Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb410%20intr.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=RS&i=410
Timestamp: 2018-01-19 20:30:25
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[Introduced February 3, 2011; referred to the Committee on Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §11-6D-1, §11-6D-2, §11-6D-3, §11-6D-4, §11-6D-5, §11-6D-6, §11-6D-7 and §11-6D-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-6D-9, all relating to extending the alternative-fuel motor vehicles tax credit; making additional legislative findings; providing for tax credits for qualified alternative-fuel vehicles and refueling infrastructure; establishing the amount of credit available; establishing the period of time the credit is available; eliminating the requirement for the credit to be taken over a three-year period; eliminating some definitions and defining other terms; requiring the Tax Commissioner to promulgate new rules; and allowing for the carryover and recapture of the tax credit.
However, because the cost of motor vehicles which utilize alternative-fuel technologies remains high in relation to motor vehicles that employ more traditional technologies, citizens of this state who might otherwise choose an alternatively-fueled motor vehicle are forced by economic necessity to continue using motor vehicles that are fueled by more conventional means. Additionally, the availability of commercial and residential infrastructure to support alternatively-fueled vehicles available to the public is inadequate to encourage the use of alternatively-fueled motor vehicles. Therefore, in order to encourage the use of alternatively-fueled motor vehicles and possibly reduce unnecessary pollution of our environment and reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy, there is hereby created an alternative-fuel motor vehicles tax credit.
(4) Methanol Hydrogen;
(2) A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle conversion that provides an increase in city fuel economy of seventy-five percent or more as compared to a comparable nonhybrid version vehicle for a minimum of twenty miles and that is capable of recharging its battery from an on-board generation source and an off-board electricity source. A vehicle shall be comparable if it is the same model year and the same vehicle class as established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and is comparable in weight, size, and use. Fuel economy comparisons shall be made using city fuel economy standards in a manner that is substantially similar to the manner in which city fuel economy is measured in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 600, as in effect on January 1, 2011.
(e) “Qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure” means property owned by the applicant for the tax credit and used for storing alternative fuels and for dispensing such alternative fuels into fuel tanks of motor vehicles, including but not limited to, compression equipment, storage tanks, and dispensing units for alternative fuel at the point where the fuel is delivered: Provided, That the property is installed and located in this state and is not located on a private residence or private home.
(f) “Qualified alternative fuel vehicle home refueling infrastructure” means property owned by the applicant for the tax credit located on a private residence or private home and used for storing alternative fuels and for dispensing such alternative fuels into fuel tanks of motor vehicles, including, but not limited to, compression equipment, storage tanks, and dispensing units for alternative fuel at the point where the fuel is delivered or for providing electricity to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles or electric vehicles: Provided, That the property is installed and located in this state.
(g) “Taxpayer” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company or partnership subject to the tax imposed under article twenty-one, twenty-three or twenty-four of this chapter, or any combination.
§11-6D-3. Credit allowed for alternative-fuel motor vehicles; qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure application against personal income tax or corporate net income tax; effective date.
The tax credit provided for the purchase of alternative-fuel motor vehicles or conversion to alternative-fuel motor vehicles and qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure in this article may be applied against the tax liability of a taxpayer imposed by the provisions of either article twenty-one, twenty-three or article twenty-four of this chapter, but in no case may more than one credit be granted for the same alternative-fuel motor vehicle as defined in subdivision (b), section two of this article. This credit shall be available for those tax years beginning on or after June 30, 1997 January 1, 2011.
A taxpayer is eligible to claim the credit against tax provided in this article if he, or she or it:
(a) Converts a motor vehicle that is presently registered in West Virginia to operate:
(2) In a dual fuel mode, as defined in paragraph (6), subdivision (a), section two of this article As a bi-fueled alternative-fuel motor vehicle; or
(b) Purchases from an original equipment manufacturer or an after-market conversion facility or any other automobile retailer a new dedicated or dually fueled bi-fueled alternative-fuel motor vehicle for which the taxpayer then obtains a valid West Virginia registration; or
(c) Constructs or purchases and installs qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure or qualified alternative fuel vehicle home infrastructure that is capable of dispensing alternative fuel for alternative-fuel motor vehicles.
(a) For taxable years beginning on January 1, 2011, the amount of the credit allowed under this article for an alternative-fuel motor vehicle that weighs less than twenty six thousand pounds shall be thirty-five percent of the purchase price of the alternative-fuel motor vehicle up to a maximum amount of $7,500 or fifty percent of the actual cost of converting from a traditionally fueled motor vehicle to an alternative fuel motor vehicle up to a maximum amount of $7,500.
