HOUSE BILL No. 6115

 

May 4, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Bolger, Amash, McMillin, Agema, DeShazor, Haveman, Paul Scott, Green, Meekhof, Meltzer, Daley, Crawford, Genetski, Lund, Rogers, Kowall and Booher and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled

 

"Michigan business tax act,"

 

by amending sections 434 and 460 (MCL 208.1434 and 208.1460),

 

section 434 as amended by 2009 PA 240 and section 460 as added by

 

2008 PA 335.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 434. (1) The Unless an earlier deadline is provided under

 

this section, the Michigan economic growth authority is authorized

 

to enter into agreements through December 31, 2010 to provide tax

 

credits available under this section to stimulate the domestic

 

commercialization and affordability of high-power energy batteries,

 

the lack of which today is limiting hybrid, plug-in hybrid battery-

 

electric, and fuel cell vehicle applications, and to help insure


 

that job growth from battery technology and commercial production

 

develops alongside advanced vehicle technology development and

 

renewable power generation initiatives both within and outside the

 

transportation sector.

 

     (2) Subject to the limitations provided under this section,

 

for tax years that begin on or after January 1, 2010 and end before

 

January 1, 2015, a taxpayer that has entered into an agreement with

 

the Michigan economic growth authority before January 1, 2011 that

 

provides that the taxpayer will manufacture plug-in traction

 

battery packs in this state may claim a credit against the tax

 

imposed by this act for the manufacture of those plug-in traction

 

battery packs as provided in this section. The Michigan economic

 

growth authority may enter into more than 1 agreement under this

 

section. However, the total number of plug-in traction battery

 

packs eligible for all credits under all agreements allowed under

 

this section shall not exceed the number of plug-in traction

 

battery packs eligible for a credit as provided in this section and

 

at least 1 agreement shall make capital investments of not less

 

than $200,000,000.00 not later than December 31, 2012. A taxpayer

 

shall not claim a credit under this section for more than 3 years.

 

The total of all credits allowed under this section shall be as

 

follows:

 

     (a) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2010 and ending

 

before January 1, 2012, $500.00 for an equivalent of 4 kilowatt

 

hours of battery capacity plus $125.00 for each kilowatt hour of

 

battery capacity in excess of 4 kilowatt hours of battery capacity

 

not to exceed $2,000.00 for each plug-in traction battery pack. The


 

total number of traction battery packs shall not exceed 20,000

 

plug-in traction battery pack units under this subdivision, and the

 

total amount of credits allowed under this subdivision shall not

 

exceed $40,000,000.00.

 

     (b) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2011 and ending

 

before January 1, 2013, $375.00 for an equivalent of 4 kilowatt

 

hours of battery capacity plus $93.75 for each kilowatt hour of

 

battery capacity in excess of 4 kilowatt hours of battery capacity

 

not to exceed $1,500.00 for each plug-in traction battery pack. The

 

total number of traction battery packs shall not exceed 40,000

 

plug-in traction battery pack units under this subdivision, and the

 

total amount of credits allowed under this subdivision shall not

 

exceed $43,000,000.00. A single taxpayer shall not claim a credit

 

for more than 25,000 plug-in traction battery pack units under this

 

subdivision. The number of battery pack units not used for credits

 

under subdivision (a) may be added to the total number of battery

 

pack units for which a credit is available under this subdivision,

 

and the credits for those units shall be calculated as described in

 

subdivision (a) and shall be in addition to the maximums allowed

 

for any 1 taxpayer under this subdivision or the total limits

 

allowed under this subdivision.

 

     (c) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2012 and ending

 

before January 1, 2014, $375.00 for an equivalent of 4 kilowatt

 

hours of battery capacity plus $93.75 for each kilowatt hour of

 

battery capacity in excess of 4 kilowatt hours not to exceed

 

$1,500.00 for each plug-in traction battery pack. The total number

 

of traction battery packs shall not exceed 40,000 plug-in traction


 

battery pack units under this subdivision, and the total amount of

 

credits allowed under this subdivision shall not exceed

 

$43,000,000.00. A single taxpayer shall not claim a credit for more

 

than 25,000 plug-in traction battery pack units under this

 

subdivision.

