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(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) WORKFORCE TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in 
cooperation with the Secretary, shall promulgate 
regulations to implement a program to provide 
grants to enhance workforce training for any occu-
pation in the workforce of the renewable energy 
products and services industries for which a short-
age is identified or predicted in the report under 
subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary of Labor shall consult with 
representatives of the renewable energy industry and 
renewable energy products and services industries, 
including organized labor organizations and other 
stakeholders. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Labor, working in coordination with the 
Secretary 
and 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Education, 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2013 to carry out this subsection.’’. 
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PART II—TAX PROVISIONS 
SEC. 550. REFERENCE. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this part an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986. 
Subpart A—Renewable Energy Incentives 
SEC. 551. RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.— 
(1) 4-YEAR
EXTENSION
FOR
WIND
FACILI-
TIES.—Paragraph (1) of section 45(d) is amended 
by striking ‘‘January 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘Janu-
ary 1, 2013’’. 
(2) 4-YEAR EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN OTHER 
FACILITIES.—Each of the following provisions of 
section 45(d) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2013’’: 
(A) Clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
(2)(A). 
(B) Clauses (i)(I) and (ii) of paragraph 
(3)(A). 
(C) Paragraph (4). 
(D) Paragraph (5). 
(E) Paragraph (6). 
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(F) Paragraph (7). 
(G) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
graph (9). 
(b) MODIFICATION OF CREDIT PHASEOUT.— 
(1) REPEAL OF PHASEOUT.—Subsection (b) of 
section 45 is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1), and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the 8 cent amount in 
paragraph (1),’’ in paragraph (2) thereof. 
(2) LIMITATION BASED ON INVESTMENT IN FA-
CILITY.—Subsection (b) of section 45 is amended by 
inserting before paragraph (2) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION
BASED
ON
INVESTMENT
IN 
FACILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of any 
qualified facility originally placed in service 
after December 31, 2009, the amount of the 
credit determined under subsection (a) for any 
taxable year with respect to electricity produced 
at such facility shall not exceed the product 
of— 
‘‘(i) the applicable percentage with re-
spect to such facility, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the eligible basis of such facility. 
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‘‘(B) CARRYFORWARD OF UNUSED LIMITA-
TION AND EXCESS CREDIT.— 
‘‘(i) UNUSED
LIMITATION.—If the 
limitation imposed under subparagraph (A) 
with respect to any facility for any taxable 
year exceeds the prelimitation credit for 
such facility for such taxable year, the lim-
itation imposed under subparagraph (A) 
with respect to such facility for the suc-
ceeding taxable year shall be increased by 
the amount of such excess. 
‘‘(ii) 
EXCESS
CREDIT.—If 
the 
prelimitation credit with respect to any fa-
cility for any taxable year exceeds the limi-
tation imposed under subparagraph (A) 
with respect to such facility for such tax-
able year, the credit determined under sub-
section (a) with respect to such facility for 
the succeeding taxable year (determined 
before the application of subparagraph (A) 
for such succeeding taxable year) shall be 
increased by the amount of such excess. 
With respect to any facility, no amount 
may be carried forward under this clause 
to any taxable year beginning after the 10- 
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year 
period 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(ii) with respect to such facility. 
‘‘(iii) PRELIMITATION
CREDIT.—The 
term ‘prelimitation credit’ with respect to 
any facility for a taxable year means the 
credit determined under subsection (a) 
with respect to such facility for such tax-
able year, determined without regard to 
subparagraph (A) and after taking into ac-
count any increase for such taxable year 
under clause (ii). 
‘‘(C) 
APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—For 
purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘applica-
ble percentage’ means, with respect to any 
facility, the appropriate percentage pre-
scribed by the Secretary for the month in 
which such facility is originally placed in 
service. 
‘‘(ii) METHOD
OF
PRESCRIBING
AP-
PLICABLE PERCENTAGES.—The applicable 
percentages prescribed by the Secretary for 
any month under clause (i) shall be per-
centages which yield over a 10-year period 
amounts of limitation under subparagraph 
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(A) which have a present value equal to 35 
percent of the eligible basis of the facility. 
