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S.B. 194

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SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR

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ITEMS RELATING TO DIRECT MAIL

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2005 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends the Sales and Use Tax Act to provide a sales and use tax exemption.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    provides a sales and use tax exemption for purchases of items relating to direct
             13      mail; and
             14          .    makes technical changes.
             15      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             16          None
             17      Other Special Clauses:
             18          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2005.
             19      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             20      AMENDS:
             21          59-12-104, as last amended by Chapters 1, 156, 255, 298 and 320, Laws of Utah 2004
             22     
             23      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             24          Section 1. Section 59-12-104 is amended to read:
             25           59-12-104. Exemptions.
             26          The following sales and uses are exempt from the taxes imposed by this chapter:
             27          (1) sales of aviation fuel, motor fuel, and special fuel subject to a Utah state excise tax



             28      under Chapter 13, Motor and Special Fuel Tax Act;
             29          (2) sales to the state, its institutions, and its political subdivisions; however, this
             30      exemption does not apply to sales of:
             31          (a) construction materials except:
             32          (i) construction materials purchased by or on behalf of institutions of the public
             33      education system as defined in Utah Constitution Article X, Section 2, provided the
             34      construction materials are clearly identified and segregated and installed or converted to real
             35      property which is owned by institutions of the public education system; and
             36          (ii) construction materials purchased by the state, its institutions, or its political
             37      subdivisions which are installed or converted to real property by employees of the state, its
             38      institutions, or its political subdivisions; or
             39          (b) tangible personal property in connection with the construction, operation,
             40      maintenance, repair, or replacement of a project, as defined in Section 11-13-103 , or facilities
             41      providing additional project capacity, as defined in Section 11-13-103 ;
             42          (3) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (3)(b) from a vending machine if:
             43          (i) the proceeds of each sale do not exceed $1; and
             44          (ii) the seller or operator of the vending machine reports an amount equal to 150% of
             45      the cost of the item described in Subsection (3)[(a)] (b) as goods consumed; and
             46          (b) Subsection (3)(a) applies to:
             47          (i) food and food ingredients; or
             48          (ii) prepared food;
             49          (4) sales of the following to a commercial airline carrier for in-flight consumption:
             50          (a) food and food ingredients;
             51          (b) prepared food; or
             52          (c) services related to Subsection (4)(a) or (b);
             53          (5) sales of parts and equipment for installation in aircraft operated by common carriers
             54      in interstate or foreign commerce;
             55          (6) sales of commercials, motion picture films, prerecorded audio program tapes or
             56      records, and prerecorded video tapes by a producer, distributor, or studio to a motion picture
             57      exhibitor, distributor, or commercial television or radio broadcaster;
             58          (7) sales of cleaning or washing of tangible personal property by a coin-operated


             59      laundry or dry cleaning machine;
             60          (8) sales made to or by religious or charitable institutions in the conduct of their regular
             61      religious or charitable functions and activities, if the requirements of Section 59-12-104.1 are
             62      fulfilled;
             63          (9) sales of vehicles of a type required to be registered under the motor vehicle laws of
             64      this state which are made to bona fide nonresidents of this state and are not afterwards
             65      registered or used in this state except as necessary to transport them to the borders of this state;
             66          (10) (a) amounts paid for an item described in Subsection (10)(b) if:
             67          (i) the item is intended for human use; and
             68          (ii) (A) a prescription was issued for the item; or
             69          (B) the item was purchased by a hospital or other medical facility; and
             70          (b) (i) Subsection (10)(a) applies to:
             71          (A) a drug;
             72          (B) a syringe; or
             73          (C) a stoma supply; and
             74          (ii) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             75      commission may by rule define the terms:
             76          (A) "syringe"; or
             77          (B) "stoma supply";
             78          (11) sales or use of property, materials, or services used in the construction of or
             79      incorporated in pollution control facilities allowed by Sections 19-2-123 through 19-2-127 ;
             80          (12) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) served by:
             81          (i) the following if the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the
             82      general public:
             83          (A) a church; or
             84          (B) a charitable institution;
             85          (ii) an institution of higher education if:
             86          (A) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is not available to the general public; or
             87          (B) the item described in Subsection (12)(c) is prepaid as part of a student meal plan
             88      offered by the institution of higher education; or
             89          (b) sales of an item described in Subsection (12)(c) provided at:


