Bill Text: OH HB135 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Engrossed


Bill Title: To authorize a nonrefundable credit against the income tax and certain business taxes for the rehabilitation of a vacant industrial site.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 49-30)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-06-20 - To Ways & Means [HB135 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HB135-Engrossed.html
As Passed by the House

130th General Assembly
Regular Session
2013-2014
Am. H. B. No. 135


Representatives Pelanda, Cera 

Cosponsors: Representatives Gonzales, Adams, J., Boose, Hackett, Fedor, Sprague, Burkley, Baker, Terhar, Adams, R., Amstutz, Anielski, Antonio, Ashford, Barborak, Barnes, Beck, Bishoff, Blair, Blessing, Boyce, Brown, Buchy, Budish, Celebrezze, Conditt, Curtin, Damschroder, Derickson, DeVitis, Dovilla, Driehaus, Duffey, Gerberry, Green, Grossman, Hagan, C., Hall, Hayes, Henne, Hill, Hottinger, Huffman, Johnson, Landis, Letson, Lundy, Lynch, Mallory, McClain, Milkovich, Patmon, Patterson, Pelanda, Perales, Phillips, Pillich, Ramos, Reece, Retherford, Rogers, Romanchuk, Rosenberger, Ruhl, Schuring, Sears, Slaby, Slesnick, Smith, Stebelton, Stinziano, Strahorn, Thompson, Wachtmann, Williams, Winburn, Young Speaker Batchelder 



A BILL
To amend sections 5725.98, 5726.98, 5729.98, 5747.98, 1
and 5749.11 and to enact sections 122.177, 2
5725.35, 5726.58, 5729.18, 5747.78, 5749.18, and 3
5749.98 of the Revised Code to authorize a 4
nonrefundable credit against the income tax and 5
certain business taxes for the rehabilitation of a 6
vacant industrial site.7


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That sections 5725.98, 5726.98, 5729.98, 5747.98, 8
and 5749.11 be amended and sections 122.177, 5725.35, 5726.58, 9
5729.18, 5747.78, 5749.18, and 5749.98 of the Revised Code be 10
enacted to read as follows:11

       Sec. 122.177.  (A) As used in this section:12

       (1) "Vacant facility" means a building, a complex of 13
buildings, or the structural remains of a former building or 14
complex of buildings that meet all of the following criteria:15

       (a) The building or buildings were used, or designed and 16
constructed for use, in production, manufacturing, fabrication, 17
assembly, processing, refining, finishing, or warehousing of 18
tangible personal property, including tangible personal property 19
that is or was used for sale to third parties or for use by the 20
owner in the owner's business.21

       (b) The building or buildings were placed into service at 22
least fifteen years before the date of an application submitted 23
under division (B) of this section with respect to the building or 24
buildings.25

       (c) At least seventy-five per cent of the square footage of 26
the building or building complex has not been used to carry on 27
production, manufacturing, assembly, processing, refining, 28
finishing, or warehousing of tangible personal property during the 29
five years immediately preceding the date an application is 30
submitted under division (B) of this section with respect to the 31
building or building complex.32

       For the purposes of this section, a building or vacant 33
facility is considered to have been "placed into service" when at 34
least fifty per cent of the combined square footage of the 35
building or vacant facility has been occupied. 36

       (2) "Vacant industrial site" means a vacant facility and the 37
parcel or parcels of real property upon which the vacant facility 38
is located. "Vacant industrial site" shall not include any parcel 39
that is subject to an administrative, civil, or criminal 40
environmental enforcement action or against which delinquent 41
taxes, interest, assessments, and penalties remain unpaid.42

       (3) "Qualified investment" means expenditures for the 43
rehabilitation of a vacant industrial site that has been 44
designated as an industrial recovery site by the development 45
services agency under division (C) of this section. "Qualified 46
investment" shall not include legal expenses, including any 47
expenses incurred by reason of an administrative, civil, or 48
criminal environmental enforcement action brought with respect to 49
the vacant industrial site.50

       (4) "Rehabilitation" means the remodeling, repair, 51
alteration, demolition, or redevelopment of a vacant industrial 52
site for the purpose of putting the site to a better or more 53
efficient use. 54