 

     (d) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2013 and ending

 

before January 1, 2015, $375.00 for an equivalent of 4 kilowatt

 

hours of battery capacity plus $93.75 for each kilowatt hour of

 

battery capacity in excess of 4 kilowatt hours not to exceed

 

$1,500.00 for each plug-in traction battery pack. The total number

 

of traction battery packs shall not exceed 25,000 plug-in traction

 

battery pack units under this subdivision, and the total amount of

 

credits allowed under this subdivision shall not exceed

 

$9,000,000.00.

 

     (3) For Based on agreements entered into before January 1,

 

2011, for tax years that begin on or after January 1, 2012 and

 

subject to the limitations of this subsection, a taxpayer may claim

 

a credit of up to 75% of the qualified expenses for vehicle

 

engineering in this state to support battery integration,

 

prototyping, and launch expenses incurred for tax years that begin

 

on or after January 1, 2009 and end before January 1, 2014. This

 

credit shall not exceed $15,000,000.00 per year as agreed to and

 

certified by the Michigan economic growth authority. Any expenses

 

for which a credit is claimed under this subsection shall not be

 

included in costs and expenses used for credits available under

 

sections 403 and 405. The Michigan economic growth authority may

 

not authorize more than $135,000,000.00 in total credits to all


 

taxpayers under this subsection. To claim the credit under this

 

subsection, a taxpayer must manufacture a cumulative total of at

 

least 1,000 motor vehicles that would qualify for the credit under

 

section 30D of the internal revenue code and the credit shall be

 

available to the taxpayer only for the following percentages of the

 

total authorized annual expenses:

 

     (a) In a tax year in which the taxpayer has manufactured a

 

cumulative total of at least 1,000 motor vehicles and fewer than

 

2,000 motor vehicles that qualify for the credit under section 30D

 

of the internal revenue code, 20%.

 

     (b) In a tax year in which the taxpayer has manufactured a

 

cumulative total of at least 2,000 motor vehicles but fewer than

 

3,000 motor vehicles that qualify for the credit under section 30D

 

of the internal revenue code, 40%.

 

     (c) In a tax year in which the taxpayer has manufactured a

 

cumulative total of at least 3,000 motor vehicles but fewer than

 

4,000 motor vehicles that qualify for the credit under section 30D

 

of the internal revenue code, 60%.

 

     (d) In a tax year in which the taxpayer has manufactured a

 

cumulative total of at least 4,000 motor vehicles but fewer than

 

5,000 motor vehicles that qualify for the credit under section 30D

 

of the internal revenue code, 80%.

 

     (e) In a tax year in which the taxpayer has manufactured a

 

cumulative total of at least 5,000 motor vehicles that qualify for

 

the credit under section 30D of the internal revenue code, 100%.

 

     (4) For tax years that begin on or after January 1, 2012 and

 

end before January 1, 2015, a taxpayer that has entered into an


 

agreement with the Michigan economic growth authority before

 

January 1, 2011 that provides that the taxpayer will increase its

 

engineering activities in this state for advanced automotive

 

battery technologies may claim a credit under this subsection. A

 

taxpayer's qualified advanced battery engineering expenses for

 

advanced automotive battery technologies shall exceed those

 

expenses for the taxpayer's 2008 fiscal year to qualify for the

 

credit under this subsection. The Michigan economic growth

 

authority may enter into not more than 1 agreement for advanced

 

battery engineering credits, and the total value of credits

 

available under this subsection is limited to $30,000,000.00. The

 

credits under this subsection shall be allowed as follows:

 

     (a) Up to 75% of the total dollar amount of the qualified

 

advanced battery engineering expenses of an authorized business

 

incurred during tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2009 and

 

ending before January 1, 2014. The taxpayer must submit to the

 

Michigan economic growth authority an affidavit certifying the

 

amount of qualified advanced battery engineering expenses for each

 

year.

 

     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a

 

taxpayer may claim no more than $10,000,000.00 in credits under

 

this subsection in any tax year.

 

     (c) The credits available under this subsection shall not be

 

allowed if the taxpayer claims credits under subsection (2) for

 

battery pack assembly for the tax year. Notwithstanding this

 

limitation, the credits available under this subsection are in

 

addition to any other incentives which may be authorized under the


 

Michigan economic growth authority act, 1995 PA 24, MCL 207.801 to

 

207.810, for other related or unrelated projects including the

 

vehicle research and development expenses authorized under

 

subsection (3). Any expenses for which a credit is claimed under

 

this subsection shall not be included in costs and expenses used

 

for credits available under sections 403 and 405.

