2015 -- H 5733

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION - ALTERNATIVE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE INCENTIVE

     Introduced By: Representatives Handy, Blazejewski, Ruggiero, Solomon, and Lima

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2015

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Title 44 of the General Laws entitled "TAXATION" is hereby amended by

adding thereto the following chapter:

CHAPTER 39.4

ALTERNATIVE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE INCENTIVE

     44-39.4-1. Definitions. -- As used in this chapter:

     (1) "Alternative fuel for motor vehicles" means any of the following, which is used for

the propulsion of motor vehicles:

     (i) Compressed natural gas;

     (ii) Liquefied natural gas;

     (iii) Liquefied petroleum gas;

     (iv) Hydrogen;

     (v) Any liquid at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the volume of which consists of

ethanol; and

     (vi) Electricity.

     44-39.4-2. Tax credits for installing alternative fuel facilities. -- (a) Refueling property

credit. -- A taxpayer that constructs and installs and places in service in this state a qualified

commercial or residential facility for dispensing alternative fuel for motor vehicles is allowed a

credit equal to thirty percent (30%) of the cost to the taxpayer for the purchase of any equipment

that is used for dispensing or storing alternative fuel for motor vehicles and thirty percent (30%)

of the cost to the taxpayer for the purchase of constructing and installing the part of the

dispensing facility, including pumps, storage tanks, and related equipment, that is used for

dispensing or storing alternative fuel for motor vehicles. A facility is qualified if the equipment

used to store or dispense alternative fuel for motor vehicles is labeled for this purpose and clearly

identified as associated with alternative fuel. For commercial facilities, the entire credit may not

be taken for the taxable year in which the facility is placed in service but must be taken in three

(3) equal annual installments beginning with the taxable year in which the facility is placed in

service. If, in one of the years in which the installment of a credit accrues, the portion of the

facility directly and exclusively used for dispensing or storing alternative fuel for motor vehicles

is disposed of or taken out of service, the credit expires and the taxpayer may not take any

remaining installment of the credit. The taxpayer may, however, take the portion of an installment

that accrued in a previous year and was carried forward to the extent permitted under chapters 11,

13, 14, 15, 17 and 30 of this title. For residential facilities, the entire value of the credit must be

claimed in the taxable year the costs are incurred.

     (b) Property used by tax-exempt entity. -- In the case of any qualified commercial facility

for dispensing alternative fuel for motor vehicles is sold to a tax-exempt nonprofit organization or

unit of state or local government, the person who sold such property to the person or entity using

the facility shall be treated as the taxpayer that placed the facility in service. The person taking

the credit must clearly disclose to the entity purchasing the property for the qualified facility any

credit allowed under this section.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and this chapter shall be repealed on

January 1, 2018.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO TAXATION - ALTERNATIVE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE INCENTIVE

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     This act would create tax incentives for the installation of alternative fuel facilities.

     This act would take effect upon passage and this chapter would be repealed on January 1,

2018.

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