       (B) Upon application by a county or municipal corporation, 55
the director of development services may designate a vacant 56
industrial site located within the municipal corporation or county 57
as an industrial recovery site. A municipal corporation may 58
request such a designation for a site located within the municipal 59
corporation, and a county may request such a designation for a 60
site located within the unincorporated territory of the county.61

       The application shall be in the form prescribed by the 62
director. In addition to any other information required by the 63
director, the application shall include both of the following:64

       (1) A detailed plan for the development and use of the vacant 65
industrial site; 66

       (2) A copy of a resolution adopted by the legislative 67
authority of the municipal corporation or the board of county 68
commissioners recommending designation of the site as an 69
industrial recovery site.70

       (C) The director of development services shall review each 71
application submitted under this section. The director shall 72
determine whether, on the date the application was filed, the site 73
described in an application qualifies as a vacant industrial site. 74
If the site so qualifies, the director shall determine whether 75
designation of the site as an industrial recovery site is in the 76
best interests of the state. In making that determination, the 77
director shall consider the following factors:78

       (1) The level of distress caused by job losses in the 79
community surrounding the vacant industrial site;80

       (2) The desirability of the intended use of the vacant 81
industrial site, as described in the plan submitted by the 82
municipal corporation or county, and the likelihood that 83
implementation of the plan will improve economic and employment 84
conditions in the surrounding community;85

       (3) Evidence that the residents, businesses, and other 86
private organizations in the surrounding community support 87
designation of the site as an industrial recovery site;88

       (4) Whether the vacant industrial site is located in an 89
enterprise zone created under sections 5709.61 to 5709.69, a joint 90
economic development zone created under section 715.691, or a 91
joint economic development district created under section 715.70 92
or 715.71 or sections 715.72 to 715.81 of the Revised Code;93

       (5) Whether the vacant industrial site is exempt from 94
property taxation pursuant to a resolution or ordinance adopted 95
under section 5709.40, 5709.41, 5709.73, or 5709.78 of the Revised 96
Code;97

       (6) Evidence of a commitment by private or public entities to 98
provide financial assistance in implementing the plan submitted by 99
the municipal corporation or county;100

       (7) Evidence of efforts by the municipal corporation or 101
county to implement the proposed plan without additional financial 102
assistance from the state;103

       (8) Any other factor the director considers relevant to the 104
determination.105

       Upon consideration of the factors described in this division, 106
the director shall approve or deny the application for 107
designation. The director shall certify the decision to the 108
municipal corporation or county that requested the designation.109

       When the director designates a site as an industrial recovery 110
site, the director shall list the industrial recovery site on the 111
development services agency's web site.112

       (D) The designation of a site as an industrial recovery site 113
is contingent upon the development and use of the site in 114
accordance with the plan submitted by the municipal corporation or 115
county under division (B) of this section. If the director 116
determines that the development of a site has resulted in a 117
violation of this condition, the director shall revoke the 118
industrial recovery site designation.119

       (E)(1) An owner or developer of an industrial recovery site 120
that makes a qualified investment in the site may apply to the 121
director of development services for a tax credit certificate. The 122
director may require owners or developers to include with the 123
application a uniform fee of not more than two thousand five 124
hundred dollars. In addition to any other information required by 125
the director, the application shall state the amount of the 126
qualified investment. 127

       The director shall review the application and determine 128
whether all of the following criteria are met:129

       (a) The qualified investment was made for the rehabilitation 130
of property located on an industrial recovery site designated as 131
such by the director pursuant to division (C) of this section.132

       (b) The applicant is the owner or developer of the industrial 133
recovery site. 134

       (c) The qualified investment was made in accordance with the 135
development plan submitted by the municipal corporation or county 136
in which the industrial recovery site is located.137

       (d) The applicant made all or part of the qualified 138
investment at least six months before submitting the application.139

       (e) The municipal corporation or county in which the 140
industrial recovery site is located has certified that the 141
rehabilitation of the industrial recovery site is substantially 142
complete.143