 

     (5) A taxpayer that has entered into an agreement with the

 

Michigan economic growth authority before January 1, 2011 may claim

 

a credit equal to 50% of the capital investment expenses for any

 

tax year for the construction of an integrative cell manufacturing

 

facility that includes anode and cathode manufacturing and cell

 

assembly if the taxpayer will create not less than 300 new jobs in

 

this state. Not more than 5 agreements may be entered into under

 

this section, and the maximum allowable credit under each agreement

 

shall not exceed $25,000,000.00 per year for no more than 4 years.

 

No credit shall be claimed in a tax year beginning before 2012.

 

However, tax credits may be based on expenses incurred in this

 

state in prior years. The Michigan economic growth authority shall

 

not adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement to provide credits

 

under this subsection after March 31, 2010.

 

     (6) A taxpayer that has entered into an agreement with the

 

Michigan economic growth authority before January 1, 2011 may claim

 

a credit equal to 25% of the capital investment expenses for any

 

tax year for the construction of a facility that will produce large

 

scale batteries and manufacture integrated power management, smart

 

control, and storage systems from 500 kilowatts to 100 megawatts if

 

the taxpayer will create not fewer than 500 new jobs in this state


 

and the taxpayer has received federal loan guarantees for a project

 

that employs innovative energy efficiency, renewable energy, and

 

advanced transmission and distribution technologies from the United

 

States department of energy under section 1703 of title XVII of the

 

energy policy act of 2005, 42 USC 16513. Not more than 1 agreement

 

may be entered into under this subsection, and the maximum

 

allowable credit under the agreement shall not exceed

 

$25,000,000.00 per year for no more than 4 years. No credit shall

 

be claimed in a tax year beginning before 2012. The Michigan

 

economic growth authority shall not adopt a resolution authorizing

 

an agreement to provide a credit under this subsection after March

 

1, 2010.

 

     (7) Subject to the limitations under subsection (8), for tax

 

years that begin on or after January 1, 2012 and end before January

 

1, 2017, a taxpayer that has entered into an agreement with the

 

Michigan economic growth authority before January 1, 2011 that

 

provides that the taxpayer will manufacture advanced lithium ion

 

battery packs in this state may claim a credit against the tax

 

imposed by this act for the manufacture of those advanced lithium

 

ion battery packs as follows:

 

     (a) For a taxpayer that agrees to make capital investments in

 

this state of not less than $250,000,000.00, to create at least

 

1,000 new jobs that shall include jobs that are transferred to this

 

state from a foreign country, and to manufacture not less than

 

225,000 advanced lithium ion battery packs in this state, a total

 

credit of not more than $26,000,000.00 per tax year for no more

 

than 3 tax years. The Michigan economic growth authority shall not


 

adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement under this subdivision

 

after March 1, 2010.

 

     (b) For a taxpayer that agrees to make capital investments in

 

this state of not less than $200,000,000.00 and to create at least

 

300 new jobs, a total credit of not more than $42,000,000.00 over 4

 

consecutive tax years unless otherwise provided under subsection

 

(10). Unless the Michigan economic growth authority determines that

 

there are previously issued credits authorized under subsection (6)

 

available or that there are credits available under subsection

 

(7)(a) for additional credits under this subdivision, the Michigan

 

economic growth authority shall not adopt a resolution authorizing

 

an agreement under this subdivision after March 1, 2010.

 

     (8) Any capital investments made, jobs created, or expenses

 

incurred pursuant to an agreement entered for a credit under

 

subsection (7) or (9) shall be in addition to any other capital

 

investments, jobs, or expenses used for any other credit available

 

under this section and shall not be included or used for a credit

 

available under any subsection other than subsection (7) or (9),

 

respectively. A taxpayer that claims a credit under subsection

 

(7)(a) shall not claim an additional credit under subsection

 

(7)(b). For purposes of subsection (7), "new job" means a full-time

 

job created by a taxpayer related to its advanced lithium ion

 

battery activities, including its battery pack assembly facility, a

 

cell manufacturing facility, and a motor vehicle assembly facility

 

at which the battery pack is installed in a motor vehicle, or

 

related battery engineering, that is in excess of the number of

 

active full-time jobs the taxpayer maintained in this state prior


 

to the effective date of the amendatory act that added this

 

subsection January 8, 2010 as determined by the Michigan economic

 

growth authority.