‘‘(iii) METHOD
OF
DISCOUNTING.— 
The present value under clause (ii) shall be 
determined— 
‘‘(I) as of the last day of the 1st 
year of the 10-year period referred to 
in clause (ii), 
‘‘(II) by using a discount rate 
equal to the greater of 110 percent of 
the Federal long-term rate as in effect 
under section 1274(d) for the month 
preceding the month for which the ap-
plicable percentage is being pre-
scribed, or 4.5 percent, and 
‘‘(III) by taking into account the 
limitation under subparagraph (A) for 
any year on the last day of such year. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE
BASIS.—For purposes of 
this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 
basis’ means, with respect to any facility, 
the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the basis of such facility de-
termined as of the time that such fa-
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cility is originally placed in service, 
and 
‘‘(II) the portion of the basis of 
any shared qualified property which is 
properly allocable to such facility 
under clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) RULES FOR ALLOCATION.—For 
purposes of subclause (II) of clause (i), the 
basis of shared qualified property shall be 
allocated among all qualified facilities 
which are projected to be placed in service 
and which require utilization of such prop-
erty in proportion to projected generation 
from such facilities. 
‘‘(iii) 
SHARED
QUALIFIED
PROP-
ERTY.—For purposes of this paragraph, 
the term ‘shared qualified property’ means, 
with respect to any facility, any property 
described in section 168(e)(3)(B)(vi)— 
‘‘(I) which a qualified facility will 
require for utilization of such facility, 
and 
‘‘(II) which is not a qualified fa-
cility. 
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‘‘(iv) SPECIAL
RULE
RELATING
TO 
GEOTHERMAL FACILITIES.—In the case of 
any qualified facility using geothermal en-
ergy to produce electricity, the basis of 
such facility for purposes of this paragraph 
shall be determined as though intangible 
drilling and development costs described in 
section 263(c) were capitalized rather than 
expensed. 
‘‘(E) SPECIAL RULE FOR FIRST AND LAST 
YEAR OF CREDIT PERIOD.—In the case of any 
taxable year any portion of which is not within 
the 10-year period described in subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(ii) with respect to any facility, the 
amount of the limitation under subparagraph 
(A) with respect to such facility shall be re-
duced by an amount which bears the same ratio 
to the amount of such limitation (determined 
without regard to this subparagraph) as such 
portion of the taxable year which is not within 
such period bears to the entire taxable year. 
‘‘(F) ELECTION TO TREAT ALL FACILITIES 
PLACED IN SERVICE IN A YEAR AS 1 FACIL-
ITY.—At the election of the taxpayer, all quali-
fied facilities which are part of the same project 
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and which are placed in service during the same 
calendar year shall be treated for purposes of 
this section as 1 facility which is placed in serv-
ice at the mid-point of such year or the first 
day of the following calendar year.’’. 
(c) TRASH FACILITY CLARIFICATION.—Paragraph 
(7) of section 45(d) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘facility which burns’’ and in-
serting ‘‘facility (other than a facility described in 
paragraph (6)) which uses’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘COMBUSTION’’. 
(d) EXPANSION OF BIOMASS FACILITIES.— 
(1) OPEN-LOOP
BIOMASS
FACILITIES.—Para-
graph (3) of section 45(d) is amended by redesig-
nating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and 
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) EXPANSION
OF
FACILITY.—Such 
term shall include a new unit placed in service 
after the date of the enactment of this subpara-
graph in connection with a facility described in 
subparagraph (A), but only to the extent of the 
increased amount of electricity produced at the 
facility by reason of such new unit.’’. 
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(2) CLOSED-LOOP BIOMASS FACILITIES.—Para-
graph (2) of section 45(d) is amended by redesig-
nating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and 
inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) EXPANSION
OF
FACILITY.—Such 
term shall include a new unit placed in service 
after the date of the enactment of this subpara-
graph in connection with a facility described in 
subparagraph (A)(i), but only to the extent of 
the increased amount of electricity produced at 
the facility by reason of such new unit.’’. 
(e) SALES OF NET ELECTRICITY TO REGULATED 
PUBLIC UTILITIES TREATED AS SALES TO UNRELATED 
PERSONS.—Paragraph (4) of section 45(e) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The net 
amount of electricity sold by any taxpayer to a regulated 
public utility (as defined in section 7701(a)(33)) shall be 
treated as sold to an unrelated person.’’. 
