S.B. 224
         RENEWABLE ENERGY TAX CREDIT AMENDMENTS

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 March 5, 2014 11:45 AM



Senator Ralph Okerlund proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 18 :    

             18          This bill takes effect for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
{   2016   }        2015       .


2.    Page 4, Lines 108 through 112 :    

             108          (b) (i) [For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, a] A business entity
             109      that purchases or participates in the financing of a commercial energy system situated in Utah
             110      [is entitled to] may claim a refundable tax credit as provided in this Subsection (2)(b) if the
             111      commercial energy system does not use wind, geothermal electricity, solar, or biomass
             112      equipment capable of producing a total of 660 or more kilowatts of electricity
  or if the commercial energy system does not use solar equipment capable of producing 2,000 or more kilowatts of electricity       , and:


3.    Page 6, Lines 168 through 174 :    

             168          (3) (a) A business entity that owns a commercial energy system located in the state that
             169      uses solar equipment capable of producing a total of 660 or more kilowatts of electricity may
             170      claim a refundable tax credit as provided in this Subsection (3) if:
             171          (i)
  (A)       the commercial energy system supplies all or part of the energy required by

             172      commercial units owned or used by the business entity; or
             173          
{   (ii)   }        (B)       the business entity sells all or part of the energy produced by the commercial

             174      energy system as a commercial enterprise
  ; and

    (ii) the business entity does not claim a tax credit under Subsection (2)(b)  
.


4.    Page 6, Lines 179 through 181 :    

             179          (c) The tax credit under this Subsection (3) may be claimed for production occurring
             180      during a period of 48 months beginning with the month in which the
{   commerical   }        commercial       energy

             181      system is placed in commercial service.

5.    Page 7, Lines 183 through 184 :    

             183          (e) The tax credit under this Subsection (3) is allowed for a
{   commerical   }        commercial       energy system

             184      completed and placed in service on or after January 1,
{   2016   }        2015       .



6.    Page 7, Lines 185 through 187 :    

             185          (f) A business entity that leases a
{   commerical   }        commercial       energy system installed on a commercial

             186      unit may claim a tax credit under this Subsection (3) if the business entity that is the lessee can
             187      confirm that the lessor irrevocably elects not to claim the tax credit.

7.    Page 8, Line 215 :    

             215          This bill takes effect for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
{   2016   }        2015       .


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