             90          (i) a medical facility; or
             91          (ii) a nursing facility; and
             92          (c) Subsections (12)(a) and (b) apply to:
             93          (i) food and food ingredients;
             94          (ii) prepared food; or
             95          (iii) alcoholic beverages;
             96          (13) isolated or occasional sales by persons not regularly engaged in business, except
             97      the sale of vehicles or vessels required to be titled or registered under the laws of this state in
             98      which case the tax is based upon:
             99          (a) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle or vessel being sold;
             100      or
             101          (b) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the then existing
             102      fair market value of the vehicle or vessel being sold as determined by the commission;
             103          (14) (a) the following purchases or leases by a manufacturer on or after July 1, 1995:
             104          (i) machinery and equipment:
             105          (A) used in the manufacturing process;
             106          (B) having an economic life of three or more years; and
             107          (C) used:
             108          (I) to manufacture an item sold as tangible personal property; and
             109          (II) in new or expanding operations in a manufacturing facility in the state; and
             110          (ii) subject to the provisions of Subsection (14)(b), normal operating replacements that:
             111          (A) have an economic life of three or more years;
             112          (B) are used in the manufacturing process in a manufacturing facility in the state;
             113          (C) are used to replace or adapt an existing machine to extend the normal estimated
             114      useful life of the machine; and
             115          (D) do not include repairs and maintenance;
             116          (b) the rates for the exemption under Subsection (14)(a)(ii) are as follows:
             117          (i) beginning July 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997, 30% of the sale or lease described in
             118      Subsection (14)(a)(ii) is exempt;
             119          (ii) beginning July 1, 1997, through June 30, 1998, 60% of the sale or lease described
             120      in Subsection (14)(a)(ii) is exempt; and


             121          (iii) beginning July 1, 1998, 100% of the sale or lease described in Subsection
             122      (14)(a)(ii) is exempt;
             123          (c) for purposes of this Subsection (14), the commission shall by rule define the terms
             124      "new or expanding operations" and "establishment"; and
             125          (d) on or before October 1, 1991, and every five years after October 1, 1991, the
             126      commission shall:
             127          (i) review the exemptions described in Subsection (14)(a) and make recommendations
             128      to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee concerning whether the exemptions should be
             129      continued, modified, or repealed; and
             130          (ii) include in its report:
             131          (A) the cost of the exemptions;
             132          (B) the purpose and effectiveness of the exemptions; and
             133          (C) the benefits of the exemptions to the state;
             134          (15) (a) sales of the following if the requirements of Subsection (15)(b) are met:
             135          (i) tooling;
             136          (ii) special tooling;
             137          (iii) support equipment;
             138          (iv) special test equipment; or
             139          (v) parts used in the repairs or renovations of tooling or equipment described in
             140      Subsections (15)(a)(i) through (iv); and
             141          (b) sales of tooling, equipment, or parts described in Subsection (15)(a) are exempt if:
             142          (i) the tooling, equipment, or parts are used or consumed exclusively in the
             143      performance of any aerospace or electronics industry contract with the United States
             144      government or any subcontract under that contract; and
             145          (ii) under the terms of the contract or subcontract described in Subsection (15)(b)(i),
             146      title to the tooling, equipment, or parts is vested in the United States government as evidenced
             147      by:
             148          (A) a government identification tag placed on the tooling, equipment, or parts; or
             149          (B) listing on a government-approved property record if placing a government
             150      identification tag on the tooling, equipment, or parts is impractical;
             151          (16) intrastate movements of:


