2000
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107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2323
To authorize Department of Energy programs to develop and implement an
accelerated research and development program for advanced clean coal
technologies for use in coal-based electricity generating facilities
and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide financial
incentives to encourage new construction and the retrofitting,
repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating
facilities to protect the environment and improve efficiency and
encourage the early commercial application of advanced clean coal
technologies, so as to allow coal to help meet the growing need to the
United States for the generation of reliable and affordable
electricity.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2001
Mr. Whitfield (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Mollohan,
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Costello, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Hart,
Mr. Strickland, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To authorize Department of Energy programs to develop and implement an
accelerated research and development program for advanced clean coal
technologies for use in coal-based electricity generating facilities
and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide financial
incentives to encourage new construction and the retrofitting,
repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating
facilities to protect the environment and improve efficiency and
encourage the early commercial application of advanced clean coal
technologies, so as to allow coal to help meet the growing need to the
United States for the generation of reliable and affordable
electricity.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National
Electricity and Environmental Technology Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I--TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Technology assessment.
Sec. 103. Study.
Sec. 104. Technology research and development program.
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 106. Clean Coal Power Commercial Applications Initiative.
Sec. 107. Financial assistance.
TITLE II--CREDIT FOR EMISSION REDUCTIONS AND EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS IN
EXISTING COAL-BASED ELECTRICITY GENERATION FACILITIES
Sec. 201. Credit for investment in qualifying clean coal technology.
Sec. 202. Credit for production from a qualifying clean coal technology
unit.
TITLE III--INCENTIVES FOR EARLY COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED
CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES
Sec. 301. Credit for investment in qualifying advanced clean coal
technology.
Sec. 302. Credit for production from qualifying advanced clean coal
technology.
Sec. 303. Risk pool for qualifying advanced clean coal technology.
TITLE IV--TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER ENTITIES
Sec. 401. Credits for certain organizations and governmental units.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) reliable, affordable, increasingly clean electricity
will continue to power the growing United States economy;
(2) an increasing use of electrotechnologies, the desire
for continuous environmental improvement, a more competitive
electricity market, and concerns about rising energy prices add
importance to the need for reliable, affordable, increasingly
clean electricity;
(3) coal, which, as of the date of enactment of this Act,
accounts for more than \1/2\ of all electricity generated in
the United States, is the most abundant fossil energy resource
of the United States;
(4) coal comprises more than 85 percent of all fossil
resources in the United States and exists in quantities
sufficient to supply the United States for 250 years at current
usage rates;
(5) investments in electricity generating facility
emissions control technology over the past 30 years have
reduced the aggregate emissions of pollutants from coal-based
generating facilities by 21 percent, even as coal use for
electricity generation has nearly tripled;
(6) continuous improvement in efficiency and environmental
performance from electricity generating facilities would allow
continued use of coal and preserve less abundant energy
resources for other energy uses;
(7) new technologies for converting coal into electricity
can effectively eliminate health-threatening emissions and
improve efficiency by as much as 50 percent, but initial
commercial deployment of new coal generation technologies
entails significant risk that generators may be unable to
accept in a newly competitive electricity market; and
(8) continued environmental improvement in coal-based
generation through continued research, development, and
demonstration toward an ultimate goal of near-zero emissions is
important and desirable.
TITLE I--TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Cost and performance goals.--The term ``cost and
performance goals'' means the cost and performance goals
established under section 102.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
SEC. 102. TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall perform an assessment that
establishes cost and performance goals with respect to technologies
that would permit the continued cost-competitive use of coal for
electricity generation, as chemical feedstocks, and as transportation
fuel in 2007, 2015, and 2020.
(b) Consultation.--In establishing the cost and performance goals,
the Secretary shall consult with representatives of--
(1) the United States coal industry;
(2) State coal development agencies;
(3) the electric utility industry;
(4) railroads and other transportation industries;
(5) manufacturers of equipment using advanced coal
technologies;
(6) organizations representing workers;
(7) organizations formed to--
(A) promote the use of coal;
(B) further the goals of environmental protection;
and
(C) promote the development and use of advanced
coal technologies; and
(8) other appropriate Federal and State agencies.
(c) Timing.--The Secretary shall--
(1) not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, issue a set of draft cost and performance goals for
public comment; and
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, after taking into consideration any public comments
received, submit to Congress the final cost and performance
goals.
SEC. 103. STUDY.
(a)
2000
In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, and once every 2 years thereafter through 2016, the
Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall transmit to
the Congress a report containing the results of a study to--
(1) identify technologies that, by themselves or in
combination with other technologies, may be capable of
achieving the cost and performance goals;
(2) assess the costs that would be incurred by, and the
period of time that would be required for, the development and
demonstration of technologies that, by themselves or in
combination with other technologies, contribute to the
achievement of the cost and performance goals;
(3) develop recommendations for technology development
programs, which the Department of Energy could carry out in
cooperation with industry, to develop and demonstrate
technologies that, by themselves or in combination with other
technologies, achieve the cost and performance goals; and
(4) develop recommendations for additional authorities
required to achieve the cost and performance goals.
(b) Expert Advice.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall give due weight to the expert advice of representatives of the
entities described in section 102(b).
SEC. 104. TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program of
research on and development, demonstration, and commercial application
of coal-based technologies under--
(1) this title;
(2) the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.);
(3) the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5801
et seq.); and
(4) title XIII of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
13331 et seq.).
(b) Conditions.--The research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application program described in subsection (a) shall be
designed to achieve the cost and performance goals.
SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out sections 102, 103, and 104, $100,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2012, to remain available until
expended.
