SB465 HFAT WHITE 3-12 #1                                     McO

    Eng. Com. Sub. For Com. Sub. For S. B. 465 -- “A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5B-2H-1 and §5B-2H-2; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-1C-11c; to amend and reenact §11-6D-1, §11-6D-2, §11-6D-3, §11-6D-4, §11-6D-5, §11-6D-6, §11-6D-7 and §11-6D-8 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-6D-9; to amend and reenact §11-6F-2 and §11-6F-3 of said code; to amend and reenact §11-13Q-20; to amend and reenact §11-13R-3 of said code; to amend and reenact §11-13S-3 and §11-13S-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §11-15-8d of said code; and to amend and reenact §24-2F-3 of said code, all relating generally to the Marcellus Gas and Manufacturing Development Act of 2011; providing short title; making legislative findings and declarations; providing guideline for valuation of drilling rigs for property tax purposes; authorizing the tax commissioner to promulgate rules; amending and reinstating alternative fuel motor vehicle tax credit; providing credit for alternative fuel refueling facilities; making legislative findings; stating legislative purpose; defining terms; allowing credit for purchase of alternative fuel motor vehicles, conversion of vehicles to alternative fuel motor vehicles and for commercial and residential alternative fuel refueling facilities; providing for expiration of credits; requiring Tax Commissioner to promulgate rules and design forms; providing for carryover of unused credits and for recapture of credits; amending definition of “manufacturing” for purposes of special method for appraising qualified capital additions to manufacturing facilities for property tax purposes; providing new rules for treatment of certified capital addition property; adding additional requirements for reports to governor and Legislature; amending definition of “research and development” for purposes of strategic research and development tax credit; amending definition of “manufacturing” for purposes of manufacturing investment tax credit; requiring certain business activities comply with certain hiring requirements in order to be eligible for the manufacturing investment tax credit and sales tax exemption; providing additional exception to limitation on right to assert sales and use tax exemptions; and clarifying meaning of “natural gas” for purposes of Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Act.”.