S04563 Summary:

BILL NOS04563B
 
SAME ASSAME AS A09525-A
 
SPONSORYOUNG
 
COSPNSRGIPSON, LITTLE, O'MARA, RITCHIE, VALESKY
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Ren S28 to be S42, amd SS42, 187-c, 210, 210-b & 606, Tax L
 
Includes the production of cellulosic ethanol, densified biofuel and renewable fuel oil within the biofuel production tax credit; expands the cap for such credit to $10,000,000 a year and expands the term for which a taxpayer may take such credit to 10 years.
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S04563 Actions:

BILL NOS04563B
 
04/10/2013REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
04/23/2013REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
01/08/2014REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
04/29/2014REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
05/05/2014AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
05/05/2014PRINT NUMBER 4563A
05/08/2014AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
05/08/2014PRINT NUMBER 4563B
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S04563 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         4563--B
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     April 10, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  GIPSON,  O'MARA,  RITCHIE, VALESKY -- (at
          request of the Legislative Commission  on  Rural  Resources)  --  read
          twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
          Committee on Energy  and  Telecommunications  --  recommitted  to  the
          Committee  on  Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate

          Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed
          to the Committee on Finance --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
          committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
          recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the biofuel production cred-
          it  for  the  production  of cellulosic ethanol, densified biofuel and
          renewable fuel oil
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Section 28 of the tax law, as added by section 1 of part X
     2  of chapter 62 of the laws of 2006, is renumbered section 42.
     3    § 2. Subdivisions (a) and (b) of section 42 of the tax  law,  subdivi-

     4  sion  (a) as amended by section 1 of part K of chapter 59 of the laws of
     5  2012 and subdivision (b) as added by section 1 of part X of  chapter  62
     6  of  the  laws of 2006, such section as renumbered by section one of this
     7  act, are amended to read as follows:
     8    (a) General. A taxpayer subject to tax under article nine,  nine-A  or
     9  twenty-two  of  this  chapter shall be allowed a credit against such tax
    10  pursuant to  the  provisions  referenced  in  subdivision  (d)  of  this
    11  section. The credit (or pro rata share of earned credit in the case of a
    12  partnership)  for  each  gallon  of liquid biofuel produced at a biofuel
    13  plant on or after January first, two thousand six  shall  equal  fifteen
    14  cents  per  gallon,  or  twenty-five  cents per gallon for production of
    15  cellulosic ethanol or renewable fuel oil after  the  production  of  the

    16  first  forty  thousand  gallons per year presented to market. The credit
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10038-06-4

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     1  for each bone dry ton of densified biofuel produced at a  biofuel  plant
     2  on  or after January first, two thousand six shall equal fifteen dollars
     3  per bone dry ton after the production of the first ten thousand tons per
     4  year  presented to market. The credit under this section shall be capped
     5  at [two and one-half] ten million dollars per taxpayer per taxable  year

     6  for  up to no more than [four] ten consecutive taxable years per biofuel
     7  plant. If the taxpayer is a partner in a partnership or shareholder of a
     8  New York S corporation, then the cap imposed by the  preceding  sentence
     9  shall  be  applied  at  the  entity  level, so that the aggregate credit
    10  allowed to all the partners or shareholders of each such entity  in  the
    11  taxable year does not exceed [two and one-half] ten million dollars. The
    12  tax credit allowed pursuant to this section shall apply to taxable years
    13  beginning before January first, two thousand twenty.
    14    (b)  Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms
    15  shall have the following meanings:
    16    (1) "Biofuel" means a fuel which includes  biodiesel  [and],  ethanol,

    17  densified  biofuel  and  renewable  fuel oil. The term "biodiesel" shall
    18  mean a fuel comprised exclusively of mono-alkyl  esters  of  long  chain
    19  fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100,
    20  which  meets the specifications of American Society of Testing and Mate-
    21  rials designation D 6751-02. The term "ethanol" shall mean ethyl alcohol
    22  manufactured in the United States and its territories and sold  (i)  for
    23  fuel  use and which has been rendered unfit for beverage use in a manner
    24  and which is produced at a facility approved by the  federal  bureau  of
    25  alcohol, tobacco and firearms for the production of ethanol for fuel, or
    26  (ii)  as  denatured ethanol used by blenders and refiners which has been
    27  rendered unfit for beverage use.  The term "biofuel"  may  also  include
    28  any  other  standard  approved by the New York state energy and research

