SB1101: Income tax, state & corporate; tax credit for using livestock waste nutrient to produce electricity.

SENATE BILL NO. 1101
Offered January 12, 2011
Prefiled January 11, 2011
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 13 of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1 a section numbered 58.1-439.12:06, relating to income tax credits for certain property placed in service that is part of an electric energy facility producing electricity primarily from agricultural livestock waste nutrients.
Patron-- Hanger

Referred to Committee on Finance

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 13 of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1 a section numbered 58.1-439.12:06 as follows:

§ 58.1-439.12:06. Tax credit for facilities using agricultural livestock waste nutrients to produce electricity.

A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Agricultural livestock waste nutrients" means the same as the term is defined under § 45(c) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

"Energy property" means energy property as defined under § 48(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any property treated as energy property pursuant to that section.

"Qualified property" means any energy property that is (i) located in the Commonwealth and (ii) part of an electric energy facility producing electricity primarily from agricultural livestock waste nutrients.

B. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, a credit shall be allowed against the taxes imposed by § 58.1-320 or 58.1-400 to any person placing qualified property in service on or after January 1, 2011. The amount of the credit for the taxable year shall be equal to the amount of the energy credit allowed to that person for such taxable year under § 48 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for placing qualified property in service on or after January 1, 2011.

C. The amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section for a taxable year shall not exceed the total amount of tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year. Any credit not usable for the taxable year the credit was allowed may be, to the extent usable, carried over for the next 10 succeeding taxable years.

D. Credits granted to a partnership, limited liability company, or electing small business corporation (S corporation) shall be allocated to the individual partners, members, or shareholders, respectively, in proportion to their ownership or interest in such business entities.