       (2) If the director determines that an application meets the 144
criteria in divisions (E)(1)(a) to (d) of this section, the 145
director shall issue a tax credit certificate. The amount of the 146
tax credit certificate shall equal the product obtained by 147
multiplying the applicant's qualified investment by one of the 148
following percentages:149

       (a) Fifteen per cent if the vacant facility that is located 150
on the industrial recovery site was placed into service at least 151
fifteen, but less than thirty, years before the date of the tax 152
credit certificate application;153

       (b) Twenty per cent if the vacant facility that is located on 154
the industrial recovery site was placed into service at least 155
thirty, but less than forty, years before the date of the tax 156
credit certificate application;157

       (c) Twenty-five per cent if the vacant facility that is 158
located on the industrial recovery site was placed into service 159
forty or more years before the date of the tax credit certificate 160
application.161

       (3) The director shall not issue any tax credit certificate 162
under this section after the last day of the sixtieth month after 163
the effective date of the enactment of this section.164

       (F) The owner of a tax credit certificate issued under this 165
section may assign the certificate to any other person. The 166
assignee shall provide written notice of the assignment to the tax 167
commissioner and the director of development services, in such 168
form as the tax commissioner prescribes, before the certificate 169
that was assigned is applied against a tax. The assignor may not 170
use the certificate to claim a credit to the extent that the 171
certificate was assigned to the assignee. The assignee may use the 172
certificate to claim a credit only to the extent that the assignor 173
has not claimed a credit on the basis of that certificate.174

        (G) On or before the first day of April each year, the 175
director shall submit to the governor, the president of the 176
senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives a report 177
on the tax credit program established under this section. The 178
report shall include information on the status of the 179
rehabilitation of each industrial recovery site designated under 180
this section. The director shall not be required to submit an 181
annual report after the sixth year after the year in which this 182
section becomes effective.183

       (H) The director shall adopt any rules necessary to 184
administer this section. Such rules shall include criteria for 185
when a municipal corporation or county may certify that the 186
rehabilitation of an industrial recovery site is substantially 187
complete under division (E)(1) of this section.188

       Sec. 5725.35.  A nonrefundable credit is allowed against the 189
tax imposed under section 5725.18 of the Revised Code for an 190
insurance company that holds a tax credit certificate issued under 191
section 122.177 of the Revised Code. The credit shall equal the 192
dollar amount indicated on the certificate. The credit shall be 193
claimed in the calendar year specified on the certificate and in 194
the order required under section 5725.98 of the Revised Code. If 195
the amount of the credit exceeds the amount of tax otherwise due 196
under section 5725.18 of the Revised Code for the calendar year, 197
after allowing for any credits preceding the credit in the order 198
prescribed by section 5725.98 of the Revised Code, the insurance 199
company may carry forward the excess amount to subsequent calendar 200
years. The insurance company shall deduct the amount of the excess 201
credit allowed in any such year from the balance carried forward 202
to the next calendar year. 203

       The insurance company shall make the tax credit certificate 204
available for inspection by the tax commissioner upon the request 205
of the tax commissioner.206

       Sec. 5725.98. (A) To provide a uniform procedure for 207
calculating the amount of tax imposed by section 5725.18 of the 208
Revised Code that is due under this chapter, a taxpayer shall 209
claim any credits and offsets against tax liability to which it is 210
entitled in the following order:211

       (1) The credit for an insurance company or insurance company 212
group under section 5729.031 of the Revised Code;213

       (2) The credit for eligible employee training costs under 214
section 5725.31 of the Revised Code;215

       (3) The credit for purchasers of qualified low-income 216
community investments under section 5725.33 of the Revised Code;217

       (4) The nonrefundable job retention credit under division 218
(B)(1) of section 122.171 of the Revised Code;219

       (5) The nonrefundable credit for rehabilitating a vacant 220
industrial site under section 5725.35 of the Revised Code;221

       (6) The offset of assessments by the Ohio life and health 222
insurance guaranty association permitted by section 3956.20 of the 223
Revised Code;224

       (6)(7) The refundable credit for rehabilitating a historic 225
building under section 5725.34 of the Revised Code.226

