II 
Calendar No. 1130 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7060 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 26 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Received 
DECEMBER 8 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 20), 2008 
Read the first time 
DECEMBER 9, 2008 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
incentives for energy production and conservation, to ex-
tend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual 
income tax relief, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008’’. 
(b) REFERENCE.—Except as otherwise expressly pro-
vided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is 
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title, etc. 
TITLE I—ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES 
Subtitle A—Energy Production Incentives 
PART 1—RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES 
Sec. 101. Renewable energy credit. 
Sec. 102. Production credit for electricity produced from marine renewables. 
Sec. 103. Energy credit. 
Sec. 104. Credit for residential energy efficient property. 
Sec. 105. Special rule to implement FERC and State electric restructuring pol-
icy. 
PART 2—CARBON MITIGATION PROVISIONS 
Sec. 111. Expansion and modification of advanced coal project investment cred-
it. 
Sec. 112. Expansion and modification of coal gasification investment credit. 
Sec. 113. Temporary increase in coal excise tax. 
Sec. 114. Special rules for refund of the coal excise tax to certain coal pro-
ducers and exporters. 
Sec. 115. Carbon audit of the tax code. 
Subtitle B—Transportation and Domestic Fuel Security Provisions 
Sec. 121. Inclusion of cellulosic biofuel in bonus depreciation for biomass eth-
anol plant property. 
Sec. 122. Credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel. 
Sec. 123. Clarification that credits for fuel are designed to provide an incentive 
for United States production. 
Sec. 124. Credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles. 
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Sec. 125. Exclusion from heavy truck tax for idling reduction units and ad-
vanced insulation. 
Sec. 126. Transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters. 
Sec. 127. Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit. 
Sec. 128. Certain income and gains relating to alcohol fuels and mixtures, bio-
diesel fuels and mixtures, and alternative fuels and mixtures 
treated as qualifying income for publicly traded partnerships. 
Subtitle C—Energy Conservation and Efficiency Provisions 
Sec. 131. Credit for nonbusiness energy property. 
Sec. 132. Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction. 
Sec. 133. Modifications of energy efficient appliance credit for appliances pro-
duced after 2007. 
Sec. 134. Accelerated recovery period for depreciation of smart meters and 
smart grid systems. 
Sec. 135. Qualified green building and sustainable design projects. 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Extensions Primarily Affecting Individuals 
Sec. 201. Deduction for State and local sales taxes. 
Sec. 202. Deduction of qualified tuition and related expenses. 
Sec. 203. Treatment of certain dividends of regulated investment companies. 
Sec. 204. Tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans for charitable 
purposes. 
Sec. 205. Deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school 
teachers. 
Sec. 206. Stock in RIC for purposes of determining estates of nonresidents not 
citizens. 
Sec. 207. Qualified investment entities. 
Sec. 208. Real property tax standard deduction. 
Subtitle B—Extensions Primarily Affecting Businesses 
Sec. 221. Research credit. 
Sec. 222. Indian employment credit. 
Sec. 223. New markets tax credit. 
Sec. 224. Railroad track maintenance. 
Sec. 225. Fifteen-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold im-
provements and qualified restaurant property. 
Sec. 226. Seven-year cost recovery period for motorsports racing track facility. 
Sec. 227. Accelerated depreciation for business property on Indian reservation. 
Sec. 228. Expensing of environmental remediation costs. 
Sec. 229. Deduction allowable with respect to income attributable to domestic 
production activities in Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 230. Modification of tax treatment of certain payments to controlling ex-
empt organizations. 
Sec. 231. Qualified zone academy bonds. 
Sec. 232. Tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia. 
Sec. 233. Economic development credit for American Samoa. 
Sec. 234. Enhanced charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory. 
Sec. 235. Enhanced charitable deduction for contributions of book inventory to 
public schools. 
Sec. 236. Enhanced deduction for qualified computer contributions. 
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Sec. 237. Basis adjustment to stock of S corporations making charitable con-
tributions of property. 
Sec. 238. Work opportunity tax credit for Hurricane Katrina employees. 
Sec. 239. Subpart F exception for active financing income. 
Sec. 240. Look-thru rule for related controlled foreign corporations. 
Sec. 241. Expensing for certain qualified film and television productions. 
Subtitle C—Other Extensions 
Sec. 251. Authority to disclose information related to terrorist activities made 
permanent. 
Sec. 252. Authority for undercover operations made permanent. 
Sec. 253. Increase in limit on cover over of rum excise tax to Puerto Rico and 
the Virgin Islands. 
TITLE III—ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF AND OTHER PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Refundable child credit. 
Sec. 302. Provisions related to film and television productions. 
Sec. 303. Exemption from excise tax for certain arrows designed for use by 
children. 
Sec. 304. Modification of penalty on understatement of taxpayer’s liability by 
tax return preparer. 
TITLE IV—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Limitation of deduction for income attributable to domestic produc-
tion of oil, gas, or primary products thereof. 
Sec. 402. Elimination of the different treatment of foreign oil and gas extrac-
tion income and foreign oil related income for purposes of the 
foreign tax credit. 
Sec. 403. Broker reporting of customer’s basis in securities transactions. 
Sec. 404. 0.2 percent FUTA surtax. 
Sec. 405. Increase and extension of Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax. 
Sec. 406. Nonqualified deferred compensation from certain tax indifferent par-
ties. 
Sec. 407. Delay in application of worldwide allocation of interest. 
Sec. 408. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes. 
TITLE I—ENERGY TAX 
INCENTIVES 
Subtitle A—Energy Production 
Incentives 
PART 1—RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES 
SEC. 101. RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.— 
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(1) WIND FACILITIES.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 45(d) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2010’’. 
(2) OTHER FACILITIES.—Each of the following 
provisions of section 45(d) is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2011’’: 
(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). 
(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 
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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. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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- 
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). 
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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-
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 
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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. 
‘‘(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 
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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 
and which are originally placed in service dur-
ing the same calendar year shall be treated for 
purposes of this section as 1 facility which is 
originally placed in service at the mid-point of 
such year or the first day of the following cal-
endar 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 
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(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.’’. 
