Sunshine Forever Act

Bill: 116-hr-2356
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2019-04-25
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Electric power generation and transmission

Energy efficiency and conservation

Income tax credits

Lighting, heating, cooling

Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Sunshine Forever Act</b></p> <p>This bill extends for ten years the 30% energy tax credit and its phaseout for solar energy property. It also extends for a ten year period the tax credit for residential energy efficient property with respect to qualified solar electric property and water heating property.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2356 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2019 Mr. Crist 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 extend certain credits related to solar energy.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Sunshine Forever Act . 2. Extension of solar energy credit (a) In general Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2022 and inserting January 1, 2032 . (b) Extension of phaseout Section 48(a)(6) of such Code is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking January 1, 2022 in the matter preceding clause (i) and inserting January 1, 2032 , (B) by striking after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2021 in clause (i) and inserting during 2030 , and (C) by striking after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2022 in clause (ii) and inserting during 2031 , and (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking January 1, 2022 and inserting January 1, 2032 , and (B) by striking January 1, 2024 and inserting January 1, 2034 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Extension of credits with respect to qualified solar electric property and qualified solar water heating property (a) In general Section 25D(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting (December 31, 2031, in the case of any qualified solar electric property expenditures and qualified solar water heating property expenditures) before the period at the end. (b) Applicable percentage Section 25D(g) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (g) Applicable percentage (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of subsection (a), the applicable percentage shall be— (A) in the case of property placed in service after December 31, 2016, and before January 1, 2020, 30 percent, (B) in the case of property placed in service during 2020, 26 percent, and (C) in the case of property placed in service during 2021, 22 percent. (2) Qualified solar electric property expenditures and qualified solar water heating property expenditures In the case of any qualified solar electric property expenditures or qualified solar water heating property expenditures, for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the applicable percentage shall be— (A) in the case of property placed in service after December 31, 2016, and before January 1, 2030, 30 percent, (B) in the case of property placed in service during 2030, 26 percent, and (C) in the case of property placed in service during 2031, 22 percent. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.