       (7)(8) The refundable credit for Ohio job retention under 227
division (B)(2) or (3) of section 122.171 of the Revised Code;228

       (8)(9) The refundable credit for Ohio job creation under 229
section 5725.32 of the Revised Code;230

       (9)(10) The refundable credit under section 5725.19 of the 231
Revised Code for losses on loans made under the Ohio venture 232
capital program under sections 150.01 to 150.10 of the Revised 233
Code.234

       (B) For any credit except the refundable credits enumerated 235
in this section, the amount of the credit for a taxable year shall 236
not exceed the tax due after allowing for any other credit that 237
precedes it in the order required under this section. Any excess 238
amount of a particular credit may be carried forward if authorized 239
under the section creating that credit. Nothing in this chapter 240
shall be construed to allow a taxpayer to claim, directly or 241
indirectly, a credit more than once for a taxable year.242

       Sec. 5726.58.  A nonrefundable credit is allowed against the 243
tax imposed under section 5726.02 of the Revised Code for a 244
financial institution that holds a tax credit certificate issued 245
under section 122.177 of the Revised Code. The credit shall equal 246
the dollar amount indicated on the certificate. The credit shall 247
be claimed in the tax year specified on the certificate and in the 248
order required by section 5726.98 of the Revised Code. If the 249
amount of the credit exceeds the amount of tax otherwise due under 250
section 5726.02 of the Revised Code for the tax year, after 251
allowing for any credits preceding the credit in the order 252
prescribed by section 5726.98 of the Revised Code, the financial 253
institution may carry forward the excess amount to subsequent tax 254
years. The financial institution shall deduct the amount of the 255
excess credit allowed in any such year from the balance carried 256
forward to the next tax year. 257

       The financial institution shall make the tax credit 258
certificate available for inspection by the tax commissioner upon 259
the request of the tax commissioner.260

       Sec. 5726.98. (A) To provide a uniform procedure for 261
calculating the amount of tax due under section 5726.02 of the 262
Revised Code, a taxpayer shall claim any credits to which the 263
taxpayer is entitled under this chapter in the following order:264

       (1) The bank organization assessment credit under section 265
5726.51 of the Revised Code; 266

       (2) The nonrefundable job retention credit under division (B) 267
of section 5726.50 of the Revised Code;268

       (3) The nonrefundable credit for purchases of qualified 269
low-income community investments under section 5726.54 of the 270
Revised Code;271

       (4) The nonrefundable credit for qualified research expenses 272
under section 5726.56 of the Revised Code;273

       (5) The nonrefundable credit for qualifying dealer in 274
intangibles taxes under section 5726.57 of the Revised Code.;275

       (6) The nonrefundable credit for rehabilitating a vacant 276
industrial site under section 5726.58 of the Revised Code;277

       (7) The refundable credit for rehabilitating an historic 278
building under section 5726.52 of the Revised Code;279

       (7)(8) The refundable job retention or job creation credit 280
under division (A) of section 5726.50 of the Revised Code;281

       (8)(9) The refundable credit under section 5726.53 of the 282
Revised Code for losses on loans made under the Ohio venture 283
capital program under sections 150.01 to 150.10 of the Revised 284
Code;285

       (9)(10) The refundable motion picture production credit under 286
section 5726.55 of the Revised Code.287

       (B) For any credit except the refundable credits enumerated 288
in this section, the amount of the credit for a taxable year shall 289
not exceed the tax due after allowing for any other credit that 290
precedes it in the order required under this section. Any excess 291
amount of a particular credit may be carried forward if authorized 292
under the section creating that credit. Nothing in this chapter 293
shall be construed to allow a taxpayer to claim, directly or 294
indirectly, a credit more than once for a taxable year.295

       Sec. 5729.18.  A nonrefundable credit is allowed against the 296
tax imposed under section 5729.03 of the Revised Code for an 297
insurance company that holds a tax credit certificate issued under 298
section 122.177 of the Revised Code. The credit shall equal the 299
dollar amount indicated on the certificate. The credit shall be 300
claimed in the calendar year specified on the certificate and in 301
the order required by section 5729.98 of the Revised Code. If the 302
amount of the credit exceeds the amount of tax otherwise due under 303
section 5729.03 of the Revised Code for the calendar year, after 304
allowing for any credits preceding the credit in the order 305
prescribed by section 5729.98 of the Revised Code, the insurance 306
company may carry forward the excess amount to subsequent calendar 307
years. The insurance company shall deduct the amount of the excess 308
credit allowed in any such year from the balance carried forward 309
to the next calendar year. 310