(b) Conditions of Authorization.--The authorization of
appropriations under subsection (a)--
(1) shall be in addition to authorizations of
appropriations in effect on the date of enactment of this Act;
and
(2) shall not be a cap on Department of Energy fossil
energy research and development and clean coal technology
appropriations.
SEC. 106. CLEAN COAL POWER COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS INITIATIVE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a clean coal power
commercial applications initiative that will demonstrate commercial
applications of advanced coal-based technologies applicable to new or
existing power plants, including coproduction plants.
(b) Requirements.--The technologies to be demonstrated under the
initiative--
(1) shall be technologies that, by themselves or in
combination with other technologies, advance efficiency,
environmental performance, and cost competitiveness well beyond
that which is in operation or has been demonstrated as of the
date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) may include technologies that have not previously been
envisioned for commercial applications.
(c) Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a plan to carry out
subsection (a) that includes a description of--
(1) the program elements and management structure to be
used;
(2) the technical milestones to be achieved with respect to
each of the advanced coal-based technologies included in the
plan; and
(3) the demonstration activities proposed to be conducted
at facilities that serve or are located at new or existing
coal-based electric generation units having at least 50
megawatts nameplate rating, including improvements to allow the
units to achieve 1 or more of the following:
(A) An overall design efficiency improvement of not
less than 3 percent as compared with the efficiency of
the unit as operated as of the date of enactment of
this Act and before any retrofit, repowering,
replacement, or installation.
(B) A significant improvement in, or new
alternative technology to enhance, the environmental
performance related to the control of sulfur dioxide,
nitrogen oxide, or mercury in a manner that is
different and well below the cost of technologies that
are in operation or have been demonstrated as of the
date of enactment of this Act.
(C) A means of recycling or reusing a significant
portion of coal combustion or gasification wastes or
byproducts produced by coal-based generating units,
excluding practices that are commercially available as
of the date of enactment of this Act.
(D) A means to capture, separate, and reuse or
dispose of carbon dioxide that is different and well
below the cost of technologies that are in operation or
have been demonstrated as of the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 107. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which
the Secretary transmits to Congress the plan under section 106(c), the
Secretary shall solicit proposals for projects that serve or are
located at new or existing facilities designed to achieve 1 or more of
the levels of performance set forth in section 106(c)(3).
(b) Project Criteria.--A solicitation under subsection (a) may
include solicitation of a proposal for a project to demonstrate--
(1) an overall design efficiency improvement of not less
than 3 percentage points as compared with the efficiency of the
unit as operated as of the date of enactment of this Act and
with no increase in the potential to emit sulfur dioxide,
nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, mercury, or carbon
monoxide;
(2) a reduction of emissions to a level of not more than--
(A)(i) in the case of sulfur dioxide--
(I) in the case of coal with a potential
combustion concentration sulfur emission of 1.2
or more pounds per million British thermal
units of heat input, 5 percent of the potential
combustion concentration sulfur dioxide
emissions; or
(II) in the case of a coal with a potential
combustion concentration of less than 1.2
pounds per million British thermal units of
heat input, 15 percent of the potential
combustion concentration of sulfur dioxide
emissions;
(ii) in the case of nitrogen oxide--
(I) in the case of a boiler other than a
cyclone-fired boiler, emissions of 0.1 pound
per million British thermal units of heat; or
(II) in the case of a cyclone-fired boiler,
15 percent of the uncontrolled nitrogen oxide
emissions from the boiler; or
(iii) in t
2000
he case of particulate matter, emissions
of 0.02 pound per million British thermal units of heat
input; or
(B) the emission levels for the pollutants
identified in subparagraph (A) that are specified in
the new source performance standards of the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) in effect at the time of
construction, installation, or retrofitting of the
advanced coal-based technology for the category of
source if they are lower than the levels specified in
subparagraph (A); or
(3) the production of coal combustion byproducts that are
capable of obtaining economic values significantly greater than
byproducts produced as of the date of enactment of this Act
with no increase in the potential to emit sulfur dioxide,
nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, mercury, or carbon
monoxide.
(c) Financial Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide financial
assistance to projects that--
(1) demonstrate overall cost reductions in the utilization
of coal to generate useful forms of energy;
(2) improve the competitiveness of coal among various forms
of energy in order to maintain a diversity of fuel choices in
the United States to meet electricity generation requirements;
(3) achieve, in a cost-effective manner, 1 or more of the
criteria described in the solicitation; and
(4) demonstrate technologies that are applicable to 25
percent of the electricity generating facilities that use coal
as the primary feedstock as of the date of enactment of this
Act.
(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
funded under this section shall not exceed 50 percent.
(e) Funding.--To carry out this section, the Secretary may use any
unobligated funds available to the Secretary and any funds obligated to
any project selected under the clean coal technology program that
become unobligated.
TITLE II--CREDIT FOR EMISSION REDUCTIONS AND EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS IN
EXISTING COAL-BASED ELECTRICITY GENERATION FACILITIES
SEC. 201. CREDIT FOR INVESTMENT IN QUALIFYING CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Allowance of Qualifying Clean Coal Technology Unit Credit.--
Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amount of
credit) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``,
and'', and by adding at the end the following:
``(4) the qualifying clean coal technology unit credit.''.
(b) Amount of Qualifying Clean Coal Technology Unit Credit.--
Subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rules for computing investment
credit) is amended by inserting after section 48 the following:
``SEC. 48A. QUALIFYING CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY UNIT CREDIT.
``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 46, the qualifying clean
coal technology unit credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to
10 percent of the qualified investment in a qualifying system of
continuous emission control for such taxable year.
