Senator Derek L. Kitchen proposes the following substitute bill:


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ELECTRIC ENERGY RELATED TAX CREDIT

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2020 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Derek L. Kitchen

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House Sponsor: Val L. Peterson

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill enacts a corporate and individual income tax credit related to electric energy.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     defines terms;
13          ▸     enacts a nonrefundable corporate and individual income tax credit for the purchase
14     of an electric energy storage asset or certain electric commercial class 8 vehicles;
15          ▸     enacts a nonrefundable gross receipts tax credit for the purchase of an electric
16     energy storage asset;
17          ▸     provides that a taxpayer may not claim more than one state tax credit for each
18     qualified purchase;
19          ▸     provides a sunset review and repeal date for the tax credits; and
20          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
21     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22          None
23     Other Special Clauses:
24          This bill provides retrospective operation.
25     Utah Code Sections Affected:

26     AMENDS:
27          59-7-618, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 265
28          59-10-1033, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 265
29          63I-2-259, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Second Special Session, Chapter 6
30     ENACTS:
31          59-7-625, Utah Code Annotated 1953
32          59-8-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
33          59-10-1041, Utah Code Annotated 1953
34     

35     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
36          Section 1. Section 59-7-618 is amended to read:
37          59-7-618. Tax credit related to alternative fuel heavy duty vehicles.
38          (1) As used in this section:
39          (a) "Board" means the Air Quality Board created under Title 19, Chapter 2, Air
40     Conservation Act.
41          (b) "Director" means the director of the Division of Air Quality appointed under
42     Section 19-2-107.
43          (c) "Heavy duty vehicle" means a commercial category 7 or 8 vehicle, according to
44     vehicle classifications established by the Federal Highway Administration.
45          (d) "Natural gas" includes compressed natural gas and liquified natural gas.
46          (e) "Qualified heavy duty vehicle" means a heavy duty vehicle that:
47          (i) has never been titled or registered and has been driven less than 7,500 miles; and
48          (ii) is fueled by natural gas , has a 100% electric drivetrain, or has a hydrogen-electric
49     drivetrain .
50          (f) "Qualified purchase" means the purchase of a qualified heavy duty vehicle.
51          (g) "Qualified taxpayer" means a taxpayer that:
52          (i) purchases a qualified heavy duty vehicle; and
53          (ii) receives a tax credit certificate from the director.
54          (h) "Small fleet" means 40 or fewer heavy duty vehicles registered in the state and
55     owned by a single taxpayer.
56          (i) "Tax credit certificate" means a certificate issued by the director certifying that a

57     taxpayer is entitled to a tax credit as provided in this section and stating the amount of the tax
58     credit.
59          (2) A qualified taxpayer may claim a nonrefundable tax credit against tax otherwise
60     due under this chapter or Chapter 8, Gross Receipts Tax on Certain Corporations Not Required
61     to Pay Corporate Franchise or Income Tax Act:
62          (a) in an amount equal to:
63          (i) $25,000, if the qualified purchase of a natural gas heavy duty vehicle occurs during
64     calendar year 2015 or calendar year 2016;
65          (ii) $25,000, if the qualified purchase occurs during calendar year 2017;
66          (iii) $20,000, if the qualified purchase occurs during calendar year 2018;
67          (iv) $18,000, if the qualified purchase occurs during calendar year 2019; and
68          (v) $15,000, if the qualified purchase occurs during calendar year 2020; and
69          (b) if the qualified taxpayer certifies under oath that over 50% of the miles that the
70     heavy duty vehicle that is the subject of the qualified purchase will travel annually will be
71     within the state.
72          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a taxpayer may not submit an
73     application for, and the director may not issue to the taxpayer, a tax credit certificate under this
74     section in any taxable year for a qualified purchase if the director has already issued tax credit
75     certificates to the taxpayer for 10 qualified purchases in the same taxable year.
76          (b) If, by May 1 of any year, more than 30% of the aggregate annual total amount of
77     tax credits under Subsection (5) has not been claimed, a taxpayer may submit an application
78     for, and the director may issue to the taxpayer, one or more tax credit certificates for up to eight
79     additional qualified purchases, even if the director has already issued to that taxpayer tax credit
80     certificates for the maximum number of qualified purchases allowed under Subsection (3)(a).
81          (4) (a) Subject to Subsection (4)(b), the director shall reserve 25% of all tax credits
82     available under this section for qualified taxpayers with a small fleet.
83          (b) Subsection (4)(a) does not prevent a taxpayer from submitting an application for, or
84     the director from issuing, a tax credit certificate if, before October 1, qualified taxpayers with a
85     small fleet have not reserved under Subsection (5)(b) tax credits for the full amount reserved
86     under Subsection (4)(a).
87          (5) (a) The aggregate annual total amount of tax credits represented by tax credit