    29  development authority.  The term "renewable fuel oil" shall mean a  fuel
    30  comprised  of any non-food biomass based feedstock that can be used as a
    31  full or partial substitute for traditional petroleum fuels.
    32    (2) "Cellulosic ethanol" means the production of ethanol  from  ligno-
    33  cellulosic  biomass feedstocks, including cellulosic components of sepa-
    34  rated food waste as defined in table 1 of C.F.R. § 80.1426  and  by-pro-
    35  ducts  from  agricultural  waste,  that  are  altered through activities
    36  referenced in subparagraph five of paragraph (b) of subdivision  one  of
    37  section  thirty-one  hundred  two-e  of the public authorities law. Such
    38  lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks may include, but are not  necessarily

    39  limited to, switchgrasses or willows, agricultural and forestry residues
    40  as  defined in table 1 of C.F.R.  § 80.1426, clean wood and wood wastes,
    41  pulp and paper mill wastes or extracts, and  non-recyclable  paper.  Any
    42  question  as to whether any feedstock qualifies under this section shall
    43  be determined by the president of the New York state energy and research
    44  development authority.
    45    (3) "Densified biofuel" means a solid fuel derived by  the  mechanical
    46  densification and refining of biomass sourced from woody or agricultural
    47  feedstocks.
    48    (4)  "Biofuel  plant"  means a commercial facility located in New York
    49  state at which one or more biofuels are produced.  For the  purposes  of

    50  this  section, any commercial facility where cellulosic ethanol, renewa-
    51  ble fuel oil or densified biofuel is  produced  shall  be  considered  a
    52  separate biofuel plant.
    53    §  3.  Section 187-c of the tax law, as amended by section 2 of part K
    54  of chapter 59 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
    55    § 187-c. Biofuel production credit. A  taxpayer  shall  be  allowed  a
    56  credit to be computed as provided in section [twenty-eight] forty-two of

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     1  this  chapter,  [as  added by part X of chapter sixty-two of the laws of
     2  two thousand six,] against the tax imposed by  this  article.  Provided,
     3  however,  that the amount of such credit allowed against the tax imposed

     4  by  section  one hundred eighty-four of this article shall be the excess
     5  of the amount of such credit over the amount of any  credit  allowed  by
     6  this section against the tax imposed by section one hundred eighty-three
     7  of  this  article.  In  no  event shall the credit under this section be
     8  allowed in an amount which will reduce the tax payable to less than  the
     9  applicable  minimum tax fixed by section one hundred eighty-three or one
    10  hundred eighty-five of this article. If,  however,  the  amount  of  the
    11  credit  allowed  under this section for any taxable year reduces the tax
    12  to such amount, the excess shall be treated as an overpayment of tax  to
    13  be credited or refunded in accordance with the provisions of section six
    14  hundred eighty-six of this chapter. Provided, however, the provisions of
    15  subsection  (c)  of  section  one  thousand eighty-eight of this chapter

    16  notwithstanding, no interest shall  be  paid  thereon.  The  tax  credit
    17  allowed  pursuant to this section shall apply to taxable years beginning
    18  before January first, two thousand twenty.
    19    § 4. Section 187-c of the tax law, as amended by section 15 of part  S
    20  of chapter 59 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
    21    §  187-c.  Biofuel  production  credit.  A taxpayer shall be allowed a
    22  credit to be computed as provided in section [twenty-eight] forty-two of
    23  this chapter, [as added by part X of chapter sixty-two of  the  laws  of
    24  two  thousand  six,]  against the tax imposed by this article. Provided,
    25  however, that the amount of such credit allowed against the tax  imposed
    26  by  section  one hundred eighty-four of this article shall be the excess

    27  of the amount of such credit over the amount of any  credit  allowed  by
    28  this section against the tax imposed by section one hundred eighty-three
    29  of  this  article.  In  no  event shall the credit under this section be
    30  allowed in an amount which will reduce the tax payable to less than  the
    31  applicable minimum tax fixed by section one hundred eighty-three of this
    32  article.  If,  however,  the  amount  of  the  credit allowed under this
    33  section for any taxable year reduces the tax to such amount, the  excess
    34  shall  be treated as an overpayment of tax to be credited or refunded in
    35  accordance with the provisions of section six hundred eighty-six of this
    36  chapter. Provided, however, the provisions of subsection (c) of  section
    37  one  thousand  eighty-eight of this chapter notwithstanding, no interest
    38  shall be paid thereon. The tax credit allowed pursuant to  this  section

