,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bi1 #bjad ,mr4 
,blumenauer 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cole7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to    
increase the maximum nameplate capacity 
of a small wind turbine qualifying for  
an energy credit from #ajj kilowatts to 
#bj megawatts4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,rural ,wind   
,energy ,expansion ,act of #bjad4  #b4  
,findings  ,congress finds the          
following3 7#a7 ,distributed wind power1
 commonly referred to as small and      
community wind1 is the use of wind      
turbines that are typically modest in   
size at homes1 farms1 businesses1 and   
public places to offset all or a portion
 of the site's energy consumption4  7#b7
 ,distributed wind power can be employed
 efficiently at millions of sites1 which
 means it has the potential to produce  

very large amounts of electricity across
 the ,nation and abroad1 even in the    
most remote or dangerous locations4     
7#c7 ,this segment of the renewable     
energy industry provides myriad public  
benefits1 including high levels of      
domestic manufacturing1 energy          
resilience and independence1 and        
thousands of small business jobs in     
dozens of states4  7#d7 ,the ,national  
,renewable ,energy ,laboratory and      
others have demonstrated that           
distributed wind power provides a strong
 economic multiplier effect1 which means
 greater local revenue for the          
communities that install distributed    
wind turbines4  7#e7 ,there are barriers
 to the market penetration of           
distributed wind power that have nothing
 to do with this proven technology1     
including inconsistent ,federal policy  
and problematic local zoning ordinances4
  7#f7 ,harnessing the power of the wind
 at homes1 farms1 schools1 businesses1  
and on certain public lands supports    

,american small businesses1 the economy1
 energy security1 and the environment4  
7#g7 ,expanding the investment tax      
credit for distributed wind builds on   
the success of the existing credit1     
tracks the development of distributed   
wind technology1 and is a proven and    
efficient method of supporting this     
development4  #c4 ,amendment to energy  
credit for distributed wind turbines    
,section #dh7;c77#d7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf 7relating to    
qualified small wind property7 is       
amended--  7#a7 by striking subparagraph
 7,a7 and inserting the following new   
subparagraph3  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
term qualified small wind energy        
property means-- 7i7 property which uses
 a qualifying small wind turbine to     
generate electricity1 or  7ii7 property 
which uses #a or more wind turbines with
 an aggregate nameplate capacity of more
 than #ajj kilowatts but not more than  
#bj megawatts4  1 and  7#b7 by          
redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as      

subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting after   
subparagraph 7,b7 the following new     
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,regulations ,the   
,secretary shall prescribe such         
regulations as may be appropriate to    
prevent improper division of property to
 attempt to meet the limitation under   
subparagraph 7,a77ii74  4