 

     (9) Subject to the limitations of this subsection, before

 

January 1, 2011, if the Michigan economic growth authority

 

determines that there are previously issued credits authorized

 

under subsection (6) available, then for tax years that begin on or

 

after January 1, 2015 and end before January 1, 2017 a taxpayer may

 

claim a credit of up to 75% of the costs incurred during each tax

 

year that begins on or after January 1, 2013 and ends before

 

January 1, 2016 to implement a sourcing program to utilize battery

 

cells from a business that has entered into an agreement under

 

subsection (5) for the construction of an integrative cell

 

manufacturing facility. Costs eligible for the credit under this

 

subsection shall include payments for battery pack and vehicle

 

engineering and associated design or integration including

 

prototyping, facility, equipment or component retooling, and

 

vehicle regulatory certification and shall include costs such as

 

direct labor, purchases of capital equipment at cost, expensed

 

supplies, intellectual property licensing, services, and financing,

 

as determined and certified by the Michigan economic growth

 

authority. Any costs for which a credit is claimed under this

 

subsection shall not be included in costs and expenses used for

 

credits available under sections 403 and 405. The Michigan economic

 

growth authority may enter into more than 1 agreement under this

 

subsection. The Michigan economic growth authority shall not enter

 

into an agreement under this subsection after December 31, 2010.


 

The Michigan economic growth authority shall not authorize more

 

than an amount equal to 25% of the previously issued credits

 

available under subsection (6) as determined under subsection (10)

 

in total credits to all taxpayers under this subsection. A single

 

taxpayer shall not claim a credit of more than $12,500,000.00 per

 

year for no more than 2 years. To claim the credit under this

 

subsection, a taxpayer must manufacture at least 10,000 motor

 

vehicles in each year a credit is claimed at a facility in this

 

state at which some of the costs eligible for a credit under this

 

subsection are or were incurred. An agreement entered into under

 

this subsection shall contain a repayment provision that if the

 

taxpayer relocates its battery pack assembly facility for which

 

credits are taken under subsection (7) outside of this state during

 

the term of the agreement or subsequently substantially fails to

 

meet the requirements of the agreement, as determined by the

 

Michigan economic growth authority, the taxpayer shall have its

 

credit reduced or terminated or have a percentage of the amount

 

previously claimed under this subsection added back to the tax

 

liability of the taxpayer in the year that the taxpayer fails to

 

comply with the agreement.

 

     (10) If Before January 1, 2011, if the Michigan economic

 

growth authority determines that there are previously issued

 

credits authorized under subsection (6) available, an amount equal

 

to 25% of those previously issued credits may be used by the

 

authority to enter into agreements for which a credit may be

 

claimed under subsection (9) and an amount equal to 25% of those

 

previously issued credits may be used by the authority to enter


 

into additional agreements for which a credit may be claimed under

 

subsection (7)(b). If the Michigan economic growth authority

 

approves a total of less than $78,000,000.00 in credits under

 

subsection (7)(a), the Michigan economic growth authority may use

 

the difference between $78,000,000.00 and the total amount of

 

credits approved under subsection (7)(a) to approve additional

 

credits under subsection (7)(b). As used in this subsection and

 

subsections (7) and (9), "previously issued credits" means the

 

total amount of credits authorized by the authority for a taxpayer

 

under subsection (6) that meets all of the following:

 

     (a) The taxpayer did not use any or a portion of the credits

 

authorized under the written agreement under subsection (6).

 

     (b) The authority determined at a meeting upon a vote of the

 

majority of the members present that the credits previously

 

authorized satisfy subdivision (a).

 

     (11) The Michigan economic growth authority shall appoint a

 

review board to advise it about decisions concerning credits under

 

subsection (5). The review board shall be composed of not fewer

 

than 2 independent scientists. Additional experts may be sought on

 

an ad hoc basis to review business plans and addressable markets.

 

In making its recommendations, the review board shall give

 

preference to technologies presenting novel materials,

 

manufacturing, and performance qualities. The review board shall

 

also consider all of the following:

 

     (a) Business activities related to advanced battery technology

 

occurring exclusively in Michigan.

 

     (b) Activities directly related to whole cell production, from


 

materials to large format cells, in Michigan.

 

     (c) Scalability of manufacturing processes that are

 

established, are robust, and address strategic global automotive

 

market requirements.