``(b) Qualifying System of Continuous Emission Control.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term
`qualifying system of continuous emission control' means a
system of the taxpayer which--
``(A) serves, is added to, or retrofits an existing
coal-based electricity generation unit, the
construction, installation, or retrofitting of which is
completed by the taxpayer (but only with respect to
that portion of the basis which is properly
attributable to such construction, installation, or
retrofitting),
``(B) reduces the discharge into the atmosphere of
1 or more of the following pollutants to not more
than--
``(i) 5 percent of the potential combustion
concentration sulfur dioxide emissions for a
coal with a potential combustion concentration
sulfur emission of 1.2 lb/million btu of heat
input or greater,
``(ii) 15 percent of the potential
combustion concentration sulfur dioxide
emissions for a coal with a potential
combustion concentration sulfur emission of
less than 1.2 lb/million btu of heat input,
``(iii) nitrogen oxide emissions of 0.l lb
per million btu of heat input from other than
cyclone-fired boilers,
``(iv) 15 percent of the uncontrolled
nitrogen oxide emissions from cyclone-fired
boilers,
``(v) particulate emission of 0.02 lb per
million btu of heat input, and
``(vi) the emission levels specified in the
new source performance standards of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) in force at the time
of construction, installation or retrofitting
of the qualifying system of continuous emission
control for the category of source if such
level is lower than the levels specified in
clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v),
``(C) is depreciable under section 167,
``(D) has a useful life of not less than 4 years,
and
``(E) is located in the United States.
``(2) Special rule for sale-leasebacks.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), in the case of a unit
which--
``(A) is originally placed in service by a person,
and
``(B) is sold and leased back by such person, or is
leased to such person, within 3 months after the date
such unit was originally placed in service, for a
period of not less than 12 years,
such unit shall be treated as originally placed in service not
earlier than the date on which such property is used under the
leaseback (or lease) referred to in subparagraph (B). The
preceding sentence shall not apply to any property if the
lessee and lessor of such property make an election under this
sentence. Such an election, once made, may be revoked only with
the consent of the Secretary.
``(c) Existing Coal-Based Electricity Generation Unit.--For
purposes of subsection (a), the term `existing coal-based electricity
generating unit' means, with respect to any taxable year, a steam
generator-turbine unit which uses coal to produce 75 percent or more of
its output as electricity and was operated commercially before the
effective date of this section.
``(d) Limit on Qualifying Clean Coal Technology Unit Credit.--For
purposes of subsection (a), the credit shall be applicable to not more
than the first $100,000,000 of qualifying investment in a qualifying
system of continuous emission control at any 1 existing coal-based
electricity generating unit.
``(e) Qualified Investment.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
term `qualified investment' means, with respect to any taxable year,
the basis of a qualifying system of continuous emission control placed
in service by the taxpayer during such taxable year.
``(f) Qualified Progress Expenditures.--
``(1) Increase in qualified investment.--In the case of a
taxpayer who has made an election under paragraph (5)
2000
, the
amount of the qualified investment of such taxpayer for the
taxable year (determined under subsection (e) without regard to
this subsection) shall be increased by an amount equal to the
aggregate of each qualified progress expenditure for the
taxable year with respect to progress expenditure property.
``(2) Progress expenditure property defined.--For purposes
of this subsection, the term `progress expenditure property'
means any property being constructed by or for the taxpayer and which
it is reasonable to believe will qualify as a qualifying system of
continuous emission control which is being constructed by or for the
taxpayer when it is placed in service.
``(3) Qualified progress expenditures defined.--For
purposes of this subsection--
``(A) Self-constructed property.--In the case of
any self-constructed property, the term `qualified
progress expenditures' means the amount which, for
purposes of this subpart, is properly chargeable
(during such taxable year) to capital account with
respect to such property.
``(B) Nonself-constructed property.--In the case of
nonself-constructed property, the term `qualified
progress expenditures' means the amount paid during the
taxable year to another person for the construction of
such property.
``(4) Other definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
``(A) Self-constructed property.--The term `self-
constructed property' means property for which it is
reasonable to believe that more than half of the
construction expenditures will be made directly by the
taxpayer.
``(B) Nonself-constructed property.--The term
`nonself-constructed property' means property which is
not self-constructed property.
``(C) Construction, etc.--The term `construction'
includes reconstruction and erection, and the term
`constructed' includes reconstructed and erected.
``(D) Only construction of qualifying system of
continuous emission control to be taken into account.--
Construction shall be taken into account only if, for
purposes of this subpart, expenditures therefor are
properly chargeable to capital account with respect to
the property.
``(5) Election.--An election under this subsection may be
made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by
regulations prescribe. Such an election shall apply to the
taxable year for which made and to all subsequent taxable
years. Such an election, once made, may not be revoked except
with the consent of the Secretary.
``(g) Coordination With Other Credits.--This section shall not
apply to any property with respect to which the rehabilitation credit
under section 47 or the energy credit under section 48 is allowed
unless the taxpayer elects to waive the application of such credit to
such property.
``(h) Termination.--This section shall not apply with respect to
any qualified investment made more than 10 years after the effective
date of this section.''.
(c) Recapture.--Section 50(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to other special rules) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(6) Special rules relating to qualifying system of
continuous emission control.--For purposes of applying this
subsection in the case of any credit allowable by reason of
section 48A, the following shall apply:
``(A) General rule.--In lieu of the amount of the
increase in tax under paragraph (1), the increase in
tax shall be an amount equal to the investment tax
credit allowed under section 38 for all prior taxable
years with respect to a qualifying system of continuous
emission control (as defined by section 48A(b)(1))
multiplied by a fraction whose numerator is the number
of years remaining to fully depreciate under this title
the qualifying system of continuous emission control
disposed of, and whose denominator is the total number
of years over which such unit would otherwise have been
subject to depreciation. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, the year of disposition of the qualifying
system of continuous emission control property shall be
treated as a year of remaining depreciation.