(f) MODIFICATION
OF RULES
FOR HYDROPOWER 
PRODUCTION.—Subparagraph (C) of section 45(c)(8) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) NONHYDROELECTRIC DAM.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), a facility is de-
scribed in this subparagraph if— 
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‘‘(i) the hydroelectric project installed 
on the nonhydroelectric dam is licensed by 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion and meets all other applicable environ-
mental, licensing, and regulatory require-
ments, 
‘‘(ii) the nonhydroelectric dam was 
placed in service before the date of the en-
actment of this paragraph and operated 
for flood control, navigation, or water sup-
ply purposes and did not produce hydro-
electric power on the date of the enactment 
of this paragraph, and 
‘‘(iii) the hydroelectric project is oper-
ated so that the water surface elevation at 
any given location and time that would 
have occurred in the absence of the hydro-
electric project is maintained, subject to 
any license requirements imposed under 
applicable law that change the water sur-
face elevation for the purpose of improving 
environmental quality of the affected wa-
terway. 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, shall certify if 
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a hydroelectric project licensed at a nonhydro-
electric dam meets the criteria in clause (iii). 
Nothing in this section shall affect the stand-
ards under which the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission issues licenses for and regu-
lates hydropower projects under part I of the 
Federal Power Act.’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property originally placed 
in service after December 31, 2008. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
CREDIT
PHASEOUT.—The 
amendments made by subsection (b)(1) shall apply 
to taxable years ending after December 31, 2008. 
(3) LIMITATION BASED ON INVESTMENT IN FA-
CILITY.—The amendment made by subsection (b)(2) 
shall apply to property originally placed in service 
after December 31, 2009. 
(4) TRASH FACILITY CLARIFICATION; SALES TO 
RELATED
REGULATED
PUBLIC
UTILITIES.—The 
amendments made by subsections (c) and (e) shall 
apply to electricity produced and sold after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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(5) EXPANSION OF BIOMASS FACILITIES.—The 
amendments made by subsection (d) shall apply to 
property placed in service after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 552. PRODUCTION CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRO-
DUCED FROM MARINE RENEWABLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 45(c) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(G), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
(H) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) marine and hydrokinetic renewable en-
ergy.’’. 
(b) MARINE RENEWABLES.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 45 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) MARINE
AND
HYDROKINETIC
RENEW-
ABLE ENERGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘marine and 
hydrokinetic renewable energy’ means energy 
derived from— 
‘‘(i) waves, tides, and currents in 
oceans, estuaries, and tidal areas, 
‘‘(ii) free flowing water in rivers, 
lakes, and streams, 
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‘‘(iii) free flowing water in an irriga-
tion system, canal, or other man-made 
channel, including projects that utilize non-
mechanical structures to accelerate the 
flow of water for electric power production 
purposes, or 
‘‘(iv) differentials in ocean tempera-
ture (ocean thermal energy conversion). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Such term shall not 
include any energy which is derived from any 
source which utilizes a dam, diversionary struc-
ture (except as provided in subparagraph 
(A)(iii)), or impoundment for electric power 
production purposes.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF FACILITY.—Subsection (d) of 
section 45 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) MARINE
AND
HYDROKINETIC
RENEW-
ABLE ENERGY FACILITIES.—In the case of a facility 
producing electricity from marine and hydrokinetic 
renewable energy, the term ‘qualified facility’ means 
any facility owned by the taxpayer— 
‘‘(A) which has a nameplate capacity rat-
ing of at least 150 kilowatts, and 
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‘‘(B) which is originally placed in service 
on or after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph and before January 1, 2012.’’. 
(d) CREDIT RATE.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
45(b)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘or (9)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(9), or (11)’’. 
(e) 
COORDINATION
WITH
SMALL
IRRIGATION 
POWER.—Paragraph (5) of section 45(d), as amended by 
section 101, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the date of the enactment of paragraph 
(11)’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to electricity produced and sold 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable 
years ending after such date. 
SEC. 553. ENERGY CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.— 
(1) SOLAR
ENERGY
PROPERTY.—Paragraphs 
(2)(A)(i)(II) and (3)(A)(ii) of section 48(a) are each 
amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2009’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2015’’. 