 

     (12) Credits under this section shall be taken after

 

nonrefundable credits available under this act. If a credit or the

 

sum of credits allowed under this section exceeds the tax liability

 

of the taxpayer for the tax year, the taxpayer may elect to have

 

that portion that exceeds the tax liability of the taxpayer

 

refunded or to have the excess carried forward to offset tax

 

liability in subsequent tax years for 10 years or until used up,

 

whichever occurs first. Amounts carried forward shall not affect

 

the maximum amount of credits that may be claimed in subsequent

 

years.

 

     (13) An agreement entered into for tax credits under this

 

section shall specify all of the following:

 

     (a) For credits provided under subsection (2), the number of

 

plug-in traction battery packs eligible for a credit for each tax

 

year covered by the period of the agreement and the maximum amount

 

of the credit that may be claimed by the taxpayer in each tax year.

 

     (b) If the taxpayer claims a credit under subsection (3), the

 

qualified expenses for vehicle engineering, prototype, and launch

 

costs and the annual and total dollar amount of the credits that

 

may be claimed under subsection (3).

 

     (c) If the taxpayer claims a credit under subsection (4), the

 

total dollar amount of the credits that may be claimed under

 

subsection (4).


 

     (d) If a taxpayer claims a credit under subsection (5), all of

 

the following:

 

     (i) The location of the facility.

 

     (ii) The estimated total cost of the facility.

 

     (iii) The capital investment expenses that qualify for the

 

credit under subsection (5).

 

     (iv) The annual and total dollar amount of the credits that may

 

be claimed under subsection (5).

 

     (v) A repayment provision that if the taxpayer subsequently

 

substantially fails to meet certain requirements of the agreement,

 

as determined by the Michigan economic growth authority, the

 

taxpayer may have its credit reduced or terminated or have a

 

percentage of the amount previously claimed under subsection (5)

 

added back to the tax liability of the taxpayer in the year that

 

the taxpayer fails to comply with the agreement.

 

     (e) If a taxpayer claims a credit under subsection (6), all of

 

the following:

 

     (i) The location of the facility.

 

     (ii) The estimated total cost of the facility.

 

     (iii) The capital investment expenses that qualify for the

 

credit under subsection (6).

 

     (iv) The annual and total dollar amount of the credits that may

 

be claimed under subsection (6).

 

     (v) The minimum number of new jobs to be created in this state

 

each year to qualify for the credit under subsection (6).

 

     (vi) A repayment provision that if the taxpayer subsequently

 

substantially fails to meet certain requirements of the agreement,


 

as determined by the Michigan economic growth authority, the

 

taxpayer may have its credit reduced or terminated or have a

 

percentage of the amount previously claimed under subsection (6)

 

added back to the tax liability of the taxpayer in the year that

 

the taxpayer fails to comply with the agreement.

 

     (f) If a taxpayer claims a credit under subsection (7), all of

 

the following:

 

     (i) A provision that the taxpayer agrees to make a good faith

 

effort to utilize Michigan suppliers and vendors when purchasing

 

components and services related to the production of advanced

 

lithium ion battery packs for which a credit is claimed in the

 

2012, 2013, and 2014 tax years. For a credit during the 2015 and

 

2016 tax years, a provision that the taxpayer shall utilize cells

 

from a business that has entered into an agreement under subsection

 

(5) for the construction of an integrative cell manufacturing

 

facility.

 

     (ii) A repayment provision that if the taxpayer relocates its

 

advanced lithium ion battery pack assembly facility that produces

 

the battery pack units for which the credit is claimed under

 

subsection (7) outside of this state during the term of the

 

agreement or subsequently fails to meet the capital investment or

 

new jobs requirements of the agreement entered into for a credit

 

under subsection (7), as determined by the Michigan economic growth

 

authority, the taxpayer shall have a percentage of the amount

 

previously claimed under subsection (7) added back to the tax

 

liability of the taxpayer in the year that the taxpayer fails to

 

comply with the agreement entered into for a credit under


 

subsection (7) and shall have its credit terminated or reduced

 

prospectively.

 

     (iii) The minimum number of advanced lithium ion battery packs

 

to be manufactured to be eligible for a credit for each tax year

 

covered by the period of the agreement and the maximum amount of

 

the credit that may be claimed by the taxpayer in each tax year.