88     certificates that the director issues under this section and Section 59-10-1033 may not exceed
89     $500,000.
90          (b) The board shall, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
91     Rulemaking Act, make rules to establish a process under which a taxpayer may reserve a
92     potential tax credit under this section for a limited time to allow the taxpayer to make a
93     qualified purchase with the assurance that the aggregate limit under Subsection (5)(a) will not
94     be met before the taxpayer is able to submit an application for a tax credit certificate.
95          (6) (a) (i) A taxpayer wishing to claim a tax credit under this section shall submit to the
96     director, using forms the board requires by rule:
97          (A) [submit to the director] an application for a tax credit;
98          (B) [provide the director] proof of a qualified purchase; [and]
99          (C) [submit to the director] the certification under oath required under Subsection
100     (2)(b)[.]; and
101          (D) a certification under oath that the taxpayer has not claimed another tax credit under
102     this chapter for the same qualified purchase.
103          (ii) Upon receiving the [application, proof, and certification] information required
104     under Subsection (6)(a)(i), the director shall provide the taxpayer a written statement from the
105     director acknowledging receipt of the proof.
106          (b) If the director determines that a taxpayer qualifies for a tax credit under this section,
107     the director shall:
108          (i) determine the amount of tax credit the taxpayer is allowed under this section; and
109          (ii) provide the taxpayer with a written tax credit certificate:
110          (A) stating that the taxpayer has qualified for a tax credit; and
111          (B) showing the amount of tax credit for which the taxpayer has qualified under this
112     section.
113          (c) A qualified taxpayer shall retain the tax credit certificate.
114          (d) The director shall at least annually submit to the commission a list of all qualified
115     taxpayers to which the director has issued a tax credit certificate and the amount of each tax
116     credit represented by the tax credit certificates.
117          (7) The tax credit under this section is allowed only:
118          (a) against a tax owed under this chapter or Chapter 8, Gross Receipts Tax on Certain

119     Corporations Not Required to Pay Corporate Franchise or Income Tax Act, in the taxable year
120     by the qualified taxpayer;
121          (b) for the taxable year in which the qualified purchase occurs; and
122          (c) once per vehicle.
123          (8) A qualified taxpayer may not:
124          (a) assign a tax credit or a tax credit certificate under this section to another person[.];
125     or
126          (b) claim more than one tax credit under this chapter for a qualified purchase.
127          (9) If the qualified taxpayer receives a tax credit certificate under this section that
128     allows a tax credit in an amount that exceeds the qualified taxpayer's tax liability under this
129     chapter or Chapter 8, Gross Receipts Tax on Certain Corporations Not Required to Pay
130     Corporate Franchise or Income Tax Act, for a taxable year, the qualified taxpayer may carry
131     forward the amount of the tax credit that exceeds the tax liability for a period that does not
132     exceed the next five taxable years.
133          (10) (a) In accordance with any rules prescribed by the commission under Subsection
134     (10)(b), the Division of Finance shall transfer at least annually from the General Fund into the
135     Education Fund the aggregate amount of all tax credits claimed under this section.
136          (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
137     commission may make rules for making a transfer from the General Fund into the Education
138     Fund as required by Subsection (10)(a).
139          Section 2. Section 59-7-625 is enacted to read:
140          59-7-625. Nonrefundable tax credit related to electric energy.
141          (1) As used in this section:
142          (a) "Commercial use" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-12-102.
143          (b) "Electric energy storage asset" means property that is interconnected to the
144     electrical grid and is designed to:
145          (i) receive electrical energy;
146          (ii) store electrical energy as another energy form; and
147          (iii) (A) convert stored energy described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) back to electrical
148     energy and deliver the electrical energy for sale; or
149          (B) use electrical energy described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) to provide reliability or

