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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 329
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 14, 2013
Mr. Sanders introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on
Finance
A BILL
To eliminate certain fuel subsidies and to amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax
incentives.
1.
Short
title
This Act may be cited as
the Sustainable Energy
Act.
I
Elimination of
fuel subsidies
101.
Findings
Congress finds that—
(1) President Obama joined other world leaders
from the Group of Twenty in pledging to phase out wasteful fossil-fuel
subsidies;
(2) the Environmental
Law Institute found that from 2002 through 2008, Federal fossil-fuel subsidies
in the United States totaled over $72,000,000,000, while Federal
renewable-energy investments totaled $12,200,000,000;
(3) the Congressional
Research Service estimates that from 1948 to the present, United States
investments in fossil-fuel research and development totaled over
$48,000,000,000 (in 2011 dollars), while investments in renewable energy
totaled over $22,000,000,000;
(4) the 5 largest oil
corporations have made more than $1,000,000,000 in profits in the decade prior
to the date of enactment of this Act; and
(5) United States
taxpayers should not be subsidizing oil, natural gas, and coal companies in a
period of record debt.
102.
Royalty
Relief
(a)
In
general
(1)
Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act
Section 8(a)(3) of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)) is amended—
(A) by striking
subparagraph (B); and
(B) by redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
(2)
Energy Policy
Act of 2005
(A)
Incentives for
natural gas production from deep wells in the shallow waters of the Gulf of
Mexico
Section 344 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15904) is repealed.
(B)
Deep water
production
Section 345 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15905) is repealed.
(b)
Future
provisions
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law (including regulations), royalty relief shall not be
permitted under a lease issued under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337).
103.
Royalties
under Mineral Leasing Act
(a)
Coal
leases
Section 7(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 207(a))
is amended by striking 121/2 and inserting
183/4.
(b)
Leases on land
on which oil or natural gas is discovered
Section 14 of the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 223) is amended by striking
121/2 and inserting
183/4.
(c)
Leases on land
known or believed To contain oil or natural gas
Section 17 of the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is amended—
(1) in subsection
(b)—
(A) in paragraph
(1)(A), by striking 12.5 and inserting
183/4; and
(B) in paragraph
(2)(A)(ii), by striking 121/2 and inserting
183/4;
(2) in subsection
(c)(1), by striking 12.5 and inserting
183/4;
(3) in subsection
(l), by striking 121/2 each time it appears
and inserting 183/4; and
(4) in subsection
(n)(1)(C), by striking 121/2 and inserting
183/4.
104.
Ultra-Deepwater
and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources
Subtitle J of title IX of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16371 et seq.) is repealed.
105.
Removal of
limits on liability for offshore facilities and pipeline
operators
Section 1004(a) of
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking plus
$75,000,000; and and inserting and the liability of the
responsible party under section 1002;;
(2) in paragraph
(4)—
(A) by inserting
(except an onshore pipeline transporting diluted bitumen, bituminous
mixtures, or any oil manufactured from bitumen) after for any
onshore facility; and
(B) by striking the
period at the end and inserting ; and; and
(3) by adding at the
end the following:
(5) for any onshore
facility transporting diluted bitumen, bituminous mixtures, or any oil
manufactured from bitumen, the liability of the responsible party under section
1002.
.
106.
Funds to World
Bank for financing projects that support coal, oil, or natural gas
(a)
Rescission of
funds
Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, there are
rescinded all unobligated balances of the amounts made available to the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International
Development Association (commonly known as the World Bank), and
each other similar international financing entity that has received amounts
from the United States, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, to
carry out any project that supports coal, oil, or natural gas.
(b)
Future
funds
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts
made available to the World Bank or any other international financing entity
shall not be used to carry out any project that supports coal, oil, or natural
gas.
107.
Office of
Fossil Energy Research and Development
(a)
In
general
Section 203(a)(2) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph
(C), by inserting and after the semicolon at the end;
(2) by striking
subparagraph (D); and
(3) by redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
(b)
Termination
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Office of Fossil Energy Research and
Development and the authority to carry out any program or activity of the
Office (as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) is
terminated.
108.
Advanced
Research Projects Agency—Energy
None of the funds made available to the
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy shall be used to carry out any project
that supports coal, oil, or natural gas.