``(B) Property ceases to qualify for progress
expenditures.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph
(2) shall apply in the case of qualified progress
expenditures for a qualifying system of continuous
emission control under section 48A, except that the
amount of the increase in tax under subparagraph (A) of
this paragraph shall be substituted in lieu of the
amount described in such paragraph (2).
``(C) Application of paragraph.--This paragraph
shall be applied separately with respect to the credit
allowed under section 38 regarding a qualifying system
of continuous emission control.''.
(d) Transitional Rule.--Section 39(d) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to transitional rules) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(11) No carryback of section 48a credit before effective
date.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable
year which is attributable to the qualifying clean coal
technology unit credit determined under section 48A may be
carried back to a taxable year ending before the date of
enactment of section 48A.''.
(e) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Section 49(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii),
by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting
``, and'', and by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) the portion of the basis of any
qualifying system of continuous emission
control attributable to any qualified
investment (as defined by section 48A(e)).''.
(2) Section 50(a)(4) of such Code is amended by striking
``and (2)'' and inserting ``, (2), and (6)''.
(3) Section 50(c) of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(6) Nonapplication.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not
apply to any qualifying clean coal technology unit credit under
section 48A.''.
(4) The table of sections for subpart E of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 48 the following:
``Sec. 48A. Qualifying clean coal technology unit credit.''.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to periods after December 31, 2001, under rules similar to the
rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Revenue
Reconciliation Act of 1990).
SEC. 202. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION FROM A QUALIFYING CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY
UNIT.
(a) Credit for Production From a Qualifying Clean Coal Technology
Unit.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related credits) is
amended by adding
2000
at the end the following:
``SEC. 45G. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION FROM A QUALIFYING CLEAN COAL
TECHNOLOGY UNIT.
``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the qualifying
clean coal technology production credit of any taxpayer for any taxable
year is equal to the product of--
``(1) the applicable amount of clean coal technology
production credit, multiplied by
``(2) the kilowatt hours of electricity produced by the
taxpayer during such taxable year at a qualifying clean coal
technology unit during the 10-year period beginning on the date
the unit was returned to service after retrofit, repowering, or
replacement.
``(b) Applicable Amount.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the
applicable amount of clean coal technology production credit is
equal to $0.0034.
``(2) Inflation adjustment factor.--For calendar years
after 2001, the applicable amount of clean coal technology
production credit shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount
by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in
which the amount is applied. If any amount as increased under
the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 0.01 cent, such
amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.01 cent.
``(c) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
``(1) Qualifying clean coal technology unit.--The term
`qualifying clean coal technology unit' means a unit of the
taxpayer which--
``(A) is an existing coal-based electricity
generating steam generator-turbine unit,
``(B) has a nameplate capacity rating of not more
than 300,000 kilowatts, and
``(C) has been retrofitted, repowered, or replaced
with a clean coal technology within 10 years after the
effective date of this section.
``(2) Clean coal technology.--The term `clean coal
technology' means technology which--
``(A) uses coal to produce 50 percent or more of
its thermal output as electricity, including advanced
pulverized coal or atmospheric fluidized bed
combustion, pressurized fluidized bed combustion,
integrated gasification combined cycle, or any other
technology for the production of electricity,
``(B) has a design heat rate not less than 500 Btu/
kWh below that of the existing unit before it is
retrofit, repowered, or replaced with the qualifying
clean coal technology,
``(C) has a maximum design heat rate of not more
than 9,500 Btu/kWh when the design coal has a heat
content of more than 9,000 Btu per pound,
``(D) has a maximum design heat rate of not more
than 10,500 Btu/kWh when the design coal has a heat
content of 9,000 Btu per pound or less, and
``(E) reduces the discharge into the atmosphere of
1 or more of the following pollutants to not more
than--
``(i) 5 percent of the potential combustion
concentration sulfur dioxide emissions for a
coal with a potential combustion concentration
sulfur emission of 1.2 lb/million btu of heat
input or greater,
``(ii) 15 percent of the potential
combustion concentration sulfur dioxide
emissions for a coal with a potential
combustion concentration sulfur emission of
less than 1.2 lb/million btu of heat input,
``(iii) nitrogen oxide emissions of 0.1 lb
per million btu of heat input from other than
cyclone-fired boilers,
``(iv) 15 percent of the uncontrolled
nitrogen oxide emissions from cyclone-fired
boilers,
``(v) particulate emissions of 0.02 lb per
million btu of heat input, and
``(vi) the emission levels specified in the
new source performance standards of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) in effect at the time
of construction, installation or retrofitting
of the qualifying clean coal technology unit
for the category of source if such level is
lower than the levels specified in clause (i),
(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v).
``(3) Application of certain rules.--The rules of
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 45 shall apply.
``(4) Inflation adjustment factor.--The term `inflation
adjustment factor' means, with respect to a calendar year, a
fraction the numerator of which is the GDP implicit price
deflator for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of
which is the GDP implicit price deflator for the calendar year
2001.
``(5) GDP implicit price deflator.--The term `GDP implicit
price deflator' means the most recent revision of the implicit
price deflator for the gross domestic product as computed by
the Department of Commerce before March 15 of the calendar
year.
``(d) Coordination With Other Credits.--This section shall not
apply to any property with respect to which the qualifying clean coal
technology unit credit under section 48A is allowed unless the taxpayer
elects to waive the application of such credit to such property.''.
(b) Credit Treated as Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the
end of paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(15) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following:
``(16) the qualifying clean coal technology production
credit determined under section 45G(a).''.
(c) Transitional Rule.--Section 39(d) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to transitional rules), as amended by section 201(d),
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(12) No carryback of section 45g credit before effective
date.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable
year which is attributable to the qualifying clean coal
technology production credit determined under section 45G may
be carried back to a taxable year ending before the date of
enactment of section 45G.''.