 

     (iv) The capital investment that qualifies for the credit under

 

subsection (7).

 

     (v) The minimum number of new jobs to be created in this state

 

to qualify for the credit under subsection (7).

 

     (14) A taxpayer shall not claim a credit under this section

 

unless the Michigan economic growth authority has issued a

 

certificate to the taxpayer. The taxpayer shall attach the

 

certificate to the annual return filed under this act on which a

 

credit under this section is claimed. The certificate required

 

under this subsection shall state all of the following:

 

     (a) The taxpayer is located in this state and engaged in

 

activity that qualifies for the credit under this section.

 

     (b) The taxpayer's federal employer identification number or

 

the Michigan department of treasury number assigned to the taxpayer

 

and, for a taxpayer that is a unitary business group, the federal

 

employer identification number or Michigan department of treasury

 

number assigned to the member of the group engaged in this state in

 

activity that qualifies for a credit under this section.

 

     (c) If applicable, the number of plug-in traction battery pack

 

units or advanced lithium ion battery pack units manufactured by

 

the taxpayer during the designated tax year and the amount of the


 

credit under this section for which the taxpayer is allowed to

 

claim for the designated tax year.

 

     (d) For credits available under subsections (3), (4), (5),

 

(6), (7), and (9), the amount of the credit available for the tax

 

year and such other information as may be required by the

 

department.

 

     (15) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Advanced automotive battery technology" means a

 

rechargeable lithium battery that supports vehicle propulsion or

 

other advanced technologies as may be further defined by the

 

Michigan economic growth authority.

 

     (b) "Advanced lithium ion battery pack" means an assembled

 

unit of battery cells containing rechargeable lithium ion chemistry

 

designed and mass-produced for the purpose of transportation,

 

including defense and commercial applications.

 

     (c) "Battery cell" means the basic electrochemical unit that

 

provides a source of electrical energy by direct conversion of

 

chemical energy and consists of an assembly of electrodes,

 

separators, electrolyte, container, and terminals.

 

     (d) "Capital investment" means expenses incurred during the

 

tax year and included in an agreement under this section that are

 

associated with facilities, equipment, tooling and engineering, and

 

manufacturing, including salaries, contract services, taxes,

 

utilities, raw materials, and supplies.

 

     (e) "Michigan economic growth authority" means the Michigan

 

economic growth authority created in the Michigan economic growth

 

authority act, 1995 PA 24, MCL 207.801 to 207.810.


 

     (f) "Plug-in traction battery pack" means an electrochemical

 

energy storage device that meets the following requirements:

 

     (i) Has a traction battery capacity of not less than 4.0

 

kilowatt hours.

 

     (ii) Is equipped with an electrical plug by means of which it

 

can be energized and recharged when plugged into an external source

 

of power.

 

     (iii) Consists of standardized configuration and is mass-

 

produced.

 

     (iv) Has been tested and approved by the national highway

 

transportation safety administration as compliant with applicable

 

motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment safety standards when

 

installed by a mechanic with standardized training in protocols

 

established by the manufacturer as part of a nationwide

 

distribution program.

 

     (v) Is installed in a new qualified plug-in electric drive

 

motor vehicle that qualifies for the credit under section 30D of

 

the internal revenue code.

 

     (g) "Qualified advanced battery engineering expenses" means

 

that part of a taxpayer's qualified research expenses as defined

 

under section 41(b) of the internal revenue code related to

 

engineering research and development related to advanced automotive

 

battery technology.

 

     (h) "Qualified expenses for vehicle engineering" means that

 

part of a taxpayer's expenses for activities within this state

 

related to integrating batteries into a motor vehicle that would

 

qualify for the credit under section 30D of the internal revenue


 

code including such qualified research expenses as defined under

 

section 41(b) of the internal revenue code.

 

     (i) "Traction battery capacity" is the number of kilowatt

 

hours measured from a 100% state of charge to a 0% state of charge.

 

     Sec. 460. (1) For tax years that begin after December 31, 2008

 

and end before January 1, 2012, 2011, subject to the limitations

 

provided under this section, a taxpayer that is an owner of a

 

service station may claim a credit against the tax imposed by this

 

act equal to 30% of the cost incurred during the tax year to

 

convert existing fuel delivery systems to provide E85 fuel or

 

qualified biodiesel blends and to create new fuel delivery systems

 

designed to provide E85 fuel or qualified biodiesel blends, not to

 

exceed $20,000.00 per tax year per taxpayer.