109.
Incentives for
innovative technologies
(a)
In
general
Section 1703 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513) is amended—
(1) in subsection
(b)—
(A) by striking
paragraph (2);
(B) by striking
paragraph (10); and
(C) by redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (8) respectively;
(2) by striking
subsection (c); and
(3) by redesignating
subsections (d) and (e) as paragraphs (c) and (d) respectively.
(b)
Conforming
amendment
Section 1704 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16514) is amended—
(1) in subsection
(a), by striking (a) In
general.—; and
(2) by striking
subsection (b).
110.
Rural Utility
Service loan guarantees
The
Secretary of Agriculture shall not make a loan under title III of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 931 et seq.) to an applicant for the
purpose of carrying out any project that will use coal, oil, or natural gas.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the eligibility for
landfill gas and agricultural methane digesters for loans under such
Act.
111.
Funds to the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation or the Export-Import Bank of the United
States for financing projects, transactions, or other activities that support
coal, oil, or natural gas
(a)
Rescission of
funds
Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, there are
rescinded all unobligated balances of the amounts made available to the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation or the Export-Import Bank of the United
States to carry out any project, transaction, or other activity that supports
coal, oil, or natural gas production.
(b)
Future
funds
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts
made available to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation or the
Export-Import Bank of the United States shall not be used to carry out any
project, transaction, or other activity that supports coal, oil, or natural gas
production.
112.
Transportation
funds for grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other direct
assistance
Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, any amounts made available to the Department of
Transportation (including the Federal Railroad Administration) shall not be
used to award any grant, loan, loan guarantee, or provide any other direct
assistance to any rail or port project that transports coal, oil, or natural
gas.
113.
Termination of
various tax expenditures relating to fossil fuels
(a)
In
general
Subchapter C of
chapter 90 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
7875.
Termination
of certain provisions relating to fossil fuel incentives
(a)
In
general
The following
provisions shall not apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the
enactment of the Sustainable Energy Act:
(1) Section 43 (relating to enhanced oil
recovery credit).
(2) Section 45I
(relating to credit for producing oil and natural gas from marginal
wells).
(3) Section 45K (relating to credit for
producing fuel from a nonconventional source).
(4) Section 193
(relating to tertiary injectants).
(5) Section 199(d)(9)
(relating to special rule for taxpayers with oil related qualified production
activities income).
(6) Section 461(i)(2)
(relating to special rule for spudding of oil or natural gas wells).
(7) Section 469(c)(3)
(relating to working interests in oil and natural gas property).
(8) Section 613A (relating to limitations on
percentage depletion in case of oil and natural gas wells).
(9) Section 617 (relating to deduction and
recapture of certain mining exploration expenditures).
(10) Section 7704(d)(1)(E) (relating to
qualifying income).
(b)
Provisions
relating to property
The
following provisions shall not apply to property placed in service after the
date of the enactment of the Sustainable Energy Act:
(1) Subparagraphs (C)(iii) and (E)(viii) of
section 168(e)(3) (relating to classification of certain property).
(2) Section 169 (relating to amortization of
pollution control facilities) with respect to any atmospheric pollution control
facility.
(3) Section 179C
(relating to election to expense certain refineries).
(c)
Provisions
relating to costs and expenses
The following provisions shall not
apply to costs or expenses paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of
the Sustainable Energy Act:
(1) Section 179B
(relating to deduction for capital costs incurred in complying with
Environmental Protection Agency sulfur regulations).
(2) Section 198
(relating to expensing of environmental remediation costs).
(3) Section 263(c) (relating to intangible
drilling and development costs) with respect to costs in the case of oil and
natural gas wells.
(4) Section 468 (relating to special rules for
mining and solid waste reclamation and closing costs).
(d)
5-Year carryback for marginal oil and
natural gas well production credit
Section 39(a)(3) (relating to
5-year carryback for marginal oil and natural gas well production credit) shall
not apply to credits determined in taxable years beginning after the date of
the enactment of the Sustainable Energy Act.
(e)
Credit for
carbon dioxide sequestration
Section 45Q (relating to credit for
carbon dioxide sequestration) shall not apply to carbon dioxide captured after
the date of the enactment of the Sustainable Energy Act.