(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 
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the increased amount of electricity produced at 
the facility by reason of such new unit.’’. 
(e) 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— 
‘‘(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-
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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 
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.’’. 
(f) 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) 
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‘‘(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, 
‘‘(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: 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(B) which is originally placed in service 
on or after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph and before October 1, 2011.’’. 
(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 ‘‘October 1, 2011’’ 
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. 103. ENERGY CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.— 
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(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, 2017’’. 
(2) FUEL CELL PROPERTY.—Subparagraph (E) 
of section 48(c)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
(3) MICROTURBINE PROPERTY.—Subparagraph 
(E) of section 48(c)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2016’’. 
(b) ALLOWANCE OF ENERGY CREDIT AGAINST AL-
TERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
38(c)(4) is amended by redesignating clause (vi) as 
clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(v), and by inserting after clause (v) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(vi) 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’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Clause (v) of 
section 38(c)(4)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
47 to the extent attributable to’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
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tion 46 to the extent that such credit is attributable 
to the rehabilitation credit under section 47, but 
only with respect to’’. 
(c) ENERGY CREDIT
FOR COMBINED HEAT
AND 
POWER SYSTEM PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 48(a)(3)(A) 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.—Subsection (c) of section 48 is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘QUALIFIED FUEL CELL 
PROPERTY; QUALIFIED MICROTURBINE PROP-
ERTY’’ in the heading and inserting ‘‘DEFINI-
TIONS’’, and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) COMBINED
HEAT
AND
POWER
SYSTEM 
PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYS-
TEM PROPERTY.—The term ‘combined heat and 
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power system property’ means property com-
prising a system— 
‘‘(i) 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), 
‘‘(ii) which produces— 
‘‘(I) at least 20 percent of its 
total useful energy in the form of 
thermal energy 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 elec-
trical or mechanical power (or com-
bination thereof), 
‘‘(iii) the energy efficiency percentage 
of which exceeds 60 percent, and 
‘‘(iv) which is placed in service before 
January 1, 2017. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of 
combined heat and power system property 
with an electrical capacity in excess of the 
applicable capacity placed in service during 
the taxable year, the credit under sub-
section (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 prop-
erty. 
‘‘(ii) 
APPLICABLE
CAPACITY.—For 
purposes of clause (i), the term ‘applicable 
capacity’ means 15 megawatts or a me-
chanical energy capacity of more than 
20,000 horsepower or an equivalent com-
bination of electrical and mechanical en-
ergy capacities. 
‘‘(iii) MAXIMUM CAPACITY.—The term 
‘combined heat and power system property’ 
shall not include any property comprising a 
system if such system has a capacity in ex-
cess of 50 megawatts or a mechanical en-
ergy capacity in excess of 67,000 horse-
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power or an equivalent combination of elec-
trical and mechanical energy capacities. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(i) ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
PERCENT-
AGE.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
energy efficiency percentage of a system is 
the fraction— 
‘‘(I) the numerator of which is 
the total useful electrical, thermal, 
and mechanical 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. 
‘‘(ii) DETERMINATIONS MADE ON BTU 
BASIS.—The energy efficiency percentage 
and the percentages under subparagraph 
(A)(ii) shall be determined on a Btu basis. 
‘‘(iii) INPUT AND OUTPUT PROPERTY 
NOT INCLUDED.—The term ‘combined heat 
and power system property’ does not in-
clude property used to transport the en-
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ergy source to the facility or to distribute 
energy produced by the facility. 
‘‘(D) SYSTEMS USING BIOMASS.—If a sys-
tem is designed to use biomass (within the 
meaning of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
45(c) without regard to the last sentence of 
paragraph (3)(A)) for at least 90 percent of the 
energy source— 
‘‘(i) subparagraph (A)(iii) shall not 
apply, but 
‘‘(ii) the amount of credit determined 
under subsection (a) with respect to such 
system shall not exceed the amount which 
bears the same ratio to such amount of 
credit (determined without regard to this 
subparagraph) as the energy efficiency per-
centage of such system bears to 60 per-
cent.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
48(a)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)(B) 
and (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1)(B), 
(2)(B), and (3)(B)’’. 
(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’’. 
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(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-
designating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph 
(D). 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) ALLOWANCE AGAINST ALTERNATIVE MIN-
IMUM TAX.—The amendments made by subsection 
(b) shall apply to credits determined under section 
46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in taxable 
years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and to carrybacks of such credits. 
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(3) COMBINED HEAT AND POWER AND FUEL 
CELL PROPERTY.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (c) and (d) shall apply to periods after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years 
ending after such date, under rules similar to the 
rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of 
the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 
1990). 
(4) PUBLIC UTILITY PROPERTY.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (e) shall apply to periods 
after February 13, 2008, in taxable years ending 
after such date, under rules similar to the rules of 
section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(as in effect on the day before the date of the enact-
ment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990). 
SEC. 104. CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENT 
PROPERTY. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 25D(g) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2016’’. 
(b) REMOVAL OF LIMITATION FOR SOLAR ELECTRIC 
PROPERTY.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
25D(b)(1), 
as 
amended by subsections (c) and (d), is amended— 
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(A) by striking subparagraph (A), and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through and 
(D), respectively. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
25D(e)(4)(A), as amended by subsections (c) and 
(d), is amended— 
(A) by striking clause (i), and 
(B) by redesignating clauses (ii) through 
(v) as clauses (i) and (iv), respectively. 
(c) CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL WIND PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 25D(a) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (2), by 
striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) 30 percent of the qualified small wind en-
ergy property expenditures made by the taxpayer 
during such year.’’. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Section 25D(b)(1) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B), by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (C) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(D) $500 with respect to each half kilo-
watt of capacity (not to exceed $4,000) of wind 
turbines for which qualified small wind energy 
property expenditures are made.’’. 
(3) QUALIFIED
SMALL
WIND
ENERGY
PROP-
ERTY EXPENDITURES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 25D(d) is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED SMALL WIND ENERGY PROP-
ERTY
EXPENDITURE.—The term ‘qualified small 
wind energy property expenditure’ means an expend-
iture for property which uses a wind turbine to gen-
erate electricity for use in connection with a dwelling 
unit located in the United States and used as a resi-
dence by the taxpayer.’’. 