             152          (a) freight by common carriers; or
             153          (b) passengers:
             154          (i) by taxicabs as described in SIC Code 4121 of the 1987 Standard Industrial
             155      Classification Manual of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management
             156      and Budget;
             157          (ii) transported by an establishment described in SIC Code 4111 of the 1987 Standard
             158      Industrial Classification Manual of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of
             159      Management and Budget, if the transportation originates and terminates within a county of the
             160      first, second, or third class; or
             161          (iii) transported by the following described in SIC Code 4789 of the 1987 Standard
             162      Industrial Classification Manual of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of
             163      Management and Budget:
             164          (A) a horse-drawn cab; or
             165          (B) a horse-drawn carriage;
             166          (17) sales of newspapers or newspaper subscriptions;
             167          (18) (a) except as provided in Subsection (18)(b), tangible personal property traded in
             168      as full or part payment of the purchase price, except that for purposes of calculating sales or use
             169      tax upon vehicles not sold by a vehicle dealer, trade-ins are limited to other vehicles only, and
             170      the tax is based upon:
             171          (i) the bill of sale or other written evidence of value of the vehicle being sold and the
             172      vehicle being traded in; or
             173          (ii) in the absence of a bill of sale or other written evidence of value, the then existing
             174      fair market value of the vehicle being sold and the vehicle being traded in, as determined by the
             175      commission; and
             176          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (18)(a), Subsection (18)(a) does not apply to the
             177      following items of tangible personal property traded in as full or part payment of the purchase
             178      price:
             179          (i) money;
             180          (ii) electricity;
             181          (iii) water;
             182          (iv) gas; or


             183          (v) steam;
             184          (19) sprays and insecticides used to control insects, diseases, and weeds for
             185      commercial production of fruits, vegetables, feeds, seeds, and animal products, but not those
             186      sprays and insecticides used in the processing of the products;
             187          (20) (a) (i) sales of tangible personal property used or consumed primarily and directly
             188      in farming operations, including sales of irrigation equipment and supplies used for agricultural
             189      production purposes, whether or not they become part of real estate and whether or not
             190      installed by farmer, contractor, or subcontractor, but not sales of:
             191          (A) machinery, equipment, materials, and supplies used in a manner that is incidental
             192      to farming, such as hand tools and maintenance and janitorial equipment and supplies;
             193          (B) tangible personal property used in any activities other than farming, such as office
             194      equipment and supplies, equipment and supplies used in sales or distribution of farm products,
             195      in research, or in transportation; or
             196          (C) any vehicle required to be registered by the laws of this state, without regard to the
             197      use to which the vehicle is put; or
             198          (ii) sales of parts used in the repairs or renovations of tangible personal property if the
             199      tangible personal property is exempt under Subsection (20)(a); or
             200          (b) sales of hay;
             201          (21) exclusive sale of locally grown seasonal crops, seedling plants, or garden, farm, or
             202      other agricultural produce if sold by a producer during the harvest season;
             203          (22) purchases made using a coupon as defined in 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2012 that is issued
             204      under the Food Stamp Program, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq.;
             205          (23) sales of nonreturnable containers, nonreturnable labels, nonreturnable bags,
             206      nonreturnable shipping cases, and nonreturnable casings to a manufacturer, processor,
             207      wholesaler, or retailer for use in packaging tangible personal property to be sold by that
             208      manufacturer, processor, wholesaler, or retailer;
             209          (24) property stored in the state for resale;
             210          (25) property brought into the state by a nonresident for his or her own personal use or
             211      enjoyment while within the state, except property purchased for use in Utah by a nonresident
             212      living and working in Utah at the time of purchase;
             213          (26) property purchased for resale in this state, in the regular course of business, either


             214      in its original form or as an ingredient or component part of a manufactured or compounded
             215      product;
             216          (27) property upon which a sales or use tax was paid to some other state, or one of its
             217      subdivisions, except that the state shall be paid any difference between the tax paid and the tax
             218      imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act, and no adjustment is allowed if
             219      the tax paid was greater than the tax imposed by this part and Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax
             220      Act;
             221          (28) any sale of a service described in Subsections 59-12-103 (1)(b), (c), and (d) to a
             222      person for use in compounding a service taxable under the subsections;
             223          (29) purchases made in accordance with the special supplemental nutrition program for
             224      women, infants, and children established in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1786;
             225          (30) beginning on July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2014, sales or leases of rolls, rollers,
             226      refractory brick, electric motors, or other replacement parts used in the furnaces, mills, or ovens
             227      of a steel mill described in SIC Code 3312 of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification
             228      Manual of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget;
             229          (31) sales of boats of a type required to be registered under Title 73, Chapter 18, State
             230      Boating Act, boat trailers, and outboard motors which are made to bona fide nonresidents of
             231      this state and are not thereafter registered or used in this state except as necessary to transport
             232      them to the borders of this state;
             233          (32) sales of aircraft manufactured in Utah if sold for delivery and use outside Utah
             234      where a sales or use tax is not imposed, even if the title is passed in Utah;
             235          (33) amounts paid for the purchase of telephone service for purposes of providing
             236      telephone service;
             237          (34) fares charged to persons transported directly by a public transit district created
             238      under the authority of Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 10, Utah Public Transit District Act;
             239          (35) sales or leases of vehicles to, or use of vehicles by an authorized carrier;
             240          (36) (a) 45% of the sales price of any new manufactured home; and
             241          (b) 100% of the sales price of any used manufactured home;
             242          (37) sales relating to schools and fundraising sales;
             243          (38) sales or rentals of durable medical equipment if a person presents a prescription
             244      for the durable medical equipment;