       The insurance company shall make the tax credit certificate 311
available for inspection by the tax commissioner upon the request 312
of the tax commissioner.313

       Sec. 5729.98. (A) To provide a uniform procedure for 314
calculating the amount of tax due under this chapter, a taxpayer 315
shall claim any credits and offsets against tax liability to which 316
it is entitled in the following order:317

       (1) The credit for an insurance company or insurance company 318
group under section 5729.031 of the Revised Code;319

       (2) The credit for eligible employee training costs under 320
section 5729.07 of the Revised Code;321

        (3) The credit for purchases of qualified low-income 322
community investments under section 5729.16 of the Revised Code;323

       (4) The nonrefundable job retention credit under division 324
(B)(1) of section 122.171 of the Revised Code;325

       (5) The nonrefundable credit for rehabilitating a vacant 326
industrial site under section 5729.18 of the Revised Code;327

       (6) The offset of assessments by the Ohio life and health 328
insurance guaranty association against tax liability permitted by 329
section 3956.20 of the Revised Code;330

       (6)(7) The refundable credit for rehabilitating a historic 331
building under section 5729.17 of the Revised Code.332

       (7)(8) The refundable credit for Ohio job retention under 333
division (B)(2) or (3) of section 122.171 of the Revised Code;334

       (8)(9) The refundable credit for Ohio job creation under 335
section 5729.032 of the Revised Code;336

       (9)(10) The refundable credit under section 5729.08 of the 337
Revised Code for losses on loans made under the Ohio venture 338
capital program under sections 150.01 to 150.10 of the Revised 339
Code.340

       (B) For any credit except the refundable credits enumerated 341
in this section, the amount of the credit for a taxable year shall 342
not exceed the tax due after allowing for any other credit that 343
precedes it in the order required under this section. Any excess 344
amount of a particular credit may be carried forward if authorized 345
under the section creating that credit. Nothing in this chapter 346
shall be construed to allow a taxpayer to claim, directly or 347
indirectly, a credit more than once for a taxable year.348

       Sec. 5747.78.  (A) A nonrefundable credit is allowed against 349
the tax imposed by section 5747.02 of the Revised Code for a 350
taxpayer that holds a tax credit certificate issued under section 351
122.177 of the Revised Code. The credit shall equal the dollar 352
amount indicated on the certificate. The credit shall be claimed 353
in the taxable year specified on the certificate and in the order 354
required under section 5747.98 of the Revised Code. If the amount 355
of the credit exceeds the amount of tax otherwise due under 356
section 5747.02 of the Revised Code for the taxable year, after 357
allowing for any credits preceding the credit in the order 358
prescribed by section 5747.98 of the Revised Code, the taxpayer 359
may carry forward the excess amount to subsequent taxable years. 360
The taxpayer shall deduct the amount of the excess credit allowed 361
in any such year from the balance carried forward to the next 362
taxable year. 363

       (B) Nothing in this section limits or disallows pass-through 364
treatment of the credit if the person issued the tax credit 365
certificate under section 122.177 of the Revised Code is a 366
pass-through entity. If the certificate is issued to a 367
pass-through entity, the credit may be allocated among the 368
entity's equity owners in proportion to their ownership interests 369
or in such proportions or amounts as the equity owners mutually 370
agree.371

       (C) A credit may not be claimed under this section if a 372
credit is or was claimed under any other section of the Revised 373
Code on the basis of the same tax certificate issued under section 374
122.177 of the Revised Code.375

       (D) The taxpayer shall make the tax credit certificate 376
available for inspection by the tax commissioner upon the request 377
of the tax commissioner.378

       Sec. 5747.98.  (A) To provide a uniform procedure for 379
calculating the amount of tax due under section 5747.02 of the 380
Revised Code, a taxpayer shall claim any credits to which the 381
taxpayer is entitled in the following order:382