(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.’’. 
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(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 
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-
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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. 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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.— 
(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— 
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‘‘(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 
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 
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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.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2007. 
(2) SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPERTY LIMITATION.— 
The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply 
to property placed in service after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, in taxable years ending after 
such date. 
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(3) 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. 105. 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 
qualifying 
electric 
transmission 
transaction, 
is 
vertically integrated, in that it is both— 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
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(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. 
PART 2—CARBON MITIGATION PROVISIONS 
SEC. 111. 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 ‘‘$2,250,000,000’’. 
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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 
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: 
‘‘(i) 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-
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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-
cational institution (as defined in section 
529(e)(5)), and’’. 
(5) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 48A(e)(3) 
is amended by striking ‘‘INTEGRATED GASIFICATION 
COMBINED
CYCLE’’ in the heading and inserting 
‘‘CERTAIN’’. 
(d) DISCLOSURE OF ALLOCATIONS.—Section 48A(d) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) DISCLOSURE OF ALLOCATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall, upon making a certification under this 
subsection or section 48B(d), publicly disclose the 
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identity of the applicant and the amount of the cred-
it certified with respect to such applicant.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to credits the application for 
which is submitted during the period described in 
section 48A(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and which are allocated or reallocated 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) 
DISCLOSURE
OF
ALLOCATIONS.—The 
amendment made by subsection (d) shall apply to 
certifications made after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by subsection (c)(5) shall take effect as if in-
cluded in the amendment made by section 1307(b) 
of the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005. 
SEC. 112. EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF COAL GASIFI-
CATION INVESTMENT CREDIT. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF CREDIT AMOUNT.—Section 
48B(a) is amended by inserting ‘‘(30 percent in the case 
of credits allocated under subsection (d)(1)(B))’’ after ‘‘20 
percent’’. 
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(b) EXPANSION OF AGGREGATE CREDITS.—Section 
48B(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘shall not exceed 
$350,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall 
not exceed— 
‘‘(A) $350,000,000, plus 
‘‘(B) $150,000,000 for qualifying gasifi-
cation projects that include equipment which 
separates and sequesters at least 75 percent of 
such project’s total carbon dioxide emissions.’’. 
(c) RECAPTURE OF CREDIT FOR FAILURE TO SE-
QUESTER.—Section 48B is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) 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 for 
such project under subsection (d)(1).’’. 
(d) SELECTION
PRIORITIES.—Section 48B(d) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) SELECTION PRIORITIES.—In determining 
which qualifying gasification projects to certify 
under this section, the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(A) give highest priority to projects with 
the greatest separation and sequestration per-
centage of total carbon dioxide emissions, and 
‘‘(B) give high priority to applicant partici-
pants who have a research partnership with an 
eligible educational institution (as defined in 
section 529(e)(5)).’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to credits described in section 
48B(d)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which 
are allocated or reallocated after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 113. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN COAL EXCISE TAX. 
Paragraph (2) of section 4121(e) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2014’’ in subpara-
graph (A) and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘January 1 after 1981’’ in sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘December 31 after 
2007’’. 
SEC. 114. SPECIAL RULES FOR REFUND OF THE COAL EX-
CISE TAX TO CERTAIN COAL PRODUCERS 
AND EXPORTERS. 
(a) REFUND.— 
(1) COAL PRODUCERS.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub-
sections (a)(1) and (c) of section 6416 and sec-
tion 6511 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, if— 
(i) a coal producer establishes that 
such coal producer, or a party related to 
such coal producer, exported coal produced 
by such coal producer to a foreign country 
or shipped coal produced by such coal pro-
ducer to a possession of the United States, 
or caused such coal to be exported or 
shipped, the export or shipment of which 
was other than through an exporter who 
meets the requirements of paragraph (2), 
(ii) such coal producer filed an excise 
tax return on or after October 1, 1990, 
and on or before the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and 
(iii) such coal producer files a claim 
for refund with the Secretary not later 
than the close of the 30-day period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, 
then the Secretary shall pay to such coal pro-
ducer an amount equal to the tax paid under 
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(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 
(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 
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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. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 
with respect to exported coal if a settlement with the Fed-
eral Government has been made with and accepted by, the 
coal producer, a party related to such coal producer, or 
the exporter, of such coal, as of the date that the claim 
is filed under this section with respect to such exported 
coal. For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘settlement 
with the Federal Government’’ shall not include any settle-
ment or stipulation entered into as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the terms of which contemplate a 
judgment concerning which any party has reserved the 
right to file an appeal, or has filed an appeal. 
(c) SUBSEQUENT REFUND PROHIBITED.—No refund 
shall be made under this section to the extent that a credit 
or refund of such tax on such exported or shipped coal 
has been paid to any person. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
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(1) COAL
PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘coal pro-
ducer’’ means the person in whom is vested owner-
ship of the coal immediately after the coal is severed 
from the ground, without regard to the existence of 
any contractual arrangement for the sale or other 
disposition of the coal or the payment of any royal-
ties between the producer and third parties. The 
term includes any person who extracts coal from 
coal waste refuse piles or from the silt waste product 
which results from the wet washing (or similar proc-
essing) of coal. 
(2) EXPORTER.—The term ‘‘exporter’’ means a 
person, other than a coal producer, who does not 
have a contract, fee arrangement, or any other 
agreement with a producer or seller of such coal to 
export or ship such coal to a third party on behalf 
of the producer or seller of such coal and— 
(A) is indicated in the shipper’s export 
declaration or other documentation as the ex-
porter of record, or 
(B) actually exported such coal to a for-
eign country or shipped such coal to a posses-
sion of the United States, or caused such coal 
to be so exported or shipped. 
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(3) RELATED PARTY.—The term ‘‘a party re-
lated to such coal producer’’ means a person who— 
(A) is related to such coal producer 
through any degree of common management, 
stock ownership, or voting control, 
(B) is related (within the meaning of sec-
tion 144(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) to such coal producer, or 
(C) has a contract, fee arrangement, or 
any other agreement with such coal producer to 
sell such coal to a third party on behalf of such 
coal producer. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Treasury or the Secretary’s des-
ignee. 