(f)
Allocated
credits
No new credits shall be certified under section 48A
(relating to qualifying advanced coal project credit) or section 48B (relating
to qualifying gasification project credit) after the date of the enactment of
the Sustainable Energy Act.
(g)
Arbitrage bonds
Section
148(b)(4) (relating to safe harbor for prepaid natural gas) shall not apply to
obligations issued after the date of the enactment of the Sustainable Energy
Act.
.
(b)
Conforming
amendment
The table of sections for subchapter C of chapter 90 is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Sec. 7875. Termination of certain
provisions.
.
114.
Termination of
alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit with respect to fossil
fuels
(a)
In
general
Paragraph (2) of section 30C(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by striking
, natural gas, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied
petroleum gas, in subparagraph (A),
(2) by striking
subparagraph (B), and
(3) by redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
(b)
Technical
amendment
Paragraph (2) of section 30C(g) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking the second period.
(c)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
115.
Uniform
seven-year amortization for geological and geophysical expenditures
(a)
In
general
Section 167(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended—
(1) by striking
24-month period each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (4)
and inserting 7-year period, and
(2) by striking
paragraph (5).
(b)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts
paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.
116.
Natural gas
gathering lines treated as 15-year property
(a)
In
general
Subparagraph (E) of section 168(e)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of
clause (viii), by striking the period at the end of clause (ix) and inserting
, and, and by adding at the end the following new clause:
(x) any natural gas
gathering line the original use of which commences with the taxpayer after the
date of the enactment of this
clause.
.
(b)
Alternative
system
The table contained in section 168(g)(3)(B) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating
to subparagraph (E)(ix) the following new item:
(E)(x)22
.
(c)
Conforming
amendment
Clause (iv) of section 168(e)(3)(C) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after April 11,
2005.
(d)
Effective
date
(1)
In
general
The amendments made by this section shall apply to
property placed in service on and after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(2)
Exception
The
amendments made by this section shall not apply to any property with respect to
which the taxpayer or a related party has entered into a binding contract for
the construction thereof on or before the date of the enactment of this Act,
or, in the case of self-constructed property, has started construction on or
before such date.
117.
Repeal of
domestic manufacturing deduction for hard mineral mining
(a)
In
general
Subparagraph (B) of section 199(c)(4) 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 new clause:
(iv) the mining of
any hard
mineral.
.
(b)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
118.
Limitation on
deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, natural gas,
or primary products thereof
(a)
Denial of
deduction
Paragraph (4) of section 199(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
(E)
Special rule
for oil, natural gas, and coal income
The term domestic
production gross receipts shall not include gross receipts from the
production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil,
natural gas, or coal, or any primary product (within the meaning of subsection
(d)(9))
thereof.
.
(b)
Effective
date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
119.
Termination of
last-in, first-out method of inventory for oil, natural gas, and coal
companies
(a)
In
general
Section 472 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
(h)
Termination for
oil, natural gas, and coal companies
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any
taxpayer that is in the trade or business of the production, refining,
processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or coal for
any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this
subsection.
.
(b)
Additional
termination
Section 473 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(h)
Termination for
oil, natural gas, and coal companies
This section shall not apply to any
taxpayer that is in the trade or business of the production, refining,
processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or coal for
any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this
subsection.
.
(c)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
120.
Repeal of
percentage depletion for coal and hard mineral fossil fuels
(a)
In
general
Section 613 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(f)
Termination
with respect to coal and hard mineral fossil fuels
In the case of
coal, lignite, and oil shale (other than oil shale described in subsection
(b)(5)), the allowance for depletion shall be computed without reference to
this section, for any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of
the Sustainable Energy
Act.
.
(b)
Conforming
amendments
(1)
Coal and
lignite
Section 613(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking coal, lignite,.
(2)
Oil
shale
Section 613(b)(2) of such Code is amended to read as
follows:
(2)
15
percent
If, from deposits in the United States, gold, silver,
copper, and iron
ore.
.
(c)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
121.