150     economic benefits to the grid.
151          (c) "Heavy duty vehicle" means a commercial 8 vehicle, according to vehicle
152     classifications established by the Federal Highway Administration.
153          (d) "Industrial use" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-12-102.
154          (e) "Office" means the Office of Energy Development created in Section 63M-4-401.
155          (f) "Qualified heavy duty vehicle" means a heavy duty vehicle that has:
156          (i) never been titled or registered and has been driven less than 7,500 miles; and
157          (ii) (A) a 100% electric drivetrain and a range of 250 miles or more per charge; or
158          (B) a hydrogen-electric drivetrian and a range of 400 miles or more per charge.
159          (g) "Qualified purchase" means the purchase of:
160          (i) a qualified heavy duty vehicle; or
161          (ii) an electric energy storage asset for any of the following uses in the state:
162          (A) commercial use;
163          (B) industrial use; or
164          (C) residential use.
165          (h) "Qualified taxpayer" means a taxpayer that:
166          (i) makes a qualified purchase; and
167          (ii) receives a tax credit certificate from the office.
168          (i) "Residential use" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-12-102.
169          (j) "Tax credit certificate" means a certificate issued by the office in accordance with
170     Subsection (4)(b).
171          (2) Subject to the other provisions of this section, for a taxable year beginning on or
172     after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2025, a qualified taxpayer may claim a
173     nonrefundable tax credit:
174          (a) in an amount equal to the lesser of:
175          (i) if the qualified purchase is an electric energy storage asset for residential use:
176          (A) an amount equal to 25% of the price of the qualified purchase; or
177          (B) $5,000; or
178          (ii) if the qualified purchase is an electric energy storage asset for commercial use or
179     industrial use or a qualified heavy duty vehicle:
180          (A) an amount equal to 10% of the price of the qualified purchase; or

181          (B) $100,000; and
182          (b) for a qualified purchase that is a qualified heavy duty vehicle, if the qualified
183     taxpayer certifies under oath that over 50% of the miles that the qualified heavy duty vehicle
184     will travel annually will be within the state.
185          (3) The aggregate total amount of tax credits represented by tax credit certificates that
186     the office issues in a calendar year under this section and Sections 59-8-301 and 59-10-1041
187     may not exceed $5,000,000.
188          (4) (a) (i) To claim a tax credit under this section a taxpayer shall submit to the office,
189     using a form prescribed by the office:
190          (A) an application for the tax credit;
191          (B) proof of a qualified purchase; and
192          (C) if the qualified purchase is a qualified heavy duty vehicle, the certification
193     described in Subsection (2)(b) and a certification under oath that the taxpayer has not claimed
194     another tax credit under this chapter for the same qualified purchase.
195          (ii) Upon receipt of the information described in Subsection (4)(a)(i), the office shall
196     provide the taxpayer a written statement acknowledging receipt.
197          (b) If the office determines that the taxpayer qualifies for the tax credit, the office shall:
198          (i) determine the amount of the tax credit the taxpayer is allowed under this section;
199     and
200          (ii) provide the taxpayer with a written tax credit certificate that:
201          (A) states that the taxpayer qualifies for the tax credit; and
202          (B) shows the amount of the tax credit for which the taxpayer qualifies.
203          (c) The qualified taxpayer shall retain the tax credit certificate.
204          (d) At least annually, the office shall submit to the commission a list of each qualified
205     taxpayer to whom the office issued a tax credit certificate and the amount of the tax credit.
206          (5) (a) The tax credit described in this section is allowed only for the taxable year in
207     which the qualified purchase occurs.
208          (b) A qualified taxpayer may not:
209          (i) assign a tax credit or tax credit certificate under this section to another person;
210          (ii) claim more than one tax credit under this chapter for a qualified purchase; or
211          (iii) carry forward or carry back a tax credit under this section.

