Home Energy Savings Act

Bill: 116-s-2588
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-09-26
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Alternative and renewable resources

Building construction

Department of the Treasury

Energy efficiency and conservation

Environmental technology

Income tax credits

Lighting, heating, cooling

Oil and gas

Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Home Energy Savings Act</b></p> <p>This bill reinstates and extends the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property through 2019. It also increases the rate of such credit from 10% to 15% and the amount of its lifetime limitation.</p> <p>The bill revises limitations on such credit relating to insulation material, windows, and the Energy Star program.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2588 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2019 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and update the credit for nonbusiness energy property.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Home Energy Savings Act . 2. Extension of credit for nonbusiness energy property (a) In general Subsection (g)(2) of section 25C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2019 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017. 3. Updating credit for nonbusiness energy property (a) In general Section 25C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 2, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 10 percent and inserting 15 percent , (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking $500 and inserting $1,200 , and (ii) by striking December 31, 2005 and inserting December 31, 2019 , and (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: (2) Limitation on insulation material or system In the case of amounts paid or incurred for components described in subsection (c)(3)(A) by any taxpayer for any taxable year, the credit allowed under this section with respect to such amounts for such year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of $600 over the aggregate credits allowed under this section with respect to such amounts for all prior taxable years ending after December 31, 2019. (3) Limitation on windows (A) In general (i) Energy Star Most efficient In the case of amounts paid or incurred by any taxpayer for any taxable year for components described in subsection (c)(3)(B) which meet the most efficient certification under applicable Energy Star program requirements, the credit allowed under this section with respect to such amounts for such year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of $600 over the aggregate credits allowed under this section with respect to such amounts for all prior taxable years ending after December 31, 2019. (ii) Energy Star In the case of amounts paid or incurred by any taxpayer for any taxable year for components described in subsection (c)(3)(B) which do not meet the most efficient certification under applicable Energy Star program requirements, the credit allowed under this section with respect to such amounts for such year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of $200 over the aggregate credits allowed under this section with respect to such amounts for all prior taxable years ending after December 31, 2019. (B) Election (i) In general For purposes of any amounts paid or incurred by any taxpayer for components described in subsection (c)(3)(B), the credit allowed under this section shall only be allowed for components described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) or clause (ii) of such subparagraph, but not both, as elected by the taxpayer during the first taxable year in which such credit is being claimed by the taxpayer. (ii) Irrevocability The Secretary shall, through such rules, regulations, and procedures as are determined appropriate, establish procedures for making an election under this subparagraph, which shall require that— (I) any election made by the taxpayer shall be irrevocable, and (II) such election shall remain in effect for all subsequent taxable years. (4) Limitation on doors In the case of amounts paid or incurred for components described in subsection (c)(3)(C) by any taxpayer for any taxable year, the credit allowed under this section with respect to such amounts for such year shall not exceed— (A) the excess (if any) of $500 over the aggregate credits allowed under this section with respect to such amounts for all prior taxable years ending after December 31, 2019, or (B) $250 for each exterior door. (5) Limitation on residential energy property expenditures The amount of the credit allowed under this section by reason of subsection (a)(2) shall not exceed— (A) in the case of any energy-efficient building property— (i) for any item of property described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (d)(3), $600, and (ii) for any item of property described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of such subsection, $400, and (B) in the case of any qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnace or hot water boiler (as defined in subsection (d)(4)), an amount equal to— (i) $600 for a hot water boiler, and (ii) in the case of a furnace, an amount equal to the sum of— (I) $300, plus (II) if the taxpayer is converting from a non-condensing furnace to a condensing furnace, $300. , (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following: (A) applicable Energy Star program requirements, in the case of an exterior window, a skylight, or an exterior door, and , (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), and (iii) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking 2009 International and all that follows through Act of 2009 and inserting 2015 IECC (as defined in section 45L(b)(5)) , (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by adding and at the end, (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking , and and inserting a period, and (iii) by striking subparagraph (D), and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Labor costs The term qualified energy efficiency improvements includes expenditures for labor costs properly allocable to the onsite preparation, assembly, or original installation of any energy efficient building envelope component. , (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2)(A)— (i) in clause (i), by adding or at the end, (ii) in clause (ii), by striking , or and inserting a period, and (iii) by striking clause (iii), (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) an electric heat pump water heater which, in the standard Department of Energy test procedure, yields a uniform energy factor of at least 3.0, , (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking January 1, 2009 and inserting the date of enactment of the Home Energy Savings Act , (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking January 1, 2009 and inserting the date of enactment of the Home Energy Savings Act , (iv) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: (D) a natural gas, propane, or oil water heater which, in the standard Department of Energy test procedure, yields— (i) in the case of a storage tank water heater— (I) in the case of a medium-draw water heater, a uniform energy factor of not less than 0.78, and (II) in the case of a high-draw water heater, a uniform energy factor of not less than 0.80, and (ii) in the case of a tankless water heater— (I) in the case of a medium-draw water heater, a uniform energy factor of not less than 0.87, and (II) in the case of a high-draw water heater, a uniform energy factor of not less than 0.90, and , and (v) in subparagraph (E), by striking of at least 75 percent and inserting the following: (as determined pursuant to the applicable list published by the Environmental Protection Agency for certified wood stoves, hydronic heaters, or forced-air furnaces) of at least— (i) in the case of any stove placed in service before January 1, 2021, 73 percent, and (ii) in the case of any stove placed in service after December 31, 2020, 75 percent. , (C) in paragraph (4), by striking not less than 95 and inserting the following: not less than— (A) in the case of a furnace, 97 percent, and (B) in the case of a hot water boiler, 95 percent. , (D) by striking paragraph (5), and (E) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5), (5) in subsection (e), by adding the following new paragraphs at the end: (4) Installation standards The terms energy efficient building envelope component and qualified energy property shall not include any components or property which are not installed according to any applicable Air Conditioning Contractors of America Quality Installation standards which are in effect at the time that such components or property are placed in service. (5) Replacement of terminated standards In the case of any standard, requirement, or criteria applicable to any energy efficient building envelope component or qualified energy property which is terminated after the date of enactment of the Home Energy Savings Act , the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall identify a similar standard, requirement, or criteria for purposes of determining the eligibility of any such component or property for purposes of credit allowed under this section. , and (6) in subsection (g)(2), by striking December 31, 2019 and inserting December 31, 2026 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2019.