Senate
File
520
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Reprinted
SENATE
FILE
520
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
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(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1154)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
April
13,
2011
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
an
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
1
facility
tax
credit
and
including
effective
date
and
2
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
422.7,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
54.
a.
A
taxpayer
taking
a
depreciation
3
allowance
under
section
168
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
for
4
property
described
in
section
422.11Y
is
not
allowed
to
take
5
the
allowance
to
the
extent
that
a
tax
credit
is
taken
for
the
6
purchase
of
the
property
under
section
422.11Y.
7
b.
A
taxpayer
taking
an
expensing
allowance
under
section
8
179
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
for
property
described
in
9
section
422.11Y
is
not
allowed
to
take
the
allowance
to
the
10
extent
that
a
tax
credit
is
taken
for
the
purchase
of
such
11
property
under
section
422.11Y.
12
c.
This
subsection
is
repealed
on
January
1,
2019.
13
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
422.11Y
Electric
or
natural
gas
14
vehicle
facility
tax
credit.
15
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
“motor
vehicle”
means
the
same
16
as
defined
in
section
322.2.
17
2.
The
taxes
imposed
under
this
division,
less
the
credits
18
allowed
under
section
422.12,
shall
be
reduced
by
an
electric
19
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
tax
credit.
In
order
to
be
20
eligible
to
claim
the
tax
credit,
the
taxpayer
must
comply
with
21
this
section
and
rules
adopted
by
the
department
necessary
to
22
administer
and
enforce
this
section.
23
3.
a.
The
taxpayer
claiming
the
tax
credit
on
a
commercial
24
basis
as
provided
in
this
section
must
construct,
install,
and
25
place
in
service
any
of
the
following:
26
(1)
An
electric
vehicle
facility
which
serves
a
motor
27
vehicle
that
is
designed
by
a
manufacturer
to
operate
using
28
electricity.
29
(2)
A
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
which
serves
a
motor
30
vehicle
that
is
designed
by
a
manufacturer
to
operate
using
31
compressed
natural
gas.
32
b.
The
taxpayer
claiming
the
tax
credit
on
a
residential
33
basis
as
provided
in
this
section
must
construct,
install,
and
34
place
in
service
an
electric
vehicle
facility
which
serves
a
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motor
vehicle
that
is
designed
by
a
manufacturer
to
operate
1
using
electricity.
2
4.
a.
After
verifying
the
eligibility
for
an
electric
or
3
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
tax
credit
as
provided
in
this
4
section,
the
department
of
revenue
shall
issue
the
taxpayer
an
5
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
tax
credit
certificate
6
which
must
be
attached
to
the
taxpayer’s
tax
return.
An
7
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
tax
credit
certificate
8
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
9
(1)
The
taxpayer’s
name,
address,
tax
identification
10
number,
and
any
other
information
required
by
the
department
11
of
revenue.
12
(2)
A
description
of
the
infrastructure,
equipment,
or
13
machinery
being
purchased
and
installed
which
is
eligible
for
14
the
tax
credit
to
be
claimed
on
the
taxpayer’s
tax
return.
15
(3)
The
amount
of
the
tax
credit
being
claimed.
16
b.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
establishing
criteria
17
for
the
receipt
of
applications
for
electric
or
natural
gas
18
vehicle
facility
tax
credit
certificates
and
the
issuance
of
19
those
certificates.
A
tax
credit
certificate
shall
be
issued
20
in
the
taxpayer’s
name
and
shall
expire
on
or
after
the
last
21
day
of
the
taxable
year
for
which
the
taxpayer
is
claiming
the
22
tax
credit.
A
tax
credit
certificate
is
nontransferable.
23
c.
The
aggregate
amount
of
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
24
facility
tax
credit
certificates
that
may
be
issued
pursuant
25
to
this
section
shall
not
exceed
five
million
dollars
for
all
26
tax
years
that
the
tax
credit
is
available
under
this
section.
27
The
department
shall
issue
the
tax
credit
certificates
on
a
28
first-come,
first-served
basis
to
qualified
applicants.
29
5.
An
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
is
limited
30
to
infrastructure,
equipment,
or
machinery
used
to
store,
31
dispense,
dry,
and
meter
compressed
natural
gas
or
electricity.
32
For
compressed
natural
gas,
it
may
include
pipes,
compressors,
33
dryers,
or
vaporizers.
For
electricity,
it
may
include
34
charging
equipment,
infrastructure,
or
batteries.
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6.
The
amount
of
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
1
facility
tax
credit
equals
thirty
percent
of
the
cost
to
the
2
taxpayer
of
purchasing
the
infrastructure,
equipment,
or
3
machinery
and
thirty
percent
of
the
cost
to
the
taxpayer
of
4
installing
the
infrastructure,
equipment,
or
machinery.
5
7.
The
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
must
comply
6
with
any
applicable
federal
and
state
standards
and
the
latest
7
applicable
and
available
A.S.T.M.
international
specifications.