             245          (39) (a) sales to a ski resort of electricity to operate a passenger ropeway as defined in
             246      Section 72-11-102 ; and
             247          (b) the commission shall by rule determine the method for calculating sales exempt
             248      under Subsection (39)(a) that are not separately metered and accounted for in utility billings;
             249          (40) sales to a ski resort of:
             250          (a) snowmaking equipment;
             251          (b) ski slope grooming equipment;
             252          (c) passenger ropeways as defined in Section 72-11-102 ; or
             253          (d) parts used in the repairs or renovations of equipment or passenger ropeways
             254      described in Subsections (40)(a) through (c);
             255          (41) sales of natural gas, electricity, heat, coal, fuel oil, or other fuels for industrial use;
             256          (42) sales or rentals of the right to use or operate for amusement, entertainment, or
             257      recreation a coin-operated amusement device as defined in Section 59-12-102 ;
             258          (43) sales of cleaning or washing of tangible personal property by a coin-operated car
             259      wash machine;
             260          (44) sales by the state or a political subdivision of the state, except state institutions of
             261      higher education as defined in Section 53B-3-102 , of:
             262          (a) photocopies; or
             263          (b) other copies of records held or maintained by the state or a political subdivision of
             264      the state;
             265          (45) (a) amounts paid:
             266          (i) to a person providing intrastate transportation to an employer's employee to or from
             267      the employee's primary place of employment;
             268          (ii) by an:
             269          (A) employee; or
             270          (B) employer; and
             271          (iii) pursuant to a written contract between:
             272          (A) the employer; and
             273          (B) (I) the employee; or
             274          (II) a person providing transportation to the employer's employee; and
             275          (b) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the


             276      commission may for purposes of Subsection (45)(a) make rules defining what constitutes an
             277      employee's primary place of employment;
             278          (46) amounts paid for admission to an athletic event at an institution of higher
             279      education that is subject to the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,
             280      20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.;
             281          (47) sales of telephone service charged to a prepaid telephone calling card;
             282          (48) (a) sales of:
             283          (i) hearing aids;
             284          (ii) hearing aid accessories; or
             285          (iii) except as provided in Subsection (48)(b), parts used in the repairs or renovations
             286      of hearing aids or hearing aid accessories; and
             287          (b) for purposes of this Subsection (48), notwithstanding Subsection (48)(a)(iii),
             288      "parts" does not include batteries;
             289          (49) (a) sales made to or by:
             290          (i) an area agency on aging; or
             291          (ii) a senior citizen center owned by a county, city, or town; or
             292          (b) sales made by a senior citizen center that contracts with an area agency on aging;
             293          (50) (a) beginning on July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2007, and subject to Subsection
             294      (50)(b), a sale or lease of semiconductor fabricating or processing materials regardless of
             295      whether the semiconductor fabricating or processing materials:
             296          (i) actually come into contact with a semiconductor; or
             297          (ii) ultimately become incorporated into real property;
             298          (b) (i) beginning on July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002, 10% of the sale or lease
             299      described in Subsection (50)(a) is exempt;
             300          (ii) beginning on July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003, 50% of the sale or lease
             301      described in Subsection (50)(a) is exempt; and
             302          (iii) beginning on July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2007, the entire amount of the sale or
             303      lease described in Subsection (50)(a) is exempt; and
             304          (c) each year on or before the November interim meeting, the Revenue and Taxation
             305      Interim Committee shall:
             306          (i) review the exemption described in this Subsection (50) and make recommendations