(d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 45G. Credit for production from a qualifying clean coal
technology unit.''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to production after the date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE III--INCENTIVES FOR EARLY COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED
CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES
SEC. 301. CREDIT FOR INVESTMENT IN QUALIFYING ADVANCED CLEAN COAL
TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Allowance of Qualifying Advanced Clean Coal Technology Facility
Credit.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
amount of credit), as amended by section 201(a), is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end
of paragraph (4) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the
following:
``(5) the qualifying advanced clean coal technol
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facility credit.''.
(b) Amount of Qualifying Advanced Clean Coal Technology Facility
Credit.--Subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rules for computing
investment credit), as amended by section 201(b), is amended by
inserting after section 48A the following:
``SEC. 48B. QUALIFYING ADVANCED CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY FACILITY CREDIT.
``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 46, the qualifying
advanced clean coal technology facility credit for any taxable year is
an amount equal to 10 percent of the qualified investment in a
qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility for such taxable
year.
``(b) Qualifying Advanced Clean Coal Technology Facility.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term
`qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility' means a
facility of the taxpayer which--
``(A)(i)(I) original use of which commences with
the taxpayer, or
``(II) is a retrofitted or repowered conventional
technology facility, the retrofitting or repowering of
which is completed by the taxpayer (but only with
respect to that portion of the basis which is properly
attributable to such retrofitting or repowering), or
``(ii) is acquired through purchase (as defined by
section 179(d)(2)),
``(B) is depreciable under section 167,
``(C) has a useful life of not less than 4 years,
``(D) is located in the United States, and
``(E) uses qualifying advanced clean coal
technology.
``(2) Special rule for sale-leasebacks.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), in the case of a facility
which--
``(A) is originally placed in service by a person,
and
``(B) is sold and leased back by such person, or is
leased to such person, within 3 months after the date
such facility was originally placed in service, for a
period of not less than 12 years,
such facility shall be treated as originally placed in service
not earlier than the date on which such property is used under
the leaseback (or lease) referred to in subparagraph (B). The
preceding sentence shall not apply to any property if the
lessee and lessor of such property make an election under
this sentence. Such an election, once made, may be revoked only with
the consent of the Secretary.
``(c) Qualifying Advanced Clean Coal Technology.--For purposes of
paragraph (1)--
``(1) In general.--The term `qualifying advanced clean coal
technology' means, with respect to clean coal technology--
``(A) which has--
``(i) multiple applications, with a
combined capacity of not more than 5,000
megawatts (4,000 megawatts before 2009), of
advanced pulverized coal or atmospheric
fluidized bed combustion technology--
``(I) installed as a new, retrofit,
or repowering application,
``(II) operated between 2000 and
2012, and
``(III) having a design net heat
rate of not more than 9,500 Btu per
kilowatt hour when the design coal has
a heat content of more than 9,000 Btu
per pound, or a design net heat rate of
not more than 9,900 Btu per kilowatt
hour when the design coal has a heat
content of 9,000 Btu per pound or less,
``(ii) multiple applications, with a
combined capacity of not more than 1,000
megawatts (500 megawatts before 2009 and 750
megawatts before 2013), of pressurized
fluidized bed combustion technology--
``(I) installed as a new, retrofit,
or repowering application,
``(II) operated between 2000 and
2016, and
``(III) having a design net heat
rate of not more than 8,400 Btu per
kilowatt hour when the design coal has
a heat content of more than 9,000 Btu
per pound, or a design net heat rate of
not more than 9,900 Btu's per kilowatt
hour when the design coal has a heat
content of 9,000 Btu per pound or less,
and
``(iii) multiple applications, with a
combined capacity of not more than 2,000
megawatts (1,000 megawatts before 2009 and
1,500 megawatts before 2013), of integrated
gasification combined cycle technology, with or
without fuel or chemical co-production--
``(I) installed as a new, retrofit,
or repowering application,
``(II) operated between 2000 and
2016,
``(III) having a design net heat
rate of not more than 8,550 Btu per
kilowatt hour when the design coal has
a heat content of more than 9,000 Btu
per pound, or a design net heat rate of
not more than 9,900 Btu per kilowatt
hour when the design coal has a heat
content of 9,000 Btu per pound or less,
and
``(IV) having a net thermal
efficiency on any fuel or chemical co-
production of not less than 39 percent
(higher heating value), or
``(iv) multiple applications, with a
combined capacity of not more than 2,000
megawatts (1,000 megawatts before 2009 and
1,500 megawatts before 2013) of technology for
the production of electricity--
``(I) installed as a new, retrofit,
or repowering application,
``(II) operated between 2000 and
2016, and
``(III) having a carbon emission
rate which is not more than 85 percent
of conventional technology, and
``(B) which reduces the discharge into the
atmosphere of 1 or more of the following pollutants to
not more than--
``(i) 5 percent of the potential combustion
concentration sulfur dioxide emissions for a
coal with a potential combustion concentration
sulfur emission of 1.2 lb/million btu of heat
input or greater,
``(ii) 15 percent of the potential
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combustion concentration sulfur dioxide
emissions for a coal with a potential
combustion concentration sulfur emission of
less than 1.2 lb/million btu of heat input,
``(iii) nitrogen oxide emissions of 0.1 lb
per million btu of heat input from other than
cyclone-fired boilers,
``(iv) 15 percent of the uncontrolled
nitrogen oxide emissions from cyclone-fired
boilers,
``(v) particulate emissions of 0.02 lb per
million btu of heat input, and
``(vi) the emission levels specified in the
new source performance standards of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) in effect at the time
of retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of
the qualifying clean coal technology unit for
the category of source if such level is lower
than the levels specified in clause (i), (ii),
(iii), (iv), or (v).