(e) TIMING OF REFUND.—With respect to any claim 
for refund filed pursuant to this section, the Secretary 
shall determine whether the requirements of this section 
are met not later than 180 days after such claim is filed. 
If the Secretary determines that the requirements of this 
section are met, the claim for refund shall be paid not 
later than 180 days after the Secretary makes such deter-
mination. 
(f) INTEREST.—Any refund paid pursuant to this 
section shall be paid by the Secretary with interest from 
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the date of overpayment determined by using the overpay-
ment rate and method under section 6621 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
(g) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—The payment 
under subsection (a) with respect to any coal shall not ex-
ceed— 
(1) in the case of a payment to a coal producer, 
the amount of tax paid under section 4121 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to such 
coal by such coal producer or a party related to such 
coal producer, and 
(2) in the case of a payment to an exporter, an 
amount equal to $0.825 per ton with respect to such 
coal exported by the exporter or caused to be ex-
ported by the exporter. 
(h) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section applies 
only to claims on coal exported or shipped on or after Oc-
tober 1, 1990, through the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 115. CARBON AUDIT OF THE TAX CODE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of 
Sciences to undertake a comprehensive review of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 to identify the types of and 
specific tax provisions that have the largest effects on car-
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bon and other greenhouse gas emissions and to estimate 
the magnitude of those effects. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the National Academy of 
Sciences shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
results of study authorized under this section. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
Subtitle B—Transportation and 
Domestic Fuel Security Provisions 
SEC. 121. INCLUSION OF CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL IN BONUS 
DEPRECIATION 
FOR 
BIOMASS 
ETHANOL 
PLANT PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 168(l) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) CELLULOSIC
BIOFUEL.—The term ‘cel-
lulosic biofuel’ means any liquid fuel which is pro-
duced from any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic mat-
ter that is available on a renewable or recurring 
basis.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (l) of 
section 168 is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘cellulosic biomass ethanol’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘cellulosic 
biofuel’’, 
(2) by striking ‘‘CELLULOSIC BIOMASS ETH-
ANOL’’ in the heading of such subsection and insert-
ing ‘‘CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL’’, and 
(3) by striking ‘‘CELLULOSIC
BIOMASS
ETH-
ANOL’’ in the heading of paragraph (2) thereof and 
inserting ‘‘CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years 
ending after such date. 
SEC. 122. CREDITS FOR BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIE-
SEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 40A(g), 6426(c)(6), and 
6427(e)(5)(B) are each amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN RATE OF CREDIT.— 
(1) INCOME TAX CREDIT.—Paragraphs (1)(A) 
and (2)(A) of section 40A(b) are each amended by 
striking ‘‘50 cents’’ and inserting ‘‘$1.00’’. 
(2) EXCISE
TAX
CREDIT.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 6426(c) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(2) APPLICABLE AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the applicable amount is $1.00.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Subsection (b) of section 40A is 
amended by striking paragraph (3) and by re-
designating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para-
graphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
(B) Paragraph (2) of section 40A(f) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (b)(4) shall not 
apply with respect to renewable diesel.’’. 
(C) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
40A(e) are each amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(5)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(4)(C)’’. 
(D) Clause (ii) of section 40A(d)(3)(C) is 
amended by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(5)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)(B)’’. 
(c) UNIFORM TREATMENT OF DIESEL PRODUCED 
FROM BIOMASS.—Paragraph (3) of section 40A(f) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘diesel fuel’’ and inserting ‘‘liq-
uid fuel’’, 
(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘using 
a 
thermal 
depolymerization process’’, and 
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(3) by striking ‘‘or D396’’ in subparagraph (B) 
and inserting ‘‘, D396, or other equivalent standard 
approved by the Secretary’’. 
(d) COPRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE DIESEL WITH 
PETROLEUM FEEDSTOCK.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
40A(f) (defining renewable diesel) is amended by 
adding at the end the following flush sentence: 
‘‘Such term does not include any fuel derived from 
coprocessing biomass with a feedstock which is not 
biomass. For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
‘biomass’ has the meaning given such term by sec-
tion 45K(c)(3).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) 
of section 40A(f) is amended by striking ‘‘(as de-
fined in section 45K(c)(3))’’. 
(e) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN AVIATION FUEL.—Sub-
section (f) of section 40A (relating to renewable diesel) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) CERTAIN AVIATION FUEL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
the last three sentences of paragraph (3), the 
term ‘renewable diesel’ shall include fuel derived 
from biomass which meets the requirements of 
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a Department of Defense specification for mili-
tary jet fuel or an American Society of Testing 
and Materials specification for aviation turbine 
fuel. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION
OF
MIXTURE
CRED-
ITS.—In the case of fuel which is treated as re-
newable diesel solely by reason of subparagraph 
(A), subsection (b)(1) and section 6426(c) shall 
be applied with respect to such fuel by treating 
kerosene as though it were diesel fuel.’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to fuel produced, and sold or 
used, after December 31, 2008. 
(2) COPRODUCTION
OF
RENEWABLE
DIESEL 
WITH PETROLEUM FEEDSTOCK.—The amendments 
made by subsection (c) shall apply to fuel produced, 
and sold or used, after February 13, 2008. 
SEC. 123. CLARIFICATION THAT CREDITS FOR FUEL ARE 
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE FOR 
UNITED STATES PRODUCTION. 
(a) ALCOHOL FUELS CREDIT.—Subsection (d) of 
section 40 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
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‘‘(7) LIMITATION TO ALCOHOL WITH CONNEC-
TION TO THE UNITED STATES.—No credit shall be 
determined under this section with respect to any al-
cohol which is produced outside the United States 
for use as a fuel outside the United States. For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘United States’ in-
cludes any possession of the United States.’’. 