             307      concerning whether the exemption should be continued, modified, or repealed; and
             308          (ii) include in the review under this Subsection (50)(c):
             309          (A) the cost of the exemption;
             310          (B) the purpose and effectiveness of the exemption; and
             311          (C) the benefits of the exemption to the state;
             312          (51) an amount paid by or charged to a purchaser for accommodations and services
             313      described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i) to the extent the amount is exempt under Section
             314      59-12-104.2 ;
             315          (52) beginning on September 1, 2001, the lease or use of a vehicle issued a temporary
             316      sports event registration certificate in accordance with Section 41-3-306 for the event period
             317      specified on the temporary sports event registration certificate;
             318          (53) sales or uses of electricity, if the sales or uses are:
             319          (a) made under a tariff adopted by the Public Service Commission of Utah only for
             320      purchase of electricity produced from a new wind, geothermal, biomass, or solar power energy
             321      source, as designated in the tariff by the Public Service Commission of Utah; and
             322          (b) for an amount of electricity that is:
             323          (i) unrelated to the amount of electricity used by the person purchasing the electricity
             324      under the tariff described in Subsection (53)(a); and
             325          (ii) equivalent to the number of kilowatthours specified in the tariff described in
             326      Subsection (53)(a) that may be purchased under the tariff described in Subsection (53)(a);
             327          (54) sales or rentals of mobility enhancing equipment if a person presents a
             328      prescription for the mobility enhancing equipment;
             329          (55) sales of water in a:
             330          (a) pipe;
             331          (b) conduit;
             332          (c) ditch; or
             333          (d) reservoir;
             334          (56) sales of currency or coinage that constitute legal tender of the United States or of a
             335      foreign nation;
             336          (57) (a) sales of an item described in Subsection (57)(b) if the item:
             337          (i) does not constitute legal tender of any nation; and


             338          (ii) has a gold, silver, or platinum content of 80% or more; and
             339          (b) Subsection (57)(a) applies to a gold, silver, or platinum:
             340          (i) ingot;
             341          (ii) bar;
             342          (iii) medallion; or
             343          (iv) decorative coin;
             344          (58) amounts paid on a sale-leaseback transaction;
             345          (59) sales of a prosthetic device:
             346          (a) for use on or in a human;
             347          (b) for which a prescription is issued; and
             348          (c) to a person that presents a prescription for the prosthetic device;
             349          (60) (a) except as provided in Subsection (60)(b), purchases, leases, or rentals of
             350      machinery or equipment by an establishment described in Subsection (60)(c) if the machinery
             351      or equipment is primarily used in the production or postproduction of the following media for
             352      commercial distribution:
             353          (i) a motion picture;
             354          (ii) a television program;
             355          (iii) a movie made for television;
             356          (iv) a music video;
             357          (v) a commercial;
             358          (vi) a documentary; or
             359          (vii) a medium similar to Subsections (60)(a)(i) through (vi) as determined by the
             360      commission by administrative rule made in accordance with Subsection (60)(d); or
             361          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (60)(a), purchases, leases, or rentals of machinery or
             362      equipment by an establishment described in Subsection (60)(c) that is used for the production
             363      or postproduction of the following are subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter:
             364          (i) a live musical performance;
             365          (ii) a live news program; or
             366          (iii) a live sporting event;
             367          (c) the following establishments listed in the 1997 North American Industry
             368      Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management


             369      and Budget, apply to Subsections (60)(a) and (b):
             370          (i) NAICS Code 512110; or
             371          (ii) NAICS Code 51219; and
             372          (d) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             373      commission may by rule:
             374          (i) prescribe what constitutes a medium similar to Subsections (60)(a)(i) through (vi);
             375      or
             376          (ii) define:
             377          (A) "commercial distribution";
             378          (B) "live musical performance";
             379          (C) "live news program"; or
             380          (D) "live sporting event";
             381          (61) (a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004 but on
             382      or before June 30, 2009, of machinery or equipment that:
             383          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
             384          (A) is a renewable energy production facility;
             385          (B) is located in the state; and
             386          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
             387          (II) has its generation capacity increased by one or more megawatts on or after July 1,
             388      2004 as a result of the use of the machinery or equipment;
             389          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
             390          (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
             391      Subsection (61)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an existing
             392      transmission grid including:
             393          (A) a wind turbine;
             394          (B) generating equipment;
             395          (C) a control and monitoring system;
             396          (D) a power line;
             397          (E) substation equipment;
             398          (F) lighting;
             399          (G) fencing;