       (1) The retirement income credit under division (B) of 383
section 5747.055 of the Revised Code;384

       (2) The senior citizen credit under division (C) of section 385
5747.05 of the Revised Code;386

       (3) The lump sum distribution credit under division (D) of 387
section 5747.05 of the Revised Code;388

       (4) The dependent care credit under section 5747.054 of the 389
Revised Code;390

       (5) The lump sum retirement income credit under division (C) 391
of section 5747.055 of the Revised Code;392

       (6) The lump sum retirement income credit under division (D) 393
of section 5747.055 of the Revised Code;394

       (7) The lump sum retirement income credit under division (E) 395
of section 5747.055 of the Revised Code;396

       (8) The low-income credit under section 5747.056 of the 397
Revised Code;398

       (9) The credit for displaced workers who pay for job training 399
under section 5747.27 of the Revised Code;400

       (10) The campaign contribution credit under section 5747.29 401
of the Revised Code;402

       (11) The twenty-dollar personal exemption credit under 403
section 5747.022 of the Revised Code;404

       (12) The joint filing credit under division (G) of section 405
5747.05 of the Revised Code;406

       (13) The nonresident credit under division (A) of section 407
5747.05 of the Revised Code;408

       (14) The credit for a resident's out-of-state income under 409
division (B) of section 5747.05 of the Revised Code;410

       (15) The credit for employers that enter into agreements with 411
child day-care centers under section 5747.34 of the Revised Code;412

       (16) The credit for employers that reimburse employee child 413
care expenses under section 5747.36 of the Revised Code;414

       (17) The credit for adoption of a minor child under section 415
5747.37 of the Revised Code;416

       (18) The credit for purchases of lights and reflectors under 417
section 5747.38 of the Revised Code;418

       (19) The nonrefundable job retention credit under division 419
(B) of section 5747.058 of the Revised Code;420

       (20) The credit for selling alternative fuel under section 421
5747.77 of the Revised Code;422

       (21) The second credit for purchases of new manufacturing 423
machinery and equipment and the credit for using Ohio coal under 424
section 5747.31 of the Revised Code;425

       (22) The job training credit under section 5747.39 of the 426
Revised Code;427

       (23) The enterprise zone credit under section 5709.66 of the 428
Revised Code;429

       (24) The credit for the eligible costs associated with a 430
voluntary action under section 5747.32 of the Revised Code;431

       (25) The credit for employers that establish on-site child 432
day-care centers under section 5747.35 of the Revised Code;433

       (26) The ethanol plant investment credit under section 434
5747.75 of the Revised Code;435

       (27) The credit for purchases of qualifying grape production 436
property under section 5747.28 of the Revised Code;437

       (28) The small business investment credit under section 438
5747.81 of the Revised Code;439

       (29) The credit for research and development and technology 440
transfer investors under section 5747.33 of the Revised Code;441

       (30) The enterprise zone credits under section 5709.65 of the 442
Revised Code;443

       (31) The research and development credit under section 444
5747.331 of the Revised Code;445

       (32) The credit for rehabilitating a vacant industrial site 446
under section 5747.78 of the Revised Code;447

       (33) The credit for rehabilitating a historic building under 448
section 5747.76 of the Revised Code;449

       (33)(34) The refundable credit for rehabilitating a historic 450
building under section 5747.76 of the Revised Code;451

       (34)(35) The refundable jobs creation credit or job retention 452
credit under division (A) of section 5747.058 of the Revised Code;453

       (35)(36) The refundable credit for taxes paid by a qualifying 454
entity granted under section 5747.059 of the Revised Code;455

       (36)(37) The refundable credits for taxes paid by a 456
qualifying pass-through entity granted under division (J) of 457
section 5747.08 of the Revised Code;458

       (37)(38) The refundable credit under section 5747.80 of the 459
Revised Code for losses on loans made to the Ohio venture capital 460
program under sections 150.01 to 150.10 of the Revised Code;461

       (38)(39) The refundable motion picture production credit 462
under section 5747.66 of the Revised Code.;463