(b) BIODIESEL FUELS CREDIT.—Subsection (d) of 
section 40A is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION TO BIODIESEL WITH CONNEC-
TION TO THE UNITED STATES.—No credit shall be 
determined under this section with respect to any 
biodiesel which is produced outside the United 
States for use as a fuel outside the United States. 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘United 
States’ includes any possession of the United 
States.’’. 
(c) EXCISE TAX CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6426 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) LIMITATION TO FUELS WITH CONNECTION TO 
THE UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) ALCOHOL.—No credit shall be determined 
under this section with respect to any alcohol which 
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is produced outside the United States for use as a 
fuel outside the United States. 
‘‘(2) BIODIESEL AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS.— 
No credit shall be determined under this section 
with respect to any biodiesel or alternative fuel 
which is produced outside the United States for use 
as a fuel outside the United States. 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘United States’ 
includes any possession of the United States.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (e) 
of section 6427 is amended by redesignating para-
graph (5) as paragraph (6) and by inserting after 
paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION TO FUELS WITH CONNECTION 
TO THE UNITED STATES.—No amount shall be pay-
able under paragraph (1) or (2) with respect to any 
mixture or alternative fuel if credit is not allowed 
with respect to such mixture or alternative fuel by 
reason of section 6426(i).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to claims for credit or payment 
made on or after May 15, 2008. 
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SEC. 124. CREDIT FOR NEW QUALIFIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC 
DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 30 is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 30. NEW QUALIFIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE 
MOTOR VEHICLES. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of the 
credit amounts determined under subsection (b) with re-
spect to each new qualified plug-in electric drive motor ve-
hicle placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable 
year. 
‘‘(b) PER VEHICLE DOLLAR LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount determined 
under this subsection with respect to any new quali-
fied plug-in electric drive motor vehicle is the sum 
of the amounts determined under paragraphs (2) 
and (3) with respect to such vehicle. 
‘‘(2) BASE AMOUNT.—The amount determined 
under this paragraph is $3,000. 
‘‘(3) BATTERY CAPACITY.—In the case of a ve-
hicle which draws propulsion energy from a battery 
with not less than 5 kilowatt hours of capacity, the 
amount determined under this paragraph is $200, 
plus $200 for each kilowatt hour of capacity in ex-
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cess of 5 kilowatt hours. The amount determined 
under this paragraph shall not exceed $2,000. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION WITH OTHER CREDITS.— 
‘‘(1) BUSINESS CREDIT TREATED AS PART OF 
GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT.—So much of the credit 
which would be allowed under subsection (a) for any 
taxable year (determined without regard to this sub-
section) that is attributable to property of a char-
acter subject to an allowance for depreciation shall 
be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such 
taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)). 
‘‘(2) PERSONAL CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
title, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for 
any taxable year (determined after application 
of paragraph (1)) shall be treated as a credit 
allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
year. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF 
TAX.—In the case of a taxable year to which 
section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit al-
lowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
(determined after application of paragraph (1)) 
shall not exceed the excess of— 
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‘‘(i) the sum of the regular tax liabil-
ity (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the 
tax imposed by section 55, over 
‘‘(ii) the sum of the credits allowable 
under subpart A (other than this section 
and sections 23 and 25D) and section 27 
for the taxable year. 
‘‘(d) NEW QUALIFIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE 
MOTOR VEHICLE.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘new qualified 
plug-in electric drive motor vehicle’ means a motor 
vehicle— 
‘‘(A) the original use of which commences 
with the taxpayer, 
‘‘(B) which is acquired for use or lease by 
the taxpayer and not for resale, 
‘‘(C) which is made by a manufacturer, 
‘‘(D) which has a gross vehicle weight rat-
ing of less than 14,000 pounds, 
‘‘(E) which has received a certificate of 
conformity under the Clean Air Act and meets 
or exceeds the Bin 5 Tier II emission standard 
established in regulations prescribed by the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection 
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Agency under section 202(i) of the Clean Air 
Act for that make and model year vehicle, and 
‘‘(F) which is propelled to a significant ex-
tent by an electric motor which draws electricity 
from a battery which— 
‘‘(i) has a capacity of not less than 4 
kilowatt hours, and 
‘‘(ii) is capable of being recharged 
from an external source of electricity. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘new qualified 
plug-in electric drive motor vehicle’ shall not include 
any vehicle which is not a passenger automobile or 
light truck if such vehicle has a gross vehicle weight 
rating of less than 8,500 pounds. 
‘‘(3) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘motor vehi-
cle’ means any vehicle which is manufactured pri-
marily for use on public streets, roads, and highways 
(not including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail 
or rails) and which has at least 4 wheels. 
‘‘(4) OTHER
TERMS.—The terms ‘passenger 
automobile’, ‘light truck’, and ‘manufacturer’ have 
the meanings given such terms in regulations pre-
scribed by the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency for purposes of the administra-
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tion of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 
et seq.). 
‘‘(5) BATTERY CAPACITY.—The term ‘capacity’ 
means, with respect to any battery, the quantity of 
electricity which the battery is capable of storing, ex-
pressed in kilowatt hours, as measured from a 100 
percent state of charge to a 0 percent state of 
charge. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NEW QUALIFIED 
PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES ELIGIBLE 
FOR CREDIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a new quali-
fied plug-in electric drive motor vehicle sold during 
the phaseout period, only the applicable percentage 
of the credit otherwise allowable under subsection 
(a) shall be allowed. 
‘‘(2) PHASEOUT PERIOD.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the phaseout period is the period begin-
ning with the second calendar quarter following the 
calendar quarter which includes the first date on 
which the number of new qualified plug-in electric 
drive motor vehicles manufactured by the manufac-
turer of the vehicle referred to in paragraph (1) sold 
for use in the United States after the date of the en-
actment of this section, is at least 60,000. 
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‘‘(3) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1), the applicable percentage is— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent for the first 2 calendar 
quarters of the phaseout period, 
‘‘(B) 25 percent for the 3d and 4th cal-
endar quarters of the phaseout period, and 
‘‘(C) 0 percent for each calendar quarter 
thereafter. 
