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2015 SESSION
15102135DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 58.1-439.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 58.1-439.1. Clean fuel vehicle and advanced cellulosic biofuels job creation tax credit.
A. For purposes of this section:
"Advanced biofuel" means a fuel derived from any cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin that is derived from renewable biomass or algae.
"Clean special fuel" means any product or energy source used to propel a highway vehicle, the use of which, compared to conventional gasoline or reformulated gasoline, results in lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide or particulates or any combination thereof. The term includes compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, hythane (a combination of compressed natural gas and hydrogen), or electricity.
"Job" shall mean the full-time employment of an individual in Virginia by a corporation for at least 40 hours per week during at least 40 weeks during the calendar year whose primary work activity is related directly to any of the activities listed in subsection B.
"Vehicle" shall have the same meaning as provided in U.S. Internal Revenue Code §§ 179A and 30.
B. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1996, through December 31, 2014 but before January 1, 2020, a
corporation shall be eligible for a credit against the tax levied pursuant to §
58.1-400 equal to $700 for each job that is created in either (i) the
manufacture of the major components of the energy storage, energy supply, or
engine, motor, and power train mechanisms unique to a vehicle fueled by clean
special fuels; (ii) the manufacture of components uniquely used to convert
vehicles designed to operate on gasoline or diesel fuel to operate on clean
special fuels or advanced biofuels; (iii) the conversion of vehicles designed
to operate on gasoline or diesel fuel to operate on clean special fuels or
advanced biofuels; (iv) the manufacture of vehicles designed to operate on clean
special fuels; (v) the manufacture of components designed to produce, store,
and dispense clean special fuels or advanced biofuels; or (vi) the production
of advanced biofuels. The credit shall be allowed in the taxable year in which
the job is created and in each of the two succeeding years in which the job is
continued.
C. To qualify for the tax credit provided in subsection B of this section, a corporation must demonstrate (i) that a job was created during the taxable year for which the credit is claimed or was continued from the previous taxable year in which a credit was claimed and (ii) the employment level in jobs defined in subsection A of this section in the taxable year for which the credit is first claimed has increased in comparison to the previous taxable year.
D. Any tax credit not used in the taxable year of job creation or continuation may be carried over for credit against the corporation's income tax in the five succeeding taxable years until the total credit amount is used.
E. In case of a partnership or limited liability company, the credit shall be allocated to the corporate partners or corporate members in proportion to their ownership or interest in the partnership or limited liability company.
F. A corporation shall not be eligible for a tax credit pursuant to this section if such corporation is allowed a major business facility job tax credit pursuant to § 58.1-439.