    39  shall  apply  to taxable years beginning before January first, two thou-
    40  sand twenty.
    41    § 5. Subdivision 38 of section 210 of  the  tax  law,  as  amended  by
    42  section  3  of  part  K of chapter 59 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
    43  read as follows:
    44    38. Biofuel production credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed  a  credit,
    45  to  be  computed as provided in section [twenty-eight] forty-two of this
    46  chapter, [as added by part X of chapter sixty-two of  the  laws  of  two
    47  thousand  six,]  against  the  tax  imposed  by this article. The credit
    48  allowed under this subdivision for any taxable year shall not reduce the
    49  tax due for such year to less than the higher of the amounts  prescribed
    50  in  paragraphs  (c) and (d) of subdivision one of this section. However,
    51  if the amount of credit allowed under this subdivision for  any  taxable

    52  year  reduces  the  tax  to  such  amount, any amount of credit thus not
    53  deductible in such taxable year shall be treated as  an  overpayment  of
    54  tax  to  be  credited  or  refunded in accordance with the provisions of
    55  section one thousand eighty-six of this chapter. Provided, however,  the
    56  provisions  of  subsection  (c)  of section one thousand eighty-eight of

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     1  this chapter notwithstanding, no interest shall be paid thereon. The tax
     2  credit allowed pursuant to this section shall  apply  to  taxable  years
     3  beginning before January first, two thousand twenty.
     4    §  6.  Subdivision  24  of  section  210-b of the tax law, as added by
     5  section 17 of part A of chapter 59 of the laws of 2014,  is  amended  to
     6  read as follows:

     7    24.  Biofuel  production  credit.  [(a)  General.] A taxpayer shall be
     8  allowed a credit, to be computed as provided in  section  [twenty-eight]
     9  forty-two  of  this chapter [added as part X of chapter sixty-two of the
    10  laws of two thousand six], against the tax imposed by this article.  The
    11  credit  allowed  under  this  subdivision for any taxable year shall not
    12  reduce the tax due for such year to less than the fixed  dollar  minimum
    13  amount  prescribed  in  paragraph  (d) of subdivision one of section two
    14  hundred ten of this article.  However, if the amount of  credit  allowed
    15  under  this  subdivision  for  any  taxable year reduces the tax to such
    16  amount or if the taxpayer otherwise pays tax based on the  fixed  dollar
    17  minimum amount, any amount of credit thus not deductible in such taxable

    18  year  shall  be  treated  as  an  overpayment  of  tax to be credited or
    19  refunded in accordance with  the  provisions  of  section  one  thousand
    20  eighty-six  of  this  chapter.  Provided,  however,  the  provisions  of
    21  subsection (c) of section one  thousand  eighty-eight  of  this  chapter
    22  notwithstanding,  no  interest  shall  be  paid  thereon. The tax credit
    23  allowed pursuant to this section shall apply to taxable years  beginning
    24  before January first, two thousand twenty.
    25    §  7.  Subsection  (jj)  of  section 606 of the tax law, as amended by
    26  section 4 of part K of chapter 59 of the laws of  2012,  is  amended  to
    27  read as follows:
    28    (jj)  Biofuel  production credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit
    29  to be computed as provided in section [twenty-eight] forty-two  of  this

    30  chapter,  [as  added  by  part X of chapter sixty-two of the laws of two
    31  thousand six,] against the tax imposed by this article. If the amount of
    32  the credit allowed under this subsection  for  any  taxable  year  shall
    33  exceed  the taxpayer's tax for such year, the excess shall be treated as
    34  an overpayment of tax to be credited or refunded in accordance with  the
    35  provisions  of section six hundred eighty-six of this article, provided,
    36  however, that no interest shall be paid thereon. The tax credit  allowed
    37  pursuant  to  this section shall apply to taxable years beginning before
    38  January first, two thousand twenty.
    39    § 8. This act shall take effect immediately, except that section  four
    40  of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
    41  section  15  of  part  S of chapter 59 of the laws of 2014 takes effect;

    42  section six of this act shall take effect on the same date  and  in  the
    43  same  manner  as  section 17 of part A of chapter 59 of the laws of 2014
    44  takes effect; and provided, however, that the amendments to  subdivision
    45  38 of section 210 of the tax law made by section five of this act, shall
    46  not  affect  the repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed
    47  therewith.
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