the costs of the
             244      energy system, including installation costs, against any income tax liability of the claimant,


             245      estate, or trust under this chapter for the taxable year in which the residential energy system is
             246      completed and placed in service.
             247          (b) The total amount of the tax credit under this section may not exceed $2,000 per
             248      residential unit, except that the credit may not exceed $1,000 per residential unit for a
             249      geothermal heat-pump system.
             250          (c) The tax credit under this section is allowed for any residential energy system
             251      completed and placed in service on or after January 1, [2001] 2007, but on or before December
             252      31, [2006] 2012.
             253          (4) (a) The tax credit provided for in this section shall be claimed in the return for the
             254      taxable year in which the energy system is completed and placed in service.
             255          (b) Additional residential energy systems or parts of residential energy systems may be
             256      similarly claimed in returns for subsequent taxable years as long as the total amount claimed
             257      does not exceed $2,000 per residential unit.
             258          (c) If the amount of the tax credit under this section exceeds the income tax liability of
             259      the claimant, estate, or trust claiming the tax credit under this section for that taxable year, then
             260      the amount not used may be carried over for a period [which] that does not exceed the next
             261      four taxable years.
             262          (5) (a) A claimant, estate, or trust that is not a business entity that leases a residential
             263      energy system installed on a residential unit is eligible for the residential energy tax credits if
             264      that claimant, estate, or trust confirms that the lessor irrevocably elects not to claim the tax
             265      credit.
             266          (b) Only the principal recovery portion of the lease payments, which is the cost
             267      incurred by the claimant, estate, or trust in acquiring the residential energy system excluding
             268      interest charges and maintenance expenses, is eligible for the tax credits.
             269          (c) A claimant, estate, or trust described in this Subsection (5) may use the tax credits
             270      for a period that does not exceed seven years from the initiation of the lease.
             271          (6) (a) A claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity that purchases and completes
             272      or participates in the financing of a residential energy system to supply all or part of the energy
             273      required for a residential unit owned or used by the claimant, estate, or trust that is a business
             274      entity and situated in Utah is entitled to a nonrefundable tax credit as provided in this
             275      Subsection (6).


             276          (b) (i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, [2001] 2007, but beginning on
             277      or before December 31, [2006] 2012, a claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity is
             278      entitled to a tax credit equal to 25% of the costs of a residential energy system installed with
             279      respect to each residential unit it owns or uses, including installation costs, against any tax due
             280      under this chapter for the taxable year in which the energy system is completed and placed in
             281      service.
             282          (ii) The total amount of the tax credit under this Subsection (6) may not exceed $2,000
             283      per residential unit.
             284          (iii) The tax credit under this Subsection (6) is allowed for any residential energy
             285      system completed and placed in service on or after January 1, [2001] 2007, but on or before
             286      December 31, [2006] 2012.
             287          (c) If a claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity sells a residential unit to a
             288      claimant, estate, or trust that is not a business entity [prior to] before making a claim for the tax
             289      credit under this Subsection (6), the claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity may:
             290          (i) assign its right to this tax credit to the claimant, estate, or trust that is not a business
             291      entity; and
             292          (ii) if the claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity assigns its right to the tax
             293      credit to a claimant, estate, or trust that is not a business entity under Subsection (6)(c)(i), the
             294      claimant, estate, or trust that is not a business entity may claim the tax credit as if that claimant,
             295      estate, or trust that is not a business entity had completed or participated in the costs of the
             296      residential energy system under this section.
             297          [(7) (a) A claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity that purchases or
             298      participates in the financing of a commercial energy system is entitled to a nonrefundable tax
             299      credit as provided in this Subsection (7) if:]
             300          [(i) the commercial energy system supplies all or part of the energy required by
             301      commercial units owned or used by the claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity; or]
             302          [(ii) the claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity sells all or part of the energy
             303      produced by the commercial energy system as a commercial enterprise.]
             304          [(b) (i) A claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity is entitled to a tax credit
             305      equal to 10% of the costs of any commercial energy system installed, including installation
             306      costs, against any tax due under this chapter for the taxable year in which the commercial


             307      energy system is completed and placed in service.]
             308          [(ii) The total amount of the tax credit under this Subsection (7) may not exceed
             309      $50,000 per commercial unit.]
             310          [(iii) The tax credit under this Subsection (7) is allowed for any commercial energy
             311      system completed and placed in service on or after January 1, 2001 , but on or before
             312      December 31, 2006 .]
             313          [(c) A claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity that leases a commercial energy
             314      system installed on a commercial unit is eligible for the tax credit under this Subsection (7) if
             315      the claimant, estate, or trust confirms that the lessor irrevocably elects not to claim the tax
             316      credit.]
             317          [(d) Only the principal recovery portion of the lease payments, which is the cost
             318      incurred by a claimant, estate, or trust that is not a business entity in acquiring a commercial
             319      energy system, excluding interest charges and maintenance expenses, is eligible for the tax
             320      credit under this Subsection (7).]
             321          [(e) A claimant, estate, or trust that is a business entity that leases a commercial energy
             322      system is eligible to use the tax credit under this Subsection (7) for a period that does not
             323      exceed seven years from the initiation of the lease.]
             324          [(8)] (7) (a) A tax credit under this section may be claimed for the taxable year in
             325      which the energy system is completed and placed in service.
             326          (b) Additional energy systems or parts of energy systems may be claimed for
             327      subsequent years.
             328          (c) If the amount of a tax credit under this section exceeds the tax liability of the
             329      claimant, estate, or trust claiming the tax credit under this section for a taxable year, the amount
             330      of the tax credit exceeding the tax liability may be carried over for a period which does not
             331      exceed the next four taxable years.
             332          [(9)] (8) The tax credits provided for under this section are in addition to any tax
             333      credits provided under the laws or rules and regulations of the United States.
             334          [(10)] (9) (a) The Utah Geological Survey may set standards for residential [and
             335      commercial] energy systems that cover the safety, reliability, efficiency, leasing, and technical
             336      feasibility of the systems to ensure that the systems eligible for the tax credit use the state's
             337      renewable and nonrenewable energy resources in an appropriate and economic manner.