Termination of
capital gains treatment for royalties from coal
(a)
In
general
Subsection (c) of section 631 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by striking
coal (including lignite), or iron ore and inserting iron
ore,
(2) by striking
coal or iron ore each place it appears and inserting iron
ore,
(3) by striking
iron ore or coal each place it appears and inserting iron
ore, and
(4) by striking
coal
or in the heading.
(b)
Conforming
amendment
The heading of section 631 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking , coal,.
(c)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to
dispositions after the date of the enactment of this Act.
122.
Modifications
of foreign tax credit rules applicable to oil, natural gas, and coal companies
which are dual capacity taxpayers
(a)
In
general
Section 901 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (n) as
subsection (o) and by inserting after subsection (m) the following new
subsection:
(n)
Special rules
relating to oil, natural gas, and coal companies which are dual capacity
taxpayers
(1)
General
rule
Notwithstanding any
other provision of this chapter, any amount paid or accrued to a foreign
country or possession of the United States for any period by a dual capacity
taxpayer which is in the trade or business of the production, refining,
processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or coal shall
not be considered a tax—
(A) if, for such period, the foreign country or
possession does not impose a generally applicable income tax, or
(B) to the extent such amount exceeds the
amount (determined in accordance with regulations) which—
(i) is paid by such dual capacity taxpayer
pursuant to the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or
possession, or
(ii) would be paid if the generally applicable
income tax imposed by the country or possession were applicable to such dual
capacity taxpayer.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to imply the proper treatment of any such amount not in excess of the
amount determined under subparagraph (B).
(2)
Dual capacity
taxpayer
For purposes of this
subsection, the term dual capacity taxpayer means, with respect to
any foreign country or possession of the United States, a person who—
(A) is subject to a levy of such country or
possession, and
(B) receives (or will receive) directly or
indirectly a specific economic benefit (as determined in accordance with
regulations) from such country or possession.
(3)
Generally
applicable income tax
For
purposes of this subsection—
(A)
In
general
The term
generally applicable income tax means an income tax (or a series
of income taxes) which is generally imposed under the laws of a foreign country
or possession on income derived from the conduct of a trade or business within
such country or possession.
(B)
Exceptions
Such term shall not include a tax unless it
has substantial application, by its terms and in practice, to—
(i) persons who are not dual capacity
taxpayers, and
(ii) persons who are citizens or residents of
the foreign country or
possession.
.
(b)
Effective
Date
(1)
In
general
The amendments made
by this section shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years beginning
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)
Contrary treaty
obligations upheld
The
amendments made by this section shall not apply to the extent contrary to any
treaty obligation of the United States.
123.
Increase in
oil spill liability trust fund financing rate
(a)
In
general
Subparagraph (B) of section 4611(c)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
(B) the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund financing rate is—
(i) in the case of
crude oil received or petroleum products entered before January 1, 2014, 8
cents a barrel,
(ii) in the case of
crude oil received or petroleum products entered after December 31, 2013, and
before January 1, 2018, 9 cents a barrel, and
(iii) in the case of
crude oil received or petroleum products entered after December 31, 2017, 10
cents a
barrel.
.
(b)
Effective
date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to crude oil
received and petroleum products entered after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
124.
Application of
certain environmental taxes to synthetic crude oil
(a)
In
general
Paragraph (1) of
section 4612(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as
follows:
(1)
Crude
oil
(A)
In
general
The term crude oil includes crude oil
condensates, natural gasoline, and synthetic crude oil.
(B)
Synthetic crude
oil
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term synthetic
crude oil means any bitumen and bituminous mixtures, any oil
manufactured from bitumen and bituminous mixtures, and any liquid fuel
manufactured from
coal.
.
(b)
Effective
date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to oil and
petroleum products received or entered during calendar quarters beginning more
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
125.
Denial of deduction
for removal costs and damages for certain oil spills
(a)
In
general
Part IX of subchapter
B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
280I.
Expenses for
removal costs and damages relating to certain oil spill liability
No deduction shall be allowed under this
chapter for any amount paid or incurred with respect to any costs or damages
for which the taxpayer is liable under section 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (33 U.S.C.
2702).
.
(b)
Clerical
amendment
The table of
sections for part IX of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
Sec. 280I. Expenses for removal costs and damages relating to
certain oil spill
liability.
.
