Bill Text: HI SB350 | 2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Renewable Energy Tax Credits; Joint Report; Appropriation ($)

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-21 - Re-Referred to TRE, WAM. [SB350 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2016-SB350-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	350
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

PART I

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that it requires factual information on the fiscal impact of tax credits in past years in order to evaluate the effectiveness of such tax credits and to properly compare projections for future years resulting from proposed changes to such tax credits.

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 235, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§235-    Joint report on renewable energy tax credits.  (a)  The department of taxation, in collaboration with the department of business, economic development, and tourism, shall submit a joint report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session.  The joint report shall include the following:

     (1)  The number of renewable energy technology properties that have qualified for a tax credit in each of the previous four taxable years for which information or data is available by:

         (A)  Type of technology; and

         (B)  Type of entity;

     (2)  The total cost of the tax credit to the State during the past four taxable years for which information or data is available by:

         (A)  Type of technology;

         (B)  Type of entity; and

         (C)  Whether the credit is refundable or nonrefundable; and

     (3)  The estimated economic benefit that may be attributable to the renewable energy tax credit in each of the previous four taxable years for which information or data is available, including:

         (A)  Impact on the economy, including:

              (i)  Economic boost; and

             (ii)  General excise and income tax revenue generated; and

         (B)  Jobs, including:

              (i)  Number of jobs maintained;

             (ii)  Number of jobs created and lost; and

            (iii)  Average pay.

     (b)  The department of taxation may request and collect any additional information or data from a taxpayer that is needed to satisfy the reporting requirements of this section."

PART II

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $100,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 to the department of taxation for necessary costs in preparing and submitting the joint report described in section 2 to the legislature.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of taxation for the purposes of this part.

PART III

     SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $100,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 to the department of business, economic development, and tourism for necessary costs in preparing and submitting the joint report described in section 2 to the legislature.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the purposes of this part.

PART IV

     SECTION 5.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2015.

 

 

Report Title:

Renewable Energy Tax Credits; Joint Report; Appropriation

 

Description:

Requires the department of taxation, in collaboration with the department of business, economic development, and tourism, to submit a joint report to the legislature each year that is related to tax credits for renewable energy technology properties, the total cost of the renewable energy tax credits to the State, and the estimated economic benefit of the renewable energy tax credits for each of the previous four taxable years for which information or data is available.  Appropriates funds to the respective departments for necessary costs in preparing and submitting the joint report.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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