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        February 12, 2014

Madam Speaker:

    The Revenue and Taxation Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 31, POLLUTION CONTROL AMENDMENTS, by Representative R. Wilcox, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 5, Lines 125 through 128 :    

             125          (5) (a) "Freestanding pollution control property" means tangible personal property
             126      located in the state, regardless of whether a purchaser purchases the tangible personal property
             127      voluntarily or

{   a governmental entity requires the purchaser to purchase the tangible personal

             128      property  
}
  to comply with a requirement of a governmental entity       , if:


2.    Page 5, Line 138 through Page 6, Line 154 :    

             138          (b) "Freestanding pollution control property" does not include:
    
  (i) a consumable:

    (A) chemical that is not reusable;
    (B) cleaning material that is not reusable; or
    (C) supply that is not reusable;  

             139          
{   (i)   }        (ii)       the following used for human waste:

             140          (A) a septic tank; or
             141          (B) other property;
             142          
{   (ii)   }        (iii)       property installed, constructed, or used for the moving of sewage

to a collection


             143      facility of a public or quasi-public sewerage system;
             144          
{   (iii)   }        (iv)       the following used for the comfort of personnel:

             145          (A) an air conditioner;
             146          (B) a fan; or
             147          (C) an item similar to Subsection (5)(b)
{   (iii)   }        (iv)       (A) or (B); or

             148          
{   (iv)   }        (v)       office equipment or an office supply if the primary purpose of the office equipment

             149      or office supply is not the prevention, control, or reduction of air or water pollution by:
             150          (A) the disposal or elimination of, or redesign to eliminate, waste, and the use of
             151      treatment works for industrial waste; or
             152          (B) the disposal, elimination, or reduction of, or redesign to eliminate or reduce, air
             153      contaminants, air pollution, or air contamination sources, and the use of one or more air
             154      cleaning devices.

3.    Page 6, Lines 155 through 158 :    

             155          (6) (a) "Pollution control facility" means real property in the state, regardless of
             156      whether a purchaser purchases the real property voluntarily or
{   a governmental entity requires

             157      the purchaser to purchase the real property  
}
  to comply with a requirement of a governmental entity       , if the primary purpose of the real property is the

             158      prevention, control, or reduction of air pollution or water pollution by:

4.    Page 6, Line 169 through Page 7, Line 185 :    

             169          (c) "Pollution control facility" does not include:
     (i) a consumable:
    (A) chemical that is not reusable;
    (B) cleaning material that is not reusable; or
    (C) supply that is not reusable;

             170          
{   (i)   }        (ii)       the following used for human waste:

             171          (A) a septic tank; or
             172          (B) another facility;
             173          
{   (ii)   }        (iii)       property installed, constructed, or used for the moving of sewage

to a collection


             174      facility of a public or quasi-public sewerage system;
             175          
{   (iii)   }        (iv)       the following used for the comfort of personnel:

             176          (A) an air conditioner;
             177          (B) a fan; or
             178          (C) an item similar to Subsection (6)(c)
{   (iii)   }        (iv)       (A) or (B); or

             179          
{   (iv)   }        (v)       office equipment or an office supply if the primary purpose of the office equipment

             180      or office supply is not the prevention, control, or reduction of air or water pollution by:
             181          (A) the disposal or elimination of, or redesign to eliminate, waste, and the use of
             182      treatment works for industrial waste; or
             183          (B) the disposal, elimination, or reduction of, or redesign to eliminate, or reduce, air
             184      contaminants, air pollution, or air contamination sources, and the use of one or more air
             185      cleaning devices.

5.    Page 7, Lines 193 through 197 :    

             193          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a purchase or lease of the following is
             194      exempt from a tax imposed under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act:
             195          (a) freestanding pollution control property;
             196          (b) tangible personal property
{   , including tangible personal property that has an

             197      economic life of less than three years,  
}
if the tangible personal property is:

6.    Page 7, Lines 209 through 213 :    

             209          (iii) property described in Subsection (1)(b), a part described in Subsection (1)(c), or a
             210      product described in Subsection (1)(d).
    
  (2) A purchase or lease of the following is not exempt under this section:

      
(a) a consumable chemical that is not reusable;

    (b) a consumable cleaning material that is not reusable; or
    (c) a consumable supply that is not reusable.

             211          
{   (2)   }        (3)       A purchase or lease of office equipment or an office supply is not exempt under this


             212
     section if the primary purpose of the office equipment or office supply is not the prevention,
             213      control, or reduction of air or water pollution by:

    Respectfully,

    Ryan D. Wilcox
    Committee Chair

Voting: 14-0-2
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