(2) FUEL CELL PROPERTY.—Subparagraph (E) 
of section 48(c)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
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(3) MICROTURBINE PROPERTY.—Subparagraph 
(E) of section 48(c)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2014’’. 
(b) ALLOWANCE OF ENERGY CREDIT AGAINST AL-
TERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
38(c)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(iii), by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v), and by in-
serting after clause (iii) the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) the credit determined under sec-
tion 46 to the extent that such credit is at-
tributable to the energy credit determined 
under section 48, and’’. 
(c) ENERGY CREDIT
FOR COMBINED HEAT
AND 
POWER SYSTEM PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48(a)(3)(A) (defin-
ing energy property) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end of clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end 
of clause (iv), and by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(v) combined heat and power system 
property,’’. 
(2) COMBINED
HEAT
AND
POWER
SYSTEM 
PROPERTY.—Section 48 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(d) COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM PROP-
ERTY.—For purposes of subsection (a)(3)(A)(v)— 
‘‘(1) COMBINED
HEAT
AND
POWER
SYSTEM 
PROPERTY.—The term ‘combined heat and power 
system property’ means property comprising a sys-
tem— 
‘‘(A) which uses the same energy source 
for the simultaneous or sequential generation of 
electrical power, mechanical shaft power, or 
both, in combination with the generation of 
steam or other forms of useful thermal energy 
(including heating and cooling applications), 
‘‘(B) which produces— 
‘‘(i) at least 20 percent of its total 
useful energy in the form of thermal en-
ergy which is not used to produce electrical 
or mechanical power (or combination 
thereof), and 
‘‘(ii) at least 20 percent of its total 
useful energy in the form of electrical or 
mechanical power (or combination thereof), 
‘‘(C) the energy efficiency percentage of 
which exceeds 60 percent, and 
‘‘(D) which is placed in service before Jan-
uary 1, 2015. 
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‘‘(2) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of com-
bined heat and power system property with an 
electrical capacity in excess of the applicable ca-
pacity placed in service during the taxable year, 
the credit under subsection (a)(1) (determined 
without regard to this paragraph) for such year 
shall be equal to the amount which bears the 
same ratio to such credit as the applicable ca-
pacity bears to the capacity of such property. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE
CAPACITY.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), the term ‘applicable 
capacity’ means 15 megawatts or a mechanical 
energy capacity of more than 20,000 horse-
power or an equivalent combination of electrical 
and mechanical energy capacities. 
‘‘(C) 
MAXIMUM
CAPACITY.—The 
term 
‘combined heat and power system property’ 
shall not include any property comprising a sys-
tem if such system has a capacity in excess of 
50 megawatts or a mechanical energy capacity 
in excess of 67,000 horsepower or an equivalent 
combination of electrical and mechanical energy 
capacities. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES.— 
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‘‘(A) 
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
PERCENT-
AGE.—For purposes of this subsection, the en-
ergy efficiency percentage of a system is the 
fraction— 
‘‘(i) the numerator of which is the 
total useful electrical, thermal, and me-
chanical power produced by the system at 
normal operating rates, and expected to be 
consumed in its normal application, and 
‘‘(ii) the denominator of which is the 
lower heating value of the fuel sources for 
the system. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATIONS
MADE
ON
BTU 
BASIS.—The energy efficiency percentage and 
the percentages under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
be determined on a Btu basis. 
‘‘(C) INPUT AND OUTPUT PROPERTY NOT 
INCLUDED.—The term ‘combined heat and 
power system property’ does not include prop-
erty used to transport the energy source to the 
facility or to distribute energy produced by the 
facility. 
‘‘(4) SYSTEMS USING BIOMASS.—If a system is 
designed to use biomass (within the meaning of 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 45(c) without re-
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gard to the last sentence of paragraph (3)(A)) for at 
least 90 percent of the energy source— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply, but 
‘‘(B) the amount of credit determined 
under subsection (a) with respect to such sys-
tem shall not exceed the amount which bears 
the same ratio to such amount of credit (deter-
mined without regard to this paragraph) as the 
energy efficiency percentage of such system 
bears to 60 percent.’’. 