             338          (b) A tax credit may not be taken under this section until the Utah Geological Survey
             339      has certified that the energy system has been completely installed and is a viable system for
             340      saving or production of energy from renewable resources.
             341          [(11)] (10) The Utah Geological Survey and the commission [are authorized to
             342      promulgate] may make rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
             343      Rulemaking Act, [which] that are necessary to implement this section.
             344          [(12) The Uniform School Fund shall be reimbursed by transfers from the General
             345      Fund for any tax credits taken under this section.]
             346          Section 3. Section 59-10-1106 is enacted to read:
             347          59-10-1106. Renewable energy tax credit.
             348          (1) As used in this section:
             349          (a) "Active solar system" is as defined in Section 59-10-1014 .
             350          (b) "Biomass system" is as defined in Section 59-10-1014 .
             351          (c) "Business entity" is as defined in Section 59-10-1014 .
             352          (d) "Commercial energy system" means any active solar, passive solar, geothermal
             353      electricity, direct-use geothermal, geothermal heat-pump system, wind, hydroenergy, or
             354      biomass system used to supply energy to a commercial unit or as a commercial enterprise.
             355          (e) "Commercial enterprise" means a business entity whose purpose is to produce
             356      electrical, mechanical, or thermal energy for sale from a commercial energy system.
             357          (f) (i) "Commercial unit" means any building or structure that a business entity uses to
             358      transact its business except as provided in Subsection (1)(f)(ii); and
             359          (ii) (A) in the case of an active solar system used for agricultural water pumping or a
             360      wind system, each individual energy generating device shall be a commercial unit; and
             361          (B) if an energy system is the building or structure that a business entity uses to
             362      transact its business, a commercial unit is the complete energy system itself.
             363          (g) "Direct-use geothermal system" is as defined in Section 59-10-1014 .
             364          (h) "Geothermal electricity" is as defined in Section 59-10-1014 .
             365          (i) "Geothermal heat-pump system" is as defined in Section 59-10-1014 .
             366          (j) "Hydroenergy system" is as defined in Section 59-10-1014 .
             367          (k) "Individual taxpayer" means any person who is a taxpayer as defined in Section
             368      59-10-103 and an individual as defined in Section 59-10-103 .


             369          (l) "Passive solar system" is as defined in Section 59-10-1014 .
             370          (m) "Utah Geological Survey" means the Utah Geological Survey established in
             371      Section 63-73-5 .
             372          (n) "Wind system" is as defined in Section 59-10-1014 .
             373          (2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, but beginning on or before
             374      December 31, 2012, a business entity that purchases or participates in the financing of a
             375      commercial energy system is entitled to a refundable tax credit as provided in this section if:
             376          (a) the commercial energy system supplies all or part of the energy required by
             377      commercial units owned or used by the business entity; or
             378          (b) the business entity sells all or part of the energy produced by the commercial energy
             379      system as a commercial enterprise.
             380          (3) A business entity is entitled to a tax credit under this section equal to the product
             381      of:
             382          (a) 0.35 cents; and
             383          (b) the kilowatt hours of electricity produced and either used or sold during the taxable
             384      year.
             385          (4) The credit allowed by this section:
             386          (a) may be claimed in each of the four years beginning with the year in which the
             387      commercial energy system is completed and placed in service;
             388          (b) may not be carried forward or back; and
             389          (c) is allowed for any commercial energy system completed and placed in service on or
             390      after January 1, 2007, but on or before December 31, 2012.
             391          (5) A business entity that leases a commercial energy system installed on a commercial
             392      unit is eligible for the tax credit under this section if the lessee can confirm that the lessor
             393      irrevocably elects not to claim the credit.
             394          (6) Only the principal recovery portion of the lease payments, which is the cost
             395      incurred by a business entity in acquiring a commercial energy system, excluding interest
             396      charges and maintenance expenses, is eligible for the tax credit under this section.
             397          (7) The tax credits provided for under this section are in addition to any tax credits
             398      provided under the laws or rules and regulations of the United States.
             399          (8) (a) The Utah Geological Survey may set standards for commercial energy systems


             400      that cover the safety, reliability, efficiency, leasing, and technical feasibility of the systems to
             401      ensure that the systems eligible for the tax credit use the state's renewable and nonrenewable
             402      energy resources in an appropriate and economic manner.
             403          (b) A tax credit may not be taken under this section until the Utah Geological Survey
             404      has certified that the energy system has been completely installed and is a viable system for
             405      saving or production of energy from renewable resources.
             406          (9) The Utah Geological Survey and the commission may make rules in accordance
             407      with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that are necessary to
             408      implement this section.
             409          Section 4. Retrospective operation.
             410          This bill has retrospective operation for taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
             411      2007.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 11-16-06 7:51 AM


Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


Interim Committee Note
    as of 12-18-06 12:55 PM


The Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee recommended this bill.


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