(b) For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2011, the amount of the credit allowed under this article for an alternative-fuel motor vehicle that weighs more than twenty six thousand pounds shall be thirty-five percent of the purchase price of the alternative-fuel motor vehicle up to a maximum amount of $25,000 or fifty percent of the actual cost of converting from a traditionally fueled motor vehicle to an alternative fuel motor vehicle up to a maximum amount of $25,000.
§11-6D-6. Amount of credit for qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure.
(a) For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2011 but prior to January 1, 2014, the amount of the credit allowed under this article for qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure shall be equal to an amount of fifty percent of the total costs directly associated with the construction or purchase and installation of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure up to a maximum of $250,000: Provided, That if the refueling facility is generally accessible for public use, the amount of the credit allowed will be multiplied by one hundred twenty-five percent and the maximum amount allowable will be $312,500: Provided, however, That the amount of credit allowed may not exceed the cost of construction of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure.
(b) For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2014 but prior to January 1, 2016, the amount of the credit allowed under this article for qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure shall be equal to an amount of fifty percent of the total costs directly associated with the construction or purchase and installation of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure up to a maximum of $200,000: Provided, That if the refueling facility is generally accessible for public use, the amount of the credit allowed will be multiplied by $1.25 and the maximum amount allowable will be $250,000: Provided, however, That the amount of credit allowed may not exceed the cost of construction of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure.
(c) For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2016 but prior to January 1, 2022, the amount of the credit allowed under this article for qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure shall be equal to an amount of fifty percent of the total costs directly associated with the construction or purchase and installation of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure up to a maximum of $150,000: Provided, That if the refueling facility is generally accessible for public use, the amount of the credit allowed will be multiplied by 1.25 and the maximum amount allowable will be $187,500: Provided, however, That the amount of credit allowed may not exceed the cost of construction of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure.
(d) For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2011, the amount of the credit allowed under this article for qualified alternative fuel vehicle home refueling infrastructure shall be equal to an amount of fifty percent of the total costs directly associated with the construction or purchase and installation of the alternative fuel vehicle home refueling infrastructure up to a maximum of $10,000.
(e) The cost of construction, purchase or installation of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure or alternative fuel vehicle home refueling infrastructure eligible for a tax credit under this section shall not include costs associated with exploration, development or production activities necessary for severing natural resources from the soil or ground.
(f) When the taxpayer is a pass-through entity treated like a partnership for federal and state income tax purposes, the credit allowed under this article for the year shall flow through to the equity owners of the pass-through entity in the same manner that distributive share flows through to the equity owners and in accordance with any legislative rule the tax commissioner may promulgate pursuant to article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to effectuate this section.
No person is eligible to receive a tax credit under this article for: (i) An alternative-fuel motor vehicle purchased after December 31, 2021; (ii) a vehicle converted to an alternative-fuel motor vehicle after December 31, 2021; or (iii) the construction or purchase and installation of qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure occurring after December 31, 2021.
(b) The Tax Commissioner is authorized to shall promulgate rules for the administration of this article consistent with its provisions and in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code after the effective date of the amendments made during the 2011 Legislative session to this article. These rules shall include rules relating to the necessary documentation required to be filed in order to take the tax credits allowed in this article.
(c) Within one year following prior to the expiration of the credit established in this article the State Tax Commissioner shall provide a written report to the Legislature setting forth the utilization of the credit, the benefit of the credit and the overall cost of the credit.
(a) If the tax credit allowed under this article in any taxable year exceeds the taxpayer’s tax liability as determined in accordance with article twenty-one, twenty-three or twenty-four of this chapter for that taxable year, the excess may be applied for succeeding taxable years until the full amount of the excess tax credit is used.
(c) A tax credit is subject to recapture, elimination or reduction if it is determined by the Tax Commissioner that a taxpayer was not entitled to the credit, in whole or in part, in the tax year in which it was claimed by the taxpayer. The amount of credit that flows through to equity owners of a pass-through entity may be recaptured or recovered from either the taxpayer or the equity owners, in the discretion of the Tax Commissioner.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to extend the alternative-fuel motor vehicle tax credits. The bill makes additional legislative findings. The bill provides for new tax credits for qualified alternative fuel vehicles and refueling infrastructure. The bill establishes the amount of credit and the period of time the credit is available. The bill also eliminates the requirement the credit to be taken over a three year period;. The bill further eliminates some definitions of terms and defines other terms. The bill requires the Tax Commissioner to promulgate new rules. Additionally, the bill allows for the carryover and recapture of the tax credit.
§11-6D-9 is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.