             400          (H) pipes; or
             401          (I) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; and
             402          (b) this Subsection (61) does not apply to:
             403          (i) machinery or equipment used in construction of:
             404          (A) a new renewable energy production facility; or
             405          (B) the increase in the capacity of a renewable energy production facility;
             406          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
             407      and
             408          (iii) unless the machinery or equipment is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
             409      of the facility described in Subsection (61)(a)(i)(C)(II), machinery or equipment used or
             410      acquired after:
             411          (A) the renewable energy production facility described in Subsection (61)(a)(i) is
             412      operational as described in Subsection (61)(a)(iii); or
             413          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (61)(a)(i) is operational as described
             414      in Subsection (61)(a)(iii);
             415          (62) (a) leases of seven or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004 but on
             416      or before June 30, 2009, of machinery or equipment that:
             417          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
             418          (A) is a waste energy production facility;
             419          (B) is located in the state; and
             420          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
             421          (II) has its generation capacity increased by one or more megawatts on or after July 1,
             422      2004 as a result of the use of the machinery or equipment;
             423          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
             424          (iii) is used to make the facility or the increase in capacity of the facility described in
             425      Subsection (62)(a)(i) operational up to the point of interconnection with an existing
             426      transmission grid including:
             427          (A) generating equipment;
             428          (B) a control and monitoring system;
             429          (C) a power line;
             430          (D) substation equipment;


             431          (E) lighting;
             432          (F) fencing;
             433          (G) pipes; or
             434          (H) other equipment used for locating a power line or pole; and
             435          (b) this Subsection (62) does not apply to:
             436          (i) machinery or equipment used in construction of:
             437          (A) a new waste energy facility; or
             438          (B) the increase in the capacity of a waste energy facility;
             439          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
             440      and
             441          (iii) unless the machinery or equipment is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
             442      described in Subsection (62)(a)(i)(C)(II), machinery or equipment used or acquired after:
             443          (A) the waste energy facility described in Subsection (62)(a)(i) is operational as
             444      described in Subsection (62)(a)(iii); or
             445          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (62)(a)(i) is operational as described
             446      in Subsection (62)(a)(iii); [and]
             447          (63) (a) leases of five or more years or purchases made on or after July 1, 2004 but on
             448      or before June 30, 2009, of machinery or equipment that:
             449          (i) is leased or purchased for or by a facility that:
             450          (A) is located in the state;
             451          (B) produces fuel from biomass energy including:
             452          (I) methanol; or
             453          (II) ethanol; and
             454          (C) (I) becomes operational on or after July 1, 2004; or
             455          (II) has its capacity to produce fuel increase by 25% or more on or after July 1, 2004 as
             456      a result of the installation of the machinery or equipment;
             457          (ii) has an economic life of five or more years; and
             458          (iii) is installed on the facility described in Subsection (63)(a)(i);
             459          (b) this Subsection (63) does not apply to:
             460          (i) machinery or equipment used in construction of:
             461          (A) a new facility described in Subsection (63)(a)(i); or


             462          (B) the increase in capacity of the facility described in Subsection (63)(a)(i); or
             463          (ii) contracted services required for construction and routine maintenance activities;
             464      and
             465          (iii) unless the machinery or equipment is used or acquired for an increase in capacity
             466      described in Subsection (63)(a)(i)(C)(II), machinery or equipment used or acquired after:
             467          (A) the facility described in Subsection (63)(a)(i) is operational; or
             468          (B) the increased capacity described in Subsection (63)(a)(i) is operational[.]; and
             469          (64) purchases:
             470          (a) of one or more of the following items in printed or electronic format:
             471          (i) a list containing information that includes one or more:
             472          (A) names; or
             473          (B) addresses; or
             474          (ii) a database containing information that includes one or more:
             475          (A) names; or
             476          (B) addresses; and
             477          (b) used to send direct mail.
             478          Section 2. Effective date.
             479          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2005.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-7-05 5:06 PM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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