2022 -- H 7447

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION

     

     Introduced By: Representative P Morgan

     Date Introduced: February 11, 2022

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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

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adding thereto the following chapter:

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CHAPTER 70

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SUPPLY CHAIN RELOCATION

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     44-70-1. Supply chain relocation.

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     Every entity that relocates any part of the United States supply chain that currently is

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located in another country to Rhode Island shall be eligible to receive:

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     (a) Ten (10) years of zero percent (0%) property tax payments. Manufacturing entities shall

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receive an additional ten (10) years in which the property tax increases by ten percent (10%) every

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year until it reached one hundred percent (100%) in the tenth year of production. The state shall

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reimburse the municipality.

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     (b) A one hundred percent (100%) tax credit for the cost of placing solar arrays or

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hydroelectric turbines at its facility.

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     (c) A fifty percent (50%) credit for all materials and labor used to increase the energy

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conservation efficiency of the physical plant.

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     (d) A tax credit equal to fifty percent (50%) of the state income tax owed by the entity for

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fifteen (15) years commencing in the first year the entity begins production.

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     (e) A tax credit for all sales taxes on construction materials used in the initial construction

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or renovation of the facility.

 

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     (f) For the first fifteen (15) years of production the entity shall receive:

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     (1) A tax credit equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the cost of employee training. This

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tax credit applies to in-house training. The entity’s employees shall also be eligible for free tuition

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at any Rhode Island state college for instruction required to improve job performance. The entity

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shall attest to the value and necessity of the college instruction to its operations for the employee

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to be eligible.

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     (2) A tax credit equal to fifty percent (50%) of the cost for technology or equipment used

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to reduce the waste stream or combat pollution.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION

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     This act would provide tax credits to any entity that relocates any part of the United States

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supply chain that currently is located in another country to Rhode Island.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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