(c)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
to any liability arising in taxable years ending after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
126.
Tax on crude
oil and natural gas produced from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of
Mexico
(a)
In
general
Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
56
Tax on severance
of crude oil and natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of
Mexico
Sec. 5896. Imposition of
tax.
Sec. 5897. Taxable crude oil or natural
gas and removal price.
Sec. 5898. Special rules and
definitions.
5896.
Imposition of
tax
(a)
In
general
In addition to any other tax imposed under this title,
there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 13 percent of the removal price of any
taxable crude oil or natural gas removed from the premises during any taxable
period.
(b)
Credit for
Federal royalties paid
(1)
In
general
There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by subsection (a) with respect to the production of any taxable crude
oil or natural gas an amount equal to the aggregate amount of royalties paid
under Federal law with respect to such production.
(2)
Limitation
The
aggregate amount of credits allowed under paragraph (1) to any taxpayer for any
taxable period shall not exceed the amount of tax imposed by subsection (a) for
such taxable period.
(c)
Tax paid by
producer
The tax imposed by this section shall be paid by the
producer of the taxable crude oil or natural gas.
5897.
Taxable crude
oil or natural gas and removal price
(a)
Taxable crude
oil or natural gas
For purposes of this chapter, the term
taxable crude oil or natural gas means crude oil or natural gas
which is produced from Federal submerged lands on the outer Continental Shelf
in the Gulf of Mexico pursuant to a lease entered into with the United States
which authorizes the production.
(b)
Removal
price
For purposes of this chapter—
(1)
In
general
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term
removal price means—
(A) in the case of
taxable crude oil, the amount for which a barrel of such crude oil is sold,
and
(B) in the case of
taxable natural gas, the amount per 1,000 cubic feet for which such natural gas
is sold.
(2)
Sales between
related persons
In the case of a sale between related persons,
the removal price shall not be less than the constructive sales price for
purposes of determining gross income from the property under section
613.
(3)
Oil or natural
gas removed from property before sale
If crude oil or natural gas
is removed from the property before it is sold, the removal price shall be the
constructive sales price for purposes of determining gross income from the
property under section 613.
(4)
Refining begun
on property
If the manufacture or conversion of crude oil into
refined products begins before such oil is removed from the property—
(A) such oil shall be
treated as removed on the day such manufacture or conversion begins, and
(B) the removal price
shall be the constructive sales price for purposes of determining gross income
from the property under section 613.
(5)
Property
The
term property has the meaning given such term by section
614.
5898.
Special rules
and definitions
(a)
Administrative
requirements
(1)
Withholding and
deposit of tax
The Secretary shall provide for the withholding
and deposit of the tax imposed under section 5896 on a quarterly basis.
(2)
Records and
information
Each taxpayer liable for tax under section 5896 shall
keep such records, make such returns, and furnish such information (to the
Secretary and to other persons having an interest in the taxable crude oil or
natural gas) with respect to such oil as the Secretary may by regulations
prescribe.
(3)
Taxable
periods; return of tax
(A)
Taxable
period
Except as provided by the Secretary, each calendar year
shall constitute a taxable period.
(B)
Returns
The
Secretary shall provide for the filing, and the time for filing, of the return
of the tax imposed under section 5896.
(b)
Definitions
For
purposes of this chapter—
(1)
Producer
The
term producer means the holder of the economic interest with
respect to the crude oil or natural gas.
(2)
Crude
oil
The term crude oil includes crude oil
condensates and natural gasoline.
(3)
Premises and
crude oil product
The terms premises and crude
oil product have the same meanings as when used for purposes of
determining gross income from the property under section 613.
(c)
Adjustment of
removal price
In determining the removal price of oil or natural
gas from a property in the case of any transaction, the Secretary may adjust
the removal price to reflect clearly the fair market value of oil or natural
gas removed.
(d)
Regulations
The
Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate
to carry out the purposes of this
chapter.
.
(b)
Deductibility
of tax
The first sentence of section 164(a) is amended by
inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
(7) The tax imposed
by section 5896(a) (after application of section 5896(b)) on the severance of
crude oil or natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of
Mexico.
.
