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111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6328
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 29, 2010
Mr. Etheridge introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the re-refining of used oil.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Used Oil Re-Refining Tax Credit Act of
2010
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Used oil re-refining investment tax credit
Qualifying used oil re-Refining tax credit
Subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 986 is amended by inserting after section 48D the following new section:
Qualifying used oil re-refining project credit
In general
For purposes of section 46, the qualifying used oil re-refining project credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to 30 percent of the qualified investment for such taxable year with respect to any qualifying used oil re-refining project.
Qualified investment
In general
For purposes of subsection (a), the qualified investment for any taxable year is the basis of eligible property placed in service by the taxpayer during such taxable year which is part of a qualifying used oil re-refining project.
Special rule for certain subsidized property
Rules similar to section 48(a)(4) (other than subparagraph (D) thereof) shall apply for purposes of this section.
Certain qualified progress expenditures rules made applicable
Rules similar to the rules of subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section 46 (as in effect on the day before the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990) shall apply for purposes of this section.
Limitation
The amount which is treated as qualified investment for all taxable years with respect to any qualifying used oil re-refining project shall not exceed the amount certified by the Secretary as eligible for the credit under this section.
Definitions
For purposes of this section—
Qualifying used oil re-refining project
The term qualifying used oil
re-refining project
means any project—
which is designed to serve the primary purpose of processing qualifying re-refined lubricating oil from used oil (including used lube oil derived from crude oil, synthetic oils, and qualified fuels),
which uses a series of mechanical or chemical methods, or both, including, at a minimum, vacuum distillation followed by solvent refining or hydrotreating,
the feedstock input for which is used lubricating oil,
with respect to which the applicant provides evidence that the output of the project is base oil which meets the American Society of Testing and Materials standard for hydrocarbon lubricating base oil (ASTM D6074),
with respect to which the applicant provides evidence that the of ownership or control of a site of sufficient size to allow the proposed project to be constructed or to operate on a long-term basis, and
which will be located in the United States.
Qualifying re-refined lubricating oil
The term qualifying re-refined
lubricating oil
means a base oil—
which meets the American Society of Testing and Materials standard for hydrocarbon lubricating base oil (ASTM D6074), and
which is manufactured from used lubricating oil.
Eligible property
The term eligible property
means any
property—
the construction, reconstruction, expansion or erection of which is completed by the taxpayer, or
which is acquired by the taxpayer if the original use of such property commences with the taxpayer, and
with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable.
Qualifying used oil re-Refinery project program
Establishment
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish a qualifying used oil re-refining project program for the deployment of used oil re-refining technologies.
Certification
Application period
Each applicant for certification under this paragraph shall submit an application meeting the requirements of subparagraph (B). An applicant may only submit an application during the 5-year period beginning on the date the Secretary establishes the program under paragraph (1).
Requirements for applications for certification
An application under subparagraph (A) shall contain such information as the Secretary may require. Any information contained in the application shall be protected as provided in section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code.
Time to act upon applications for certification
The Secretary shall issue a determination as to whether an applicant has met the requirements of this section within 60 days following the date of submittal of the application for certification.
Federal and State environmental authorization required
The Secretary shall not certify a project under this section unless the Secretary determines that the applicant for certification has received all Federal and State environmental authorizations or reviews necessary to commence construction of the project.
Period of issuance
An applicant which receives a certification shall have 5 years from the date of issuance of the certification in order to place the project in service, and if such project is not placed in service by that time period, then the certification shall no longer be valid.
Limitation
The aggregate credits that may be allocated under the program shall not exceed $150,000,000.
Reallocation
If the Secretary determines that credits under this section are available for reallocation pursuant to the requirements set forth in paragraph (2), the Secretary is authorized to conduct an additional program for applications for certification.
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Credit treated as investment tax credit
Section 46 of such Code is amended by
striking and
at the end of paragraph (5), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting , plus
, and by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
the qualifying used oil re-refining project credit determined under section 48E(a).
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Clerical amendment
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 48D the following new item:
Sec. 48E. Qualifying used oil re-refining project credit.
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to periods after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).