 

     (2) In determining the amount of the credit under subsection

 

(1), a taxpayer shall not include any costs to convert existing

 

fuel delivery systems to provide E85 fuel or qualified biodiesel

 

blends or to create new fuel delivery systems designed to provide

 

E85 fuel or qualified biodiesel blends for which the taxpayer

 

received a grant under the service station matching grant program

 

created under section 78 of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984

 

PA 270, MCL 125.2078.

 

     (3) The total amount of all credits allowed under this section

 

shall not exceed $1,000,000.00 per calendar year. If the credit

 

allowed under this section exceeds the liability of the taxpayer

 

for the tax year, that portion of the credit that exceeds the tax

 

liability shall not be refunded.

 

     (4) A taxpayer shall not claim a credit under this section


 

unless the energy office has issued a certificate to the taxpayer.

 

The taxpayer shall attach the certificate to the annual return

 

filed under this act on which the credit under this section is

 

claimed. The certificate required by this subsection shall state

 

all of the following:

 

     (a) The taxpayer is the owner of a service station and has

 

converted existing fuel delivery systems to provide E85 fuel or

 

qualified biodiesel blends or created new fuel delivery systems

 

designed to provide E85 fuel or qualified biodiesel blends, or

 

both, during the tax year for which this credit is sought.

 

     (b) The amount of the costs incurred by the taxpayer during

 

the designated tax year to convert existing fuel delivery systems

 

to provide E85 fuel or qualified biodiesel blends and to create new

 

fuel delivery systems designed to provide E85 fuel or qualified

 

biodiesel blends and the amount of any grant awarded during the

 

designated tax year to the taxpayer based on the same costs.

 

     (c) The taxpayer's federal employer identification number or

 

the Michigan department of treasury number assigned to the

 

taxpayer.

 

     (5) A taxpayer that claims a credit under this section and

 

subsequently stops using the fuel delivery systems to provide E85

 

fuel or qualified biodiesel blends or within 3 years of receiving

 

this credit may, as determined by the Michigan strategic fund, have

 

its credit reduced or terminated or have a percentage of the credit

 

amount previously claimed under this section added back to the tax

 

liability of the taxpayer in the year that the taxpayer stops using

 

the fuel delivery systems to provide E85 fuel or qualified


 

biodiesel blends.

 

     (6) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Biodiesel" means a fuel composed of monoalkyl esters of

 

long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats,

 

and, in accordance with standards specified by the American society

 

for testing and materials, designated B100, and meeting the

 

requirements of D-6751, as approved by the department of

 

agriculture.

 

     (b) "Biodiesel blend" means a fuel composed of a blend of

 

biodiesel fuel with petroleum-based diesel fuel, suitable for use

 

as a fuel in a compression-ignition internal combustion diesel

 

engine.

 

     (c) "E85 fuel" means a fuel blend containing between 70% and

 

85% denatured fuel ethanol and gasoline suitable for use in a

 

spark-ignition engine and that meets American society for testing

 

and materials D-5798 specifications.

 

     (d) "Michigan strategic fund" means the Michigan strategic

 

fund as described in the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270,

 

MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094.

 

     (e) "Qualified biodiesel blends" means any biodiesel blend

 

that is blended on site utilizing on-demand bio-blending equipment

 

that is installed after the effective date of the amendatory act

 

that added this section.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) House Bill No. 5249.


 

     (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6104(request no.

 

04275'09).

 

     (c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6103(request no.

 

05669'09).

 

     (d) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6105(request no.

 

05670'09).

 

     (e) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6106(request no.

 

05671'09).

 

     (f) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6107(request no.

 

05672'09).

 

     (g) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6112(request no.

 

05673'09).

 

     (h) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6113(request no.

 

05675'09*).

 

     (i) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6109(request no.

 

05676'09).

 

     (j) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6110(request no.

 

05677'09).

 

     (k) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6116(request no.

 

05678'09).

 

     (l) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6114(request no.

 

05679'09).

 

     (m) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6117(request no.

 

05680'09).

 

     (n) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6108(request no.

 

05681'09).

 

     (o) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6119(request no.


 

05930'10).

 

     (p) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6111(request no.

 

05931'10).

 

     (q) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6118(request no.

 

05933'10).