SB 378-1_ Filed 02/23/2005, 09:29

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MADAM PRESIDENT:

    The Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 378, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:

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         (1) begins construction of a facility or an expansion of a facility for the production of biodiesel, blended biodiesel, or ethanol in Indiana after February 28, 2005; and
        (2) wishes to claim a tax credit with respect to that facility or the expansion of a facility under any combination of IC 6-3.1-27-8, IC 6-3.1-27-9, or IC 6-3.1-28-7;".
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    " (c) Subject to this section, the corporation shall issue to each qualifying applicant a certification that:
        (1) certifies the person as eligible for the tax credits for which the person applied;

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        (2) identifies the facilities covered by the certification; and
        (3) allocates to the person the lesser of:
            (A) the maximum allowable credit for which the person is eligible under IC 6-3.1-27-8, IC 6-3.1-27-9, or IC 6-3.1-28-11; or
            (B) a credit equal to the level of production demonstrated as economically viable under the business plan submitted to the corporation by the person.
    (d) To qualify for certification under subsection (c), a person must do the following:
        (1) Submit an application for the credit on the forms and in the manner prescribed by the corporation for the credit that is the subject of the application.
        (2) Demonstrate through a business plan and other information presented to the corporation that the level of production proposed by the person is feasible and economically viable. In making a determination under this subdivision, the corporation shall consider:
            (A) whether the person is sufficiently capitalized to complete the project;
            (B) the person's credit rating;
            (C) whether the person has sufficient technical expertise to build and operate a facility; and
            (D) other relevant financial information as determined by the corporation.
    (e) The corporation shall record the time of filing of each application submitted under this section. The corporation shall grant certifications under this section to qualifying applicants in the chronological order in which the applications for the same type of credit are filed until the maximum allowable credit for that type of credit is fully allocated.".
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SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-27-8; (05)AM037802.5. -->     "SECTION 5. IC 6-3.1-27-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 8. (a) Subject to section 9.5 of this chapter, a taxpayer that has been certified by the corporation as eligible for a credit under this section and produces biodiesel at a facility located in Indiana is entitled to a credit against the taxpayer's state tax liability equal to the product of:
        (1) one dollar ($1); multiplied by
        (2) the number of gallons of biodiesel:
            (A) produced at the Indiana facility during the taxable year; and
            (B) used to produce blended biodiesel.
    (b) The credit provided by this section shall be reduced by any credit or subsidy that the taxpayer is entitled to receive from the federal government for the production of biodiesel by the taxpayer.
    (c) (b)The total amount of credits allowed a taxpayer (or, if the person producing the biodiesel is a pass through entity, the shareholders, partners, or members of the pass through entity) under this section may not exceed one three million dollars ($1,000,000) ($3,000,000) for all taxpayers and all taxable years.

SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-27-9; (05)AM037802.6. -->     SECTION 6. IC 6-3.1-27-9 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 9. (a) Subject to section 9.5 of this chapter, a taxpayer that has been certified by the corporation as eligible for a credit under this section and produces blended biodiesel at a facility located in Indiana is entitled to a credit against the taxpayer's state tax liability equal to the product of:
        (1) two cents ($0.02); multiplied by
        (2) the number of gallons of blended biodiesel:
            (A) produced at the Indiana facility; and
            (B) blended with biodiesel produced at a facility located in Indiana.
    (b) The credit provided by this section shall be reduced by any credit or subsidy that the taxpayer is entitled to receive from the federal government for the production of blended biodiesel by the taxpayer.
    (c) (b) The total amount of credits allowed a taxpayer (or, if the person producing the blended biodiesel is a pass through entity, the shareholders, partners, or members of the pass through entity) under this section may not exceed one three million dollars

($1,000,000) ($3,000,000) for all taxpayers and all taxable years.

SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-27-9.5; (05)AM037802.7. -->     SECTION 7. IC 6-3.1-27-9.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 9.5. The total amount of credits allowed under:
        (1) section 8 of this chapter;
        (2) section 9 of this chapter; and
        (3) IC 6-3.1-28;
may not exceed twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) for all taxpayers and all taxable years. The corporation shall determine the maximum allowable amount for each type of credit, which must be at least four million dollars ($4,000,000) for each credit.

SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-27-10; (05)AM037802.8. -->     SECTION 8. IC 6-3.1-27-10 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 10. (a) A taxpayer that:
        (1) is a dealer; and
        (2) operates a service station in Indiana at which distributes at retail blended biodiesel is sold and dispensed through a metered pump in a taxable year;
is entitled to a credit against the taxpayer's state tax liability.
    (b) The amount of the credit allowed under this section is the product of:
        (1) one cent ($0.01); multiplied by
        (2) the total number of gallons of blended biodiesel sold and dispensed distributed at retail in a taxable year. through all the metered pumps located at a service station described in subsection (a)(2).
    (c) The credit allowed under this section must be computed separately for each service station operated by the taxpayer that meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2).
    (d) (c) The total amount of credits allowed under this section may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for all taxpayers and all taxable years.
     (d) A credit under this section may not be taken for blended biodiesel distributed at retail after December 31, 2006.

SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-27-12; (05)AM037802.9. -->     SECTION 9. IC 6-3.1-27-12 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006]: Sec. 12. (a) If the amount of the credit determined under this chapter for a taxpayer in a taxable year exceeds the taxpayer's state tax liability for that taxable year, the taxpayer may carry over the excess to the following taxable years. The amount of the credit carryover from a taxable year shall be reduced to the extent that the carryover is used by the taxpayer to

obtain a credit under this chapter for any subsequent taxable year. A credit may not be carried forward for more than six (6) taxable years following the taxable year in which the taxpayer was first entitled to claim the credit.
    (b) A taxpayer is not entitled to a carryback or refund of any unused credit. A taxpayer may not sell, assign, convey, or otherwise transfer the tax credit provided by this chapter.

SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-27-13; (05)AM037802.10. -->     SECTION 10. IC 6-3.1-27-13 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 13. To receive the credit provided by this chapter, a taxpayer must do the following:
        (1) Claim the credit on the taxpayer's state tax return or returns in the manner prescribed by the department. The taxpayer shall
         (2) Provide a copy of the certificate of the corporation finding:
            (A) that the taxpayer; or
            (B) if the taxpayer is a shareholder, partner, or member of a pass through entity, that the pass through entity;
        is eligible for the credit under IC 4-23-5.5-17.
         (3) Submit to the department proof of all information that the department determines is necessary for the calculation of the credit provided by this chapter.
The department may require a pass through entity to provide the informational reports that the department determines necessary for the department to calculate the percentage of a credit provided by this chapter to which a shareholder, partner, or member of the pass through entity is entitled.

SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-28-1; (05)AM037802.11. -->     SECTION 11. IC 6-3.1-28-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" "corporation" refers to the Indiana recycling and energy development board economic development corporation created by IC 4-23-5.5-2. IC 5-28-3-1.

SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-28-7; (05)AM037802.12. -->     SECTION 12. IC 6-3.1-28-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 7. Subject to IC 6-3.1-27-9.5 and section 11 of this chapter, a taxpayer that has been certified by the corporation as eligible for a credit under this section and produces ethanol at a facility is entitled to a credit against the taxpayer's state tax liability equal to the product of:
        (1) twelve and one-half cents ($.125); multiplied by
        (2) the number of gallons of ethanol produced at the Indiana facility.".

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SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-28-11; (05)AM037802.14. -->     "SECTION 14. IC 6-3.1-28-11 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 11. (a) The total amount of credits allowed a taxpayer (or, if the person producing the ethanol is a pass through entity, the shareholders, partners, or members of the pass through entity) under this chapter may not exceed a total of five three million dollars ($5,000,000) ($3,000,000) for all taxable years.
    (b) The total amount of credits allowed under this chapter may not exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for all taxpayers and all taxable years.

SOURCE: IC 6-3.1-29; (05)AM037802.15. -->     SECTION 15. IC 6-3.1-29 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006]:
     Chapter 29. Coal Gasification Technology Investment Tax Credit
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission.
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "corporation" refers to the Indiana economic development corporation established by IC 5-28-3-1.
    Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the department of state revenue.
    Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "Indiana coal" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-4-30-4.
    Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "integrated coal gasification powerplant" means a facility that satisfies all of the following requirements:
        (1) The facility is a newly constructed energy generating plant.
        (2) The facility converts coal into synthesis gas that can be used as a fuel to generate energy.
        (3) The facility uses the synthesis gas as a fuel to generate electric energy.
        (4) The facility is dedicated primarily to serving Indiana retail electric utility consumers.
    Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "qualified investment" means a taxpayer's expenditures for:
        (1) all real and tangible personal property incorporated in and used as part of an integrated coal gasification powerplant; and
        (2) transmission equipment located at the site of an integrated coal gasification powerplant that is employed specifically to

serve the integrated coal gasification powerplant.
    Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "state tax liability" means a taxpayer's total tax liability that is incurred under:
        (1) IC 6-2.3 (the utility receipts tax);
        (2) IC 6-3-1 through IC 6-3-7 (the adjusted gross income tax);
        (3) IC 27-1-18-2 (the insurance premiums tax); and
        (4) IC 6-5.5 (the financial institutions tax);
as computed after the application of the credits that under IC 6-3.1-1-2 are to be applied before the credit provided by this chapter.
    Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "taxpayer" means a person, corporation, partnership, or another entity that has any state tax liability.
    Sec. 9. A taxpayer that:
        (1) is awarded a tax credit under this chapter by the corporation; and
        (2) complies with the conditions set forth in this chapter and the agreement entered into by the corporation and the taxpayer under this chapter;
is entitled to a credit against the taxpayer's state tax liability for a taxable year in which the taxpayer places into service an integrated coal gasification powerplant.
     Sec. 10. (a) Subject to subsection (b) and section 11 of this chapter, the amount of the credit to which a taxpayer is entitled is equal to the sum of the following:
        (1) Five percent (5%) of the taxpayer's qualified investment for the first two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) invested.
        (2) Two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the amount of the taxpayer's qualified investment that exceeds two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000).
    (b) Subject to section 11 of this chapter and the corporation's determination under section 14(b) of this chapter, if at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the coal used by the taxpayer at the taxpayer's integrated coal gasification plant powerplant is Indiana coal, the taxpayer is entitled to a credit in an amount equal to the sum of the following:
        (1) Ten percent (10%) of the taxpayer's qualified investment for the first five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) invested.
        (2) Five percent (5%) of the amount of the taxpayer's qualified investment that exceeds five hundred million dollars