212          Section 3. Section 59-8-301 is enacted to read:
213     
Part 3. Nonrefundable Tax Credits

214          59-8-301. Nonrefundable tax credit related to electric energy.
215          (1) As used in this section:
216          (a) "Commercial use" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-12-102.
217          (b) "Electric energy storage asset" means property that is interconnected to the
218     electrical grid and is designed to:
219          (i) receive electrical energy;
220          (ii) store electrical energy as another energy form; and
221          (iii) (A) convert stored energy described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) back to electrical
222     energy and deliver the electrical energy for sale; or
223          (B) use electrical energy described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) to provide reliability or
224     economic benefits to the grid.
225          (c) "Industrial use" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-12-102.
226          (d) "Office" means the Office of Energy Development created in Section 63M-4-401.
227          (e) "Qualified purchase" means the purchase of an electric energy storage asset for any
228     of the following uses in the state:
229          (i) commercial use; or
230          (ii) industrial use.
231          (f) "Qualified taxpayer" means a taxpayer that:
232          (i) makes a qualified purchase; and
233          (ii) receives a tax credit certificate from the office.
234          (g) "Tax credit certificate" means a certificate issued by the office in accordance with
235     Subsection (4)(b).
236          (2) Subject to the other provisions of this section, for a taxable year beginning on or
237     after July1, 2020, and before July 1, 2025, a qualified taxpayer may claim a nonrefundable tax
238     credit in an amount equal to the lesser of:
239          (a) an amount equal to 10% of the price of the qualified purchase; or
240          (b) $100,000.
241          (3) The aggregate total amount of tax credits represented by tax credit certificates that
242     the office issues in a calendar year under this section and Sections 59-7-625 and 59-10-1041

243     may not exceed $5,000,000.
244          (4) (a) (i) To claim a tax credit under this section a taxpayer shall, using a form
245     prescribed by the office:
246          (A) submit to the office an application for the tax credit; and
247          (B) provide the office proof of a qualified purchase.
248          (ii) Upon receipt of the information described in Subsection (4)(a)(i), the office shall
249     provide the taxpayer a written statement acknowledging receipt.
250          (b) If the office determines that the taxpayer qualifies for the tax credit, the office shall:
251          (i) determine the amount of the tax credit the taxpayer is allowed under this section;
252     and
253          (ii) provide the taxpayer with a written tax credit certificate that:
254          (A) states that the taxpayer qualifies for the tax credit; and
255          (B) shows the amount of the tax credit for which the taxpayer qualifies.
256          (c) The qualified taxpayer shall retain the tax credit certificate.
257          (d) At least annually, the office shall submit to the commission a list of each qualified
258     taxpayer to whom the office issued a tax credit certificate and the amount of the tax credit.
259          (5) (a) The tax credit described in this section is allowed only for the taxable year in
260     which the qualified purchase occurs.
261          (b) A qualified taxpayer may not:
262          (i) assign a tax credit or tax credit certificate under this section to another person; or
263          (ii) carry forward or carry back a tax credit under this section.
264          Section 4. Section 59-10-1033 is amended to read:
265          59-10-1033. Tax credit related to alternative fuel heavy duty vehicles.
266          (1) As used in this section:
267          (a) "Board" means the Air Quality Board created under Title 19, Chapter 2, Air
268     Conservation Act.
269          (b) "Director" means the director of the Division of Air Quality appointed under
270     Section 19-2-107.
271          (c) "Heavy duty vehicle" means a commercial category 7 or 8 vehicle, according to
272     vehicle classifications established by the Federal Highway Administration.
273          (d) "Natural gas" includes compressed natural gas and liquified natural gas.