(d) INCREASE OF CREDIT LIMITATION FOR FUEL 
CELL PROPERTY.—Subparagraph (B) of section 48(c)(1) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$500’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500’’. 
(e) PUBLIC UTILITY PROPERTY TAKEN INTO AC-
COUNT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
48(a) is amended by striking the second sentence 
thereof. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Paragraph (1) of section 48(c) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (D) and re-
designating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph 
(D). 
(B) Paragraph (2) of section 48(c) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (D) and re-
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(B) 
NO
DOUBLE
BENEFIT.—Section 
45(d)(1) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Such term shall not 
include any facility with respect to which any 
qualified small wind energy property expendi-
ture (as defined in subsection (d)(4) of section 
25D) is taken into account in determining the 
credit under such section.’’. 
(4) MAXIMUM
EXPENDITURES
IN
CASE
OF 
JOINT
OCCUPANCY.—Section 
25D(e)(4)(A) 
is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii), 
by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and 
inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iv) $1,667 in the case of each half 
kilowatt 
of 
capacity 
(not 
to 
exceed 
$13,333) of wind turbines for which quali-
fied small wind energy property expendi-
tures are made.’’. 
(d) CREDIT FOR GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP SYS-
TEMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 25D(a), as amended 
by subsection (c), is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
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the end of paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) 30 percent of the qualified geothermal 
heat pump property expenditures made by the tax-
payer during such year.’’. 
(2) 
LIMITATION.—Section 
25D(b)(1), 
as 
amended by subsection (c), is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and in-
serting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) $2,000 with respect to any qualified 
geothermal heat pump property expenditures.’’. 
(3) QUALIFIED
GEOTHERMAL
HEAT
PUMP 
PROPERTY
EXPENDITURE.—Section 
25D(d), 
as 
amended by subsection (c), is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED
GEOTHERMAL
HEAT
PUMP 
PROPERTY EXPENDITURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
geothermal heat pump property expenditure’ 
means an expenditure for qualified geothermal 
heat pump property installed on or in connec-
tion with a dwelling unit located in the United 
States and used as a residence by the taxpayer. 
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‘‘(B) 
QUALIFIED
GEOTHERMAL
HEAT 
PUMP
PROPERTY.—The term ‘qualified geo-
thermal heat pump property’ means any equip-
ment which— 
‘‘(i) uses the ground or ground water 
as a thermal energy source to heat the 
dwelling unit referred to in subparagraph 
(A) or as a thermal energy sink to cool 
such dwelling unit, and 
‘‘(ii) meets the requirements of the 
Energy Star program which are in effect 
at the time that the expenditure for such 
equipment is made.’’. 
(4) MAXIMUM
EXPENDITURES
IN
CASE
OF 
JOINT
OCCUPANCY.—Section 
25D(e)(4)(A), 
as 
amended by subsection (c), is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end of clause (iv) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, 
and by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) $6,667 in the case of any quali-
fied geothermal heat pump property ex-
penditures.’’. 
(e) CREDIT ALLOWED AGAINST ALTERNATIVE MIN-
IMUM TAX.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 
25D is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION BASED
ON AMOUNT
OF TAX; 
CARRYFORWARD OF UNUSED CREDIT.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION
BASED
ON
AMOUNT
OF 
TAX.—In the case of a taxable year to which section 
26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit allowed under 
subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed 
the excess of— 
‘‘(A) the sum of the regular tax liability 
(as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax im-
posed by section 55, over 
‘‘(B) the sum of the credits allowable 
under this subpart (other than this section) and 
section 27 for the taxable year. 
‘‘(2) CARRYFORWARD OF UNUSED CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) RULE
FOR
YEARS
IN
WHICH
ALL 
PERSONAL
CREDITS
ALLOWED
AGAINST
REG-
ULAR
AND
ALTERNATIVE
MINIMUM
TAX.—In 
the case of a taxable year to which section 
26(a)(2) applies, if the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by 
section 26(a)(2) for such taxable year reduced 
by the sum of the credits allowable under this 
subpart (other than this section), such excess 
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shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year 
and added to the credit allowable under sub-
section (a) for such succeeding taxable year. 