``(2) Exceptions.--Such term shall not include any projects
receiving or scheduled to receive funding under the Clean Coal
Technology Program, or the Power Plant Improvement administered
by the Secretary of the Department of Energy or a Qualifying
Clean Coal Technology Unit as defined in section 45G(c)(1).
``(d) Clean Coal Technology.--The term `clean coal technology'
means advanced technology which uses coal to produce 75 percent or more
of its thermal output as electricity including advanced pulverized coal
or atmospheric fluidized bed combustion, pressurized fluidized
bed combustion, integrated gasification combined cycle with or without
fuel or chemical co-production, and any other technology for the
production of electricity which exceeds the performance of conventional
technology.
``(e) Conventional Technology.--The term `conventional technology'
means--
``(1) coal-fired combustion technology with a design net
heat rate of not less than 9,500 Btu per kilowatt hour (HHV)
and a carbon equivalents emission rate of not more than 0.54
pounds of carbon per kilowatt hour when the design coal has a
heat content of more than 9,000 Btu per pound,
``(2) coal-fired combustion technology with a design net
heat rate of not less than 10,500 Btu per kilowatt hour (HHV)
and a carbon equivalents emission rate of not more than 0.60
pounds of carbon per kilowatt hour when the design coal has a
heat content of 9,000 Btu per pound or less, or
``(3) natural gas-fired combustion technology with a design
net heat rate of not less than 7,500 Btu per kilowatt hour
(HHV) and a carbon equivalents emission rate of not more than
0.24 pounds of carbon per kilowatt hour.
``(f) Design Net Heat Rate.--The design net heat rate shall be
based on the design annual heat input to and the design annual net
electrical output from the qualifying advanced clean coal technology
(determined without regard to such technology's co-generation of
steam).
``(g) Selection Criteria.--Selection criteria for qualifying
advanced clean coal technology facilities--
``(1) shall be established by the Secretary of Energy as
part of a competitive solicitation,
``(2) shall include primary criteria of minimum design net
heat rate, maximum design thermal efficiency, environmental
performance, and lowest cost to the government, and
``(3) shall include supplemental criteria as determined
appropriate by the Secretary of Energy.
``(h) Qualified Investment.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
term `qualified investment' means, with respect to any taxable year,
the basis of a qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility
placed in service by the taxpayer during such taxable year.
``(i) Qualified Progress Expenditures.--
``(1) Increase in qualified investment.--In the case of a
taxpayer who has made an election under paragraph (5), the
amount of the qualified investment of such taxpayer for the
taxable year (determined under subsection (c) without regard to
this section) shall be increased by an amount equal to the
aggregate of each qualified progress expenditure for the
taxable year with respect to progress expenditure property.
``(2) Progress expenditure property defined.--For purposes
of this subsection, the term `progress expenditure property'
means any property being constructed by or for the taxpayer and
which it is reasonable to believe will qualify as a qualifying
advanced clean coal technology facility which is being
constructed by or for the taxpayer when it is placed in
service.
``(3) Qualified progress expenditures defined.--For
purposes of this subsection--
``(A) Self-constructed property.--In the case of
any self-constructed property, the term `qualified
progress expenditures' means the amount which, for
purposes of this subpart, is properly chargeable
(during such taxable year) to capital account with
respect to such property.
``(B) Nonself-constructed property.--In the case of
nonself-constructed property, the term `qualified
progress expenditures' means the amount paid during the
taxable year to another person for the construction of
such property.
``(4) Other definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
``(A) Self-constructed property.--The term `self-
constructed property' means property for which it is
reasonable to believe that more than half of the
construction expenditures will be made directly by the
taxpayer.
``(B) Nonself-constructed property.--The term
`nonself-constructed property' means property which is
not self-constructed property.
``(C) Construction, etc.--The term `construction'
includes reconstruction and erection, and the term
`constructed' includes reconstructed and erected.
``(D) Only construction of qualifying advanced
clean coal technology facility to be taken into
account.--Construction shall be taken into account only
if, for purposes of this subpart, expenditures therefor
are properly chargeable to capital account with respect
to the property.
``(5) Election.--An election under this subsection may be
made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by
regulations prescribe. Such an election shall apply to the
taxable year for which made and to all subsequent taxable
years. Such an election, once made, may not be revoked except
with the consent of the Secretary.
``(j) Coordination With Other Credits.--This section shall not
apply to any property with respect to which the rehabilitation credit
under section 47 or the energy credit under section 48 is allowed
unless the taxpayer elects to waive the application of such credit to
such property.
``(k) Termination.--This section shall not apply with respect to
any qualified investment made more than 10 years after the effective
date of this section.''.
(c) Recapture.--Section 50(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to other special rules), as amended by section 201(c), is
amended by adding at the end the fol
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``(7) Special rules relating to qualifying advanced clean
coal technology facility.--For purposes of applying this
subsection in the case of any credit allowable by reason of
section 48B, the following shall apply:
``(A) General rule.--In lieu of the amount of the
increase in tax under paragraph (1), the increase in
tax shall be an amount equal to the investment tax
credit allowed under section 38 for all prior taxable
years with respect to a qualifying advanced clean coal
technology facility (as defined by section 48B(b)(1))
multiplied by a fraction whose numerator is the number
of years remaining to fully depreciate under this title
the qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility
disposed of, and whose denominator is the total number
of years over which such facility would otherwise have
been subject to depreciation. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the year of disposition of the
qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility
property shall be treated as a year of remaining
depreciation.