‘‘(4) CONTROLLED GROUPS.—Rules similar to 
the rules of section 30B(f)(4) shall apply for pur-
poses of this subsection. 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(1) BASIS
REDUCTION.—The basis of any 
property for which a credit is allowable under sub-
section (a) shall be reduced by the amount of such 
credit (determined without regard to subsection (c)). 
‘‘(2) RECAPTURE.—The Secretary shall, by reg-
ulations, provide for recapturing the benefit of any 
credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to 
any property which ceases to be property eligible for 
such credit. 
‘‘(3) 
PROPERTY
USED
OUTSIDE
UNITED 
STATES, ETC., NOT QUALIFIED.—No credit shall be 
allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any 
property referred to in section 50(b)(1) or with re-
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spect to the portion of the cost of any property 
taken into account under section 179. 
‘‘(4) ELECTION
NOT
TO
TAKE
CREDIT.—No 
credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any 
vehicle if the taxpayer elects to not have this section 
apply to such vehicle. 
‘‘(5) PROPERTY USED BY TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY; 
INTERACTION WITH AIR QUALITY AND MOTOR VEHI-
CLE SAFETY STANDARDS.—Rules similar to the rules 
of paragraphs (6) and (10) of section 30B(h) shall 
apply for purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VE-
HICLE CREDIT.—Section 30B(d)(3) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) EXCLUSION OF PLUG-IN VEHICLES.— 
Any vehicle with respect to which a credit is al-
lowable under section 30 (determined without 
regard to subsection (c) thereof) shall not be 
taken into account under this section.’’. 
(c) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Section 38(b) is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at 
the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (33) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(34) the portion of the new qualified plug-in 
electric drive motor vehicle credit to which section 
30(c)(1) applies.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1)(A) Section 24(b)(3)(B), as amended by sec-
tion 104, is amended by striking ‘‘and 25D’’ and in-
serting ‘‘25D, and 30’’. 
(B) Section 25(e)(1)(C)(ii) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘30,’’ after ‘‘25D,’’. 
(C) Section 25B(g)(2), as amended by section 
104, is amended by striking ‘‘and 25D’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, 25D, and 30’’. 
(D) Section 26(a)(1), as amended by section 
104, is amended by striking ‘‘and 25D’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘25D, and 30’’. 
(E) Section 1400C(d)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘and 25D’’ and inserting ‘‘25D, and 30’’. 
(2) Section 30B(h)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 30(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 30(d)(3)’’. 
(3)(A) Section 53(d)(1)(B) is amended by strik-
ing clause (iii) and redesignating clause (iv) as 
clause (iii). 
(B) Subclause (II) of section 53(d)(1)(B)(iii), 
as so redesignated, is amended by striking ‘‘in-
creased in the manner provided in clause (iii)’’. 
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(4) Section 55(c)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘30(b)(3),’’. 
(5) Section 1016(a)(25) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 30(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 30(f)(1)’’. 
(6) Section 6501(m) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 30(d)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 30(f)(4)’’. 
(7) The item in the table of sections for subpart 
B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 30. New qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.’’. 
(e) TREATMENT OF ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VEHICLE 
CREDIT AS A PERSONAL CREDIT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 
30B(g) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) PERSONAL
CREDIT.—The credit allowed 
under subsection (a) for any taxable year (after ap-
plication of paragraph (1)) shall be treated as a 
credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
year.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 30C(d)(2) 
is amended by striking ‘‘sections 27, 30, and 
30B’’ and inserting ‘‘section 27’’. 
(B) Paragraph (3) of section 55(c) is 
amended by striking ‘‘30B(g)(2),’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2008. 
(2) TREATMENT OF ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VE-
HICLE CREDIT AS PERSONAL CREDIT.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (e) shall apply to taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2007. 
(g) APPLICATION
OF
EGTRRA SUNSET.—The 
amendment made by subsection (d)(1)(A) shall be subject 
to title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Rec-
onciliation Act of 2001 in the same manner as the provi-
sion of such Act to which such amendment relates. 
SEC. 125. EXCLUSION FROM HEAVY TRUCK TAX FOR IDLING 
REDUCTION UNITS AND ADVANCED INSULA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4053 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) IDLING REDUCTION DEVICE.—Any device 
or system of devices which— 
‘‘(A) is designed to provide to a vehicle 
those services (such as heat, air conditioning, or 
electricity) that would otherwise require the op-
eration of the main drive engine while the vehi-
cle is temporarily parked or remains stationary 
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using one or more devices affixed to a tractor 
or truck, and 
‘‘(B) is determined by the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
Secretary of Transportation, to reduce idling of 
such vehicle at a motor vehicle rest stop or 
other location where such vehicles are tempo-
rarily parked or remain stationary. 
‘‘(10) ADVANCED INSULATION.—Any insulation 
that has an R value of not less than R35 per inch.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to sales or installations after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 126. TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFIT TO BICYCLE 
COMMUTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 132(f) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) Any qualified bicycle commuting re-
imbursement.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 132(f) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(C) the applicable annual limitation in 
the case of any qualified bicycle commuting re-
imbursement.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Paragraph (5) of section 132(f) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) DEFINITIONS RELATED TO BICYCLE 
COMMUTING REIMBURSEMENT.— 
‘‘(i) QUALIFIED BICYCLE COMMUTING 
REIMBURSEMENT.—The term ‘qualified bi-
cycle commuting reimbursement’ means, 
with respect to any calendar year, any em-
ployer reimbursement during the 15-month 
period beginning with the first day of such 
calendar year for reasonable expenses in-
curred by the employee during such cal-
endar year for the purchase of a bicycle 
and bicycle improvements, repair, and stor-
age, if such bicycle is regularly used for 
travel between the employee’s residence 
and place of employment. 
‘‘(ii) APPLICABLE
ANNUAL
LIMITA-
TION.—The term ‘applicable annual limita-
tion’ means, with respect to any employee 
for any calendar year, the product of $20 
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multiplied by the number of qualified bicy-
cle commuting months during such year. 
‘‘(iii) 
QUALIFIED
BICYCLE
COM-
MUTING MONTH.—The term ‘qualified bi-
cycle commuting month’ means, with re-
spect to any employee, any month during 
which such employee— 
‘‘(I) regularly uses the bicycle for 
a substantial portion of the travel be-
tween the employee’s residence and 
place of employment, and 
‘‘(II) does not receive any benefit 
described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
or (C) of paragraph (1).’’. 