‘‘(B) RULE
FOR
OTHER
YEARS.—In the 
case of a taxable year to which section 26(a)(2) 
does not apply, if the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by 
paragraph (1) for such taxable year, such ex-
cess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable 
year and added to the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable 
year.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 23(b)(4)(B) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘and section 25D’’ after ‘‘this section’’. 
(B) Section 24(b)(3)(B) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and 25B’’ and inserting ‘‘, 25B, and 
25D’’. 
(C) Section 25B(g)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 23’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 23 and 
25D’’. 
(D) Section 26(a)(1) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and 25B’’ and inserting ‘‘25B, and 25D’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2007. 
(2) APPLICATION
OF
EGTRRA
SUNSET.—The 
amendments made by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to title IX of the 
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 
of 2001 in the same manner as the provisions of 
such Act to which such amendments relate. 
SEC. 555. SPECIAL RULE TO IMPLEMENT FERC AND STATE 
ELECTRIC RESTRUCTURING POLICY. 
(a) EXTENSION FOR QUALIFIED ELECTRIC UTILI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
451(i) is amended by inserting ‘‘(before January 1, 
2010, in the case of a qualified electric utility)’’ 
after ‘‘January 1, 2008’’. 
(2) QUALIFIED ELECTRIC UTILITY.—Subsection 
(i) of section 451 is amended by redesignating para-
graphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through 
(11), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph 
(5) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) QUALIFIED ELECTRIC UTILITY.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘qualified electric 
utility’ means a person that, as of the date of the 
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qualifying 
electric 
transmission 
transaction, 
is 
vertically integrated, in that it is both— 
‘‘(A) a transmitting utility (as defined in 
section 3(23) of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 796(23))) with respect to the trans-
mission facilities to which the election under 
this subsection applies, and 
‘‘(B) an electric utility (as defined in sec-
tion 3(22) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
796(22))).’’. 
(b) EXTENSION
OF PERIOD
FOR TRANSFER
OF 
OPERATIONAL
CONTROL
AUTHORIZED
BY
FERC.— 
Clause (ii) of section 451(i)(4)(B) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘the date which is 
4 years after the close of the taxable year in which the 
transaction occurs’’. 
(c) PROPERTY LOCATED OUTSIDE
THE UNITED 
STATES NOT TREATED
AS EXEMPT UTILITY PROP-
ERTY.—Paragraph (5) of section 451(i) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—The term ‘ex-
empt utility property’ shall not include any 
property which is located outside the United 
States.’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to transactions after De-
cember 31, 2007. 
(2) TRANSFERS OF OPERATIONAL CONTROL.— 
The amendment made by subsection (b) shall take 
effect as if included in section 909 of the American 
Jobs Creation Act of 2004. 
(3) EXCEPTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED OUT-
SIDE THE UNITED STATES.—The amendment made 
by subsection (c) shall apply to transactions after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 556. NEW CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart I of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 54C. NEW CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BONDS. 
‘‘(a) NEW CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BOND.—For 
purposes of this subpart, the term ‘new clean renewable 
energy bond’ means any bond issued as part of an issue 
if— 
‘‘(1) 100 percent of the available project pro-
ceeds of such issue are to be used for capital expend-
itures incurred by public power providers or coopera-
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tive electric companies for one or more qualified re-
newable energy facilities, 
‘‘(2) the bond is issued by a qualified issuer, 
and 
‘‘(3) the issuer designates such bond for pur-
poses of this section. 
‘‘(b) REDUCED CREDIT AMOUNT.—The annual credit 
determined under section 54A(b) with respect to any new 
clean renewable energy bond shall be 70 percent of the 
amount so determined without regard to this subsection. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT
OF BONDS DES-
IGNATED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The maximum aggregate 
face amount of bonds which may be designated 
under subsection (a) by any issuer shall not exceed 
the limitation amount allocated under this sub-
section to such issuer. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT
OF 
BONDS DESIGNATED.—There is a national new clean 
renewable energy bond limitation of $2,000,000,000 
which shall be allocated by the Secretary as provided 
in paragraph (3), except that— 
‘‘(A) not more than 331⁄3 percent thereof 
may be allocated to qualified projects of public 
power providers, 
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‘‘(B) not more than 331⁄3 percent thereof 
may be allocated to qualified projects of govern-
mental bodies, and 
‘‘(C) not more than 331⁄3 percent thereof 
may be allocated to qualified projects of cooper-
ative electric companies. 