($500,000,000).
     Sec. 11. (a) A credit awarded under section 10 of this chapter must be taken in ten (10) annual installments, beginning with the year in which the credit is granted.
    (b) The amount of an annual installment of the credit awarded under section 10 of this chapter is equal to the lesser of:
        (1) the credit amount determined under section 10 of this chapter, divided by ten (10); or
        (2) the taxpayer's total state tax liability for the taxable year, multiplied by twenty-five percent (25%).
    (c) If the amount determined under this section for a taxable year exceeds the taxpayer's state tax liability for the taxable year, the taxpayer may carry over the excess credit for a period not to exceed the six (6) taxable years following the taxable year of the excess but not past the sixth taxable year after the taxpayer's ten (10) year installment period ends.
    (d) A taxpayer is not entitled to a carryback or refund of any unused credit. A taxpayer may not sell, assign, convey, or otherwise transfer the tax credit provided by this chapter.
    Sec. 12. A person that proposes to place a new integrated coal gasification powerplant into service may apply to the corporation before the taxpayer makes the qualified investment to enter into an agreement for a tax credit under this chapter. The corporation shall prescribe the form of the application.
    Sec. 13. After receipt of an application, the corporation may enter into an agreement with the applicant for a credit under this chapter if the corporation determines that the taxpayer's proposed investment satisfies the requirements of this chapter.
    Sec. 14. (a) The corporation shall enter into an agreement with an applicant that is awarded a credit under this chapter. The agreement must include all the following:
        (1) A detailed description of the project that is the subject of the agreement.
        (2) The first taxable year for which the credit may be claimed.
        (3) The maximum tax credit amount that will be allowed for each taxable year.
        (4) A requirement that the taxpayer shall maintain operations at the project location for at least ten (10) years during the term that the tax credit is available.
        (5) A requirement that the taxpayer shall pay an average wage to all its employees other than highly compensated employees (as defined in Section 414(q) of the Internal Revenue Code) in

each taxable year that a tax credit is available that equals at least one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the average county wage in the county in which the integrated coal gasification powerplant is located.
        (6) A requirement that the taxpayer shall provide written notification to the corporation not more than thirty (30) days after the taxpayer makes or receives a proposal that would transfer the taxpayer's state tax liability obligations to a successor taxpayer.
        (7) A requirement that the taxpayer obtain from the commission a determination under IC 8-1-8.5-2 that public convenience and necessity require, or will require, the construction of the taxpayer's integrated coal gasification powerplant.
    (b) A taxpayer must comply with the terms of the agreement described in subsection (a) to receive an annual installment of the tax credit awarded under this chapter. The corporation shall annually determine:
        (1) whether the taxpayer is in compliance with the agreement; and
        (2) whether at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the coal used by the taxpayer at the taxpayer's integrated coal gasification plant powerplant during the taxable year covered by the corporation's determination was Indiana coal.
If the corporation determines that the taxpayer is in compliance, the corporation shall issue a certificate of compliance to the taxpayer. The certificate must indicate whether at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the coal that the taxpayer used at the taxpayer's integrated coal gasification plant powerplant during the taxable year was Indiana coal. If the corporation determines that the taxpayer is in compliance with subdivision (1) but not in compliance with subdivision (2) for a taxable year, the corporation shall issue a certificate of compliance to the taxpayer that specifies the subdivision (2) noncompliance and the credit amount shall be calculated under section 10(a) of this chapter instead of section 10(b) of this chapter for that taxable year.
    Sec. 15. To receive the credit awarded by this chapter, a taxpayer must claim the credit on the taxpayer's annual state tax return or returns in the manner prescribed by the department. The taxpayer shall submit to the department a copy of the commission's determination required under section 14 of this chapter, a copy of the taxpayer's certificate of compliance issued under section 14 of

this chapter, and all information that the department determines is necessary for the calculation of the credit provided by this chapter.".

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SOURCE: ; (05)AM037802.17. -->     "SECTION 17. [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006] IC 6-3.1-29, as added by this act, applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.".

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    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to SB 378 as introduced.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass .

Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0.

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