House File 166 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY MAY
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to wind energy production by extending the time
2 period during which a qualified facility may be placed in
3 service to qualify for the wind energy production tax credit.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
5 TLSB 2113YH 82
6 rn/es/88
PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 476B.1, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code
1 2 2007, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 c. Was originally placed in service on or after July 1,
1 4 2005, but before July 1, 2009 2011.
1 5 EXPLANATION
1 6 This bill relates to income tax credits available for wind
1 7 energy production. In order to receive a tax credit against
1 8 personal taxes, corporate taxes, franchise taxes, or insurance
1 9 company gross premium taxes, Code section 476B.1 requires an
1 10 electrical production facility to be a "qualified facility".
1 11 A qualified facility is defined as a facility producing
1 12 electricity from wind, located in this state, and originally
1 13 placed in service on or after July 1, 2005, but before July 1,
1 14 2009. The bill extends by two years the time period during
1 15 which a facility may be placed in service in order to be
1 16 considered qualified, from before July 1, 2009, to before July
1 17 1, 2011.
1 18 LSB 2113YH 82
1 19 rn:nh/es/88