‘‘(3) METHOD OF ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) ALLOCATION AMONG PUBLIC POWER 
PROVIDERS.—After the Secretary determines 
the qualified projects of public power providers 
which are appropriate for receiving an alloca-
tion of the national new clean renewable energy 
bond limitation, the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, make allocations 
among such projects in such manner that the 
amount allocated to each such project bears the 
same ratio to the cost of such project as the 
limitation under paragraph (2)(A) bears to the 
cost of all such projects. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION AMONG GOVERNMENTAL 
BODIES AND COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC COMPA-
NIES.—The Secretary shall make allocations of 
the amount of the national new clean renewable 
energy bond limitation described in paragraphs 
(2)(B) and (2)(C) among qualified projects of 
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governmental bodies and cooperative electric 
companies, respectively, in such manner as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED RENEWABLE ENERGY FACIL-
ITY.—The term ‘qualified renewable energy facility’ 
means a qualified facility (as determined under sec-
tion 45(d) without regard to paragraphs (8) and 
(10) thereof and to any placed in service date) 
owned by a public power provider, a governmental 
body, or a cooperative electric company. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
POWER
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘public power provider’ means a State utility with a 
service obligation, as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 217 of the Federal Power Act (as in effect on 
the date of the enactment of this paragraph). 
‘‘(3) GOVERNMENTAL BODY.—The term ‘gov-
ernmental body’ means any State or Indian tribal 
government, or any political subdivision thereof. 
‘‘(4) COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC COMPANY.—The 
term ‘cooperative electric company’ means a mutual 
or cooperative electric company described in section 
501(c)(12) or section 1381(a)(2)(C). 
‘‘(5) CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BOND LEND-
ER.—The term ‘clean renewable energy bond lender’ 
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means a lender which is a cooperative which is 
owned by, or has outstanding loans to, 100 or more 
cooperative electric companies and is in existence on 
February 1, 2002, and shall include any affiliated 
entity which is controlled by such lender. 
‘‘(6) QUALIFIED ISSUER.—The term ‘qualified 
issuer’ means a public power provider, a cooperative 
electric company, a governmental body, a clean re-
newable energy bond lender, or a not-for-profit elec-
tric utility which has received a loan or loan guar-
antee under the Rural Electrification Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED TAX CREDIT BOND.—The term 
‘qualified tax credit bond’ means— 
‘‘(A) a qualified forestry conservation 
bond, or 
‘‘(B) a new clean renewable energy bond, 
which is part of an issue that meets requirements of 
paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6).’’. 
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 54A(d)(2) is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(C) QUALIFIED PURPOSE.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘qualified purpose’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a qualified forestry 
conservation bond, a purpose specified in 
section 54B(e), and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a new clean renew-
able energy bond, a purpose specified in 
section 54C(a)(1).’’. 
(3) The table of sections for subpart I of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 54C. New clean renewable energy bonds.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LABOR STANDARDS 
ON PROJECTS FINANCED UNDER TAX CREDIT BONDS.— 
Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
Code, shall apply to projects financed with the proceeds 
of any tax credit bond (as defined in section 54A of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) other than qualified for-
estry conservation bonds (as defined in section 54B of 
such Code). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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Subpart B—Carbon Mitigation Provisions 
SEC. 561. EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF ADVANCED 
COAL PROJECT INVESTMENT CREDIT. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF CREDIT AMOUNT.—Section 
48A(a) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(2) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) 30 percent of the qualified investment for 
such taxable year in the case of projects described 
in clause (iii) of subsection (d)(3)(B).’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF AGGREGATE CREDITS.—Section 
48A(d)(3)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,300,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,550,000,000’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
48A(d)(3) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) PARTICULAR PROJECTS.—Of the dol-
lar amount in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
is authorized to certify— 
‘‘(i) $800,000,000 for integrated gas-
ification combined cycle projects the appli-
cation for which is submitted during the 
period described in paragraph (2)(A)(i), 
‘‘(ii) $500,000,000 for projects which 
use other advanced coal-based generation 
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technologies the application for which is 
submitted during the period described in 
paragraph (2)(A)(i), and 
‘‘(iii) $1,250,000,000 for advanced 
coal-based generation technology projects 
the application for which is submitted dur-
ing the period described in paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii).’’. 