``(B) Property ceases to qualify for progress
expenditures.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph
(2) shall apply in the case of qualified progress
expenditures for a qualifying advanced clean coal
technology facility under section 48B, except that the
amount of the increase in tax under subparagraph (A) of
this paragraph shall be substituted in lieu of the amount described in
such paragraph (2).
``(C) Application of paragraph.--This paragraph
shall be applied separately with respect to the credit
allowed under section 38 regarding a qualifying
advanced clean coal technology facility.''.
(d) Transitional Rule.--Section 39(d) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to transitional rules), as amended by section 202(c),
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(13) No carryback of section 48b credit before effective
date.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable
year which is attributable to the qualifying advanced clean
coal technology facility credit determined under section 48B
may be carried back to a taxable year ending before the date of
enactment of section 48B.''.
(e) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Section 49(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended by section 201(e)(1), is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of clause (iii), by striking the period at
the end of clause (iv) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding
at the end the following:
``(v) the portion of the basis of any
qualifying advanced clean coal technology
facility attributable to any qualified
investment (as defined by section 48B(c)).''.
(2) Section 50(a)(4) of such Code, as amended by section
201(e)(2), is amended by striking ``and (6)'' and inserting
``(6), and (7)''.
(3) Section 50(c)(6) of such Code, as added by section
201(e)(3), is amended by inserting ``or any advanced clean coal
technology facility credit under section 48B'' after ``section
48A''.
(4) The table of sections for subpart E of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by section 201(e)(4), is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 48A the
following:
``Sec. 48B. Qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility
credit.''.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to periods after December 31, 2001, under rules similar to the
rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Revenue
Reconciliation Act of 1990).
SEC. 302. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION FROM QUALIFYING ADVANCED CLEAN COAL
TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Credit for Production From Qualifying Advanced Clean Coal
Technology.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related credits),
as amended by section 202(a), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 45H. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION FROM QUALIFYING ADVANCED CLEAN COAL
TECHNOLOGY.
``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the qualifying
advanced clean coal technology production credit of any taxpayer for
any taxable year is equal to--
``(1) the applicable amount of advanced clean coal
technology production credit, multiplied by
``(2) the sum of--
``(A) the kilowatt hours of electricity, plus
``(B) each 3,413 Btu of fuels or chemicals,
produced by the taxpayer during such taxable year at a
qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility during the
10-year period beginning on the date the facility was
originally placed in service.
``(b) Applicable Amount.--For purposes of this section, the
applicable amount of advanced clean coal technology production credit
with respect to production from a qualifying advanced clean coal
technology facility shall be determined as follows:
``(1) Where the design coal has a heat content of more than
9,000 Btu per pound:
``(A) In the case of a facility originally placed
in service before 2009, if--
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The applicable amount is:
``The facility design net -------------------------------------------
heat rate, Btu/kWh (HHV) is For 1st 5 years of For 2d 5 years of
equal to: such service such service
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not more than 8,400......... $.0060 $.0038
More than 8,400 but not more $.0025 $.0010
than 8,550.
More than 8,550 but not more $.0010 $.0010.
than 8,750.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``(B) In the case of a facility originally placed
in service after 2008 and before 2013, if--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The applicable amount is:
``The facility design net -------------------------------------------
heat rate, Btu/kWh (HHV) is For 1st 5 years of For 2d 5 years of
equal to: such service such service
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not more than 7,770......... $.0105 $.0090
More than 7,770 but not more $.0085 $.0068
than 8,125.
More than 8,125 but not more $.0075 $.0055.
than 8,350.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``(C) In the case of a facility originally placed
in service after 2012 and before 2017, if--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The applicable amount is:
``The facility design net -------------------------------------------
heat rate, Btu/kWh (HHV) is For 1st 5 years of For 2d 5 years of
equal to: such service such service
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not more than 7,380......... $.0140
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$.01
More than 7,380 but not more $.0120 $.0090.
than 7,720.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``(2) Where the design coal has a heat content of not more
than 9,000 Btu per pound:
``(A) In the case of a facility originally placed
in service before 2009, if--
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The applicable amount is:
``The facility design net -------------------------------------------
heat rate, Btu/kWh (HHV) is For 1st 5 years of For 2d 5 years of
equal to: such service such service
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not more than 8,500......... $.0060 $.0038
More than 8,500 but not more $.0025 $.0010
than 8,650.
More than 8,650 but not more $.0010 $.0010.
than 8,750.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``(B) In the case of a facility originally placed
in service after 2008 and before 2013, if--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The applicable amount is:
``The facility design net -------------------------------------------
heat rate, Btu/kWh (HHV) is For 1st 5 years of For 2d 5 years of
equal to: such service such service
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not more than 8,000......... $.0105 $.009
More than 8,000 but not more $.0085 $.0068
than 8,250.
More than 8,250 but not more $.0075 $.0055.
than 8,400.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``(C) In the case of a facility originally placed
in service after 2012 and before 2017, if--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The applicable amount is:
``The facility design net -------------------------------------------
heat rate, Btu/kWh (HHV) is For 1st 5 years of For 2d 5 years of
equal to: such service such service
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not more than 7,800......... $.0140 $.0115
More than 7,800 but not more $.0120 $.0090.
than 7,950.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``(3) Where the clean coal technology facility is producing
fuel or chemicals:
``(A) In the case of a facility originally placed
in service before 2009, if--
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The applicable amount is:
``The facility design net -------------------------------------------
thermal efficiency (HHV) is For 1st 5 years of For 2d 5 years of
equal to: such service such service
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Not less than 40.6 percent.. $.0060 $.0038
Less than 40.6 but not less $.0025 $.0010
than 40 percent.
