Energy Opportunity Zones Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5441
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2018-04-09
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Business investment and capital

Economic development

Electric power generation and transmission

Income tax credits

Nuclear power
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Energy Opportunity Zones Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend several tax credits related to renewable energy for facilities and energy property located in or placed in service within an energy opportunity zone. An &quot;energy opportunity zone&quot; is a municipality or county that has within its boundaries a nuclear power plant that ceased operation during the 10-year period beginning on January 1, 2018. </p> <p>The bill also expands the tax credit for investments in energy property to include (1) certain offshore wind property that is located within 50 miles from the boundary of an energy opportunity zone; and (2) other specified equipment that receives, stores, and delivers energy and has a capacity of at least 5 megawatt hours.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5441 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2018 Mr. Carbajal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for energy opportunity zones.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Opportunity Zones Act of 2018 . 2. Opportunity zones (a) In general Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: Z Energy opportunity Zones 1400Z–1. Energy opportunity zones (a) Production tax credit In the case of a qualified facility located within an energy opportunity zone, section 45 shall be administered as if— (1) subsection (b)(5) did not apply, (2) 2050 were substituted for 2020 in subsection (d)(1), (3) 2050 were substituted for 2017 each place such term appears in subsection (d)(2)(A), (4) 2050 were substituted for 2017 each place such term appears in subsection (d)(3)(A)(i), (5) 2050 were substituted for 2017 in subsection (d)(4)(B), (6) 2050 were substituted for 2017 in paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (d), (7) 2050 were substituted for 2017 each place such term appears in subsection (d)(9), and (8) 2050 were substituted for 2017 in subsection (d)(11)(B). (b) Investment tax credit In the case of energy property placed in service within an energy opportunity zone, section 48 shall be administered as if— (1) 2050 were substituted for 2022 in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)(II), (2) 2050 were substituted for 2017 in clauses (ii) and (vii) of subsection (a)(3)(A), (3) 2050 were substituted for 2017 and 2050 were substituted for 2020 in subsection (a)(5)(C)(ii), (4) paragraphs (5)(E) and (6) of subsection (a) did not apply, (5) paragraphs (1)(D) and (2)(D) of subsection (c) did not apply, (6) 2050 were substituted for 2017 in subsection (c)(3)(A)(iv), and (7) subsection (c)(4)(C) did not apply. (c) Energy opportunity zone defined For the purposes of this section, the term energy opportunity zone means a municipality or county that has within its boundaries a nuclear power plant that ceased operation during the 10-year period beginning on January 1, 2018. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of subchapters for chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Subchapter Z. Energy opportunity zones . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Energy credit for qualified offshore wind facilities (a) In general Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)— (i) in subclause (II), by striking paragraph (3)(A)(i) and inserting clause (i) or (ix) of paragraph (3)(A) , (ii) by striking and at the end of subclause (III), and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (V) qualified offshore wind property, and , and (B) in paragraph (3)(A)— (i) in clause (vi), by striking or at the end, (ii) by adding at the end the following new clause: (viii) qualified offshore wind property, but only with respect to property the construction of which begins before January 1, 2026, or (ix) equipment which receives, stores, and delivers energy using batteries, compressed air, pumped hydropower, hydrogen storage (including hydrolysis), thermal energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, fly­wheels, capacitors, superconducting mag­nets, or other technologies identified by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, and which has a capacity of not less than 5 megawatt hours, , and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Qualified offshore wind property (A) In general The term qualified offshore wind property means an offshore facility, other than qualified small wind energy property, that— (i) uses wind to produce electricity, and (ii) is located not farther than 50 miles from the boundary of an energy opportunity zone (as defined in section 1400Z–1). (B) Offshore facility The term offshore facility means any facility located in the inland navigable waters of the United States, including the Great Lakes, or in the coastal waters of the United States, including the territorial seas of the United States, the exclusive economic zone of the United States, and the outer Continental Shelf of the United States. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.