(2) APPLICATION
PERIOD
FOR
ADDITIONAL 
PROJECTS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 48A(d)(2) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION PERIOD.—Each appli-
cant for certification under this paragraph shall 
submit an application meeting the requirements 
of subparagraph (B). An applicant may only 
submit an application— 
‘‘(i) for an allocation from the dollar 
amount specified in clause (i) or (ii) of 
paragraph (3)(B) during the 3-year period 
beginning on the date the Secretary estab-
lishes the program under paragraph (1), 
and 
‘‘(ii) for an allocation from the dollar 
amount specified in paragraph (3)(B)(iii) 
during the 3-year period beginning at the 
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earlier of the termination of the period de-
scribed in clause (i) or the date prescribed 
by the Secretary.’’. 
(3) CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON 
DIOXIDE EMISSIONS REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 48A(e)(1) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (E), by striking the period at the 
end of subparagraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, 
and by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(G) in the case of any project the applica-
tion for which is submitted during the period 
described in subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii), the project 
includes equipment which separates and seques-
ters at least 65 percent (70 percent in the case 
of an application for reallocated credits under 
subsection (d)(4)) of such project’s total carbon 
dioxide emissions.’’. 
(B) HIGHEST
PRIORITY
FOR
PROJECTS 
WHICH
SEQUESTER
CARBON
DIOXIDE
EMIS-
SIONS.—Section 48A(e)(3) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (A)(iii), 
by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (B)(iii) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by 
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adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) give highest priority to projects with 
the greatest separation and sequestration per-
centage of total carbon dioxide emissions.’’. 
(C) RECAPTURE OF CREDIT FOR FAILURE 
TO SEQUESTER.—Section 48A is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) RECAPTURE OF CREDIT FOR FAILURE TO SE-
QUESTER.—The Secretary shall provide for recapturing 
the benefit of any credit allowable under subsection (a) 
with respect to any project which fails to attain or main-
tain the separation and sequestration requirements of sub-
section (e)(1)(G).’’. 
(4) ADDITIONAL
PRIORITY
FOR
RESEARCH 
PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 48A(e)(3)(B), as amended 
by paragraph (3)(B), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(ii), 
(B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 
(iv), and 
(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iii) applicant participants who have 
a research partnership with an eligible edu-
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(i) IN GENERAL.—If a coal producer 
or a party related to a coal producer has 
received a judgment described in clause 
(iii), such coal producer shall be deemed to 
have established the export of coal to a for-
eign country or shipment of coal to a pos-
session of the United States under sub-
paragraph (A)(i). 
(ii) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—If a tax-
payer described in clause (i) is entitled to 
a payment under subparagraph (A), the 
amount of such payment shall be reduced 
by any amount paid pursuant to the judg-
ment described in clause (iii). 
(iii) JUDGMENT DESCRIBED.—A judg-
ment is described in this subparagraph if 
such judgment— 
(I) is made by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction within the United 
States, 
(II) relates to the constitu-
tionality of any tax paid on exported 
coal under section 4121 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, and 
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(III) is in favor of the coal pro-
ducer or the party related to the coal 
producer. 
(2) EXPORTERS.—Notwithstanding subsections 
(a)(1) and (c) of section 6416 and section 6511 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and a judgment 
described in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) of this subsection, 
if— 
(A) an exporter establishes that such ex-
porter exported coal to a foreign country or 
shipped coal to a possession of the United 
States, or caused such coal to be so exported or 
shipped, 
(B) such exporter filed a tax return on or 
after October 1, 1990, and on or before the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and 
(C) such exporter files a claim for refund 
with the Secretary not later than the close of 
the 30-day period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, 
then the Secretary shall pay to such exporter an 
amount equal to $0.825 per ton of such coal ex-
ported by the exporter or caused to be exported or 
shipped, or caused to be exported or shipped, by the 
exporter. 
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