       (39)(40) The refundable credit for financial institution 464
taxes paid by a pass-through entity granted under section 5747.65 465
of the Revised Code.466

       (B) For any credit, except the refundable credits enumerated 467
in this section and the credit granted under division (I) of 468
section 5747.08 of the Revised Code, the amount of the credit for 469
a taxable year shall not exceed the tax due after allowing for any 470
other credit that precedes it in the order required under this 471
section. Any excess amount of a particular credit may be carried 472
forward if authorized under the section creating that credit. 473
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow a taxpayer to 474
claim, directly or indirectly, a credit more than once for a 475
taxable year.476

       Sec. 5749.11.  (A) There is hereby allowed a nonrefundable 477
credit against the taxes imposed under division (A)(8) of section 478
5749.02 of the Revised Code for any severer to which a reclamation 479
tax credit certificate is issued under section 1513.171 of the 480
Revised Code. The credit shall be claimed in the amount shown on 481
the certificate. The credit shall be claimed by deducting the 482
amount of the credit from the amount of the first tax payment due 483
under section 5749.06 of the Revised Code after the certificate is 484
issued.485

       If the amount of the credit shown on a certificate exceeds 486
the amount of the tax otherwise due with that first payment, the 487
excess shall be claimed against the amount of tax otherwise due on 488
succeeding payment dates until the entire credit amount has been 489
deducted. The total amount of credit claimed against payments 490
shall not exceed the total amount of credit shown on the 491
certificate.492

       The severer shall claim the credit in the order required by 493
section 5749.98 of the Revised Code.494

       (B) A severer claiming a credit under this section shall 495
retain a reclamation tax credit certificate for not less than four 496
years following the date of the last tax payment against which the 497
credit allowed under that certificate was applied. Severers shall 498
make tax credit certificates available for inspection by the tax 499
commissioner upon the tax commissioner's request.500

       Sec. 5749.18.  A nonrefundable credit is allowed against the 501
tax imposed under section 5749.02 of the Revised Code for a 502
severer that holds a tax credit certificate issued under section 503
122.177 of the Revised Code. The credit shall equal the dollar 504
amount indicated on the certificate. The credit shall be claimed 505
by deducting the amount of the credit from the amount of the first 506
tax payment due under section 5749.06 of the Revised Code after 507
the certificate is issued. If the amount of the credit shown on a 508
certificate exceeds the amount of the tax otherwise due with that 509
first payment, the excess shall be claimed against the amount of 510
tax otherwise due on succeeding payment dates until the entire 511
credit amount has been deducted. The total amount of credit 512
claimed against payments shall not exceed the total amount of 513
credit shown on the certificate.514

       The severer shall claim the credit in the order required by 515
section 5749.98 of the Revised Code. 516

       The severer shall make the tax credit certificate available 517
for inspection by the tax commissioner upon the request of the tax 518
commissioner.519

       Sec. 5749.98.  (A) To provide a uniform procedure for 520
calculating the amount of tax imposed by section 5749.02 of the 521
Revised Code that is due under this chapter, a taxpayer shall 522
claim any credits to which it is entitled in the following order:523

       (1) The nonrefundable credit for the reclamation of land or 524
water resources under section 5749.11 of the Revised Code;525

       (2) The nonrefundable credit for rehabilitating a vacant 526
industrial site under section 5749.18 of the Revised Code.527

       (B) For any credit, the amount of the credit for a tax period 528
shall not exceed the tax due after allowing for any other credit 529
that precedes it in the order required under this section. Any 530
excess amount of a particular credit may be carried forward if 531
authorized under the section creating that credit. Nothing in this 532
chapter shall be construed to allow a taxpayer to claim, directly 533
or indirectly, a credit more than once for a single tax period.534

       Section 2.  That existing sections 5725.98, 5726.98, 5729.98, 535
5747.98, and 5749.11 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.536

       Section 3.  Section 5747.98 of the Revised Code is presented 537
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am. 538
Sub. H.B. 386 and Am. Sub. H.B. 510 of the 129th General Assembly. 539
The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division 540
(B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be 541
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds 542
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in 543
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in 544
this act.545

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