(c)
Clerical
amendment
The table of chapters for subtitle E is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
Chapter 56. Tax on severance of crude oil
and natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of
Mexico.
.
(d)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to crude oil
or natural gas removed after December 31, 2013.
127.
Powder River
Basin
(a)
Designation of
the Powder River Basin as a coal producing region
The Director of
the Bureau of Land Management shall designate the Powder River Basin as a coal
producing region.
(b)
Report
Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Bureau of Land Management shall submit to Congress a report that
includes—
(1) a study of the
fair market value and the amount of royalties paid on coal leases in the Powder
River Basin compared to other national and international coal markets;
and
(2) any policy
recommendations to capture the future market value of the coal leases in the
Powder River Basin.
128.
Reports
(a)
Definition of
fossil-Fuel production subsidy
In this section, the term subsidy for
fossil-fuel production means any direct funding, tax treatment or
incentive, risk-reduction benefit, financing assistance or guarantee, royalty
relief, or other provision that provides a financial benefit to an oil, natural
gas, or coal company for the production of fossil fuels.
(b)
Report to
Congress
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of
Energy, shall submit to Congress a report detailing each Federal law (including
regulations), other than those amended by this Act, as in effect on the date on
which the report is submitted, that includes a subsidy for fossil-fuel
production.
(c)
Report on
modified recovery period
(1)
In
general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
shall submit to Congress a report on the applicable recovery period under the
accelerated cost recovery system provided in section 168 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 for each type of property involved in fossil-fuel
production, including pipelines, power generation property, refineries, and
drilling equipment, to determine if any assets are receiving a subsidy for
fossil-fuel production.
(2)
Elimination of
subsidy
In the case of any type of property that the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue determines is receiving a subsidy for fossil-fuel
production under such section 168, for property placed in service in taxable
years beginning after the date of such determination, such section 168 shall
not apply. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any property with respect
to a taxable year unless such determination is published before the first day
of such taxable year.
II
Extension of
certain energy tax incentives
201.
Extension of
credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources
(a)
In
general
Subsection (d) of
section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
2014 each place it appears in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4),
(6), (7), (9), and (11) and inserting 2021.
(b)
Election of
investment credit in lieu of production credit
Clause (ii) of
section 48(a)(5)(C) of such Code, as amended by the American Taxpayer Relief
Act of 2012, is amended by striking 2014 and inserting
2021.
(c)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
202.
Extension of
energy credit
(a)
Extension
(1)
Solar energy
property
(A)
Generation of
electricity
Subclause (II) of section 48(a)(2)(A)(i) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1,
2017 and inserting January 1, 2021.
(B)
Illumination
Clause
(ii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code is amended by striking January
1, 2017 and inserting January 1, 2021.
(2)
Geothermal heat
pump systems
Clause (vii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code is
amended by striking January 1, 2017 and inserting January
1, 2021.
(3)
Fuel cell
property
Subparagraph (D) of section 48(c)(1) of such Code is
amended by striking December 31, 2016 and inserting
December 31, 2020.
(4)
Qualified
microturbine property
Subparagraph (D) of section 48(c)(2) of
such Code is amended by striking December 31, 2016 and inserting
December 31, 2020.
(5)
Combined heat
and power systems
Clause (iv) of section 48(c)(3)(A) of such Code
is amended by striking January 1, 2017 and inserting
January 1, 2021.
(6)
Qualified small
wind energy property
Subparagraph (C) of section 48(c)(4) of such
Code is amended by striking December 31, 2016 and inserting
December 31, 2020.
(b)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
203.
Extension and
modification of the advanced energy project credit
(a)
In
general
Subsection (d) of
section 48C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
(6)
Additional
allocations
(A)
In
general
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this paragraph, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy,
shall establish a program to consider and award certifications for qualified
investments eligible for credits under this section to qualifying advanced
energy project sponsors with respect to applications received in calendar years
during the 5-year period beginning with the calendar year which includes the
date of the enactment of this paragraph.
(B)
Limitation
The
total amount of credits that may be allocated under the program described in
subparagraph (A) for any calendar year shall not exceed $2,300,000,000.
(C)
Application of
certain rules
Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2), (3),
(4), and (5) shall apply for purposes of the program described in subparagraph
(A).
.
(b)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.