274          (e) "Qualified heavy duty vehicle" means a heavy duty vehicle that:
275          (i) has never been titled or registered and has been driven less than 7,500 miles; and
276          (ii) is fueled by natural gas , has a 100% electric drivetrain, or has a hydrogen-electric
277     drivetrain.
278          (f) "Qualified purchase" means the purchase of a qualified heavy duty vehicle.
279          (g) "Qualified taxpayer" means a claimant, estate, or trust that:
280          (i) purchases a qualified heavy duty vehicle; and
281          (ii) receives a tax credit certificate from the director.
282          (h) "Small fleet" means 40 or fewer heavy duty vehicles registered in the state and
283     owned by a single claimant, estate, or trust.
284          (i) "Tax credit certificate" means a certificate issued by the director certifying that a
285     claimant, estate, or trust is entitled to a tax credit as provided in this section and stating the
286     amount of the tax credit.
287          (2) A qualified taxpayer may claim a nonrefundable tax credit against tax otherwise
288     due under this chapter:
289          (a) in an amount equal to:
290          (i) $25,000, if the qualified purchase of a natural gas heavy duty vehicle occurs during
291     calendar year 2015 or calendar year 2016;
292          (ii) $25,000, if the qualified purchase occurs during calendar year 2017;
293          (iii) $20,000, if the qualified purchase occurs during calendar year 2018;
294          (iv) $18,000, if the qualified purchase occurs during calendar year 2019; and
295          (v) $15,000, if the qualified purchase occurs during calendar year 2020; and
296          (b) if the qualified taxpayer certifies under oath that over 50% of the miles that the
297     heavy duty vehicle that is the subject of the qualified purchase will travel annually will be
298     within the state.
299          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a claimant, estate, or trust may not
300     submit an application for, and the director may not issue to the claimant, estate, or trust, a tax
301     credit certificate under this section in any taxable year for a qualified purchase if the director
302     has already issued tax credit certificates to the claimant, estate, or trust for 10 qualified
303     purchases in the same taxable year.
304          (b) If, by May 1 of any year, more than 30% of the aggregate annual total amount of

305     tax credits under Subsection (5) has not been claimed, a claimant, estate, or trust may submit
306     an application for, and the director may issue to the claimant, estate, or trust, one or more tax
307     credit certificates for up to eight additional qualified purchases, even if the director has already
308     issued to that claimant, estate, or trust tax credit certificates for the maximum number of
309     qualified purchases allowed under Subsection (3)(a).
310          (4) (a) Subject to Subsection (4)(b), the director shall reserve 25% of all tax credits
311     available under this section for qualified taxpayers with a small fleet.
312          (b) Subsection (4)(a) does not prevent a claimant, estate, or trust from submitting an
313     application for, or the director from issuing, a tax credit certificate if, before October 1,
314     qualified taxpayers with a small fleet have not reserved under Subsection (5)(b) tax credits for
315     the full amount reserved under Subsection (4)(a).
316          (5) (a) The aggregate annual total amount of tax credits represented by tax credit
317     certificates that the director issues under this section and Section 59-7-618 may not exceed
318     $500,000.
319          (b) The board shall, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
320     Rulemaking Act, make rules to establish a process under which a claimant, estate, or trust may
321     reserve a potential tax credit under this section for a limited time to allow the claimant, estate,
322     or trust to make a qualified purchase with the assurance that the aggregate limit under
323     Subsection (5)(a) will not be met before the claimant, estate, or trust is able to submit an
324     application for a tax credit certificate.
325          (6) (a) (i) A claimant, estate, or trust wishing to claim a tax credit under this section
326     shall submit to the director, using forms the board requires by rule:
327          (A) [submit to the director] an application for a tax credit;
328          (B) [provide the director] proof of a qualified purchase; [and]
329          (C) [submit to the director] the certification under oath required under Subsection
330     (2)(b)[.]; and
331          (D) a certification under oath that the claimant, estate, or trust has not claimed another
332     tax credit under this chapter for the same qualified purchase.
333          (ii) Upon receiving the [application, proof, and certification] information required
334     under Subsection (6)(a)(i), the director shall provide the claimant, estate, or trust a written
335     statement from the director acknowledging receipt of the proof.