(d) CONSTRUCTIVE RECEIPT OF BENEFIT.—Para-
graph (4) of section 132(f) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(other than a qualified bicycle commuting reimburse-
ment)’’ after ‘‘qualified transportation fringe’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2008. 
SEC. 127. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROP-
ERTY CREDIT. 
(a) INCREASE IN CREDIT AMOUNT.—Section 30C is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘30 percent’’ in subsection (a) 
and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’, 
(2) by striking ‘‘$30,000’’ in subsection (b)(1) 
and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’, and 
(3) by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ in subsection (b)(2) 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.—Subsection (g) of sec-
tion 30C is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
any property placed in service after— 
‘‘(1) December 31 2017, in the case of property 
relating to natural gas, compressed natural gas, or 
liquified natural gas, and which is not of a character 
subject to an allowance for depreciation, 
‘‘(2) December 31, 2014, in the case of— 
‘‘(A) property relating to hydrogen, and 
‘‘(B) property relating to natural gas, com-
pressed natural gas, or liquified natural gas, 
and which is of a character subject to an allow-
ance for depreciation, and 
‘‘(3) December 31, 2010, in any other case.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years 
ending after such date. 
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SEC. 128. CERTAIN INCOME AND GAINS RELATING TO AL-
COHOL FUELS AND MIXTURES, BIODIESEL 
FUELS AND MIXTURES, AND ALTERNATIVE 
FUELS AND MIXTURES TREATED AS QUALI-
FYING 
INCOME 
FOR 
PUBLICLY 
TRADED 
PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (E) of section 
7704(d)(1) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or the transpor-
tation or storage of any fuel described in subsection (b), 
(c), (d), or (e) of section 6426, or any alcohol fuel defined 
in section 6426(b)(4)(A) or any biodiesel fuel as defined 
in section 40A(d)(1)’’ after ‘‘timber)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Energy Conservation 
and Efficiency Provisions 
SEC. 131. CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF CREDIT.—Section 25C(g) is 
amended by striking ‘‘placed in service after December 31, 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘placed in service— 
‘‘(1) after December 31, 2007, and before Jan-
uary 1, 2009, or 
‘‘(2) after December 31, 2009.’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED BIOMASS FUEL PROPERTY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 25C(d)(3) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (D), 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (E) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) a stove which uses the burning of bio-
mass fuel to heat a dwelling unit located in the 
United States and used as a residence by the 
taxpayer, or to heat water for use in such a 
dwelling unit, and which has a thermal effi-
ciency rating of at least 75 percent.’’. 
(2) BIOMASS FUEL.—Section 25C(d) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) BIOMASS FUEL.—The term ‘biomass fuel’ 
means any plant-derived fuel available on a renew-
able or recurring basis, including agricultural crops 
and trees, wood and wood waste and residues (in-
cluding wood pellets), plants (including aquatic 
plants), grasses, residues, and fibers.’’. 
(c) COORDINATION WITH CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED 
GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP PROPERTY EXPENDITURES.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
25C(d), as amended by subsection (b), is amended 
by striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating 
subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs 
(C), (D), and (E), respectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph 
(C) of section 25C(d)(2) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS
AND
STANDARDS 
FOR AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS.— 
The standards and requirements prescribed by 
the Secretary under subparagraph (B) with re-
spect to the energy efficiency ratio (EER) for 
central air conditioners and electric heat 
pumps— 
‘‘(i) shall require measurements to be 
based on published data which is tested by 
manufacturers at 95 degrees Fahrenheit, 
and 
‘‘(ii) may be based on the certified 
data of the Air Conditioning and Refrig-
eration Institute that are prepared in part-
nership with the Consortium for Energy 
Efficiency.’’. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to expenditures made after Decem-
ber 31, 2008. 
SEC. 132. ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS DE-
DUCTION. 
Subsection (h) of section 179D is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2013’’. 
SEC. 133. MODIFICATIONS OF ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLI-
ANCE CREDIT FOR APPLIANCES PRODUCED 
AFTER 2007. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 45M is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE AMOUNT.—For purposes of sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘(1) DISHWASHERS.—The applicable amount 
is— 
‘‘(A) $45 in the case of a dishwasher which 
is manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009 
and which uses no more than 324 kilowatt 
hours per year and 5.8 gallons per cycle, and 
‘‘(B) $75 in the case of a dishwasher 
which is manufactured in calendar year 2008, 
2009, or 2010 and which uses no more than 
307 kilowatt hours per year and 5.0 gallons per 
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cycle (5.5 gallons per cycle for dishwashers de-
signed for greater than 12 place settings). 
‘‘(2) 
CLOTHES
WASHERS.—The 
applicable 
amount is— 
‘‘(A) $75 in the case of a residential top- 
loading clothes washer manufactured in cal-
endar year 2008 which meets or exceeds a 1.72 
modified energy factor and does not exceed a 
8.0 water consumption factor, 
‘‘(B) $125 in the case of a residential top- 
loading clothes washer manufactured in cal-
endar year 2008 or 2009 which meets or ex-
ceeds a 1.8 modified energy factor and does not 
exceed a 7.5 water consumption factor, 
‘‘(C) $150 in the case of a residential or 
commercial clothes washer manufactured in cal-
endar year 2008, 2009, or 2010 which meets or 
exceeds 2.0 modified energy factor and does not 
exceed a 6.0 water consumption factor, and 
‘‘(D) $250 in the case of a residential or 
commercial clothes washer manufactured in cal-
endar year 2008, 2009, or 2010 which meets or 
exceeds 2.2 modified energy factor and does not 
exceed a 4.5 water consumption factor. 