8
8.
The
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
tax
credit
9
may
be
claimed
by
a
person
on
a
commercial
or
residential
basis
10
as
follows:
11
a.
A
person
may
claim
the
tax
credit
on
a
commercial
basis,
12
if
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
is
part
of
a
13
business
selling
qualified
electricity
or
compressed
natural
14
gas
on
a
retail
basis,
or
may
claim
the
tax
credit
if
the
15
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
is
used
by
a
business
16
for
its
own
vehicle
fleet
or
employees.
The
tax
credit
must
17
be
taken
in
equal
installments
in
three
consecutive
tax
years,
18
beginning
with
the
tax
year
in
which
the
electric
or
natural
19
gas
vehicle
facility
is
placed
in
service.
If
any
part
of
20
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
is
taken
out
of
21
service
and
not
immediately
replaced,
the
tax
credit
expires
22
and
the
taxpayer
cannot
take
any
remaining
installment
of
the
23
tax
credit.
24
b.
A
person
may
claim
the
tax
credit
on
a
residential
basis
25
only
for
an
electric
vehicle
facility
that
is
for
personal,
26
family,
household,
or
farm
use.
The
entire
amount
of
the
tax
27
credit
must
be
claimed
in
the
tax
year
in
which
the
electric
28
vehicle
facility
is
first
placed
in
service.
29
9.
Any
tax
credit
in
excess
of
the
taxpayer’s
tax
liability
30
shall
be
refunded.
In
lieu
of
claiming
a
refund,
the
taxpayer
31
may
elect
to
have
the
overpayment
shown
on
the
retail
dealer’s
32
final,
completed
return
credited
to
the
tax
liability
for
the
33
following
tax
year.
34
10.
An
individual
may
claim
the
tax
credit
allowed
a
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partnership,
limited
liability
company,
S
corporation,
estate,
1
or
trust
electing
to
have
the
income
taxed
directly
to
the
2
individual.
The
amount
claimed
by
the
individual
shall
be
3
based
upon
the
pro
rata
share
of
the
individual’s
earnings
of
4
the
partnership,
limited
liability
company,
S
corporation,
5
estate,
or
trust.
6
11.
A
person
shall
not
claim
a
tax
credit
under
this
section
7
for
an
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
that
was
placed
8
in
service
on
or
after
January
1,
2015.
However,
a
person
9
claiming
the
tax
credit
on
a
commercial
basis
who
placed
the
10
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
in
service
prior
to
11
January
1,
2015,
may
continue
to
claim
the
tax
credit
for
12
tax
years
ending
on
or
after
January
1,
2015,
as
provided
in
13
subsection
6,
paragraph
“a”
.
14
12.
This
section
is
repealed
on
January
1,
2019.
15
Sec.
3.
Section
422.33,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
16
following
new
subsection:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11D.
The
taxes
imposed
under
this
division
18
shall
be
reduced
by
an
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
19
tax
credit
for
each
tax
year
that
the
taxpayer
is
eligible
to
20
claim
the
tax
credit
under
this
subsection.
21
a.
The
taxpayer
must
claim
the
tax
credit
on
a
commercial
22
basis
or
residential
basis
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
23
in
section
422.11Y.
The
taxpayer
must
claim
the
tax
credit
24
according
to
the
same
requirements,
for
the
same
amount,
and
25
for
the
same
period
as
provided
in
section
422.11Y.
The
amount
26
of
the
tax
credit
shall
be
calculated
in
the
same
manner
as
27
provided
in
section
422.11Y.
A
taxpayer
claiming
a
tax
credit
28
on
a
commercial
basis
is
subject
to
the
same
penalty
for
taking
29
the
electric
or
natural
gas
vehicle
facility
out
of
service
as
30
provided
in
section
422.11Y.
31
b.
This
subsection
is
repealed
on
January
1,
2019.
32
Sec.
4.
Section
422.35,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
33
following
new
subsection:
34
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15.
a.
A
taxpayer
taking
a
depreciation
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allowance
under
section
168
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
for
1
property
described
in
section
422.33,
subsection
11D,
is
not
2
allowed
to
take
the
allowance
to
the
extent
that
a
tax
credit
3
is
taken
for
the
purchase
of
the
property
under
section
422.33,
4
subsection
11D.
5
b.
A
taxpayer
taking
an
expensing
allowance
under
section
6
179
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
for
property
described
in
7
section
422.33,
subsection
11D,
is
not
allowed
to
take
the
8
allowance
to
the
extent
that
a
tax
credit
is
taken
for
the
9
purchase
of
such
property
under
section
422.33,
subsection
11D.
10
c.
This
subsection
is
repealed
on
January
1,
2019.
11
Sec.
5.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
12
2012.
13
Sec.
6.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
tax
years
14
beginning
on
and
after
January
1,
2012.
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