336          (b) If the director determines that a claimant, estate, or trust qualifies for a tax credit
337     under this section, the director shall:
338          (i) determine the amount of tax credit the claimant, estate, or trust is allowed under this
339     section; and
340          (ii) provide the claimant, estate, or trust with a written tax credit certificate:
341          (A) stating that the claimant, estate, or trust has qualified for a tax credit; and
342          (B) showing the amount of tax credit for which the claimant, estate, or trust has
343     qualified under this section.
344          (c) A qualified taxpayer shall retain the tax credit certificate.
345          (d) The director shall at least annually submit to the commission a list of all qualified
346     taxpayers to which the director has issued a tax credit certificate and the amount of each tax
347     credit represented by the tax credit certificates.
348          (7) The tax credit under this section is allowed only:
349          (a) against a tax owed under this chapter in the taxable year by the qualified taxpayer;
350          (b) for the taxable year in which the qualified purchase occurs; and
351          (c) once per vehicle.
352          (8) A qualified taxpayer may not:
353          (a) assign a tax credit or a tax credit certificate under this section to another person[.];
354     or
355          (b) claim more than one tax credit under this chapter for a qualified purchase.
356          (9) If the qualified taxpayer receives a tax credit certificate under this section that
357     allows a tax credit in an amount that exceeds the qualified taxpayer's tax liability under this
358     chapter for a taxable year, the qualified taxpayer may carry forward the amount of the tax credit
359     that exceeds the tax liability for a period that does not exceed the next five taxable years.
360          (10) (a) In accordance with any rules prescribed by the commission under Subsection
361     (10)(b), the Division of Finance shall transfer at least annually from the General Fund into the
362     Education Fund the aggregate amount of all tax credits claimed under this section.
363          (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
364     commission may make rules for making a transfer from the General Fund into the Education
365     Fund as required by Subsection (10)(a).
366          Section 5. Section 59-10-1041 is enacted to read:

367          59-10-1041. Nonrefundable tax credit related to electric energy.
368          (1) As used in this section:
369          (a) "Commercial use" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-12-102.
370          (b) "Electric energy storage asset" means property that is interconnected to the
371     electrical grid and is designed to:
372          (i) receive electrical energy;
373          (ii) store electrical energy as another energy form; and
374          (iii) (A) convert stored energy described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) back to electrical
375     energy and deliver the electrical energy for sale; or
376          (B) use electrical energy described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) to provide reliability or
377     economic benefits to the grid.
378          (c) "Heavy duty vehicle" means a commercial 8 vehicle, according to vehicle
379     classifications established by the Federal Highway Administration.
380          (d) "Industrial use" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-12-102.
381          (e) "Office" means the Office of Energy Development created in Section 63M-4-401.
382          (f) "Qualified heavy duty vehicle" means a heavy duty vehicle that has:
383          (i) never been titled or registered and has been driven less than 7,500 miles; and
384          (ii) (A) a 100% electric drivetrain and a range of 250 miles or more per charge; or
385          (B) a hydrogen-electric drivetrian and a range of 400 miles or more per charge.
386          (g) "Qualified purchase" means the purchase of:
387          (i) a qualified heavy duty vehicle; or
388          (ii) an electric energy storage asset for any of the following uses in the state:
389          (A) commercial use;
390          (B) industrial use; or
391          (C) residential use.
392          (h) "Qualified taxpayer" means a claimant who:
393          (i) makes a qualified purchase; and
394          (ii) receives a tax credit certificate from the office.
395          (i) "Residential use" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-12-102.
396          (j) "Tax credit certificate" means a certificate issued by the office in accordance with
397     Subsection (4)(b).