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‘‘(3) REFRIGERATORS.—The applicable amount 
is— 
‘‘(A) $50 in the case of a refrigerator 
which is manufactured in calendar year 2008, 
and consumes at least 20 percent but not more 
than 22.9 percent less kilowatt hours per year 
than the 2001 energy conservation standards, 
‘‘(B) $75 in the case of a refrigerator 
which is manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 
2009, and consumes at least 23 percent but no 
more than 24.9 percent less kilowatt hours per 
year than the 2001 energy conservation stand-
ards, 
‘‘(C) $100 in the case of a refrigerator 
which is manufactured in calendar year 2008, 
2009, or 2010, and consumes at least 25 per-
cent but not more than 29.9 percent less kilo-
watt hours per year than the 2001 energy con-
servation standards, and 
‘‘(D) $200 in the case of a refrigerator 
manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 
2010 and which consumes at least 30 percent 
less energy than the 2001 energy conservation 
standards.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PRODUCTION.— 
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(1) SIMILAR
TREATMENT
FOR
ALL
APPLI-
ANCES.—Subsection (c) of section 45M is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2), 
(B) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘the eligible’’ and inserting 
‘‘The eligible’’, 
(C) by moving the text of such subsection 
in line with the subsection heading, and 
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 
and by moving such paragraphs 2 ems to the 
left. 
(2) MODIFICATION
OF
BASE
PERIOD.—Para-
graph (2) of section 45M(c), as amended by para-
graph (1), is amended by striking ‘‘3-calendar year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2-calendar year’’. 
(c) TYPES OF ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES.— 
Subsection (d) of section 45M (defining types of energy 
efficient appliances) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) TYPES OF ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE.— 
For purposes of this section, the types of energy efficient 
appliances are— 
‘‘(1) dishwashers described in subsection (b)(1), 
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access located on the top of the machine and which 
operates on a vertical axis.’’. 
(4) REPLACEMENT OF ENERGY FACTOR.—Sec-
tion 45M(f)(6), as redesignated by paragraph (3), is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) MODIFIED
ENERGY
FACTOR.—The term 
‘modified energy factor’ means the modified energy 
factor established by the Department of Energy for 
compliance with the Federal energy conservation 
standard.’’. 
(5) GALLONS
PER
CYCLE; WATER
CONSUMP-
TION
FACTOR.—Section 45M(f), as amended by 
paragraph (3), is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(9) GALLONS PER CYCLE.—The term ‘gallons 
per cycle’ means, with respect to a dishwasher, the 
amount of water, expressed in gallons, required to 
complete a normal cycle of a dishwasher. 
‘‘(10) WATER
CONSUMPTION
FACTOR.—The 
term ‘water consumption factor’ means, with respect 
to a clothes washer, the quotient of the total weight-
ed per-cycle water consumption divided by the cubic 
foot (or liter) capacity of the clothes washer.’’. 
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(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to appliances produced after De-
cember 31, 2007. 
SEC. 134. ACCELERATED RECOVERY PERIOD FOR DEPRE-
CIATION OF SMART METERS AND SMART 
GRID SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 168(e)(3)(D) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i), by striking the 
period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a comma, 
and by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clauses: 
‘‘(iii) any qualified smart electric 
meter, and 
‘‘(iv) any qualified smart electric grid 
system.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 168(i) is amended by in-
serting at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) QUALIFIED SMART ELECTRIC METERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
smart electric meter’ means any smart electric 
meter which is placed in service by a taxpayer 
who is a supplier of electric energy or a pro-
vider of electric energy services. 
‘‘(B) SMART ELECTRIC METER.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), the term ‘smart 
electric meter’ means any time-based meter and 
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related communication equipment which is ca-
pable of being used by the taxpayer as part of 
a system that— 
‘‘(i) measures and records electricity 
usage data on a time-differentiated basis 
in at least 24 separate time segments per 
day, 
‘‘(ii) provides for the exchange of in-
formation between supplier or provider and 
the customer’s electric meter in support of 
time-based rates or other forms of demand 
response, 
‘‘(iii) provides data to such supplier or 
provider so that the supplier or provider 
can provide energy usage information to 
customers electronically, and 
‘‘(iv) provides net metering. 
‘‘(19) QUALIFIED SMART ELECTRIC GRID SYS-
TEMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
smart electric grid system’ means any smart 
grid property used as part of a system for elec-
tric distribution grid communications, moni-
toring, and management placed in service by a 
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taxpayer who is a supplier of electric energy or 
a provider of electric energy services. 
‘‘(B) SMART
GRID
PROPERTY.—For the 
purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘smart 
grid property’ means electronics and related 
equipment that is capable of— 
‘‘(i) sensing, collecting, and moni-
toring data of or from all portions of a 
utility’s electric distribution grid, 
‘‘(ii) providing real-time, two-way 
communications to monitor or manage 
such grid, and 
‘‘(iii) providing real time analysis of 
and event prediction based upon collected 
data that can be used to improve electric 
distribution system reliability, quality, and 
performance.’’. 
(c) CONTINUED APPLICATION OF 150 PERCENT DE-
CLINING BALANCE METHOD.—Paragraph (2) of section 
168(b) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-
graph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) any property (other than property de-
scribed in paragraph (3)) which is a qualified 
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smart electric meter or qualified smart electric 
grid system, or’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 135. QUALIFIED GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE 
DESIGN PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (8) of section 142(l) 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
(b) 
TREATMENT
OF
CURRENT
REFUNDING 
BONDS.—Paragraph (9) of section 142(l) is amended by 
striking ‘‘October 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2012’’. 
(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The second sentence of sec-
tion 701(d) of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 
is amended by striking ‘‘issuance,’’ and inserting 
‘‘issuance of the last issue with respect to such project,’’. 
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TITLE II—EXTENSION OF 
TEMPORARY PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Extensions Primarily 
Affecting Individuals 
SEC. 201. DEDUCTION FOR STATE AND LOCAL SALES 
TAXES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraph (I) of section 
164(b)(5) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘January 1, 2010’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 202. DEDUCTION OF QUALIFIED TUITION AND RE-
LATED EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 222 is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
(c) TEMPORARY COORDINATION WITH HOPE AND 
LIFETIME LEARNING CREDIT.—In the case of any tax-
payer for any taxable year beginning in 2008 or 2009, 
no deduction shall be allowed under section 222 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 if— 
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