Less than 40 but not less $.0010 $.0010.
than 39 percent.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``(B) In the case of a facility originally placed
in service after 2008 and before 2013, if--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The applicable amount is:
``The facility design net -------------------------------------------
thermal efficiency (HHV) is For 1st 5 years of For 2d 5 years of
equal to: such service such service
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not less than 43.9 percent.. $.0105 $.009
Less than 43.9 but not less $.0085 $.0068
than 42 percent.
Less than 42 but not less $.0075 $.0055.
than 40.9 percent.
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``(C) In the case of a facility originally placed
in service after 2012 and before 2017, if--
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The applicable amount is:
``The facility design net -------------------------------------------
thermal efficiency (HHV) is For 1st 5 years of For 2d 5 years of
equal to: such service such service
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not less than 44.2 percent.. $.0140 $.0115
Less than 44.2 but not less $.0120 $.0090.
than 43.6 percent.
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``(c) Inflation Adjustment Factor.--For calendar years after 2001,
each amount in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall be adjusted by
multiplying such amount by the inflation adjustment factor for the
calendar year in which the amount is applied. If any amount as
increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 0.01 cent,
such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.01 cent.
``(d) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
``(1) In general.--Any term used in this section which is
also used in section 48B shall have the meaning given such term
in section 48B.
``(2) Applicable rules.--The rules of paragraphs (3), (4),
and (5) of section 45 shall apply.
``(3) Inflation adjustment factor.--The term `inflation
adjustment factor' means, with respect to a calendar year, a
fraction the numerator of which is the GDP implicit price
deflator for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of
which is the GDP implicit price deflator for the calendar year
2001.
``(4) GDP implicit price deflator.--The term `GDP implicit
price deflator' means the most recent revision of the implicit
price deflator for the gross domestic product as computed by
the Department of Commerce before March 15 of the calendar
year.''.
(b) Credit Treated as Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 202(b), is amended
by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (15), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (16) and inserting ``, plus'', and by
adding at the end the following:
``(17) the qualifying advanced clean coal technology
production credit determined under section 45H(a).''.
(c) Transitional Rule.--Section 39(d) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to transitional rules), as amended by section 301(d),
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(14) No carryback of section 45h credit before effective
date.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable
year which is attributable to the qualifying advanced clean
coal technology production credit determined under section 45H
may be carried back to a taxable year ending before the date of
enactment of section 45H.''.
(d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended by section 202(d), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 45H. Credit for production from qualifying advanced clean coal
technology.''.
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(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to production after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 303. RISK POOL FOR QUALIFYING ADVANCED CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a
financial risk pool which shall be available to any United States owner
of a qualifying advanced clean coal technology which has qualified for
an advanced clean coal technology production credit (as defined in
section 45H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section
302) to offset for the first 3 years of the operation of such
technology the costs (not to exceed 5 percent of the total cost of
installation) for modifications resulting from the technology's failure
to achieve its design performance.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of
this section.
TITLE IV--TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER ENTITIES
SEC. 401. CREDITS FOR CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL UNITS.
Section 6401(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
excessive credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Credits for certain organizations and governmental
units.--
``(A) Allowance of credits.--Any credit which would
be allowable under section 45G, 45H, 48A, or 48B with
respect to a facility of an entity whether or not such
entity is exempt from tax, shall be treated as a credit
allowable under subpart C of part IV of subchapter A
of chapter 1 of subtitle A to such entity if such entity is--
``(i) an organization described in section
501(c)(12)(C) and exempt from tax under section
501(a),
``(ii) an organization described in section
1381(a)(2)(C),
``(iii) a public utility (as defined in
section 136(c)(2)(B)),
``(iv) a State, the District of Columbia,
or a possession of the United States, or any
political subdivision thereof, or
``(v) the Tennessee Valley Authority.
``(B) Use of credit.--
``(i) Transfer of credit.--An entity
described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv)
of subparagraph (A) may assign, trade, sell, or
otherwise transfer any credit allowable to such
entity under subparagraph (A) to any other
person or entity.
``(ii) Use of credit as an offset.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
the case of any entity described in clause (i)
or (ii) of subparagraph (A), any credit
allowable to such entity under subparagraph (A)
may be applied by such entity, without penalty,
as a prepayment of any loan, debt or other
obligation the entity has made, incurred or
guaranteed under the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.).
``(iii) Use by tva.--
``(I) In general.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, in the case
of an entity described in subparagraph
(A)(v), any credit allowable under
subparagraph (A) to such entity may be
applied as a credit against the
payments required to be made in any
fiscal year under section 15d(e) of the
Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933
(16 U.S.C. 83ln-4(e)) as an annual
return on the appropriations investment
and an annual repayment sum.
``(II) Treatment of credits.--The
aggregate amount of credits described
in subparagraph (A) shall be treated in
the same manner and to the same extent
as if such credits were a payment in
cash and shall be applied first against
the annual return on the appropriations
investment.
``(III) Credit carryover.--With
respect to any fiscal year, if the
aggregate amount of the credits
described in subparagraph (A) exceeds
the aggregate amount of payment
obligations described in subclause (I),
the excess amount shall remain
available for application as credits
against the amounts of such payment
obligations in succeeding fiscal years
in the same manner as described in this
clause.
``(C) Credit not income.--Neither a transfer under
clause (i) nor a use under clause (ii) of subparagraph
(B) of any credit allowable under subparagraph (A)
shall result in income for purposes of section
501(c)(12).
``(D) Transfer proceeds treated as arising from
essential government function.--Any proceeds derived by
an entity described in clause (iii) or (iv) of
subparagraph (A) from the transfer of any such credit
under subparagraph (B)(I) shall be treated as arising
from an essential government function.
``(E) Treatment of unrelated persons.--For purposes
of this title, sales among and between entities
described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of
subparagraph (A) shall be treated as sales between
unrelated parties.''.
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