398          (2) Subject to the other provisions of this section, for a taxable year beginning on or
399     after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2025, a qualified taxpayer may claim a
400     nonrefundable tax credit:
401          (a) in an amount equal to the lesser of:
402          (i) if the qualified purchase is an electric energy storage asset for residential use:
403          (A) an amount equal to 25% of the price of the qualified purchase; or
404          (B) $5,000; or
405          (ii) if the qualified purchase is an electric energy storage asset for commercial use or
406     industrial use or a qualified heavy duty vehicle:
407          (A) an amount equal to 10% of the price of the qualified purchase; or
408          (B) $100,000; and
409          (b) for a qualified purchase that is a qualified heavy duty vehicle, if the qualified
410     taxpayer certifies under oath that over 50% of the miles that the qualified heavy duty vehicle
411     will travel annually will be within the state.
412          (3) The aggregate total amount of tax credits represented by tax credit certificates that
413     the office issues in a calendar year under this section and Sections 59-7-625 and 59-8-301 may
414     not exceed $5,000,000.
415          (4) (a) (i) To claim a tax credit under this section a taxpayer shall submit to the office,
416     using a form prescribed by the office:
417          (A) an application for the tax credit;
418          (B) proof of a qualified purchase; and
419          (C) if the qualified purchase is a qualified heavy duty vehicle, the certification
420     described in Subsection (2)(b) and a certification under oath that the taxpayer has not claimed
421     another tax credit under this chapter for the same qualified purchase.
422          (ii) Upon receipt of the information described in Subsection (4)(a)(i), the office shall
423     provide the taxpayer a written statement acknowledging receipt.
424          (b) If the office determines that the taxpayer qualifies for the tax credit, the office shall:
425          (i) determine the amount of the tax credit the taxpayer is allowed under this section;
426     and
427          (ii) provide the taxpayer with a written tax credit certificate that:
428          (A) states that the taxpayer qualifies for the tax credit; and

429          (B) shows the amount of the tax credit for which the taxpayer qualifies.
430          (c) The qualified taxpayer shall retain the tax credit certificate.
431          (d) At least annually, the office shall submit to the commission a list of each qualified
432     taxpayer to whom the office issued a tax credit certificate and the amount of the tax credit.
433          (5) (a) The tax credit described in this section is allowed only for the taxable year in
434     which the qualified purchase occurs.
435          (b) A qualified taxpayer may not:
436          (i) assign a tax credit or tax credit certificate under this section to another person;
437          (ii) claim more than one tax credit under this chapter for a qualified purchase; or
438          (iii) carry forward or carry back a tax credit under this section.
439          Section 6. Section 63I-2-259 is amended to read:
440          63I-2-259. Repeal dates -- Title 59.
441          [(1) Section 59-1-102 is repealed on May 14, 2019.]
442          [(2)] (1) In Section 59-2-926, the language that states "applicable" and "or
443     53F-2-301.5" is repealed July 1, 2023.
444          [(3) Subsection 59-2-1007(15) is repealed on December 31, 2018. ]
445          (2) Section 59-7-625 is repealed July 1, 2025.
446          (3) Section 59-8-301 is repealed July 1, 2025.
447          (4) Section 59-10-1041 is repealed July 1, 2025.
448          Section 7. Retrospective operation.
449          This bill has retrospective operation for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
450     2020.